Tweaktown review of 9800GT

[zod96]

I was surprised to see the tweaktown review of the 9800GT saying it pretty much equals the 4850. I thought the 9800GT was just a 8800GT. But I guess not...

http://www.tweaktown.com/revie...man_edition/index.html

 

[taltamir]

it is a great hype that the G92 today is identical to the original G92. new features were added, and speeds were increased.
also http://www.tweaktown.com/revie...man_edition/index.html

Depending on the game, it sometimes looses.

But in almost every other test it tied with the 4850. if i am not mistaken those were mainly nvidia favoring tests though.

 

[Qbah]

Originally posted by: zod96
I was surprised to see the tweaktown review of the 9800GT saying it pretty much equals the 4850. I thought the 9800GT was just a 8800GT. But I guess not...

http://www.tweaktown.com/revie...man_edition/index.html

Did you actually read the review? The graphs show that the GT is a bit faster in WiC only (1-2fps) and that's without AA. The other tests show the 4850 being faster. And when you turn on AA and AF the GT gets destroyed. Oviously you would use the AA in the first place! It's not like cards of this level shouldn't be able to utilize it! I don't understand why the tests todays don't use AA as default unless it causes the frames to drop to an unacceptable level.

Also, the Radeon is quieter at idle and at load. Uses less power at load and takes more power at idle. Though the air it exhausts is alot warmer than the GT and the air goes inside the case - this I find a major flaw. However the GT is using a 3rd party cooler, the Zalman. Pair the 4850 with it and it will perform better, if not better than the GT.

So, in the end:

4850:
-faster in games
-alot faster with AA
-quieter

9800GT:
-cheaper
-cooler

And that is with a 3rd party cooler. I would love to see a review of such a Radeon.

 

[JPB]

Few more reviews :thumbsup:

Techpowerup Zotac 9800GT

Tweaktown Palit 9800GT

Hexus BFG 9800GT

 

[JPB]

Gainward 9800GT Benchmarks