Official HD 2900 Discussion Thread

[w0mbat]

Driver: 8.37-4, CPU: E6700, from europs biggest PC-Magazine ct

Oblivion, HDR on

1280 X 1024 noAA/noAF

2900 XT 49 fps
88 GTS 48 fps
88 GTX 48 fps

1280 X 1024 AA 4X / noAF

2900 XT 39 fps
88 GTS 46 fps
88 GTX 48 fps

1280 x1024 AA 8X / noAF

HD 2900 XT 17 fps
88 GTS 28 fps
88 GTX 39 fps


PREY

1600 x 1200 AA 8X / AF 16X

HD 2900 XT 43 fps
88 GTS 37 fps
88 GTX 50 fps


Windows Vista Direct X10 SDK

PIPEGS

2900XT 159 fps
88GTS 34 fps
88GTX 63 fps

CubemapGS, Car, Instancing

2900XT 23 fps
88GTS 9 fps
88GTX 11 fps

Cubemap, Car, Instancing

2900XT 18 fps
88GTS 10 fps
88GTX 11 fps

[Tim]

Hm, yea pretty much hit and miss with beating the GTS, adds up with the it-review.

DX10 SDK scores seem suprisingly good. But it doesn't make much sense. We need DX10 game demos.

[alexio]

Total rapage in DX10 = DX9 scores suck because driver needs tweaking. For DX9 the unified architecture is set to a static vertex and pixel config. For any game and any graphical setting another config works best. This static config seems to have only been optimized for 3dmark and maybe some games. If more game profiles and settings profiles are added to the driver then DX9 performance will be a lot more interesting.

It would be nice if a tool will be able to change the static config manually for tweaking purpose

[insurgent]

it's better in dx10? i thought they said that is very unlikely?

[Baron]

On Scan.co.uk they have X2900 in their graphics card section.

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...=160&OrderBy=4

VGA Cards - ATI (Chipset) - PCI-E X1800 - X2900

Though there are non up yet.

[w0mbat]

Company of Heros

1024x768
GTS 640: 115fps
2900 XT: 140fps

1280x1024
GTS 640: 92fps
2900 XT: 123fps

1600x1200
GTS 640: 70fps
2900 XT: 96fps

Fear

1024x768
GTS 640: 118fps
2900 XT: 116fps

1280x1024
GTS 640: 82fps
2900 XT: 86fps

1600x1200
GTS 640: 58fps
2900 XT: 60fps

Stalker

1024x768
GTS 640: 102fps
2900 XT: 118fps

1280x1024
GTS 640: 87fps
2900 XT: 88fps

1600x1200
GTS 640: 74fps
2900 XT: 74fps

Half Life 2

1024x768
GTS 640: 139fps
2900 XT: 140fps

1280x1024
GTS 640: 136fps
2900 XT: 136fps

1600x1200
GTS 640: 132fps
2900 XT: 127fps

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/sho...php?t=17728308

[Baron]

Seen as those are from a magazine I think they can be trusted.

[fornowagain]

Did I miss the AA/AF settings or the system specs? Not much use without. Magazine printed, drivers must be getting on a bit.

[deathman20]

On sale now at Zipzoomfly.com

Three separate ones up now .

Sapphire
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/Produc...tCode=10005202
Diamond
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/Produc...tCode=10005082
His
http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/Produc...tCode=10005096

Allright now we are talking.

[cantankerous]

Now those scores are looking much better. I like how the 2900 is beating the GTS in FEAR, even if not by much as that is the game I mostly play.

Having no clue on system specs, aa/af settings as well as any overclock or not makes it hard to come to a real conclusion though. Hopefully this is stock with some AA/AF so that a nice overclock will bring the scores even higher.

[deathman20]

Now those scores are looking much better. I like how the 2900 is beating the GTS in FEAR, even if not by much as that is the game I mostly play.

Having no clue on system specs, aa/af settings as well as any overclock or not makes it hard to come to a real conclusion though. Hopefully this is stock with some AA/AF so that a nice overclock will bring the scores even higher.

Probably stock card with the GTS and GTX having a nice OC (stock though) from the Reference Clock.

Question for you guys, do you remember seeing someone posting that some manufacture, weather it was Sapphire or HIS if not mistaken was shipping the HL2 Black Box and Stalker?

[gx-x]

I like how GTS is beating 2900xt in it-reviews, and how it is losing over to the same card in reviews by people with ATI logo in their avatar NHF just an obesravtion.

[alexio]

I like how GTS is beating 2900xt in it-reviews, and how it is losing over to the same card in reviews by people with ATI logo in their avatar NHF just an obesravtion.

You have absolutely no point at all

[Eastcoasthandle]

Sapphire HD 2900X OEM out of stock
Tiger Direct HD 2900 XT taken down
BLT Indicates shippment on 5-14-07
Sapphire HD 2900XT OEM ebay sales have ended
ZZF SAPPHIRETECH
ZZF Diamond
ZZF HIS
case-mod, HIS HD 2900 XT


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BLT
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[Mad Max]

Question for you guys, do you remember seeing someone posting that some manufacture, weather it was Sapphire or HIS if not mistaken was shipping the HL2 Black Box and Stalker?

Asus was the manufacturer who bundeled it's HD2900xt with stalker and Black box if I'm correct.

@w0mbat
Those scores are really nice, with a bit more of driver optimization I think it will easily beat the 8800gts640.

[Baron]

Here you go people



from Vadim in the custom built PC part

[rob[GL]]

I picked up my HD2900XT yesterday from a local retailer here in Canada, $499.00CAD

[dragonhunter]

I picked up my HD2900XT yesterday from a local retailer here in Canada, $499.00CAD

Do you like it? congrat

[LowRun]

I picked up my HD2900XT yesterday from a local retailer here in Canada, $499.00CAD

Dude where are the benchs already

[Baron]

Driver support on the HIS driver CD for the HD2900XT. No Vista?

[Lightman]

I picked up my HD2900XT yesterday from a local retailer here in Canada, $499.00CAD

You're not afraid posting this info without performance numbers ...
Have you found 8pin power adapter in box??

[fornowagain]

Here you go people



from Vadim in the custom built PC part

£280 inc vat. Vadim are expensive, so £260? elsewhere.

[XeRo]

I picked up my HD2900XT yesterday from a local retailer here in Canada, $499.00CAD

Will we be getting any benchies from you?

[StixxX]

wow where did you get it in canada? and yes benchies would help!..

[Baron]

£280 inc vat. Vadim are expensive, so £260? elsewhere.

Expensive isnt the word to descibe some of their prices.