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EVGA e-GeForce 9800 GTX Review

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" The readings below from the utility Video Memory Watcher provide a clue as to what contributed to the drastic difference in performance between the graphics cards. At a resolution of 2560x1600 with no AA, Video Memory Watcher reported that 322MB of video memory was being consumed. "


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" Forcing 4x AA via the driver control panel reveals that a staggering 696MB of video memory was being used in Oblivion. With 768MB of video memory, the GeForce 8800 GTX was able to accommodate the higher quality settings. The GeForce 9800 GTX required additional memory for storage and began swapping data with system memory, thus causing a significant decrease in performance. "


http://www.nvnews.net/reviews/evga_geforce_9800_gtx/index.shtml



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I thought that was an lndividual review lol (now I reread topic I see it aint).

I am only posting this, I aint one bit interest in 9800GTX or GX2 but did not think it would be as bad as that review showed, It only caught my eye as it was EVGA.

Feel free to move or delete. :)
 
It's really disappointing NV are using LESS memory on there newer cards, and a 256-bit memory interface. With my 9800GX2 i have issues at 2560x1600 with AA because of this, it just dont have enough memory and memory bandwidth. I can run into this problem @ 1920x1200 aswell if i turn AA up enough on certain games.

It's extremely retarded, because these cards should only be for displays with 1920x1200 res and higher, they have the processing power, but are totally crippled by the memory issues.

I hope the true next gen cards have 1GB as standard and atleast 384-bit memory interface.
 
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oh no ...what are we going to do .....you cant run oblivion at 2560x1600 with 4xaa and 8xaf because the card dosnt have anough memory........well what a suprise at that res.

now dont get me wrong im not saying that the 9800gtx is good or bad, but i am saying that an awfull lot of reviews just use ridiculous scare mongering tactics like this just to generate hits.
 
Good find Helmut :). Another way to point out the mistake Nvidia have made by this move.

G92 or G94 core with 384bit interface and 768mb of RAM with those high shaders to match would have been a decent move. Not this :(. I really hope that's not going to be G200 either!!!.
 
bru said:
oh no ...what are we going to do .....you cant run oblivion at 2560x1600 with 4xaa and 8xaf because the card dosnt have anough memory........well what a suprise at that res.

now dont get me wrong im not saying that the 9800gtx is good or bad, but i am saying that an awfull lot of reviews just use ridiculous scare mongering tactics like this just to generate hits.
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Why do you say that ?, the fact remains things are supposed to move forward not backwards.

That card is crippled because of Memory Bus and Size, it may play a bit better at 1920's with full AA etc but it will still not play aswell as the 1.6+year old 8800GTX due to same reasons above.

The reason they used that RES was probably to put the most strain on the Card and the fact its the very high end anyone will be playing on that has a big LCD.

Both cards ran the same RES+Settings so in my book its fair.
 
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If your only going to run at 1680x1050, which would be faster, 8800GTX or 9800GTX ?
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Or Ultra??
All clocked to their max ??

Looking for an answer here too, as it looks as though the 9800 GTX does very well at THIS res. with or without AA.
From the reviews i have seen, it is only in older games, like 'Prey', that the 8800GTX runs faster at that res.
 
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Bito said:
Or Ultra??
All clocked to their max ??

Looking for an answer here too, as it looks as though the 9800 GTX does very well at THIS res. with or without AA.
From the reviews i have sen, it is only in older games, like 'Prey', that the 8800GTX runs faster at that res.
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Ultra. That card is still the fastest single-core effort around.
 
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