Summer 2008 Graphics Performance Roundup

I am still wondering how much impact GPGPU orientated software is going to be in the future. Phys-X should not be a problem for both brands to emulate. If a lot of software is going to support GPGPU then Nvidia might get me more excited. Ati has way better support in the motherboard department. Crossfire boards outweighs Nvida SLI boards 10 to 1.

Originally Posted by rls669

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Originally Posted by Baz
don't count on it - the gtx280 die is bloody enormous, so chip yields are low and thus the price is high. If Nvidia were to agressivly slash prices,they'd be losing money very quickly.

They wouldn't lose much really, high end cards are a tiny part of the overall volume of sales. And prices have already dropped enormously, from $650 to $430 Cdn. in the short time since launch.

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http://forums.bit-tech.net/showthread.php?p=1776038#post1776038

seems Nvidia are happy being somewhat of a loss leader to try and maintain market share.

I really, really want a 2gb 4870x2, but I may end up settling for a "cheap" 280 :p I want to upgrade this box and then leave it the hell alone for a year or two like I did after I got my 9800 Pro.

all these cards look pretty nice tbh.

im currently running an 8800gts 640mb card at 1680x1050 and was wondering if it was worth me upgrading yet? ( i cant find a comparison of the old 8800gts with the latest raft of cards anywhere)

A question about performance difference 1680x1050 (22") to 1920x1200 (24"...full HD)
It seems to me there is a surprisingly low difference in FPS between these two resolutions, are we running into CPU limitation here?

...still wondering what size my next monitor should be ;-)

Meanwhile, the award for worst value graphics card available goes to... http://www.scan.co.uk/Product.aspx?WebProductId=173081 - 256MB GeForce 6800GT - £164.45

Actually, scratch that. How about this - http://www.scan.co.uk/Product.aspx?WebProductId=154671 - for just £398.33, you could be the proud owner of a 256MB Radeon X800XT. That's just £135.14 more than a GTX280.

I can't believe these are still in stock. At those prices, they should be flying off the shelves.

well i just recently(sunday) ordered a new dell xps 420 system.its coming with windows vista home premium x32, a p4 q9450 quadcore processer @ 2.66,4 gigs or ddr2 ram, and a ati hd3870 card...22"inch monitor,xtremegamer soundcard,g9 gaming mouse

i didnt bother to try to build one on my own..cause honestly im not that computer inclined..plus i got a decent deal on this comp,used the dell credit,couldnt afford a better comp with ddr3, dual cards, xtc.

i noticed from the benchmarks that the 3870 card did really poor on crysis?!?!?!?damnit! it seemed to do fairly well on the other games..not high fps but should be playable.

im wandering if i will be able to even play this game??im guessing turn the settings to medium or low? run dx10 or 9 when i play? i dont have to have the max graphics, id just like to get to at least play it without freezing up or lagging out!!

what do u guys think settingswise i will be able to run crysis at with this card??

also on a sidenote...if i do upgrade the card sometime soon what would be suitable for my comp? im not sure if itll be able to handle the higher end nvidia cards..the comp only has 1 x16 slot and it comes with a 425 watt power supply..i notice that there is a somewhat decent improvement in fps on the ati hd 4850 benchmarks.and the 4850 isnt that expensive.i checked atis site and seems that its requires the same connectors as the 3870..the 4870 did really good!!! but with my power supply im not sure if itll work..plus i saw that the connectors to the card are different.basically, if i do upgrade i really dont want to have to get a new power supply or mess too much with the wiring..its a brandnew system and i dont want to screw with it too much.im not sure how hard it is to change cables for different types of connections/hardware.or if it would even be possible with my powersupply and mobo..

any suggestions??

Any idea when the 1Gb 4870's hit the shops? Sapphire mention one on their website but nobody has one that I can find.