ATI HD 2900 XT 512Mb vs NVIDIA 8800 GTS 320Mb Review

jmke · 6th July 2007, 16:00

We take an in-depth look at how the new ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT 512Mb stacks up to the lower price NVIDIA Geforce 8800 GTS 320Mb; comparing overclocked performance and scaling as well as Crossfire tested with multiple games. Can the new HD 2900 XT outrun the current mid/high range GTS performance champ? Let's find out.

http://www.madshrimps.be/gotoartik.php?articID=581

Cranox · 6th July 2007, 22:03

Nice review ( like always

) geoffrey , u know that i was waiting for this .

7th July 2007, 10:53

hmm maybe it's worth mentioning that catalyst 7.6 is released. In most reviews on the internet, the 2900XT is faster than the 8800GTS 640MB and almost as fast as 8800GTX...

jmke · 7th July 2007, 11:00

Geoffrey tested the Cat 7.6 but did not find performance to be noticeable better than 7.5 in his games

Rutar · 7th July 2007, 11:00

Why no comparison of the noise and power consumption of the two?

jmke · 7th July 2007, 11:09

Can be (approx) compared with result of the GTS here: http://www.madshrimps.be/?action=get...&articID=5 61
but indeed, next round giving them a nice head2head comparison is needed

7th July 2007, 12:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by jmke

Geoffrey tested the Cat 7.6 but did not find performance to be noticeable better than 7.5 in his games

On most forums i read that the cat 7.6 gave a nice performance boost. But if it's tested, it's tested

jmke · 7th July 2007, 12:57

Let's wait for Geoff to reply

geoffrey · 14th July 2007, 19:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by jmke

Geoffrey tested the Cat 7.6 but did not find performance to be noticeable better than 7.5 in his games

Right on, minor bug fixes and small performance increases here and there, nothing special in the end, I expected more from ATI: http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=149354

jmke · 14th July 2007, 23:37

well, the driver releases are MONTHLY, I'm sure they have months were they focus on certain features; be it performance, bugfixes or other things, never all at the same time

6th July 2007, 16:00	#1
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 82,498	ATI HD 2900 XT 512Mb vs NVIDIA 8800 GTS 320Mb Review We take an in-depth look at how the new ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT 512Mb stacks up to the lower price NVIDIA Geforce 8800 GTS 320Mb; comparing overclocked performance and scaling as well as Crossfire tested with multiple games. Can the new HD 2900 XT outrun the current mid/high range GTS performance champ? Let's find out. http://www.madshrimps.be/gotoartik.php?articID=581 __________________

6th July 2007, 22:03	#2
Cranox Forum Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 146	Nice review ( like always ) geoffrey , u know that i was waiting for this . __________________ Een neusoperatie kan , maar het blijft een gok.

7th July 2007, 11:00	#4
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 82,498	Geoffrey tested the Cat 7.6 but did not find performance to be noticeable better than 7.5 in his games __________________

7th July 2007, 11:09	#6
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 82,498	Can be (approx) compared with result of the GTS here: http://www.madshrimps.be/?action=get...&articID=5 61 but indeed, next round giving them a nice head2head comparison is needed __________________

7th July 2007, 12:57	#8
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 82,498	Let's wait for Geoff to reply __________________

7th July 2007, 10:53	#3
Techie Posts: n/a	hmm maybe it's worth mentioning that catalyst 7.6 is released. In most reviews on the internet, the 2900XT is faster than the 8800GTS 640MB and almost as fast as 8800GTX...

7th July 2007, 11:00	#5
Rutar Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 2,267	Why no comparison of the noise and power consumption of the two?

14th July 2007, 23:37	#10
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 82,498	well, the driver releases are MONTHLY, I'm sure they have months were they focus on certain features; be it performance, bugfixes or other things, never all at the same time __________________

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