I bring up this question because I currently have a 8800 GTX ( which I currently have to RMA ), this question has been presented before in one of my non related threads ( concerning me having to RMA my 1.5 year old 8800 GTX ). In the past the 8800 GTX was more then 2x faster then the 7 series card, but since then it has seemed like technology has slowed down a bit with the 9 series basically being repackaged 8 series with minor improvements. Anyways along comes the GTX series, and at first I was a bit skeptical if nvidia would pull another huge performance increase that the 8 series enjoyed over the 7 series. My expectations were however a bit dissapointed when I saw Anandtechs article which contains the only professional testing with a 8 series, all other professional benchmarks seem to omit the 8 series due to its age. AnandTech: The Radeon HD 4850 & 4870: AMD Wins at $199 and $299
In this article it shows some pretty surprising results ( well at least they surprised me )where a GTX 260 ( a non core 216 is done int he test which is theoretically 12.5% slower but listed as currently 6% slower then a core 216 in their more up to date benching ) is only:
17% faster then a 8800 GTX in bioshock
23% faster then a 8800 GTX in Crysis
31% faster then a 8800 GTX in Assassins Creed
other results show a more substantial boost ( around 40-50% ) improvement. All these benchmarks were at stock settings ( which they should be since OCing shouldn't be considered because it just introduces more uncontrollable variables in the experiment ). I presented this question to another forum where someone posted his own results comparing a 8800 GTX to a GTX 260 in 3dmark06:
Which show a 280 only having 28% high scores then a 8800 GTX in non SLI mode ( the margin is even lower in SLI mode )
I was also told to try my own experiment in Crysis to try to validate Anandtechs findings and the results were:
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in comparison Nosboost ( whereever he is ) recieved these results:
http://www.techist.com/forums/1482538-post325.html
35% seems a little far off from Anandtechs findings until you consider the fact his GPU was OCed and mine was at stock which obviously would bring the % further which I think proves Anandtechs findings. ( I realize comparing peoples individual benchmarks is less exact then professional benchmarking on the same system, but it at the very least offers ballpark numbers to go by )
So Bottom line is, does everyone think its worth it to upgrade in my case? Or should I wait for the next generation or for prices to lower even further? I know these are comparisons of only current games, and theres no telling how performance margins will change in future games ( can be assumed they will increase ) but for now we can only test what we can test ( current games ). Whats everyone think? I know a few peoples opinions on the issue and I just want to recieve more.
In this article it shows some pretty surprising results ( well at least they surprised me )where a GTX 260 ( a non core 216 is done int he test which is theoretically 12.5% slower but listed as currently 6% slower then a core 216 in their more up to date benching ) is only:
17% faster then a 8800 GTX in bioshock
23% faster then a 8800 GTX in Crysis
31% faster then a 8800 GTX in Assassins Creed
other results show a more substantial boost ( around 40-50% ) improvement. All these benchmarks were at stock settings ( which they should be since OCing shouldn't be considered because it just introduces more uncontrollable variables in the experiment ). I presented this question to another forum where someone posted his own results comparing a 8800 GTX to a GTX 260 in 3dmark06:
Which show a 280 only having 28% high scores then a 8800 GTX in non SLI mode ( the margin is even lower in SLI mode )
I was also told to try my own experiment in Crysis to try to validate Anandtechs findings and the results were:
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in comparison Nosboost ( whereever he is ) recieved these results:
http://www.techist.com/forums/1482538-post325.html
35% seems a little far off from Anandtechs findings until you consider the fact his GPU was OCed and mine was at stock which obviously would bring the % further which I think proves Anandtechs findings. ( I realize comparing peoples individual benchmarks is less exact then professional benchmarking on the same system, but it at the very least offers ballpark numbers to go by )
So Bottom line is, does everyone think its worth it to upgrade in my case? Or should I wait for the next generation or for prices to lower even further? I know these are comparisons of only current games, and theres no telling how performance margins will change in future games ( can be assumed they will increase ) but for now we can only test what we can test ( current games ). Whats everyone think? I know a few peoples opinions on the issue and I just want to recieve more.