The video card can be purchased from official Dell site, as a stand-alone part, or with an installation service for users that don’t want to install the GPU themselves. Dell has provided a service manual for advanced users.

The stand-alone 8800M GTX SLI (dual) kit, configured with 1GB of DDR3 memory and priced at $1,099.99. The stand-alone part with the installation service costs $1,218.99.

The Dell promise that Dual GeForce 8800M GTX boosts performance over the older Dual 8700M GT cards by up to 49%.

Howto video below: Install an 8800M GTX in Dell XPS M1730 Laptop

Nvidia has unveiled its new GeForce 9500M GS and GeForce 9300M G mainstream video cards for laptops.

The 9500M GS GPU is identical to the current 8600M GT with 32 stream CPUs and a 128-bit memory interface. On the other side, the 9300M G has the same specs as the 64-bit GeForce 8400M GS with 16 stream processors.

The Nvidia GeForce 9500M GS and 9300M G, as same as the 8M series video cards, are compatible with the DirectX 10.0 games, and incorporate the Nvidia PureVideo HD engine for hardware decoding of high definition movie content. These GPUs also include Nvidia’s PowerMizer technology that intelligently balances notebooks’ battery life and performance.