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GeForce 8800 GTS 512MB Roundup - Albatron, eVGA and XFX
| Manufacturer: | Various |
| Product: | GeForce 8800 GTS 512MB Video Cards |
| Date: | Wed, Jan 16, 2008 - 12:00 AM |
| Written By: | Nathan Kirsch - |
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GeForce 8800 GTS Roundup - Albatron, eVGA and XFX
The NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS 512MB graphics card is by far one of the most popular cards on the market today. In our last article, we showed what the XFX GeForce 8800 GTS 512MB XXX Edition video card could do compared to various other types and brands of video cards. Today, we take a look at three identical cards from three very different companies to see which card is right for you once you have narrowed the search down to just a GeForce 8800 GTS 512MB.
Albatron, eVGA and XFX were all kind enough to send us out GeForce 8800 GTS 512MB video cards for a little roundup action. Since Legit Reviews has already published a stand alone article on the GeForce 8800 GTS 512, let's skip the details and get right to the differences.
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Brand |
Model |
Core Clock |
Mem Clock |
Shader Clock |
Bundled Game |
Price |
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Albatron |
8800GTS-512X |
650MHz |
1944MHz |
1625MHz |
None |
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eVGA |
512-P3-N841-A3 |
670MHz |
1944MHz |
1674MHz |
Crysis |
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XFX |
PV-T88G-YDD4 |
678MHz |
1972MHz |
1700MHz |
Lost Planet |
As you can see all of the core clock and shader clock frequencies vary from card to card. The eVGA and XFX cards also come with full DVD copies of DirectX 10 game titles. Which card performs and overclocks the best? Get ready to find out!
Before we move on to taking a closer look at the cards, remember that the NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS 512MB graphics card has a board power draw of less than 150W, so just a single 6-pin PCI Express power connector is present on the card. The GeForce 8800 GTS 512 MB graphics cards require a minimum 400W or greater system power supply (with +12 Volt current rating of 26A) for single GPU operation. For running a pair in SLI, NVIDIA suggests a minimum 450 Watt power supply (with +12 Volt current rating of 30A) for dual card operation. Keep this in mind when researching which GeForce 8800 GTS 512MB graphics card to buy as you'll need a beefy power supply to run them.
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Page 1 - GeForce 8800 GTS Roundup - Albatron, eVGA and XFX
Page 2 - The Albatron 8800GTS-512X Video Card Page 3 - The eVGA 512-P3-N841-A3 Video Card Page 4 - The XFX PV-T88G-YDD4 Video Card Page 5 - The Test System Page 6 - S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Page 7 - Company of Heroes Page 8 - World in Conflict Page 9 - Call of Duty 4 Page 10 - 3DMark 2006 Page 11 - Lightsmark 2007 Page 12 - Overclocking Page 13 - Final Thoughts and Conclusions |