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8600 gts review

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Originally posted by: schneiderguy
Originally posted by: Acanthus
All i know is i still really dont see a midrange card thats much better than my now ancient 6800GT.

30-40% is pretty lackluster for a part thats 2 years newer on a smaller process.

As for the memory bandwidth argument, it's an easy test. Underclcok the 8600s memory by 10%, then compare scores.

If its bandwidth starved, youll see a noticable drop in performance.
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the 8600gts is twice as fast as your 6800gt 😕
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Link? The 7600GT is about 15% faster.
 
Originally posted by: Acanthus
Originally posted by: schneiderguy
Originally posted by: Acanthus
All i know is i still really dont see a midrange card thats much better than my now ancient 6800GT.

30-40% is pretty lackluster for a part thats 2 years newer on a smaller process.

As for the memory bandwidth argument, it's an easy test. Underclcok the 8600s memory by 10%, then compare scores.

If its bandwidth starved, youll see a noticable drop in performance.
Click to expand...

the 8600gts is twice as fast as your 6800gt 😕
Click to expand...

Link? The 7600GT is about 15% faster.
Click to expand...

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