The Competition, Cont.’d
Gigabyte GV-NX88T512HP
GeForce 9800 GT/GeForce 8800 GT
Ah, the GeForce 8800/9800 GT. This is a card that has had a long, successful run. Our Gigabyte GV-NX88T512HP is actually the older GeForce 8800 GT, but it's architecturally identical to the newer 9800 GT and it boasts clock speeds even higher than the 9800 GT reference: 700 MHz core, 920 MHz memory, and 1,700 MHz on the shaders.
With 112 shader units and a 256-bit memory interface, this is probably the most powerful sub-$100 graphics card you can buy today, since the Radeon HD 4830 is no longer a contender.
Gigabyte GV-N96TSL-1GI
GeForce 9600 GT
Gigabyte's GV-N96TSL-1GI runs at the reference GeForce 9600 GT clock speeds, but it boasts the 'silent cell' cooler that produces no noise at all. On top of this, Gigabyte has graced the card with a full gigabyte of RAM.
Sporting a 256-bit memory interface and 64 shader units, the GeForce 9600 GT has a reputation for being a very fast card for the dollar.
Gigabyte GV-N96GMC-512H
GeForce 9600 GSO
The GV-N96GMC-512H is an interesting flavor of 9600 GSO. This Gigabyte card is factory overclocked at 650 MHz GPU with 1,625 MHz shaders, compared to the reference 600 MHz GPU and 1,500 MHz shader clock rates. Even the 900 MHz GDDR3 memory is clocked faster than the 800 MHz reference speed.
Add to this a nice 256-bit memory interface, along with a completely silent passive cooler, and the GV-N96GMC-512H is a powerful representative of the GeForce 9600 GSO--much more powerful than the 128-bit G96 version. So, we must keep this in mind when looking at the benchmarks.
Diamond Radeon HD 4670
Diamond’s version of the Radeon HD 4670 sticks close to the reference model with a 750 MHz core and 800 MHz memory (1,600 effective) clock. But it’s far from a pushover. Until now, the Radeon HD 4670 has been the most powerful reference graphic card you can get without a discrete power cconnector, and with its 320 stream processors and GDDR3 memory, the new GeForce GT 240 needs to provide impressive performance in order to best it.
On a side note, Diamond’s Radeon HD 4670 will underclock itself to 165 MHz GPU and 300 MHz memory at idle to save power.
3D vision?! at what resolution? 240x320?!
so basically buying an old 8800GT is advisable over buying this new rip-off crap.
its not crap..its designed for low end market, not for gamers in the 1st place..plus no 6 pin power = low power consumption..i wonder if its good for as a physx card..the ddr3 version is quite similar to a geforce 8800gs..
I fear that your math skills on page two have let you down. Because the two figures are independent variables they cannot be linked. It would be like saying 10% of apples are rotten and 20% of apples sold are Golden Delicious, the number of rotten golden delicious would not neccesarily be 2 in 100 (infact it's likely to be somewhat higher for organic crops).
Wow, because cards like the Radeon 4770 and 5750 completely do not exist. Pathetic selection of GPUs just to try to mask how badly positioned this card is.
People should read the 5 pages of comments on the USA site. I find it really funny to read the masses of readers complaining about the poor value of the card and bias of the review, then you get some BLATANTLY hired "readers" that have catchy one-liners a la "this is great, no really..."
I count about 5 shills on there.
id actually love one of these in my games machine!
Before you laugh there's only one reason for it.
At the min i use an ATI HD4890 and a Nvidia 9500GT to run PhysX, and at around £70 i think the 240 GDDR5 would do the job as damn site better than i can get out of the 9500. I can get all the PhysX effects going, but by god, i have to overclock the little blighter something unreal. This new 240 would be a dream in my machine!
Cool, I feel a bit sorry for NV at the moment, they are being attacked from both sides by AMD and Intel. Of course they like to price gouge and ATI is still the underdog, but overall I hope competition remains and we don't see any monopoly forming one way or the other.
damn right with that dandalf. lack of competion stiffles further development, and thats not what any of us, even the companys themselfs no doubt!
I have ordered a HD4770 and I think its both cheap and better than the GTX240 but I wouldn't mind a comparison
This review doesn't benckmark the GT240 running with GDDR3 memory which is closer to the price of a 4670. With GDDR3 I doubt the GT240 would be any faster than the ATU 4670.
Which 96gso did you test? There's two versions, the 48SP and the 96SP.
As RD20!! Not sure why the HD4770 is not in the comparison? Lowest prices are around £60 for either although most stores have the HD4770 for less than the GDDR5 equipped GT 240. Nvidia bias anyone?
@xupaguy,
I stand by my statement. You would still be better served by the 8800GT and could find one cheaper.
@xupaguy,I stand by my statement. You would still be better served by the 8800GT and could find one cheaper.
not here in the uk
http://www.google.co.uk/products?q [...] N&start=50
occasionally £50 or so for 2ndhands, mostly £80+ once V.A.Tax and shipping included.
an 8600 or 9600 can be found for £40 or so
Me? Efficient 4650. £35 all in. When I have the £, upgrade time!
@Arakrazy,
I agree that those options may suit you better than the 8800GT, my point is that if you are looking in the sub £100 market for a nvidia card and want it to game as well as for your HTPC then the older 8800GT simply outclasses this new offering.
It would pour all kinds of hurt onto all the cards you have suggested in a performance review.
You're right, of course. If I could afford a bigger PSU and pricier card, it'd be the one to get...
I fear that your math skills on page two have let you down. Because the two figures are independent variables they cannot be linked. It would be like saying 10% of apples are rotten and 20% of apples sold are Golden Delicious, the number of rotten golden delicious would not neccesarily be 2 in 100 (infact it's likely to be somewhat higher for organic crops).
lol. Just read this.
If, from what was said, the 2 variables are truly independent, then it IS a good guess to then say 2 in 100 are rotten golden delicious. It's only when they are dependent/correlated/whatever the term is that their independent probabilities can't be simply combined.
Then again, I can't see the article at the mo, and hence the actual point that was being made...