The Fermi Thread - Part 3

[highoctane]

96C is obviously a short peak before the fan even ramped up and for all we know the fan could be ramped up to 40% or 90% for the SS.

[Chickenfeed]

96C is obviously a short peak before the fan even ramped up and for all we know the fan could be ramped up to 40% or 90% for the SS.

Overclocked at 925/950 with 1.25+ voltage I find my 5870 reachs 92 or so sustained with the default fan profile ( makes its way up to 50-55% fan speed which is quite loud ) Under normal use though its at 32-40% which is bearable. The question to be asked is how loud is the 480 under normal conditions and since we can assume that the furmark result is using a stock card, how much headroom are we talking. The thing I'm least happy with is their number for power... nearly 50% more than the 5870... thats alot of extra juice / heat to cope with (especially with regards to watercooling, thats a lot more heatdump for a rad). All this said, I'm excited to see what these beasts do on a smaller process. As for what they'll do today...

At the comment of 9k extreme on a 5870, this is accurate with a highly clocked i7 and 10.3 drivers. However the dirt 2 numbers, assuming they used the ingame benchmark AND the retail version, are off noticeably...

[Olivon]

it168.com - GTX 480/470 review

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[MrDiaz]

it168.com - gtx 480/470 review

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reading!!

[-Sweeper_]

it168.com - GTX 480/470 review

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[jaredpace]

it168.com - GTX 480/470 review

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thanks!

[Yvese]

thanks!

I seriously hope other review sites don't force PhysX on ati cards. That's just silly.

Also, were they using 10.3 drivers? Where are the temps/power consumption in that review?

And another thing, those BC2 results look odd. I get higher FPS than 47 avg, regardless of map on max settings, 32 players.

Regardless it looks like it's totally not worth it over a 5870 unless you fold. Hell, even the 5870 isn't worth it. The 5850 is king. It OC's past 5870 speeds and matches the GTX480 for nearly half the price.

[Chickenfeed]

it168.com - GTX 480/470 review

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Very thorough review actually, thanks