nVidia Geforce 7950 GX2 Video Card Launched - Benchmarks Inside

jmke · 5th June 2006, 14:21

NVIDIA HAS BEEN TALKING publicly about Quad SLI for half a year now, and Quad SLI configs have been shipping for a few months in a select number of ultra-high-end PCs. Today, at long last, NVIDIA is unveiling a consumer version of its Quad SLI component card, the GeForce 7950 GX2. A single GX2 plugs into one PCI Express slot, but it actually has a pair of printed circuit boards, two GPUs, and two sets of memory chips onboard. By itself, the GeForce 7950 GX2 is an SLI setup on a stick, a dual-GPU powerhouse that fits into the same space as any other high-end graphics card with a dual-slot cooler. Slide two of these puppies into a system side by side, and you have the potential for Quad SLI--but not the reality, apparently, if you're just a lowly DIYer.

- http://techreport.com/reviews/2006q2...2/index.x?pg=1
- http://www.bjorn3d.com/read.php?cID=925
- http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=5804
- http://www.hothardware.com/viewartic...leid=826&cid=2
- http://www.technic3d.com/?site=artic...=article&a=271 (German)
- http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/NVIDIA/7950GX2
- http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/...0_gx2_preview/
- http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=256
- http://www.nvnews.net/previews/gefor...x2/index.shtml
- http://www.guru3d.com/article/Videocards/353/
- http://www.hardwarezone.com/articles...?cid=3&id=1926
- http://www.pcinpact.com/link.php?url...%2F198%2F1.htm (French)
- http://www.overclockers.co.nz/ocnz/r...00nv7950x20106
- http://www.gamepyre.com/reviewsd.html?aid=731&p=1
- http://www.motherboards.org/reviews/...re/1624_1.html
- http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/200...950_gx2/1.html

This card takes up no more space, draws no more power, and generates no more heat or noise than a Radeon X1900 XTX, but its performance is in another class altogether.

The Senile Doctor · 5th June 2006, 16:51

quite powerfull compared to other 'single' gpu systems, however people whbo wanna give 700 euro for a gpu, will probably own 7800 gtx of 7900 gtx or XF setups, so then it wouldn't be interesting.
but quad setups could prove astonishing.... if there is actually a 35-40% increase here

Sidney · 5th June 2006, 18:31

$650, if you're Senile, why not go for it

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814125035

The Senile Doctor · 5th June 2006, 19:34

local store hasx them in stock for 630, and the xfx overcloceked for 670, but not if it can't do quad sli yet, my dual 7900 gtx is faster than this...

piotke · 5th June 2006, 19:54

Gigabyte 8N-SLI QUAD Royal nVidia Crush19 + nForce 4 SLI € 245

at forcom

jmke · 5th June 2006, 22:12

that board doesn't do quad SLI

The Senile Doctor · 6th June 2006, 08:25

that board doesn't do much at all

geoffrey · 6th June 2006, 10:24

I wouldn't choose XFX for those cards, it seems RMA is really bad with XFX

5th June 2006, 14:21	#1
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,021	nVidia Geforce 7950 GX2 Video Card Launched - Benchmarks Inside NVIDIA HAS BEEN TALKING publicly about Quad SLI for half a year now, and Quad SLI configs have been shipping for a few months in a select number of ultra-high-end PCs. Today, at long last, NVIDIA is unveiling a consumer version of its Quad SLI component card, the GeForce 7950 GX2. A single GX2 plugs into one PCI Express slot, but it actually has a pair of printed circuit boards, two GPUs, and two sets of memory chips onboard. By itself, the GeForce 7950 GX2 is an SLI setup on a stick, a dual-GPU powerhouse that fits into the same space as any other high-end graphics card with a dual-slot cooler. Slide two of these puppies into a system side by side, and you have the potential for Quad SLI--but not the reality, apparently, if you're just a lowly DIYer. - http://techreport.com/reviews/2006q2...2/index.x?pg=1 - http://www.bjorn3d.com/read.php?cID=925 - http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=5804 - http://www.hothardware.com/viewartic...leid=826&cid=2 - http://www.technic3d.com/?site=artic...=article&a=271 (German) - http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/NVIDIA/7950GX2 - http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/...0_gx2_preview/ - http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=256 - http://www.nvnews.net/previews/gefor...x2/index.shtml - http://www.guru3d.com/article/Videocards/353/ - http://www.hardwarezone.com/articles...?cid=3&id=1926 - http://www.pcinpact.com/link.php?url...%2F198%2F1.htm (French) - http://www.overclockers.co.nz/ocnz/r...00nv7950x20106 - http://www.gamepyre.com/reviewsd.html?aid=731&p=1 - http://www.motherboards.org/reviews/...re/1624_1.html - http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/200...950_gx2/1.html This card takes up no more space, draws no more power, and generates no more heat or noise than a Radeon X1900 XTX, but its performance is in another class altogether. __________________

5th June 2006, 16:51	#2
The Senile Doctor Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: wherever the doom is Posts: 3,171	quite powerfull compared to other 'single' gpu systems, however people whbo wanna give 700 euro for a gpu, will probably own 7800 gtx of 7900 gtx or XF setups, so then it wouldn't be interesting. but quad setups could prove astonishing.... if there is actually a 35-40% increase here __________________ OC-2-the-death Where the Reverend is doing his Magick, all mortals be silent Doom over the world

5th June 2006, 18:31	#3
Sidney Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 15,738	$650, if you're Senile, why not go for it http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16814125035 __________________ lazyman Opteron 165 (2) @2.85 1.42 vcore AMD Stock HSF + Chill Vent II

5th June 2006, 19:34	#4
The Senile Doctor Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: wherever the doom is Posts: 3,171	local store hasx them in stock for 630, and the xfx overcloceked for 670, but not if it can't do quad sli yet, my dual 7900 gtx is faster than this... __________________ OC-2-the-death Where the Reverend is doing his Magick, all mortals be silent Doom over the world

5th June 2006, 19:54	#5
piotke [M] Reviewer Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 5,003	Gigabyte 8N-SLI QUAD Royal nVidia Crush19 + nForce 4 SLI € 245 at forcom __________________ .

5th June 2006, 22:12	#6
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,021	that board doesn't do quad SLI __________________

6th June 2006, 08:25	#7
The Senile Doctor Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: wherever the doom is Posts: 3,171	that board doesn't do much at all __________________ OC-2-the-death Where the Reverend is doing his Magick, all mortals be silent Doom over the world

6th June 2006, 10:24	#8
geoffrey [M] Reviewer Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 4,127	I wouldn't choose XFX for those cards, it seems RMA is really bad with XFX __________________

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