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EVGA GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 SuperClock

Tue, 06/16/2009 - 11:49 — FireFox


FEATURES
The GeForce GTX 200 Series has a number of architectural improvements over the previous generation of GPUs.

* 2nd Generation NVIDIA Unified Architecture: Second generation architecture delivers up to 50% more gaming performance over the first generation through 216 enhanced processing cores that provide incredible shading horsepower.

* NVIDIA PhysX-Ready: GeForce GPU support for NVIDIA PhysX technology, enabling a totally new class of physical gaming interaction for a more dynamic and realistic experience with GeForce.

* 3-way NVIDIA SLI Technology: Industry leading 3-way NVIDIA SLI technology offers amazing performance scaling by implementing 3-way AFR (Alternate Frame Rendering) for the world�s fastest gaming solution under Windows Vista with solid, state-of-the-art drivers.

* NVIDIA CUDA Technology: CUDA technology unlocks the power of the GPUs processing cores to accelerate the most demanding system tasks � such as video encoding � delivering up to 7x performance over traditional CPUs.

* NVIDIA PureVideo HD Technology: The combination of high-definition video decode acceleration and post-processing that delivers unprecedented picture clarity, smooth video, accurate color, and precise image scaling for movies and video.

* NVIDIA HybridPower Technology: Lets you switch from the GeForce GTX 260 graphics card to the motherboard GeForce GPU when running non graphically-intensive applications for a quiet, low power PC experience.


EVGA Geforce GTX 260 Core 216 Superclocked
VS.
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 X2

  EVGA Geforce GTX 260 Core 216 Superclocked Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 X2
Price $259 $299
Manufacturing process 55nm 55nm
Core clock 576MHz 625MHz (2)
Stream processors 216 800 (2)
Stream processor clock 1242 MHz NA
Memory 898MB 2GB
Memory speed 1GHz DDR3 933MHz DDR3
Crysis (Assault Harbor) (DirectX 10, 64-bit, very high, 4x AA) (in frames per second)
(Longer bars indicate better performance)

 1,400x960   
1,680x1,050   
1,920x1,080   

Far Cry 2 (Ranch Medium) (DirectX 10, very high, 4x AA) (in frames per second)
(Longer bars indicate better performance)

 1,440x900   
1,680x1,050   
1,920x1,200   

Left 4 Dead (DirectX 9, 4x AA, 16x AF, very high) (in frames per second)
(Longer bars indicate better performance)

 1,440 x 900   
1,680 x 1,050   
1,920 x 1,200   
Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 X2

164 
147 
128 
Nvidia GeForce GTX 280

158 
137 
115 


Although it may not be the best in show, you still get great bang for your buck. Loads of features such as PhysX, SLI, CUDA, ect.
You will not be disappointed if you get your hands on this card. It's time to retire your old card and jump in to the next gen.

Test configuration:
Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 32-bit
2.9GHz Intel Quad Core 9400
750i FTW chipset
4GB 800MHz DDR2
raid0 2x 640GB 7,2000rpm Western Digital hard drive

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