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NVIDIA 7950 GT Roundup - Speedbump to High End

Videocards/VGA Reviews by geoffrey @ 2006-12-03

At the beginning of September NVIDIA released their reincarnation of the G71 based GeForce 7900 GT. As midrange card the 7900GT seem to be the best buy for a big group of gamers in the first half of 2006. This time around they’ve given the mid-range card a speed boost to high end! With world leading VGA partners offering their version right away let´s see which can give us the best 7950 GT.

Quake 4

Quake 4
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Quake 4 was released in 2006, based on the popular Doom 3 engine from ID Software. Unlike Quake 3 this game also has a fully fledged single player story which continues the events from Quake 2.

In Quake 4 you, Matthew Kane, find yourself in a war with some kind of aliens called "Strogg". As a member of the Elite Rhino Squad u get dropped at the heart of the Strogg war machine. The scene we went true is at the beginning of Quake 4, when you walk outside for the first time, the “you are but a soldier in a war” approach also seen in the first Call of Duty, although the outdoor scenes are smaller in size.

The Air Defense Trenches level sure was a good place to benchmark Quake 4 as you get to see some indoor and outdoor action.

Madshrimps (c)

Quake 4 on 1280*1024 is very good playable. High image quality settings doesn't get those cards on their knees.

Madshrimps (c)

1600*1200 is a bit more demanding. Even thought the average FPS is well in the 40's, you may encounter a decreased gameplay experience (frame drops) from time to time if you use highest image quality settings.

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