8800 gt vs 9800 gtx

[zulk]

hey guys ive just bought a 8800 gt 512 mb but a new card 9800 gtx came out and the price is just likre 50 more so is the 9800 gx much better then the 8800 gt or can the 8800 be overclocked to outperform the 9800gtx
my 8800 gt is currenntly runnin @ 700 / 1200/1600

thanx

[kazkas]

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Originally Posted by zulk

hey guys ive just bought a 8800 gt 512 mb but a new card 9800 gtx came out and the price is just likre 50 more so is the 9800 gx much better then the 8800 gt or can the 8800 be overclocked to outperform the 9800gtx
my 8800 gt is currenntly runnin @ 700 / 1200/1600

thanx

no way dude the 9800gtx is the second fastest card in da world. the 9800 gx2 is the fastest.
9800gtx is faster tha 3870 and all the other cards exept the gx2 so srry but u missed

[HeroesForGhosts]

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Originally Posted by kazkas

no way dude the 9800gtx is the second fastest card in da world. the 9800 gx2 is the fastest.
9800gtx is faster tha 3870 and all the other cards exept the gx2 so srry but u missed

I'm pretty sure the 3870X2 beats the 9800GTX.

But, yeah, the 9800GTX beats the 8800 GT by a fair margin. I wouldn't worry about it much, though; the 8800GT are very decent cards for the price.

[ShyguyXPC]

not THAT much of a margin, its for the most part an 8800GTS 512MB, with faster clocks more or less, spec's wise its very similar.

kazkas, has no idea what he's saying, yes its ONE of the fastest available, but not second fastest, its up there with the old 8800GTX/Ultra, & 3870 x2, all with in the same general range, however he is right about the 9800GX2, but even in some games/tests/bench's the older GTX/Ultra's still beat it out, simply because of the greater amount of memory on the card.


the 8800GT might be able to clock as high as the new 9800GTX, however, its still going to be stuck with the 112 Stream processors, where as the 8800GTS 512MB, 8800GTX/Ultra & 9800GTX all have 128 Stream processors. thats something you can't change.

[zulk]

so should i change to the 9800 gtx or stick wit this , and will this card be able to provide me the goods for the next 2 years, then i can save some cash and buy a really good card

[zulk]

i recently heard the ultra is better then the 9800 and the 9800 only is able to beat the 8800 gt/gts 512 by only few frames 8 at the most

[zulk]

and btw the 8800 gt beats the radeon 3870 x 2 in most games the 3870 x2 only exels in crysis and cod 4

[ShyguyXPC]

nope, the 3870 x2 beats the 8800GT, & excels in many other games besides those.

don't know where your getting your info.

but I'd stay with the card you have now, save up & wait for Fall for the new chips/cards that are supposed to be out from nVidia, supposedly this time it will be all new architecture, instead of just a revamp of the current one, like the 8800GT/GTS & 9800 series G92 core cards are.

[RamonGTP]

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Originally Posted by ShyguyXPC

not THAT much of a margin, its for the most part an 8800GTS 512MB, with faster clocks more or less, spec's wise its very similar.

Yep, infact I believe the specs are identical to the 8800GTS 512 except slightly faster core/shader/mem clocks. If you can return your 8800GT for a full refund and just spend the additional $50 for the 9800 GTX then go for it, but it's not a HUGE upgrade.

As far as the 3870 X2, there are certainly mixed reviews on it. Sometimes it does very well, and other times it can be slower than single GPU cards that cost a lot less. This is pretty much the case with any Crossfire or SLI setup which is what the 3870 X2 and 9800 GX2 are, except on a single card.

[nemowolf]

http://arstechnica.com/reviews/hardw...gtx-review.ars

lil food for thought on this topic...

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GPU No. of stream processors Core clock speed MHz Shader clock speed MhZ Memory clock speed MHz Bus width

9800 GX2 G92x2 256 600 1500 1000 256-bit

9800 GTX G92 128 675 1688 1100 256-bit

8800 GTS 512 G92 128 650 1625 970 256-bit

8800 GT G92 112 600 1500 900 256-bit

9600 GT G94 64 650 1625 900 256-bit

Did my best to clean up the table ...