Seven of NVIDIA's Latest and Greatest Cards Tested
A Detailed Look At The Candidates
NVIDIA Graphics Cards with PCI-Express Interface | |||||||
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Manufacturer and Designation | Code Name | Video Memory in MB | HDR-Rendering | Vertex Shader Version | Pixel Shader Version | GPU-Frequency MHz | memory-Frequency MHz |
eVGA GeForce 7800 GTX Black Pearl | G70 | 512, DDR3 | yes | 3.0 | 3.0 | 600 | 1800 |
Gigabyte GeForce 7800 GTX Turbo Force | G70 | 256, DDR3 | yes | 3.0 | 3.0 | 480 | 1250 |
Asus GeForce N7800GTX Extreme | G70 | 256, DDR3 | yes | 3.0 | 3.0 | 430 | 1200 |
Asus GeForce N7800GT Extreme | G70 | 256, DDR3 | yes | 3.0 | 3.0 | 400 | 1000 |
Gigabyte GeForce 7800 GT | G70 | 256, DDR3 | yes | 3.0 | 3.0 | 400 | 1000 |
Gigabyte GeForce 6600 GT Silentpipe II | NV43 | 128, GDDR3 | yes | 3.0 | 3.0 | 500 | 1000 |
MSI GeForce 6600 GT Diamond | NV43 | 128, DDR3 | yes | 3.0 | 3.0 | 500 | 1000 |
Among the contenders: A silent, passively cooled SLI-solution.
Asus GeForce 7800 GT Extreme
The GeForce 7800 GT uses a single-slot cooling solution, and the fan is backlit by blue LEDs. The cooler consists of the fan itself, an integrated heatpipe and cooling fins; two of the four memory modules are cooled by the fan's airflow. The two modules above the GPU are connected to the main heatsink by a heatpipe. The PCB is reinforced by a thin sheet of steel that runs the length of the card.
Blue Fan backlighting, 2x DVI, 1x Video-Out: Asus GeForce 7800 GT Extreme
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