ATI 3870XT vs 8800GT Official review @ Legionhardware

[Owenb]

Well according to a more recent review of the GT v 2900xt, the GT is the faster card!

And we don't know how the games were tested, ie, what map, how many players and so on.

http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3140&p=10

Yes, that is what i said- the GT is faster. What i am saying is that the 2900XT comes in at 40% slower in UT3 in that review, but in the one i linked, aswell as your graph, puts it at less than ~10%.

There is another 1- Tomshardware, yes i know there is better but i am short on time!

http://www.tomshardware.com/2007/10/29/geforce_8800_gt/page12.html

There the 2900XT and 8800GT are pretty much even, with the 2900XT holding a slight advantage in 3 out of 4- UT3 runs very well on the 2900xt.

If you look at toms results for World in Conflict it also looks very different. The 2900XT is faster than the GT without AA, but the tables are turned when it is on. The results are 37fps/45fps at 1600*1200 with AA*4, while this review has 11fps/39fps!! It goes from been 20% faster to 350%!!

 

[Turambar]

Because its a real review...

That just makes it a real review not an official review.

 

[gareth170]

Sorry but the only people who would think that are complete and utter noobs (not meant offensively), the people here who know their stuff would never say or entertain such a thing. It was obvious from the start it would be very, very similar to the 2900XT. The main goal for AMD here was to increase yields, give it a fresh face, and make more profit from their cards. Hence why DX10.1 was pimped, and performance in anything other than crossfire not shouted about..

why u sorry?

 

[Psycho Sonny]

their using beta drivers really, i think ill wait a bit and wait for the improvements made by ATI to their drivers, remember the 2900xt at launch it was slower than the 320MB GTS then with advanced drivers it became faster than a GTX in some cases and slower in others but beat both GTS's

 

[yeti]

its clear now the reason they changed to the 38xx name is to trick customers.

 

[PrinzEugen]

Check out the new 3d mark results thread Giibbo's just posted.

 

[willhub]

That just makes it a real review not an official review.

Its an official review because ifs about the 3870 and its one of the first ones and ebcause its a real review, it makes it an official review.

 

[Richdog]

why u sorry?

I'm sorry that i'm forced to share threads with people who write in txt speak.

its clear now the reason they changed to the 38xx name is to trick customers.

I think "trick" is a tad harsh, it was just a sensible marketing move to keep them in competition. And we WANT them to stay in competition, right?

 

[warren_1979]

GT's still the dogs danglies man. Glad I bought a one on impulse a few weeks ago.

 

[Turambar]

Its an official review because ifs about the 3870 and its one of the first ones and ebcause its a real review, it makes it an official review.

Go learn what official means.

 

[Raikiri]

Go learn what official means.

Well the real definition of an official review would be a review released or verified by AMD/ATi which of course would be rather biased, as I'm sure an nVidia one would.

I think it's fair to call these reviews 'official' in the sense that they're done by fairly reliable sources and show a true representation of the cards performance.

 

[Lightnix]

Wasn't aware the 2900 XT got beat by the 8800 GTS quite so badly even on newer drivers.

 

[willhub]

Go learn what official means.

its called an official review so deal with it or dont post

 

[gareth170]

Go learn what official means.

jrodga2k5 has a 3870 and his made a review which confirms its a 2900xt in performance wise which this review is true/real/official

 

[Richdog]

Go learn what official means.

So a review is only legitimate if it's posted after launch date, despite the face it will be using exactly the same card and drivers and is only er.... one day early?

 

[RavenXXX2]

its called an official review so deal with it or dont post

Calm down Will i agree, all reviews on the web from well respected sites are normally referred to as " official " reviews.

 

[Lightnix]

Even the 2900 Pro can beat out the 8800 GTS in at least some benchmarks, yet this shows the 8800 GTS to be decimating the 2900 XT... In every test.

Sorry, but I can't trust this review as far as I can throw it (and considering it's an intangible object that ain't that far).

 

[Richdog]

Review has been taken down due to breach of NDA hehe.

 

[gareth170]

I'm sorry that i'm forced to share threads with people who write in txt speak.

oh come on m8. im disabled i don't use a keyboard to type. i type like that to speed up my typeing because i use my head to type.

 

[willhub]

Calm down Will i agree, all reviews on the web from well respected sites are normally referred to as " official " reviews.

I'm not calming down there is always some ****** going on at me, cant even say anything against the 3870 without been flamed.