Performance comparison between these two cards?

harris1986 · 25 Apr 2006 at 22:32

Hi guys i'm looking at getting a new gfx card - now i have found a £7900gtx 512mb with clocks of
# Memory Clock : 1.6 GHz
# Clock rate : 650 MHz
# Chipset : 7900 GTX
for £349

but i want to know if it will really be a noticeable performance difference against the 7900gt 256mb XXX extreme edition which has clocks of
# Memory Clock : 1630 mHz
# Clock rate : 550 MHz
# Chipset : 7900 GT
which oc have for £276?

Is the GTX 512mb really worth the extra £73?

the highest res i'l be running is 1280x1024 really and that's only for FEAR

Zefan · 25 Apr 2006 at 22:34

The performance difference will be minimal - although games will only become more texture centered which means if you want future proofing you'd be better with the 512MB. If it's just short term then the GT should do you fine on medium res.

harris1986 · 25 Apr 2006 at 22:44

hmmz true, but is £73 really justifiable? would you think the GT would run FEAR comfortably and quake4? i'm not really a big gamer i tend to play cs1.6 and source mainly.

Chiribo · 25 Apr 2006 at 22:44

Just wondering why you haven't considered the ATI X1900XT as you can get great peformance from the card for less than the price of the GTX with 512MB RAM

Unless you're planing on going SLI at some point later

Zefan · 25 Apr 2006 at 22:46

harris1986 said:
hmmz true, but is £73 really justifiable? would you think the GT would run FEAR comfortably and quake4? i'm not really a big gamer i tend to play cs1.6 and source mainly.

The GT'll kick the holy crap outta them all.

harris1986 · 25 Apr 2006 at 22:59

yeah, i just found the GT for £258 aswell lol

can't wait till payday now hehehehe

Darkwave · 25 Apr 2006 at 23:01

Chiribo said:
Just wondering why you haven't considered the ATI X1900XT as you can get great peformance from the card for less than the price of the GTX with 512MB RAM

Unless you're planing on going SLI at some point later

Or even the X1800XT that's currently on an incredible special offer right now, since he basically just wants it for F.E.A.R. @ 1280.

harris1986 said:
yeah, i just found the GT for £258 aswell lol can't wait till payday now hehehehe

You should seriously consider the X1800XT. It's currently on an incredible deal and will out-perform a 7900GT.

Zefan · 25 Apr 2006 at 23:01

Just been thinking - get a x1800xt as it beats the 7900gt and is far cheaper. On OcUK this week only for £170.32 Including VAT. This offer wont last btw - it'll probably be over by thursday.

:edit: I got owned :rolleyes:

Darkwave · 25 Apr 2006 at 23:03

Zefan said:
I got owned

Woudln't own a fellow Muse fan.

LoadsaMoney · 25 Apr 2006 at 23:09

Yup got a 512mb x1800 XT here, played Fear maxed out in 1280x1024 fine.

harris1986 · 25 Apr 2006 at 23:18

look at my sig i have a x1800xt 512mb atm, and it's just too buggy for me :S, has put me off ATi, and after reading a diff forum a guy has got his gt to 600 / 1800 on air. also found a 450 / 1320 for £199 inc vat + del new

easyrider · 26 Apr 2006 at 00:21

If you have the budget get the 7900 GTX but the res at which you play the GT will be fine.

They overclock fantastically too.So don't worry about the clock speed you will get 580/1750 usually on all GT's.

It amazes me How many pipe up about the x1800 and x1900 when you clearly ask about the performance between the GTX and the GT.

They are so eager they forget to look at your sig harris1986

My 7900 GT beat the x1800 xt when overclocked and the x1800 doesn't come close when overclocked with an overclocked 7900GT.

easyrider · 26 Apr 2006 at 00:22

Exsomnis said:
You should seriously consider the X1800XT. It's currently on an incredible deal and will out-perform a 7900GT.

He already has one doh!

And thats not strictly true either.

harris1986 · 26 Apr 2006 at 01:21

haha well said lol, aye 7900gt it is then

, now i got the choice of either getting the 550/1630 for £258 or the 450/1320 for £199 inc del + vat?

egt · 26 Apr 2006 at 07:16

easyrider said:
It amazes me How many pipe up about the x1800 and x1900 when you clearly ask about the performance between the GTX and the GT.

Yep, even the thread title is "Performance comparison between these two cards"

harris1986 said:
haha well said lol, aye 7900gt it is then , now i got the choice of either getting the 550/1630 for £258 or the 450/1320 for £199 inc del + vat?

I'd get the cheapest one, it should be no less of a clocker than "OC" version.

Darkwave · 26 Apr 2006 at 09:47

easyrider said:
He already has one doh!
And thats not strictly true either.

Yeah I forgot to look at his sig. And it's very true at stock, and don't forget the guy who is always correcting you about OC's.

harris1986 · 26 Apr 2006 at 10:21

thinking about it as i have just sold my x1800xt 512 for £220 on everyones favourite auction site then i'm going to get the 550/1630 version as it will only cos me £38 not bad that

toM123 · 26 Apr 2006 at 10:54

harris1986 said:
thinking about it as i have just sold my x1800xt 512 for £220 on everyones favourite auction site then i'm going to get the 550/1630 version as it will only cos me £38 not bad that

Good idea, Ive had an order with that place selling the 7900gt for £199 for nearly a month now, they keep put the date of delivery back. I got fed up in the end and manged to get hold of a x1800xt 512mb for £197 Inc Del from the OcUK clearance

no_1_dave · 26 Apr 2006 at 11:47

These GTs are very good (see sig)

You wont be disapointed