GFX 6800 --plain

[Raynor221]

I've got about 300$ to spend on a new video card. My current video card is a Apollo GFX5600 and it really sucks .

Anyway, I was looking at the new GFX 6800s and came across this: http://evga.com/Products/moreinfo.asp?Part_Number=128-A8-N343-AX . The clock speed is 325 and the memory speed is 700, is it worth 300$? Or could I get another video card thats better and cheaper?

Thanks
Raynor221

 

[scottchen]

None of the 6800 series has been released yet... therefore can't comment on it yet. Stick with your 5600 for another month or so, then we'll see some benchmarks on the retail cards, then you'll have a better idea on which brand you want and which type of card you want. From the current benchmarks seen at firingsquad, that card seems better than ATI's upcoming counterpart on paper.

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[phial]

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[hogfather]

Then again, on paper the FX's were better on paper than the ati last gen - in reality....

XP2000, 512 ddr 2700ram, GF4 MX440, XP Pro

 

[entium]

it wasn't better on paper take alook at the fx's bandwidth, transistor counts, number of pixel and vertex shaders, and pipelines. The only way on paper it would have competed with the ati's 9800 series if it had more then 33% in each of these parts over the 9800.

This all goes back to 24 bit vs 32 bit color precision

 

[HardWareBoss]

You need a new card now? Buy HIS 9800ProICEQ at New Egg for $240.

 

[hogfather]

Oh well, my bad

XP2000, 512 ddr 2700ram, GF4 MX440, XP Pro

 

[entium]

It was marketing hype . Nvidia did a good job with it. Then ATi used it against them lol.