Legit Video Card Reviews
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 275 Versus ATI Radeon HD 4890
| Manufacturer: | ATI |
| Product: | GeForce GTX 275 and Radeon HD 4890 |
| Date: | Thu, Apr 02, 2009 - 01:00 AM |
| Written By: | Nathan Kirsch - |
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Temperature Testing
Sapphire Radeon HD 4890 OC Idle Temperature:
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 275 Idle Temperature:
Since video card temperatures and the heat generated by next-generation cards have become an area of concern among enthusiasts and gamers, we want to take a closer look at how these cards generate heat under load. In order to get proper temperature readings of both the ATI and NVIDIA graphics cards I used GPU-Z to monitor and log the GPU temperature. As you can see from the screen shot above, the idle state of the Sapphire Radeon HD 4890 OC drops the GPU frequency down to 240MHz to help conserve power and lower temperatures. The NVIDIA GeForce GTX 275 drops down to 300MHz on the core and 1100MHz on the memory. Let's compare that to some other cards while playing S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Clear Sky in order to get the highest load temperature while playing at 1280x1024 with all the settings on high.
Thermal Testing
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| Review Index |
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Page 1 - NVIDIA and AMD - Spring 2009 Cards Arrive
Page 2 - The Radeon HD 4890 OC and 4890 Page 3 - The ASUS Retail Box and Bundle Page 4 - The GeForce GTX 275 Page 5 - The Test System Page 6 - Crysis Warhead Page 7 - Far Cry 2 Page 8 - Stalker: Clear Sky Page 9 - Call of Duty: World At War Page 10 - Tom Clancy: H.A.W.X. Page 11 - 3DMark Vantage Page 12 - Power Consumption Page 13 - Temperature Testing Page 14 - Radeon HD 4890 Overclocking Page 15 - Final Thoughts and Conclusions |
