Radeon HD 2900XT 1024MB GDDR4 vs. 8800GTX IN VISTA!!

[Jaysin365]

Radeon HD 2900XT 1024MB GDDR4 vs. 8800GTX IN VISTA!!

Which is better in single card setup??

ATI seems to be dominating the dual config...

But single?

 

[asdasd123]

Oh man, here comes the fanbois. Anyway, there's not enough proof yet to show ati's crossfire capabilities in vista but they do look promising. We just have to wait and see.

 

[chuckshissle]

GTX.

 

[Trunkz_Jr]

Don't feed the bears.

Was there supose to be a link or anything?

 

[Ycon]

GTX

 

[sailer]

Until Tom's, Anandtech, etc do some reviews, no one knows that answer to this. Until reviews prove otherwise, the 8800 GTX remains the better of this pairing.

 

[Jaysin365]

Im a real rookie with this stuff...

But at looking at the Radeon HD 2900XT 1024MB GDDR4's specifications, it would suggest its better... and with Nvidia's driver problems on vista? Does anyone have any links to sites with benchmarks...

Will the nvidia correct its drivers to the extent that it would be safe to say it's better than the 2900XT?

 

[Jaysin365]

Thanx sailor, another question I was considering posting is which of the two is better for crysis... any thoughts?

 

[sailer]

Until Crysis actually comes out and gets reviewed under the different cards, again, no one knows for sure. Some of the early reviews that have only measured 3DMark scoers, the 2900 XT with GDDR4 has done better, but that's a synthetic and not a real game.

Nvidia does have a number of Vista problems, the most notable being its troubles with SLI. As a single card, its done well enough. No one knows when, if ever, the driver troubles will be solved. Its possible that there's an inherent problem in the design that will only be cured with the next line (8900?) of Nvidia cards. But that's speculation and nothing else.

 

[Jaysin365]

Sigh, feared as much. I live in a lonely, technologically deprived area, I have one chance at getting a decently priced high end card (a 8800gtx here costs $1100 US). And thats in like 2 weeks. So its get it now or not get anything... And i'm thinking a pre overclocked 8800GTX (621/2000)

 

[sailer]

A pre-overclocked card will do nothing that you can't do yourself using either Ntunes or RivaTuner. The only good thing it might do is offer a better warrenty, but for the most part, that is a non issue as no one can tell if you overclocked the card or not. The one thing that a pre-overclocked card will do is cost you more money.

 

[Jaysin365]

Tell me what you would do in my shoes... (E6600 2.4 @ 2.8 (water cooled); 3GB of DDR2667; 7600GT; P5W DH Deluxe; 400GB sata 3GB/S)

 

[sailer]

I would compare the prices and buy whichever card is cheaper, the 8800 GTX or the 2900 XT with 1 mb GDDR4. Both would be so much better than your present card that you should be very happy. AMD/ATI is improving its drivers quickly, so its 1 mb card may end up better than the GTX. No one knows at this point. So again, I'd go by price, not the nametag.

 

[Jaysin365]

Many thanx...

 

[javimars]

Tell me what you would do in my shoes... (E6600 2.4 @ 2.8 (water cooled); 3GB of DDR2667; 7600GT; P5W DH Deluxe; 400GB sata 3GB/S)

why notget a evga 8800 320mb and buy a waterblock for it and oc to way beyond ultra speeds. you have your e6400 @ 2.8 only and on water? why not push that to 3.8 instead

 

[Hatman]

2900xt 1gb gddr4 is only really for people with enourmous moniters...

 

[Jaysin365]

You have a point... but poor planning and being a rookie led me to buy a Aquagate... i.e. processor only... but it works splendidly...

 

[Jaysin365]

2900xt 1gb gddr4 is only really for people with enourmous moniters...

Hatman you clown. I swear I could make this card cry on a 1280x1024, even with a quad core etc...

Just look at oblivion...

 

[duelen]

anyone have benchmarks or such for the 2900 xt 1gb? is it better than the 512 by a large amount?

 

[goldragon_70]

anyone have benchmarks or such for the 2900 xt 1gb? is it better than the 512 by a large amount?

No, it's not much better, even in games like Oblivion.

 

[Rabidpeanut]

The 1024 is a BIT better but not much. If you have a monitor he size of a car then it is worth it for the RAM, but i cannot see another use for it (watch me justify my inability to get the 1024).

 

[TonyStark]

GTX kills it. Especially when high IQ settings are applied.

 

[SuicideSilence]

definantly the 2900 xt
1gb

 

[sailer]

And what reviews do you base this on? The only reviews on the 1 gig 2900 I've seen so far only have been comparisons using 3DMark, and on those, the 2900 XT 1 gig beat the 8800 GTX. But since they are only synthetics and not games, I don't put a lot of faith in them.

Whichever card he chooses, 8800 GTX or 1 gig 2900 XT, he will have much better performance then his present 7600GT. I think teh best price is a better comparison for him at the moment.

 

[Techfan]

From what i know so far the HD 2900XT 1024 GPU is clocked at the same frequency 740MHz as the 2900XT 512 which mean it will not be much faster. The only improvement is the memory bandwidth and size that don't make any significant difference. I agree that 8800GTX will be a bit faster.
Consider that most of the games are more optimized for nvidia chips.
The way it's meant to be played.