[Denny]BBA HD2900XTX GDDR4 1GB SI OEM version

[cantankerous]

Damn, if that is the case I may get the 1GB version. If performance is the same that is fine, I just think 512mb is kinda on the low side for storing lots of textures at high AA/AF. If I could get the same performance as the 512mb but know I have the extra memory to play with if needed then that is great. Overclocking that card is just icing on the cake too. I sure hope a 1GB shows up in actuality and in reasonable numbers without too high of a price increase.

DYNASTY.... wondering more on this... would it still be better to get the 512mb GDDR3 variant if it overclocks to 1ghz due to lower latency? I am curious if the lower latency of the GDDR3 will net better performance than the higher latency of the GDDR4 at same clocks or even if the GDDR4 is only slightly higher in clocks (1100 for GDDR4 vs. 1000 for GDDR3)?

[ChaosMinionX]

I want one! Q3 so far away for R650 and XTX

If those 1gb XT versions come out, I may have to get one for now till the XTX is out.

[mascaras]

New world record By KINC

http://forum.beyond3d.com/showthread...39173&page=213

:thumbsup:

[King_Of_Pilots]

Stock, liquid or dry ice cooling?

[jimmyz]

with a gpu core of -39 i would guess dry ice. over a 100% oc on the core not bad!!!!

[King_Of_Pilots]

with a gpu core of -39 i would guess dry ice. over a 100% oc on the core not bad!!!!

lol i did not see the atitool number my bad

[865pe]

nice result.. HD 2900xtx 1Gb GDDR4 memory chip 0,8ns?

[guess2098]

Crossfire Score, still with stock cooling

[Bounc3y]

whoa... holy

[screwtech02]

Crossfire Score, still with stock cooling

Any chance of seeing a 03 run Denny??

[guess2098]

somehow 03 is not working, maybe i type in -nosysteminfo but still not woring, and system info still shows up. i guess i don't have SN for that is the reason

[alexio]

Why should it? In DX9 a static config of vertex/pixel configuration in choses by the driver. I think you can imagine that a lot of tweaking / game / graphics settings can be achieved. I for one am convinced that just changing the name of the executable of a game to 3mark06.exe (for example) changes the performance of the card in that particular game.

Sorry for quoting myself, but this is worth a try. There's a good chance that ATI has different vertex/pixel ratio profiles for different games and benchmarks. You can test this my changing the name of the executable of a game or benchmark. If the card is indeed optimized for 3dmark05 and 3dmark06 then just changing the name from 3dmark05/06.exe to blablablabla.exe will significantly decrease the performance of the card in that benchmark.

Please test this, maybe you will find these "ratio optimizations" with a certain driver in some games and benches

[Kinc]

Denny overclocking for crossfire doesnt work with AMDs tool. We will have too wait for ATItool to support R600. You are only clocking one of the cards either way you do it.

Btw for 03 try -nosplash -gt1 -gt2 -gt3 -gt4 -nosysteminfo

[n00b 0f l337]

So from your point of view guys, R600 > 8800gtx?

[Crankybugga]

Wow nice numbers. Thanks for the updates:thumbsup:

[theteamaqua]

so there wont be HD2900XTX for retail??
just HD2900XT 1GB version??

hmm not much faster than 8800GTX from those benchies ... hopefully HD2950XTX will be real fast .... i really wanan switch to ATI for once

[ceemic]

hmm not much faster than 8800GTX from those benchies ...

Should it be? IMO r600XT is meant to compeat with GTS 640MB and afaik, it does his job well

[Dynasty]

so there wont be HD2900XTX for retail??
just HD2900XT 1GB version??

hmm not much faster than 8800GTX from those benchies ... hopefully HD2950XTX will be real fast .... i really wanan switch to ATI for once

No XTX atm just XT in 512mb & 1gb flavors...


So for 399.99 you would not get an 2900 XT that can keep upto an
8800 gtx easily ......
Thats if of course you were in the market for an new VGA
& did not have either 8800 gtx or 2900 XT yet.

[gunit]

post real game benches nubs.

[ChaosMinionX]

post real game benches nubs.

3dmark is just as good an indication of performance in games. Its not an exact showing, but gives you a ballpark figure. Give em time to test and post results.

[Alabama Man]

3dmark is just as good an indication of performance in games.

Not when we have Sampsa and Brent at [H] stating the opposite.

[Omastar]

post real game benches nubs.

QFT. Oblivion performance now, plz.

[theteamaqua]

No XTX atm just XT in 512mb & 1gb flavors...


So for 399.99 you would not get an 2900 XT that can keep upto an
8800 gtx easily ......
Thats if of course you were in the market for an new VGA
& did not have either 8800 gtx or 2900 XT yet.

but still 512MB is a bit small ... i will wait for the 1GB version or the XTX retail ...

meh my 8800GTS SLI serve me jsut fine... ill wait for 2950XTX if there is one

and yeah HD2900XT beats 8800GTS 640 even with a crappy driver and at stock .... but the GTS heavily underclock and so is the XT ...

the real comparison will be 8800GTX @ 660/2200 vs HD2900XT 850/2200 vs GTS 660/2000

[ahmad]

Wow thats an insanse SM3 score!

[gunit]

24 hours from now and we will know if ATI will be buried like 3dfx was OR if somehow through some miracle the 2900 XT will come out ahead and beat the X1950 XTX.