Three Factory-Overclocked, High-End Graphics Cards
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Why buy a standard model when you can get the top-of-the-line? Treat yourself to the good stuff! We take three premium graphics cards for a spin to see just what kind of optional extras you can get when purchasing a factory-tweaked non-reference board.
Benchmark Results: DiRT 2
DiRT 2 shows us the closest playing field yet.
At 2560x1600, there aren't even any performance differences worth mentioning, overclocked or not.
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knutjb Good to see sensible conclusions, bang for the buck.Reply
Amazing how well the ATI cards are doing given their time on the market. -
Jax69 i am amazed by ati cards after one year on the market is still strong as hell. very good amdReply -
jonsy2k I'm not liking the trend of these cards consuming more and more pci slots to be honest.Reply -
h83 So, the conclusion is that the only good point about those factory overclocked cards are their coolers...Reply -
Tamz_msc Aliens vs. Predator favors the Radeons, just like Crysis favors the GeForce cards. However, the playing field remains very close
The graphs tell otherwise.
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The Lady Slayer It's a shame the Big Green has paid off so many game developers that we'll never see a 'true' comparison between ATI & nVidiaReply