MSI's 2600XT benched and pixelized

[Cybercat]

This gen's mainstream cards SUCK. If you're going to double performance in the highend, why not the mainstream cards too? That's what they did the last two generations.

[ahmad]

Well how does it compare to the 8600?

[xsbb]

I don't think I can believe this. Result looks fake until proven otherwise.

How the heck can a 3GHz x6800 give a CPU score of 2500. That is not even possible.

edit: well maybe it is possible, but we need some confirmation.

[DeathReborn]

Well how does it compare to the 8600?

8600GTS's get around 5500-6500 depending on the version you get (OC, XXX etc).

[OutSider]

Its better to wait until we see performance in game and the price afcourse of that midrange baby

[ahmad]

8600GTS's get around 5500-6500 depending on the version you get (OC, XXX etc).

So basically, its in the same range.

[DeathReborn]

So basically, its in the same range.

Yea but I do expect the HD 2600XT GDDR4 (2200MHz) to hit closer to 7k when the drivers are more mature.

[Miwo]

If you look at the link on the first post, the person does post FEAR and CoH benchmarks. They are pretty crappy if true

[Daveb2012]

nice deal

[DoubleZero]

By like 5%. The 2900XT scores 20% better than the 8800GTS, but in games it's the same or worse.

Not hard to find reviews where 2900xt is 20% faster than 8800gts in games.

[Dainas]

This gen's mainstream cards SUCK. If you're going to double performance in the highend, why not the mainstream cards too? That's what they did the last two generations.

Yep, Why the hell do Nvidia and ATI insist on using much more expensive GDDR rather than a 256-bit bus. Its been so long since the obsoletion of 128-bit memory that I think any video-card maker should be required to put "Castrated Memory Bus" instead of "Super Fast 2GHZ GDDR" if they price it above $120.

Ohwell