NVIDIA GTX295 Preview/Review

[onethreehill]

http://www.hardwarezone.com/articles...?cid=3&id=2770
http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/...y_performance/
http://enthusiast.hardocp.com/articl...50aHVzaWFzdA==
http://www.pcgameshardware.de/aid,67...l-Grafikkarte/
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/200...x-295-1792mb/1
http://www.pcpop.com/doc/0/355/355395.shtml
http://www.guru3d.com/article/geforce-gtx-295-preview/1
http://www.pcper.com/article.php?aid=651
http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/forum...d-preview.html
http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/...-295,2107.html
http://pctuning.tyden.cz/index.php?o...2266&Itemid=44

[jasonelmore]

Oh how sweet it is. Goodbye 4870X2... Nice knowing you

[Stukov]

for a review of a product not yet released going against comptitor drivers 2 months old. Credibility out the window right there.

[Macadamia]

The complete list of cards tested is as follows:-

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295 1792MB GDDR3 (ForceWare 180.87)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 1GB GDDR3 (ForceWare 180.48)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 896MB GDDR3 (ForceWare 180.48)
ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 2GB GDDR5 (Catalyst 8.10)
ATI Radeon HD 4870 512MB GDDR5 (Catalyst 8.10)

Y hallo thar. I smell money, lots of it.

since drivers alone don't dictate the absolute performance of the hardware

GOOD, why don't you go to pre-BigBang drivers?

[mattkosem]

Windows Vista SP1 Test System


* Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6850 (3.00GHz)
* Gigabyte X38T-DQ6 motherboard
* 2 x 1GB DDR3-1333 Aeneon memory in dual channel mode
* Seagate 7200.10 200GB SATA hard drive
* Windows Vista Ultimate with SP1

You kidding me? 65nm c2q at 3ghz?

[jasonelmore]

I'm glad to see it cheaper than the 4870X2 also. It means it does'nt have to beat it in every catagory. I'm sure the X2 will win in a couple of bench's but not many. But for a card $50 cheaper it sure does pwn in the bench's so far. i'm waiting for all the X2 fans to point out everything that was wrong with this review.

[eric66]

why testing with old catalyst can't download it from website ? lamos 8.12 gave boost in performance especially in far cry 2 and fallout what a lame site (by the way again games picked by nvidia think its new methodology in benchmarking everyone has its own favourite game )

[AbelJemka]

When did those 8.11's come out again? Take into account the 295 is running on beta drivers. performance is sure to increase.

Come on!
Catalyst 8.12 are out since 8/12 and bring massive improvement.
295 may running on beta drivers but it's basically 270GTX Sli, so far from a new product to optmize for Nvidia.

Compare this results with the yesterday Bit-tech review :
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/200...e-on-core-i7/1

This review is a joke

[Stukov]

Come on!
Catalyst 8.12 are out since 8/12 and bring massive improvement.
295 may running on beta drivers but it's basically 270GTX Sli, so far from a new product to optmize for Nvidia.

Compare this results with the yesterday Bit-tech review :
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/200...e-on-core-i7/1

This review is a joke

They have been out since the 10th.

[eric66]

I'm glad to see it cheaper than the 4870X2 also. It means it does'nt have to beat it in every catagory. I'm sure the X2 will win in a couple of bench's but not many. But for a card $50 cheaper it sure does pwn in the bench's so far. i'm waiting for all the X2 fans to point out everything that was wrong with this review.

how the hell its $50 cheaper there is sapphire model available for 489 at newegg :

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...phire%204870x2

p.s its even cheaper after mir

[v_rr]

Joke and Biased Review

[AbelJemka]

I'm glad to see it cheaper than the 4870X2 also. It means it does'nt have to beat it in every catagory. I'm sure the X2 will win in a couple of bench's but not many. But for a card $50 cheaper it sure does pwn in the bench's so far. i'm waiting for all the X2 fans to point out everything that was wrong with this review.

If you can't see what was wrog with this review, you frankly an Nvidia fans

50$ cheaper with a MSRP of 499$?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...nd&Order=PRICE

Funniest sentence of the article :

Will this force ATI into a price-drop? That looks likely and if so, then it will be sweet revenge for NVIDIA, won't it?

X2 price will go more than 150$ down with this card i doubt it

They have been out since the 10th.

Ok they can't download them? 18/12 today no!

[WaxCactus]

goodbye HD4870X2 and hello GTX 295

[jasonelmore]

Avg price of a 4870X2 is $530 before rebate. You just found a Xmas deal on one particular model.

[3NZ0]

i'm waiting for all the X2 fans to point out everything that was wrong with this review.

In other words, you're just waiting to troll people.

The fact is there are problems with this review.

Windows Vista SP1 Test System


* Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6850 (3.00GHz)
* Gigabyte X38T-DQ6 motherboard
* 2 x 1GB DDR3-1333 Aeneon memory in dual channel mode
* Seagate 7200.10 200GB SATA hard drive
* Windows Vista Ultimate with SP1

c2q at 3ghz? Is that supposed to be a joke?
2 gigs of ram? LOL

The complete list of cards tested is as follows:-

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295 1792MB GDDR3 (ForceWare 180.87)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 1GB GDDR3 (ForceWare 180.48)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 896MB GDDR3 (ForceWare 180.48)
ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 2GB GDDR5 (Catalyst 8.10)
ATI Radeon HD 4870 512MB GDDR5 (Catalyst 8.10

They use 2 month old drivers for ati, different driver versions for nvidia and have balls to say

drivers alone don't dictate the absolute performance of the hardware

Which we all know is utter rubbish.

I'm all for the next batch of faster cards but get the testing done right.

[Stukov]

Ok they can't download them? 18/12 today no!

I was saying the drivers 8.12 have been available since December 10th. How they can prepare a review on the 18th of December for a product that isn't even launched (actually releases Janurary 8th) and not be able to go to AMD's webpage and update their driver is beyond me. Hell, 8.11 has been out for at last 30 days. Wait, I do know how they were able to frack it up, BIAS and UNPROFESSIONALISM.

Did a bunch of posts just disappear?

[moogle]

Nice to see it beat the 4870X2, not so nice to see it in the same form as the 7950 and 9800GX2. I think I'll wait for the next best single PCB and hopefully single gpu graphics card

[jasonelmore]

In a couple of hours OBR is releasing a review with the 8.12. Lets just forget this review ever happened since the drivers were obviously old. All of you come to his thread when he posts it.

[AbelJemka]

Avg price of a 4870X2 is $550 before rebate. You just found a Xmas deal on one particular model.

And who's care? Actual price you can't buy and X2. You can't buy a 295 for Christmas.

[Macadamia]

Did a bunch of posts just disappear?

I don't think so...

[eric66]

Avg price of a 4870X2 is $530 before rebate. You just found a Xmas deal on one particular model.

haha there is powercolor model available for 499 and its even cheaper after rebate and sapphire isn't christmas deadl or smthng they lowered price 3 weeks ago

[Stukov]

I don't think so...

I think my page just loaded faulty after my post.

[Blacky]

I agree the specifications of testing were a joke... HZ doesn't have enough money for a cheap X58 and a 920i at least? oh c'mon...


tho I finally see the whole card and admit I...

[AbelJemka]

In a couple of hours OBR is releasing a review with the 8.12. Lets just forget this review ever happened since the drivers were obviously old. All of you come to his thread when he posts it.

We can't see 295 barely edge X2 but Nvidia will have the performance crown so all will be good...

[clonez]

i can only see 2 cards for 560$, out of nine on newegg
average is 526$

this review is clearly biased, waiting for better...

the card will get the performance crown in most games, but not with a so big margin as shown in this review