GTX 200-Series And HD 4800-Series At 1280x1024
by
Tino Kreiss
At 1280x1024 pixels without AA, CrossFire and SLI are slower than the individual cards, as the CPU affects this resolution more. Only when anti-aliasing is activated are the two-card solutions able to pass the AMD boards. The difference between the GeForce GTX 260 and GTX 280 is 6%, while from the Radeon HD 4850 to the HD 4870 it is almost 11%.
| 1280x1024 0AA | fps | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| GeForce GTX 280 (1024 MB) | 662.3 | 117.4 |
| Radeon HD 4870 (512 MB) | 633.9 | 112.4 |
| GeForce GTX 260 (896 MB) | 625.8 | 110.9 |
| Radeon HD 4850 (512 MB) | 595.1 | 105.5 |
| Radeon HD 4870 CF (512 MB) | 584.4 | 103.6 |
| GeForce GTX 280 SLI (1024 MB) | 570.9 | 101.2 |
| GeForce GTX 260 SLI (896 MB) | 570.7 | 101.2 |
| Radeon HD 4850 CF (512 MB) | 564.2 | 100.0 |
| 1280x1024 AA | fps | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| GeForce GTX 280 (1024 MB) | 687.2 | 133.9 |
| GeForce GTX 260 (896 MB) | 645.1 | 125.7 |
| Radeon HD 4870 CF (512 MB) | 632.5 | 123.2 |
| GeForce GTX 260 SLI (896 MB) | 622.4 | 121.3 |
| GeForce GTX 280 SLI (1024 MB) | 622.3 | 121.3 |
| Radeon HD 4850 CF (512 MB) | 596.5 | 116.2 |
| Radeon HD 4870 (512 MB) | 595.1 | 116.0 |
| Radeon HD 4850 (512 MB) | 513.2 | 100.0 |
| 1280x1024 total | fps | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| GeForce GTX 280 (1024 MB) | 1349.5 | 121.8 |
| GeForce GTX 260 (896 MB) | 1270.9 | 114.7 |
| Radeon HD 4870 (512 MB) | 1229.0 | 110.9 |
| Radeon HD 4870 CF (512 MB) | 1216.9 | 109.8 |
| GeForce GTX 280 SLI (1024 MB) | 1193.2 | 107.7 |
| GeForce GTX 260 SLI (896 MB) | 1193.1 | 107.7 |
| Radeon HD 4850 CF (512 MB) | 1160.7 | 104.7 |
| Radeon HD 4850 (512 MB) | 1108.3 | 100.0 |
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Yet again, loads of this review is missing - get your fingers out people!
yeh what the?? Someone isn't uploading these articles properly, only 7 pages showing, and no scroll bar on the drop down, or even a "next page" link. Only uploaded half the article?
rofl, i don't mean to be picky... but i'm missing something ^_^
To be continued next month folks....
(Or pop over to the USA website for spoilers!!)
Bob
Under 3D full load, the GeForce GTX 260 consumes 336 watts. A solid power supply with 280 to 320 watts of overall power and 23 to 27 A on the 12 volt rail should be sufficient here.
Uhhmmm isn't 336 Watts > 280-320 Watts ??
I've been over to the US site.. The article isn't worth reading guys as the Catalyst driver (v 8.6) is totally out-of-date (current: v 8.8). Just a heads up!!
Bob
well - wouldn't it be obvious to review HD 4870 X2 2GB DDR5 Dual GPU ??? it's the best card from radeon right?
So once again we only have half of the article? WTF?
Could THG get any worse?
Once again Toms UK screws up royally.
Another copy and paste from the US site - and a half-arsed effort at that.
Utter bollocks - just read the US Toms site. All the pages are from there anyway (UK 'staff' can't even bother to change $ to £ in articles) and they're complete.
So once again we only have half of the article? WTF?Could THG get any worse?
Has been going on for a long time iJacks...
I've been over to the US site.. The article isn't worth reading guys as the Catalyst driver (v 8.6) is totally out-of-date (current: v 8.8). Just a heads up!! Bob
+1
Yeh the review is pretty much pointless cos drivers are several months out of date.
Surely if you are comparing "the fastest 3D cards", the 4870X2 should be here
Yet another TomsHardFail.
4870X2??? and i can't see any benchmarks here.
Be nice to have the 9800gx2 in SLI
as also the 280 in TRI SLI
and as others have mention the GDDR5 4870
Maybe these other top dogs will appear in another review.
Haven't I read this already?
Why is it back at the top of the list? Because we have the missing 29 pages?
witch is faster : HD3850 512mb or 8800GT 256mb ? ant how many %? thx
witch is faster : HD3850 512mb or 8800GT 256mb ? ant how many %? thx
8800GT
How can I check the us page? if I write www.tomshardware.com in my firefox browser I am redirected automatically to www.tomshardware.co.uk. I want to see the .com, not the .co.uk
How can I check the us page? if I write www.tomshardware.com in my firefox browser I am redirected automatically to www.tomshardware.co.uk. I want to see the .com, not the .co.uk
Use:
We can see the whole GPU article on the UK website now anyway... Yippie!!
Bob
Sorry (stupid THG comments not working, mutter, mutter)...
Use:
http://www.tomshardware.com/us/
Bob