Asus Mars GTX 295 8GB SLI Runs Far Cry 2 2160p

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By Marcus Yam
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8 GB of graphics RAM enough for you?

Have the need for speed? Check out the Asus Mars GTX 295, which its maker claims to be the fastest video card on the planet at the current moment. It set the world record in 3DMark with a score of X25057 just before Computex, and now it’s basking in all its glory at the show.

Asus had these running Far Cry 2 at the show at a mind (and monitor) blowing resolution of 3840 x 2160. Put two of them together for a quad-SLI setup with 8 GB of graphics memory.

We haven’t gotten one in our labs yet, but we hope to soon. Until then, check out our GTX 295 vs. GTX 275 comparison.

Marcus Yam
Marcus Yam
Marcus Yam served as Tom's Hardware News Director during 2008-2014. He entered tech media in the late 90s and fondly remembers the days when an overclocked Celeron 300A and Voodoo2 SLI comprised a gaming rig with the ultimate street cred.
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41 Comments Comment from the forums
  • touchdowntexas13
    3840 x 2160? I'll be content upgrading to 1920 x 1080 :)
    I would love to see what 2160p look like though...
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  • grieve
    It's just a beast! with a price tag to match im sure....
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  • ravenware
    Gives me a hard on
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  • megamanx00
    Man, that's insane. Well if you can afford it why not. Even so it will probably be outclassed by 40nm and 32nm DX11 solutions in a few months.
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  • Pei-chen
    Can it play Crysis?

    megamanx00Man, that's insane. Well if you can afford it why not. Even so it will probably be outclassed by 40nm and 32nm DX11 solutions in a few months.Doubt it. Nvidia and ATI don't usually release dual GPU cards at launch. GTX 380 or what not need to be twice as fast as GTX 285 to beat this card.
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  • Luscious
    I believe the correct term is QFHD, not 2160p, and the monitors need four cable connections to display that resolution.
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  • judeh101
    sweet!
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  • christop
    God how much is it????? humm 1000???
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  • apmyhr
    Pei-chenDoubt it. Nvidia and ATI don't usually release dual GPU cards at launch. GTX 380 or what not need to be twice as fast as GTX 285 to beat this card.Correct me if I'm wrong, but didn't one 8800 easily beat two 7900 cards in SLI? I know its not exactly the same as a dual GPU board, but the principal is the same.
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  • alvine
    sweet card but bad timing. new series will come out before 2010 so why not wait for gtx 3xx / ati 5xxx series :p
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