GeforceFX - extremely disappointing benchmarks

flexy

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It's in German

If these benches are true, then "Good night Nvidia"...only 412 (!) more points in 3Dmark SE (compared to a 9700 pro) , and only marginal better
general performance than a Radeon 9700 pro.

In some benchmarks (eg. serious sam, 1600x1200) the FX has an advantage of only 2,4% (two point 4), in other tests the FX is even slower than ATI's card !

The fazit of this first benchmarks on the german site is like "a very big disappointment" and they rise the question whether all the features of the FX (eg. cineFX) are actually worth the money if there are no apps/games which utilize them...

This now serioulsy makes me consider getting a 9500 and mod it to a 9700 pro or wait for the R350/R400....(despites that i am not extremely happy with ATI drivers....)

Anyway...will follow other FX reviews 'til i decide what my next card will be....

 

human2k

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THERE'S A REASON NEWEGG IS SOLD OUT WITH 9500NP'S;)! Got my saphire 9500 NP 128MB BULK on friday, running 300/290 flawlessly with no artifacts in WC3, RTCW, MaxPayne, madden2k2,nhl2k2,nba2k2,quake3,unreal2k3!!
 

Budman

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Originally posted by: human2k
THERE'S A REASON NEWEGG IS SOLD OUT WITH 9500NP'S;)! Got my saphire 9500 NP 128MB BULK on friday, running 300/290 flawlessly with no artifacts in WC3, RTCW, MaxPayne, madden2k2,nhl2k2,nba2k2,quake3,unreal2k3!!

THERE'S NO REASON FOR YOU TO POST HERE, it's a thread about Nvidia FX not a 9500 mod.
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magomago

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I was hoping for something to be truly superior to the 9700PRO so then prices would drop...

...and I would buy a 9700PRO :)

 

tbates757

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Originally posted by: Budman
Originally posted by: human2k
THERE'S A REASON NEWEGG IS SOLD OUT WITH 9500NP'S;)! Got my saphire 9500 NP 128MB BULK on friday, running 300/290 flawlessly with no artifacts in WC3, RTCW, MaxPayne, madden2k2,nhl2k2,nba2k2,quake3,unreal2k3!!

THERE'S NO REASON FOR YOU TO POST HERE, it's a thread about Nvidia FX not a 9500 mod.
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From now on, all questionable posts are to go through Budman, and he will determine if the post is close enough on topic to be allowed in the thread. Thank you for your time people.
 

Budman

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Originally posted by: tbates757
Originally posted by: Budman
Originally posted by: human2k
THERE'S A REASON NEWEGG IS SOLD OUT WITH 9500NP'S;)! Got my saphire 9500 NP 128MB BULK on friday, running 300/290 flawlessly with no artifacts in WC3, RTCW, MaxPayne, madden2k2,nhl2k2,nba2k2,quake3,unreal2k3!!

THERE'S NO REASON FOR YOU TO POST HERE, it's a thread about Nvidia FX not a 9500 mod.
rolleye.gif

From now on, all questionable posts are to go through Budman, and he will determine if the post is close enough on topic to be allowed in the thread. Thank you for your time people.

He's allready got a thread saying the same thing,why come here & just repeat it.


I feel the same way magomago,I was hoping for great performance so that 9700pros would get cheaper. :)
 

human2k

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Originally posted by: Budman
Originally posted by: human2k
THERE'S A REASON NEWEGG IS SOLD OUT WITH 9500NP'S;)! Got my saphire 9500 NP 128MB BULK on friday, running 300/290 flawlessly with no artifacts in WC3, RTCW, MaxPayne, madden2k2,nhl2k2,nba2k2,quake3,unreal2k3!!

THERE'S NO REASON FOR YOU TO POST HERE, it's a thread about Nvidia FX not a 9500 mod.
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Sorry budman, since you are the post police, ill remember to consult you ok?:) I just wanted to let him know becuz he said this:

"This now serioulsy makes me consider getting a 9500 and mod it to a 9700 pro or wait for the R350/R400"
 

Davegod

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google's attempt at translation

it weighs 600g??

remember what the 9500 pros benched like before the more recent drivers? Had trouble with the ti4200 and then with a new driver was suddenly regularily beating a ti4600, and since then much r9500 fiddling appears giving it even more edge. Preliminary benchmarks are interesting but mean very little for any hardware, tbh even benchmarks with released cards + drivers arent necessarily too great, get better picture with the second set. I find it surprising this even needs said on a hardware enthusiast site.

ATi and nVidia fanboys, carry on.