Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory Performance
In Chaos Theory, we have another instance where the single 7800GTX is able to outperform the 6800U SLI setup in most situations. Without AA/AF, it wins by 10% and 42% at 1600 and 2048 respectively. With AA/AF, however, the 6800U SLI beats the single 7800GTX by 39% at 1600x1200. Again, the 6800U cards seem to have difficulty running 2048x1536, with the single card taking running 115% faster at 1600x1200 than 2048x1536. If you're looking for the ultimate in resolutions and image quality, the 7800GTX SLI setup manages an impressive 80% performance advantage over the single card at the highest resolutions. Whether or not that's worth the cost is up to the individual to decide, of course - most of use would be perfectly happy with 1600x1200 and 4xAA. The 6800U SLI setup also leads the single 6800U by 81% at 2048, though with an average frame rate below 40 FPS, it's something of a hollow victory.
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vanish - Wednesday, June 22, 2005 - link
From what i'm seeing the 6800U SLI beats the 7800GTX[SLI] in most normal resolutions. I don't know, but usually when a new generation comes out it should at least beat the previous generation. Sure, it works wonders on huge resolutions, but very few people actually have monitors that can display these types of resolutions. Most people don't have monitors above 1200x1000 resolution, much less 1600x1200.Live - Wednesday, June 22, 2005 - link
What’s up with the BF2 graphs? The 6800u SLI scores more at 1600x1200 4xAA (76,3) then it does at the same resolution without AA (68,3). That doesn’t make sense does it?Sorry for the extremely poor spelling…
Dukemaster - Wednesday, June 22, 2005 - link
Over 2,5 than a 6800 ultra in Battlefield 2 and Splinter Cell, how the hell is that possbile??vortmax - Wednesday, June 22, 2005 - link
Good job Nvidia with the launch. Now lets see if ATI can match the performance and availability.ryanv12 - Wednesday, June 22, 2005 - link
From what I see, the 7800GTX is really of benefit to you if you have a monitor that is higher than a 1600x1200 resolution. Fairly impressive though, I must say. I also wasn't expecting double the performance of the 6800's since it only has 50% more pipes. I can't wait to see the 32 piped cards!Live - Wednesday, June 22, 2005 - link
Looks good. to bad i ahve to wiat a few month until ATI releases the competition.bpt8056 - Wednesday, June 22, 2005 - link
First post!! Congrats to nVidia for pulling off an official launch with retail availability.