Performance Roundup
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NOTE: The two averages obtained for the Radeon HD 3870 X2 with antialiasing turned on include one less game (Unreal Tournament III) than for the other cards, thus resulting in a lower average, this game having a much superior frame rate than average. This explains in part the drop in these averages, when compared to the 8800 Ultra.
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The Graphics Cards Articles and reviews
- The Best Gaming Graphics cards for Your Money: March 2008
- Nvidia's GeForce 9600 GT Reviewed
- Fresh from Canada - ATI's Radeon HD 3450 and HD 3650
- The Best Gaming Graphics Cards for Your Money: February 2008
- ATI R680: the Rage Fury MAXX 2?
- Crossfire meets PCI Express 2.0 – More Lanes, More Frames?
- GeForce 8800 GT 256 and late 2007 3D Cards Roundup
- GeForce 8800 GTS 512 MB: A Christmas Miracle?
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- The Best Gaming Graphics cards for the Money: December 2007
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Doesn't inspire much. I might stay with my 8800 gtx and just overclock it.
some nice footage comparing the 3870X2 and the 9800GX2
i like the nvidia chip here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBGIQ7ZuuiU
Wow, Rick Rolling Dobby, nice and mature. The card looks great, I'm tempted to shell out for a good 24" monitor now.
I dont know whether I should blow all my money on this card or buy a 360
Tough choice
Ill keep my 8800GTX and wait a bit longer
I don't like the design of the 9800 GX2. Aircooling for it is a disaster.. How can you watercool this beast?? The performance is rubbish given the amount of room it takes up!!
I think most people were expecting the 9800GTX to be a 1Gb card with similar architecture to the 8800GTS but with a 512bit memory bus like AMD/ATI. A big disappointment about the memory architecture. Nvidia need a die shrink ASAP and a move to wider buses like ATI...
The problem of course is AMD/ATI not delivering in the processing power department with the 3870 (X2). Therefore there is no incentive for Nvidia to leap-frog a really powerful ATI GPU (like the X1900XTX situation).
Bob
It's cute. I was wondering when nVidia was going to do a DX10 dual-chip card.
*checks wallet*
*has wallet shot*
its realy 2x 8800gt cards in there not sure why thay called it an 9800 GX2 when it should realy be 8800 GX2 as its not useing the 9600 tech
1 9800 GTX card should be Close to this card perfoamce wise (seen what the 9600gt does and it only has 64 SP the 8800 gts has 128 SP)