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CardJoe · 11th Jul 2008, 08:54

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/200...ance-roundup/1

We've tested no less than 11 cards over 450 tests: Nvidia GeForce GTX 280, GTX 260, 9800 GX2, 9800 GTX, 9800 GTX+, 8800 GT and AMD Radeon HD 4870, 4850, 3870 X2 and 3870; to find out what Summer 2008's definititive graphics upgrade should be!

Xtrafresh · 11th Jul 2008, 09:05

yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!

thanks thanks thanks thanks

And just in time for my summer holiday too, i was afraid you weren't going to make it. Cheers Tim, i bet you need some sleep now

liratheal · 11th Jul 2008, 09:08

Awesome roundup.

Must have been a killer to write

Tile · 11th Jul 2008, 09:08

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Hiren · 11th Jul 2008, 09:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by Xtrafresh

Cheers Tim, i bet you need some sleep now

Read:

Quote:

Author: Harry Butler and Richard Swinburne

shadysam · 11th Jul 2008, 09:17

WOW Now I'm sure what I gotta buy

Thanks a lot for Benchmark

Sark.inc · 11th Jul 2008, 09:21

WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

<3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3

<3 ATI!!!!

getting me an X2 when it comes out

!!!!

Jack_Pepsi · 11th Jul 2008, 09:24

Excellent round up guys and stupidly enjoyable to read. I look forward to your in-depth look at the R770 architecture.

Keep up the good work!

\m/

Jordan Wise · 11th Jul 2008, 09:25

Great article, particularly the average price bit on the first page, you never see that on reviews and it was very helpful. Must have taken a while too.

Cadillac Ferd · 11th Jul 2008, 09:26

Hooooraaaay! Benchmarks and charts galore! Thanks guys for all the hard work!

wuyanxu · 11th Jul 2008, 09:26

great article!

a rather personal question: does upgrading to 4870 from 8800GTX seem worth it?

from the Ultra benchmark, i see less than expected FPS increase from 4870. and minimal FPS doesn't seem to improve a lot, even though it's on GDDR5 with more memory bandwidth.

there's no power consumption test?

RotoSequence · 11th Jul 2008, 09:44

With the GTX 280 always selling for $500+ (USD) whilst the 4870 goes for $300 and the numbers offered, I don't see how the GTX 280 deserves anything better than a 5 in the value department. Even as top dog, It get's its balls stomped off in terms of performance offered for money spent vs the 4870. It really doesn't make sense unless you're a die-hard Nvidia fan with more money than sense, does it?

Toka · 11th Jul 2008, 09:51

Thanks for getting this review out guys, great job.

Bring on the 4870 crossfire review!

kenco_uk · 11th Jul 2008, 10:00

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With a bit more pocket change you could effectively buy two Radeon HD 4870's for the price of one GTX 280; we'll come back to see what difference this makes compared to a single GeForce GTX 280 in a short while when we investigate SLI and Crossfire performance.

Cannot. Wait.

Btw, absolute corker of a roundup, Harry and Bindi.

Bindibadgi · 11th Jul 2008, 10:16

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Originally Posted by RotoSequence

With the GTX 280 always selling for $500+ (USD) whilst the 4870 goes for $300 and the numbers offered, I don't see how the GTX 280 deserves anything better than a 5 in the value department. Even as top dog, It get's its balls stomped off in terms of performance offered for money spent vs the 4870. It really doesn't make sense unless you're a die-hard Nvidia fan with more money than sense, does it?

Because ATI has nothing that can match it in many of the tests, it's simply what you'd expect to pay for a high end card.

wuyanxu - no, no time. We finished at 1:30am last night

wuyanxu · 11th Jul 2008, 10:19

ah, sorry. i didn't mean to be harsh, just felt something is missing. no worries.

are you sure it's not 8.6 drivers?

Quote:

ATI Catalyst 6.8

Jack_Pepsi · 11th Jul 2008, 10:21

^^

I didn't notice that.

Paradigm Shifter · 11th Jul 2008, 10:21

It's good to see that ATi seem to have ironed out most of their Anti-Aliasing issues.

When I last checked the prices of the cards (which was, admittedly, before most of the e-tailers had a chance to drop their prices after nVidia announced they were cutting the prices of the GTX260/280) it was actually cheaper to buy two 4870's than it was to buy a single GTX280 - ~£190 each for 4870's and easily exceeding £400 for a GTX280.

Seeing the price drop on the GTX's has me wondering again, but I'd like to see R700 before making any firm choices. If that stomps the GTX280 the way it looks like it could, and at the same-or-possibly-lower price point, it'll be an almost certain purchase. (And if it has issues with my DFI X48... well the DFI is getting replaced, simple as that...)

Really looking forward to the CrossFire/SLI review.

mrb_no1 · 11th Jul 2008, 10:27

Oh Rich mate i am sorry, i feel really guilty for pm'ing you the other day saying where is the article on the ati 4k series, you should have just me that the review looks at 3 other new cards too and to piss off, i wouldnt have minded.

great article though fellas, nice to see ati kicking some ass again and apparently other sites have reported 10% increases on mem speeds on the ati cards (namely the 4870) which is always nice to see imo. Job well done boys, go have a beer and an ice cream in the sun

peace

ComputerKing · 11th Jul 2008, 10:27

thanks for this review. It rocks.

It's helpful

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wuyanxu quad fuelled, GTX200 powered Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: in a room near Soton Uni. UK Posts: 3,943	great article! a rather personal question: does upgrading to 4870 from 8800GTX seem worth it? from the Ultra benchmark, i see less than expected FPS increase from 4870. and minimal FPS doesn't seem to improve a lot, even though it's on GDDR5 with more memory bandwidth. there's no power consumption test? __________________ Death to consolification !!!Core i7 860 @ 4Ghz Cooled by Corsair H50 // Asus P7P55D Deluxe // 8GB of Corsair Dominators @ 1528Mhz 8-8-8-24 // BFG gtx260+ OC2 MaxCore 216SP 896MB // Samsung 64GB SSD // WD Raptor 74GB + Black 1TB + Green 1TB // Corsair Hx620w // Antec p182 // Samsung 24" T240 Last edited by wuyanxu; 11th Jul 2008 at 09:42.

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RotoSequence Lazy Lurker Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: 'States Posts: 4,533	With the GTX 280 always selling for $500+ (USD) whilst the 4870 goes for $300 and the numbers offered, I don't see how the GTX 280 deserves anything better than a 5 in the value department. Even as top dog, It get's its balls stomped off in terms of performance offered for money spent vs the 4870. It really doesn't make sense unless you're a die-hard Nvidia fan with more money than sense, does it? __________________ Technology Schmecnology

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Paradigm Shifter Lethargic Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,213	It's good to see that ATi seem to have ironed out most of their Anti-Aliasing issues. When I last checked the prices of the cards (which was, admittedly, before most of the e-tailers had a chance to drop their prices after nVidia announced they were cutting the prices of the GTX260/280) it was actually cheaper to buy two 4870's than it was to buy a single GTX280 - ~£190 each for 4870's and easily exceeding £400 for a GTX280. Seeing the price drop on the GTX's has me wondering again, but I'd like to see R700 before making any firm choices. If that stomps the GTX280 the way it looks like it could, and at the same-or-possibly-lower price point, it'll be an almost certain purchase. (And if it has issues with my DFI X48... well the DFI is getting replaced, simple as that...) Really looking forward to the CrossFire/SLI review. __________________ Core i7 920 D0 @ 3.8GHz \| 6GB Corsair 1600MHz \| Gigabyte EX58-UD5 \| XFX 4870X2 2GB \| 4TB \| WUXGA

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