At $599.99 it isn't cheep, but for us intel based mobo guy's running 1920 x 1200 res, it isn't too shabby!!
Using this review's numbers: http://publish.it168.com/2008/0315/20080315000604.shtml
It still holds true that the 3870x2 does well in 3DMark06, but slower in actual game play.
If my calculations are correct, and looking only at 1920 x 1200 res... (What I need)
------------------------------- 3870x2 ------- 9800 GX2 --- %Diff
3DMark06 ---------------------- 14,190 -------- 14,167 ----- 23 Points lower!
Crysis -------------------------- 13FPS -------- 22FPS ----- 69% faster
Lost Planet --------------------- 24FPS -------- 31FPS ----- 29% faster
Lost Planet 8xAA/16xAF---------- 11FPS -------- 13FPS ----- 18% faster
Company of Heros --------------- 56FPS -------- 77FPS ----- 37% faster
Word in Conflict ----------------- 34FPS -------- 41FPS ----- 20% faster
Word in Conflict 4xAA/16xAF ----- 14FPS -------- 26FPS ----- 85% faster
Half Life ----------------------- 111FPS ------- 115FPS ------ 3% faster
Half Life 8xAA/16xAF ------------ 73FPS --------- 76FPS ----- 4% faster
NeedForSpeed ------------------ 48FPS -------- 102FPS --- 112% faster
NeedForSpeed 4xAA ------------ 33FPS ---------- 91FPS --- 175% faster
Unreal Tournament ------------ 112FPS --------- 109FPS ----- 2% slower
Quake4 ----------------------- 115FPS --------- 120FPS ----- 4% faster
Lost Planet -------------------- 11FPS ---------- 13FPS ---- 18% faster
FEAR 4xAAx16xAF -------------- 87FPS ---------- 79FPS ---- 10% slower
On average, the GX2 is currently 40% faster than the 3870x2 at 1920 x 1200 res.
I still think the GX2 is the best single card to have right now...
Using the AnandTech review's numbers: http://anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=3266&p=1
Putting the 8800 Ultra against the 9800 GX2...
If my calculations are correct, and looking only at 1920 x 1200 res... (What I need)
------------------------- 8800 Ultra -------- 9800 GX2 ----- %Diff
Call of Duty ---------------- 70FPS ------------ 110FPS ----- 57% faster
Call of Duty 4Xaa----------- 55.7FPS ---------- 83.1FPS ----- 49% faster
Crysis High Quality---------- 25.8FPS ---------- 39.4FPS ----- 52% faster
Oblivion -------------------- 46FPS ------------ 84.3FPS ----- 83% faster
Oblivion 4XAA -------------- 36.1FPS ---------- 63.9FPS ----- 77% faster
Quake Wars ---------------- 85.2FPS -------- 120.4FPS ------ 41% faster
Stalker --------------------- 48.8FPS --------- 73.3FPS ------ 50% faster
Word in Conflict ------------ 30FPS ------------ 33FPS ------- 10% faster.
On average, the GX2 is currently 52% faster than the 8800 Ultra at 1920 x 1200 res.
I think we can say that nVidia hit their 30% minimum speed increase over the Ultra...
As soon as the OC'ed GX2's are released, I am jumping on one too.
Bye-bye 8600 GT, it's time to go our seperate ways...
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