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"Eric Witte" <ewitte@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> shuffle <schooledpunk@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> > Clock speed.
> >
> > Luke Piasecki wrote:
> > > Just wondering what is the difference between the two besides
clockspeed?
> > > Same number of pipelines, texturing units etc.?
> > >
> > > Thank you,
> > > Luke
> > >
> > >
>
> Its pretty easy to get a 6800GT to 400/1100. I can get to about
> 420/1140 on mine. Although I keep it at 400/1100 just to give it a
> little room to breath. There is nowhere near $100 worth of
> performance increase out of the Ultra. I'd say the difference is less
> than 5-10%.
>
> Eric
But just as you can oc the GT to get Ultra out-of-the-box speeds, you can oc
the Ultras to get beyond that basic speed. So the differetial remains.
Whether that's worth $100 is a moot point but clearly many believe it is.