GeForce 9800 GX2, 9800 GTX & 3870 X2 3DMark 06 Compared

Azza · 29 Feb 2008 at 14:08

GeForce 9800 GX2, 9800 GTX & 3870 X2 Compared

Ranger07 · 29 Feb 2008 at 14:13

9800GTX is such a disapointment, Next gen my arse

LoadsaMoney · 29 Feb 2008 at 14:14

Interesting, says the launch date for the GX2 is now a week later.

9800 GTX was never next gen, the 9 series were always known to be old 8800's, the 9800 GTX is a slightly overclocekd 8800 GTS.

Blackout · 29 Feb 2008 at 14:14

Interesting. Especially considering that ATI usually excels in this benchmark (but leaves games behind presumably due to TWIMTBP)...should make for nice fast cards. Can't wait to see some initial games benchmarks.

Edit: agree not looking 'next-gen' though

Azza · 29 Feb 2008 at 14:15

Ranger07 said:
9800GTX is such a disapointment, Next gen my arse

Its never been meant to be 'next gen'.

LoadsaMoney said:
Interesting, says the launch date for the GX2 is now a week later.

It got delayed a week or so ago.

LoadsaMoney · 29 Feb 2008 at 14:17

Azza said:
It got delayed a week or so ago.

Jesus, if they still cant get 2006 cards out, what hope is their for the next gen.

Azza · 29 Feb 2008 at 14:19

LoadsaMoney said:
Jesus, if they still cant get 2006 cards out, what hope is their for the next gen.

They must have under estimated how long it takes for a machine to screw two cards together.

Ranger07 · 29 Feb 2008 at 14:19

I know what your saying but 8*** to 9*** looks from a consumers point of view next gen but its just a marketing ploy, Its the marketing i dont agree with as they should have just called it a 8900 or something.

Darkwave · 29 Feb 2008 at 14:22

That pretty much sums up how I feel about this waste of sillicon.

Rroff · 29 Feb 2008 at 15:29

Makes me feel warm and fuzzy about buying an 8800GT now and even warmer and fuzzier about the prospect of SLIing the GT - I can get 14K in 3D Marks 06 with just one GT on an E6600 so goodness knows what it would get with a quad.

kablooey · 29 Feb 2008 at 16:01

Wait...So the "next gen" is no faster than my 8800GTX?! :confused:

I've not been paying attention to graphics cards lately.

Ranger07 · 29 Feb 2008 at 16:20

kablooey said:
Wait...So the "next gen" is no faster than my 8800GTX?! I've not been paying attention to graphics cards lately.

From those figures it looks like the 9800GTX is pretty much the same as an 8800GTX. Totally pointless exercise IMO.

Margaret · 29 Feb 2008 at 16:20

8800GT until 2009 I think.

perox · 29 Feb 2008 at 16:21

Wooo I'm happy

I think ATI are a good investment atm with CrossfireX.

SixDemons · 29 Feb 2008 at 16:43

ok.. they are usgin catalyst 8.4??' WTH
8.3 are not even out yet....

fornowagain · 29 Feb 2008 at 16:51

SixDemons said:
ok.. they are usgin catalyst 8.4??' WTH
8.3 are not even out yet....

Eh? 8.451 is the driver not the cat package.

sosrandom · 29 Feb 2008 at 17:12

Sound like like BS to me just like the GTX pic 3 days ago that I can only see 1 SLI connector on, then again wouldn't surprise me if its true

Azza · 29 Feb 2008 at 17:18

sosrandom said:
Sound like like BS to me just like the GTX pic 3 days ago that I can only see 1 SLI connector on, then again wouldn't surprise me if its true

Onboard chip on 9800GTX just like 9800GT for Tri-SLI is a possibility. Alllowing only one SLI connector.

Pants · 29 Feb 2008 at 17:19

I wish I bought a 8800GTX when they came out. Then I could have just not worried about upgrading for a few years and still had almost the fastest card available.

easyrider · 29 Feb 2008 at 17:23

Give me an X2 anyday over this NV muck!