2900 XT & 8800 Ultra
Posted 09-18-07 at 10:35 PM by trendy
I just read a review putting the ATI 2900XT up against it's Nvidia rival the 8800 Ultra.
Not surprisingly to me, the 8800 Ultra whooped the 2900XT's butt, but what was a shock was the margin by which the 8800 Ultra lost.
Take this into account:
3DMark06 Scores @ stock settings (1280x1024) and no OCing:
8800 Ultra: 11944
2900XT: 10801
8800 GTX: 10609
8800 GTS: 9528
[My source was the article I linked above]
This shocked me, becuase of this:
Prices:
8800 Ultra: $599.99
2900XT: $389.99
8800GTX: $499.99
8800GTS: $359.99
(sources for those prices are Newegg.com, cheapest prices for each model of card)
Weird huh? Performance-wise you get more bang for the buck from ATI than Nvidia. I really need to start reading more reviews, I just invested $300 in an 8800GTS, but for $80 more I could have gotten the performance of an 8800GTX without spending $500-600 for one card.
Not surprisingly to me, the 8800 Ultra whooped the 2900XT's butt, but what was a shock was the margin by which the 8800 Ultra lost.
Take this into account:
3DMark06 Scores @ stock settings (1280x1024) and no OCing:
8800 Ultra: 11944
2900XT: 10801
8800 GTX: 10609
8800 GTS: 9528
[My source was the article I linked above]
This shocked me, becuase of this:
Prices:
8800 Ultra: $599.99
2900XT: $389.99
8800GTX: $499.99
8800GTS: $359.99
(sources for those prices are Newegg.com, cheapest prices for each model of card)
Weird huh? Performance-wise you get more bang for the buck from ATI than Nvidia. I really need to start reading more reviews, I just invested $300 in an 8800GTS, but for $80 more I could have gotten the performance of an 8800GTX without spending $500-600 for one card.
Total Comments 3
Comments
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actually the 8800GTS is at 260$ US on newegg...Posted 09-20-07 at 02:27 PM by Nevaziah
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I believe that 2900 XT performence will get better after the release of AMDs new drivers.Posted 09-22-07 at 08:07 AM by SZayat
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I agree with you.Posted 09-23-07 at 05:15 PM by godric
