Cookie Monster
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Thats just for 3dmark. 3dmark isnt that important. I dont care how many 3dmarks you get as long the real world performance is great.
Originally posted by: lopri
I think the purported 700 USD for GTX is almost beyond the many buyer's tolerance. I don't see myself throwing that kind of money for this crude-looking, brute-force...."
I'm not sure what the problem is -- I have seen vid cards break the 1000$ cdn mark (rare thankfully) without all the fuss.
But, if this card performs 30% better than the best .. then 700$ is pretty decent for a 1st time release. That said, I will wait for it to hit the 500$ mark --i think.![]()
Originally posted by: lopri
Pre-order prices from this UK shop are encouraging. Doesn't Euro usually translate to its face value when it comes to computer hardware?
8800 GTX: 347 Euro / 408 inc. tax: http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/119643
8800 GTS: 267 Euro / 316 inc. tax: http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/119644
Originally posted by: Nightmare225
Originally posted by: lopri
Pre-order prices from this UK shop are encouraging. Doesn't Euro usually translate to its face value when it comes to computer hardware?
8800 GTX: 347 Euro / 408 inc. tax: http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/119643
8800 GTS: 267 Euro / 316 inc. tax: http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/119644
Looks like quite reasonable prices, considering Europe always overcharges.
Originally posted by: Dethfrumbelo
Originally posted by: Nightmare225
Originally posted by: lopri
Pre-order prices from this UK shop are encouraging. Doesn't Euro usually translate to its face value when it comes to computer hardware?
8800 GTX: 347 Euro / 408 inc. tax: http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/119643
8800 GTS: 267 Euro / 316 inc. tax: http://www.ebuyer.com/UK/product/119644
Looks like quite reasonable prices, considering Europe always overcharges.
Doh!!! Those are pounds.
$775 and $600 equivalent. $659 and $507 w/o the VAT.
Originally posted by: nib95
I have a question.
Is the 8800 GTX or GTS likely to be more powerful then a 7950 GX2?
If so, I dont mind making a £30 loss to get the 8800 GTX.
Originally posted by: Nightmare225
Originally posted by: nib95
I have a question.
Is the 8800 GTX or GTS likely to be more powerful then a 7950 GX2?
If so, I dont mind making a £30 loss to get the 8800 GTX.
20-30% more powerful based on leaked 3dMark scores. Will be more in less SLI-optimized games.
Originally posted by: apoppin
the inq's 'latest':
G80, Geforce 8800 GTX is very CPU dependentIf you test 3Dmark06 with a 1000MHz overclocked Core 2 Quad or Duo you get 11300 marks. But when you test the same card, same test on a same non overclocked CPU at 2.66GHz the situation completely changes.
You score about 8000+ with a single card, almost identical to our score with 7950 GX2, the two GPU card. Shocking isn't it, as you'd expect more? To be fair to Nvidia's latest greatest card, the Geforce 7800 GTX scores some 5200+ in the same test so Geforce 8800 GTX is significantly faster than this single GPU card but not from the dual chip one. We are sure that this is just case for 3Dmark and that games will benefit more.
Don't say that we haven't warned you - you will need a faster CPU to push this card to its limits.
Umm.. Did you see the FPS on individual game tests.. (like SM2.0/SM3.0) Sadly, the frame rates are near identical between X6800 and Q6600. The difference in total scores was more or less the result of CPU scores.Originally posted by: gramboh
It would be nice if this was the case, then people could stop arguing that an AMD X2 3800+ overclocked is all you need for gaming![]()
OMG stupid me! Thanks I stand corrected.Originally posted by: Dethfrumbelo
Doh!!! Those are pounds.
$775 and $600 equivalent. $659 and $507 w/o the VAT.
Originally posted by: Nightmare225
FYI, one week left guys.![]()
Someone who has a G80 for testing posted some more info on a Dutch forum:
Lumenex engine supports Coverage Sampling AA with 8x, 8xQ, 16x, 16xQ. Q-modes are optimised for best IQ. Performance impact of 16xQ CSAA is comparable to 4xMSAA. AF seems to be much better compared to previous generations.
G80 is very CPU limited. It's 50 - 70% faster than a GF7900GTX at 1920x1200 with HDR + AA + AF, but barely reaches 20-30 fps more on 1280x1024.
AA performance is very good. Turning on HDR + AA in high resolutions results in an average 20fps performance drop. Note: the card reaches 100 fps in most games. Edit: make that tested games, which probably are Prey, Serious Sam, Far Cry, Fear, BF2.
The Quantum Physics engine isn't a seperate thing. Physics are done by the streamprocessors (that's why it has so many of them).
DX10 performance can not be tested yet and in DX9 applications the unified architecture works as a fixed function architecture (dedicated pixelshaders and vertex shaders).
Coming out before R600 and a G80 refresh I can't say specifically, but even a few games that are out right now could stand to run a bit more smooth IMO (Oblivion comes to mind.)Originally posted by: Frackal
I'm obviously no non-enthusiast, but what the heck are you guys buying the card for (other than benchmarking)? I mean what SINGLE good game is coming out before r600 and a G80 refresh that is going to make this card useful??
UT2007, Crysis, Bioshock, Assassin's Creed, etc etc all 2007
Originally posted by: Cookie Monster
From b3d:
Someone who has a G80 for testing posted some more info on a Dutch forum:
Lumenex engine supports Coverage Sampling AA with 8x, 8xQ, 16x, 16xQ. Q-modes are optimised for best IQ. Performance impact of 16xQ CSAA is comparable to 4xMSAA. AF seems to be much better compared to previous generations.
G80 is very CPU limited. It's 50 - 70% faster than a GF7900GTX at 1920x1200 with HDR + AA + AF, but barely reaches 20-30 fps more on 1280x1024.
Originally posted by: Elfear
Originally posted by: Cookie Monster
From b3d:
Someone who has a G80 for testing posted some more info on a Dutch forum:
Lumenex engine supports Coverage Sampling AA with 8x, 8xQ, 16x, 16xQ. Q-modes are optimised for best IQ. Performance impact of 16xQ CSAA is comparable to 4xMSAA. AF seems to be much better compared to previous generations.
G80 is very CPU limited. It's 50 - 70% faster than a GF7900GTX at 1920x1200 with HDR + AA + AF, but barely reaches 20-30 fps more on 1280x1024.
Hmm. 50-70% faster than 7900GTX at 1920x1200?? So really it's like SLI'd 7900GTX with a few more features. With a pair of 7900GTX's or X1900XT's being cheaper than the initial 8800GTX offerings, I don't see a whole lot of reason to upgrade from a performance aspect.