New AMD/ATI card kicks butt

[zmatt]

Finally: ATI's Radeon HD 2900 XT Arrives

She lets off a lot of heat and takes up a lot of juice but for $400 you cant beat it. beats the 8800GTS and comes close, matches or wops the 8800GTX in most. This card is selling for $400 and even though it doesn't compete with the 8800GTX as afr as price range it gives so much more power-per-dollar. The only downsides is the heat, noise, and the drivers still need some work.

 

[peterhuang913]

this is old
>> link

 

[Okitasoshi]

that's not the same link. his link is a true test, maybe you got the wrong thread.

the problem with this test is it doesn't differentiate between the 320MB and the 640MB GTS. which would help tremendously considering the $100 price difference.

 

[Apokalipse]

Needs better drivers, methinks.

 

[darksideleader]

I'm proberly gonna get myself a HD 2600 when they come out.

 

[zmatt]

yeah i would wait for better drives that way you save yourself the embarrassment of HL2 dropping to 9 fps when you turn AA and AF on lol. But it truly beats the 8 series for the cost, it comes up close on the GTX but costs $200 less. That seems like a no brainier to me. I need a better psu though, i only have a 400watt but i wouldn't pay $400 for a video card anyways, im going to wait for it to come down in cost or maybe just snag me one of the midrange cards. My 7900GS is getting a tad long in the tooth anyways.

 

[maroon1]

zmatt,

Look at the benckmarks
http://www.techist.com/forums/f76/real-review-x2900xt-vr-zone-com-143210/
http://www.techist.com/forums/f76/review-x2900-xt-theinquirer-net-143214/

8800GTX beats it in every benchmark
8800GTS beats it in many cases

HD2900XT consume more power and produce more noise

And GTX is just $100 more
Newegg.com - PNY VCG8800XXWB GeForce 8800GTX 768MB 384-bit GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card - OEM

yeah i would wait for better drives that way you save yourself the embarrassment of HL2 dropping to 9 fps when you turn AA and AF on lol.

HL2 and FEAR are optimized for ATI. Just look for the benchmarks for STALKER, even 8800GTS kicks HD2900XT *** in this game,,,,

 

[an51r]

Yah, your info is wrong nvidia cards win hands down in every article I read. Though the cost/performance ratio is very close, the better support and drivers will make me stick with nvidia for a long time. Unless ATI can significantly lower there price its not worth it.

 

[Jumping_Bean514]

Those benchmarks are stupid, they are all 1920 by 1200 and above res. They mean nothing to me. I want to see functional resolutions.

 

[baron5]

i rekon the 8800 kills that card. letalone the 640 gts. those benchies wrong.