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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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The Test System

The Test System:

All testing was done on a fresh install of Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit with Service Pack 1 installed. All benchmarks were completed on the desktop with no other software programs running. All of the modules were run in triple-channel mode at 1866MHz. The NVIDIA GeForce graphics cards were benchmarked with Forceware 185.65 drivers; the ATI Radeon HD graphics cards were tested with 9.4 CATALYST beta drivers. The ASUS P6T Deluxe V2 motherboard was run using BIOS 0302 with the processor running stock settings and the Corsair 6GB memory kit was running at 1866MHz with 8-8-8-24 timings.

The Test System

Here is the Intel LGA 1366 Test platform:

Intel Test Platform

 

Component

 

Brand/Model

 

Live Pricing

 

Processor

Intel Core i7 965

 

Motherboard

ASUS P6T Deluxe

 

Memory

6GB Corsair DDR3 1866MHz

 

Video Card

 

Radeon HD 4870X2

 

Hard Drive

 

Western Digital VelociRaptor

 

Cooling

 

Intel Reference

 

Power Supply

 

Cooler Master 1000W

 

Chassis

 

Thermaltake Spedo Advance

 

Operating System

 

Windows Vista Ultimate 64-Bit

GPU-Z 0.3.3 Details on The New Cards We Tested:

Sapphire Radeon HD 4890 OC:

Radeon HD 4850

ASUS Radeon HD 4890:

Radeon HD 4870

GeForce GTX 275:

GeForce GTX 275

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Review Index
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