9800 Pro v 6800 GT BENCHMARKS

[Zebo]

Dual channel is about 5%....however so is 1 mb lvl2 cache. In other words a 2.4 skt754 = 2.4 skt939.

HardOCP proves this when they tested a 3700 vs. 3800.
http://www.hardocp.com/article.html?art=NjI2

Anyway these A64s are pretty dominate in gaming which would explain his low scores relative to Punishers.

 

[Regs]

Since no one has the same exact system that performs exactly the same, 5% is really a margin of error.

 

[rbV5]

I'm starting to play around with my EVGA 6800 standard for comparison used coolbits to test at 370/810 3Dmark03 9441 paired with a Mobile Barton @ 2.28 GHz

6.1.7.2 WHQL from eVGA

edit: added driver info

 

[Regs]

Do you have to have a registered version to post online results?

Btw, good numbers. Only 2500 off from mine.

 

[rbV5]

Originally posted by: Regs
Do you have to have a registered version to post online results?

Btw, good numbers. Only 2500 off from mine.

No

 

[crsgardner]

The 9800 Pro is a good card, but personally I've been disappointed with the performance in UT2004. I like to play 1600x1200 with as many details on as possible. Deathmatch is fine, but Onslaught can get to 30 fps or worse (and that's overclocked). Again, it's a great card for nearly all games, just not my favorite.

I decided to get a 6800GT. No sense waiting for ATI to fill shipments (product cycles are so quick that I'll probably be upgrading in a year anyway). nVidia hasn't steered me wrong before.

 

[PacFu]

First of all, I cant test @ 1600x1200 because my 8 year old monitor doesnt support it, 1280 is the highest.

Second of all, just to let folks know, I played Painkiller last night (better use of Crytech engine), with 8SxAA and 16xAF and was a consistant 60-70FPS range @ 1280x1024. If anything is bottlenecked, it NOT the CPU its the ram. I have it @ 5:4 (183MHz) 2.5-3-3-7 (Corsair Value with Iceburg heatspreaders). The CPU is clocked to 3.2MHz. If that causes bottleneck, then these cards are a waste.

Lastly, I have ALWAYS had 3DMark03 crash since my original purchase of 9800 last oct. I have had 3 different processors, 2 different motherboards, 3 different HDDs, an always it has crashed. I'm clueless. The lastest mark score I have posted is from 4600ti. I dunno.

 

[PacFu]

Originally posted by: Cawchy87

Topic Title: 9800 Pro v 6800 GT BENCHMARKS
Topic Summary: Resluts are in

Did anyone else notice that?

Also, great benching! Now i am not so compeled to save my money for the GT anymore. Now i can get a car insted :S

OH MAN THATS AWESOME!! No way am I editing that.

 

[PacFu]

Originally posted by: Pete
A64 > P4. Whether it's worth it is another story, but A64s currently have P4s beat when it comes to gaming.

Yup, but no comparison when you are a graphic designer, hence why I have P4

 

[PacFu]

Oh check this

these #s compare almost exact to my benches, my 9800 was getter #s...who is saying they are skewed?

UT is the only odd #s in my bench, but not totally off.

 

[howdyduty]

Good points. What does this all mean? Sounds like at the high resolutions, the differences are less. Could be need significantly more cpu power (or something) to show the differences of these cards at the high resolutions?

 

[Regs]

Originally posted by: PacFu

Originally posted by: Pete
A64 > P4. Whether it's worth it is another story, but A64s currently have P4s beat when it comes to gaming.

Yup, but no comparison when you are a graphic designer, hence why I have P4

3d art?

 

[PacFu]

Originally posted by: howdyduty
Good points. What does this all mean? Sounds like at the high resolutions, the differences are less. Could be need significantly more cpu power (or something) to show the differences of these cards at the high resolutions?

The problem is that I could test at the higher resolutions. All it means is that these next gen cards really shine at the high resolution, but @ 1280 or lower, 59x0 and 9800x are close to as good as you get (with no aa or af). IMO, if you arent going to play games at either high res or major AA, then your money is wasted.

I got a GT for 2 reasons...
1) My fan on my pro melted off
2) I wanna play games at 1280x1024 with 8SxAA and 16AF with vsync on and a constant 60 fps, no matter what the intensity of the game (sans far cry)

 

[PacFu]

Originally posted by: Regs

Originally posted by: PacFu

Originally posted by: Pete
A64 > P4. Whether it's worth it is another story, but A64s currently have P4s beat when it comes to gaming.

Yup, but no comparison when you are a graphic designer, hence why I have P4

3d art?

mostly 2D business flyers and presentations, but I was originally trained in college for Video Game Design (3DStudio MAX). After I left that, I trained in marketing design. I can do alot though.

 

[GeneralGrievous]

I was under the impression that 8xAA was unusable on Nvidia cards.

 

[PacFu]

Originally posted by: GeneralGrievous
I was under the impression that 8xAA was unusable on Nvidia cards.

its 8Sx (the S I'm assuming supersampling?)

and at those setting made Painkiller look like the environment was molded out of clay (very good thing)

 

[SickBeast]

In all honesty, the X800 series has a better chance of running at 8XAA if you consider TAA.

Painkiller is one thing, but I doubt a game like Far Cry or even UT2004 for that matter could run at 8XAA using the traditional methods, aside from very low resolutions.

I'm not bashing the 6800GT; I want one myself. I'm just saying that if 8X/12X AA is what you're after, you'll be better served by ATi's offerings.

 

[GeneralGrievous]

http://www.hexus.net/content/reviews/review.php?dXJsX3Jldmlld19JRD03NDcmdXJsX3BhZ2U9MjM=

Going from 4x to 8x AA drops framerates from 170 to 35. At least they did with older drivers. So much to the point that the 9800 Pro was beating the 6800 U. Not to discount your results, but I think further testing should be done.

 

[Regs]

Originally posted by: PacFu

Originally posted by: Regs

Originally posted by: PacFu

Originally posted by: Pete
A64 > P4. Whether it's worth it is another story, but A64s currently have P4s beat when it comes to gaming.

Yup, but no comparison when you are a graphic designer, hence why I have P4

3d art?

mostly 2D business flyers and presentations, but I was originally trained in college for Video Game Design (3DStudio MAX). After I left that, I trained in marketing design. I can do alot though.

I was going to say, not much difference between AMD vs Intel in 2D except when you get to 3D rendering on a northwood.

 

[PacFu]

I dont ever listen to benchmarks from companies because of the bias and rash conditions the hardware is in. IE, most benchmarks come from a motherboard cpu hdd vid card and ram, all sitting on a box on a table. Who doesnt have a case for their PC? These benchmarks I ran were NOT to be taken that seriously. This is how MY computer performed. This is not to say "you go out and buy one!." I'm just sharing my results with people who give a shiz, not just blabbing at my fiance, who looks at me with a dumfounded look like a nuke just hit michigan.

No results will EVER be the same. If you are digging to find out which is the faster card between a 9800 pro and 6800gt, well, you probably shouldnt be buying a card in the first place.