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Heralded as the fastest graphics processor available to the mainstream consumer market, the GeForce 256 already has a reputation for performance and all-around versatility. Made available by many manufacturers offering various options, the SDR (Single Data Rate) RAM cards are generally described as fast. So what happens when speed is added to a fast product? The wave of DDR RAM boards that is about to sweep the shelves of retail computer stores will answer this question.

No longer will "fast" suffice as an accurate description for the new breed of GeForce cards. Ferocious may be a little closer to what we're looking for in this case. At any rate, the DDR cards are what will define this generation of NVIDIA's 3D accelerators, and they are slowly beginning to emerge. Most reviewers have suggested to prospective GeForce customers that they wait for these elusive DDR cards before picking anything up, and now is when we see if the wait was well spent.