Price/Performance Comparison
The Radeon 3850 is an interesting data point. The 256 MB version was more expensive than the 512 MB model on the day the price research was carried out, so the price listed in the table refers to the 512 version. The Geforce 8800 GT with 1024 MB has become considerably more expensive.
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Price comparison | dollars |
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Geforce GTX 280 SLI (1024 MB) | 840 |
Geforce GTX 260 SLI (896 MB) | 540 |
Radeon HD 4870 CF (512 MB) | 540 |
Geforce GTX 280 (1024 MB) | 420 |
Geforce 9800 GTX SLI (512 MB) | 400 |
Geforce 8800 GT SLI (1024 MB) | 380 |
Radeon HD 4850 CF (512 MB) | 350 |
Geforce 8800 GTS SLI (512 MB) | 340 |
Geforce GTX 260 (896 MB) | 290 |
Geforce 9800 GX2 (2x512 MB) | 280 |
Geforce 9600 GT SLI (1024 MB) | 280 |
Radeon HD 4870 (512 MB) | 270 |
Radeon HD 3870 CF (512 MB) | 250 |
Radeon HD 3870 X2 (2x512 MB) | 250 |
Geforce 8800 GT SLI (512 MB) | 240 |
Geforce 9800 GTX (512 MB) | 200 |
Geforce 8800 GT (1024 MB) | 190 |
Radeon HD 4850 (512 MB) | 175 |
Geforce 8800 GTS (512 MB) | 170 |
Geforce 8800 GTS (640 MB) | 160 |
Geforce 8600 GTS SLI (256 MB) | 160 |
Geforce 9600 GT (1024 MB) | 140 |
Geforce 8800 GT (512 MB) | 120 |
Geforce 8600 GT SLI (512 MB) | 120 |
Radeon HD 3870 (512 MB) | 130 |
Radeon HD 3650 CF (512 MB) | 120 |
Radeon HD 3850 (256 MB) | 90 |
Geforce 8600 GTS (256 MB) | 80 |
Geforce 8600 GT (256 MB) | 70 |
Radeon HD 3650 (512 MB) | 60 |
The “dollar per frame” figures below show the current graphics chips sorted according to price/performance ratio. The lower the number, the better the ranking. People looking for the best price/performance ratio should purchase a Geforce 8800 GT.
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Price/performance comparison | dollars per frame |
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Geforce GTX 280 SLI (1024 MB) | 0.238 |
Geforce GTX 260 SLI (896 MB) | 0.166 |
Radeon HD 4870 CF (512 MB) | 0.155 |
Geforce 8600 GTS SLI (256 MB) | 0.127 |
Geforce 9800 GTX SLI (512 MB) | 0.114 |
Geforce GTX 280 (1024 MB) | 0.111 |
Geforce 8800 GT SLI (1024 MB) | 0.109 |
Radeon HD 4850 CF (512 MB) | 0.108 |
Geforce 8800 GTS SLI (512 MB) | 0.098 |
Radeon HD 3870 X2 (2x512 MB) | 0.089 |
Radeon HD 3870 CF (512 MB) | 0.086 |
Geforce GTX 260 (896 MB) | 0.083 |
Geforce 9600 GT SLI (1024 MB) | 0.084 |
Geforce 9800 GX2 (2x512 MB) | 0.083 |
Radeon HD 4870 (512 MB) | 0.080 |
Geforce 8600 GT SLI (256 MB) | 0.079 |
Geforce 8600 GT (256 MB) | 0.074 |
Radeon HD 3650 CF (512 MB) | 0.073 |
Geforce 8600 GTS (256 MB) | 0.071 |
Geforce 8800 GT SLI (512 MB) | 0.070 |
Geforce 8800 GT (1024 MB) | 0.068 |
Geforce 8800 GTS (640 MB) | 0.067 |
Geforce 9800 GTX (512 MB) | 0.067 |
Radeon HD 3650 (512 MB) | 0.060 |
Radeon HD 4850 (512 MB) | 0.059 |
Geforce 9600 GT (1024 MB) | 0.057 |
Geforce 8800 GTS (512 MB) | 0.057 |
Radeon HD 3870 (512 MB) | 0.054 |
Radeon HD 3850 (256 MB) | 0.044 |
Geforce 8800 GT (512 MB) | 0.043 |