The Holiday Stop Gap: GeForce 6800 GS
by Derek Wilson on November 7, 2005 9:00 AM EST- Posted in
- GPUs
F.E.A.R. Performance
For this test, we ran F.E.A.R. with out soft shadows not only because of the severe performance penalty, but also because we feel the effect just looks bad. The ATI cards don't seem to scale as well with resolution as the NVIDIA cards do, but none of this bunch are really able to run the game smoothly at 1600x1200. The sweet spot for the 6800 GS and GT is 1280x960, but the other cards might be better off running at 1024x768.
Also, while the 6800 GS and GT perform very similarly again, the GT holds a slight edge in this test.
For this test, we ran F.E.A.R. with out soft shadows not only because of the severe performance penalty, but also because we feel the effect just looks bad. The ATI cards don't seem to scale as well with resolution as the NVIDIA cards do, but none of this bunch are really able to run the game smoothly at 1600x1200. The sweet spot for the 6800 GS and GT is 1280x960, but the other cards might be better off running at 1024x768.
Also, while the 6800 GS and GT perform very similarly again, the GT holds a slight edge in this test.
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Slaimus - Tuesday, November 8, 2005 - link
I have had mine for a year. It is called 6800 AGP + softmodDonegrim - Wednesday, November 9, 2005 - link
Without the GDDR3 memory though. You can't unlock upgraded memory.Missing Ghost - Monday, November 7, 2005 - link
Can I get this in AGP?bob661 - Monday, November 7, 2005 - link
The one on Monarch is PCIe.JarredWalton - Monday, November 7, 2005 - link
NV42 = PCIe only, unless they bridge back to AGP. I seriously doubt that will happen, but 6800GT AGP cards are slightly cheaper than PCIe versions already.yacoub - Monday, November 7, 2005 - link
"today sees the introduction of a part that performs just as well as the 6800 GT but costs about $100 less."Uhm, 6800GTs cost around $280, maybe less as I haven't checked in a few days, so you must be implying that I can get a 6800GS for $180. If that's true, then that's more reasonable.
LoneWolf15 - Monday, November 7, 2005 - link
And in the same vein:To go back to the beginning of the article:
The X800XL's lowest retail price on pricewatch is $245. Where would one be saving money at this point buying a 6800GS, assuming you could actually purchase one today?
P.S. I find it likely that the price of the X800XL will be lowered even further to compete.
yacoub - Monday, November 7, 2005 - link
Still waiting to see a reply to this or a correction in the article's conclusion regarding the X800XL and supposed $100 price gap b/w GS and GT. =PDrZoidberg - Monday, November 7, 2005 - link
I think when u say $280 for 6800GT this is not the recommended price set by nvidia (MSRP) but the cheapest online price, im sure the MSRP for 6800GT is around $320, just like u can get 6800GS for less than the MSRP price of $250, $209 at newegg.bob661 - Monday, November 7, 2005 - link
Some of you guys are some non-reading bitches. Scroll up and you'll see Derek's link to where you can buy this card TODAY for $229.