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-------------------------------------- 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
call me an old grouch, but is there an actual practical difference? if a game isn't playable on the 3870, it isn't playable on the 9800 either. if a game is playable on the 9800, it's also playable on the 3870. am i wrong? Need for Speed 4xAA is pushing it with the 3870, but you only need 30 fps on driving games. so are those meaningless numbers worth an extra $150? apparently the jury says yes. i'll pass though.