Graphics 9800GTX Benchmarked!

Source: Expreview


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Source: Expreview

Looks to be very disappointing in my opinion . I mean if you compare it to an 8800GTX, you get fewer ROPs (16 vs 24), a smaller bus size (256bit vs 384Bit), less RAM (512mb vs 768mb), lower pixel fillrate (10.8GPixels/sec vs 13.8GPixels/sec), lower texture fillrate (37.8GTexels/sec vs 38.7GTexels/sec) and less bandwidth (70.4GB/sec vs 86.4GB/sec).

Granted, the clock speeds are higher: 675mhz vs 575mhz GPU, 1100mhz vs 900mhz Mem, 1688mhz vs 1350mhz Shader. But my 8800GTS (G80) will almost do those speeds and scores higher in 3DMark06! I know people keep saying the 9xxx is an evolution rather than the revolution that the 8800 was when it first released but this seems like a step in the wrong direction. It's barely inseperable from a 8800GTS 512MB. To be honest, I think I'd rather have a 8800GTX.

This pic from XS compares the two GTXs:

 

Been known for a while now that the 9800gtx isnt really the speed jump we hoped for.

Sticking with my speedy 700/2000 gt for a while!

 

Even my x1900xt has more pixel fillrate than that. of corse my texture fill rate is a 1/3 of that. I don't think i will be changing my card till i need dx10

 

So when is the real "High End" Nvidia card going to be released that will blow the 8800GTX away?

 

exactly what im thinking........

less ROP, less bandwidth, same pixel and texture fill rates...... come on, give us something that really rocks

 

+1

 

that should be the 9800GX2 i think but the last launch date i have saw was 11-3-2008(d-m-y) so just wait. (i cant wait)

 

Unfortunately the 9800 GX2 has been delayed again until March 18th.

One of the main reasons for this is the poor performance due to driver issues.
Apparently, its scoring only 14k in 3DMark06 which is significantly less than a 3870X2

'Source'

btw Rambo... wacht = wait (but your English is 10 times better than my Dutch!! )

 

Making the 8800 GT seem like a better investment everyday!

 

I feel the best investment is the 8800GTX, has been out for blimin ages, yet is still one of the top cards.

 

Thanks for the info. And do they need to push the date even further I cant wait any longer to see some real test results. (WHY NVIDIA!!)

 

Bit of a n00b question here but why are the 9800 models using the G92 core, when the newly released 9600 gt uses g94? Have I missed something?

 

I think G94 is lower than G92...

 

Yes. For example, the 8800GTX/Ultra were G80, and the lower cards were higher numbers. It seems a bit odd now I think about it though.

 

agree.

i laugh at you all! i bought my 8800GTX for the same price the cheapest 8800GTS 512MB are selling now, 5month ago!

 

lucky, I paid 560 USD for mine, about 8 months ago.

 

[ ] 9800GTX is an improvement on the last generation.
[ ] AMD/ATi has released a competitive high end card since the X1900XT.
[x] There is a correlation with the above 2 points.

BONUS:

[x] DX10 is shite

 

I'm wondering if Nvidia might be taking their foot off the gas a little here since the competition is either non-existant or so far behind that they're out of sight. Plus I seriously doubt it will be a re-run of the Hare and the Tortoise fable with Nvidia and ATI unless they are going to pull something out of the very depths of the bag of tricks.

So it looks like its Nvidia all the way then - shame, I liked the ATI cards, not sure why but maybe is a case of rooting for the underdog.

 

3870x2 for the win

 

i picked up a pair of the cheapest 3870's i could find to use untill a superdooper card came out and as these are getting 16400 on 3dmark 06 it looks as though i will be sticking with these