The performance difference between Palit’s 800 MHz card and the reference version drops to 13% under Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2. The most likely reason for this smaller performance delta is a CPU performance limitation.
Palit beats the reference card by 15% at 2560x1600, which is most likely the point at which GPU limitations exceed CPU limitations in this particular title. Those seeking even higher performance through manual overclocking can look at Jetway’s non-retail card as an example of what’s possible, with a 26% performance gain over the reference design.
Summary
- Shuffling Through The Cards
- Asus ENGTX460 DirectCU TOP/2DI/1GD5
- ECS Black Series GTX 460 NBGTX460-1GPI-F
- EVGA GeForce GTX 460 SuperClocked 1024 MB EE (External Exhaust)
- Gigabyte GTX 460 GV-N460OC-1GI
- Jetway's Exibition Card
- MSI N460GTX Cyclone 1GD5/OC
- Palit GTX 460 Sonic Platinum Overclocking Edition
- Sparkle GeForce GTX 460 1024 MB GDDR5
- Zotac GeForce GTX 460 1 GB
- Test Settings
- Benchmark Results: 3DMark Vantage
- Benchmark Results: Alien Vs. Predator
- Benchmark Results: Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
- Benchmark Results: Crysis
- Benchmark Results: DiRT 2
- Benchmark Results: S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call Of Pripyat
- Average Performance, Power, And Heat
- Efficiency, Price, And Performance Value
- Conclusion
