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Shouldn't 3D Marks be the best tool for comparing GTX 280 to the 8800 Ultra? 3D Mark has never been a good tool for comparing cards from two companies, but it is a good tool for comparing performance between cards of the same architecture.

I would have thought that Vantage would scale very well because it depends heavily on shading resources (which GTX 280 should have plenty of, with 240SP's that are supposedly more efficient than G80).

And I don't think any card will ever last two years like the 8800GTX... that was a once a lifetime thing IMO. nVidia is supposed to come out with a 55nm refresh this year, and then next year I am sure AMD/nVidia will be doing wonders with TSMC's 40nm process.

3DMARK is actually the worst way to test, an 8800GT overclocked used to beat an 8800GTX in 3dmark, but in games it was a different story, same goes for the GTX280, it has a wider bus, and more memory, so in order to see full potential, you need to use a benchmark which utilizes its full power, 3dmark at 1920x1200 resolution with aa/af is a good comparison, but not stock settings, this card shines really in high resolutions with aa/af, the 1gb and wide buss really help it achieve some good numbers, i dont really feel the need to show off and show my card, in due time the numbers will be revealed, if i show numbers, all im going to get is, its not real, its fake, this and that, so ill let the official review sites give you the numbers so you can believe them......... great product by all means.