AT Exclusive Preview: The GeForce 7800 GS Hits the Scene
by Derek Wilson & Kristopher Kubicki on November 22, 2005 8:00 PM EST- Posted in
- GPUs
Day of Defeat: Source Performance
The high end parts look like they are fairly CPU limited at lower resolutions in this benchmark, and there isn't much differentiation at 1280x1024 here. Moving up in resolution we see that everything seems to scale about the same way. ATI cards have typically done better in Source engine games than NVIDIA cards, and its easy to see that the 7800 GS only performs better than the 6800 GS without AA enabled.
Interestingly, enabling AA closes the gap between the 7800 GS and the rest of the ATI lineup. The X850 XT falls to the bottom of the pack, and the X1800 XL performs nearer to the 7800 GS.
The high end parts look like they are fairly CPU limited at lower resolutions in this benchmark, and there isn't much differentiation at 1280x1024 here. Moving up in resolution we see that everything seems to scale about the same way. ATI cards have typically done better in Source engine games than NVIDIA cards, and its easy to see that the 7800 GS only performs better than the 6800 GS without AA enabled.
Interestingly, enabling AA closes the gap between the 7800 GS and the rest of the ATI lineup. The X850 XT falls to the bottom of the pack, and the X1800 XL performs nearer to the 7800 GS.
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JarredWalton - Tuesday, November 22, 2005 - link
Despite what you might think, I can guarantee that this article is not at all sanctioned by NVIDIA. (I'd go so far as to say they're probably really unhappy that the info got leaked to us.) I wouldn't say the same for whoever provided the card, though - some company like ASUS, Leadtek, etc. (no, I don't know where it came from) might have slipped us the card to see the reaction. Very little information comes directly from NVIDIA, ATI, etc. without an NDA. We get most of the "secret" stuff through numerous other channels.We're hardware enthusiasts, and many people have been wondering about lower priced G70 parts. Whether or not this card actually sees the light of day soon (if at all) is most likely going to depend on chip yields for the G70. If a decent number of cores are failing tests on two quads, it makes more sense.
The 7200 and 7600 (or whatever they end up being named) are due out in the next few months. Depending on price/performance, there may or may not be a niche for this product. If it's too fast for the price, it would hurt sales of 7600. We'll see what happens.
ariafrost - Tuesday, November 22, 2005 - link
Good job on getting this info so quickly, and especially on obtaining the card. AT caught 'em napping.vijay333 - Tuesday, November 22, 2005 - link
product line's getting even more cluttered, but good info nonetheless. surprised AT would be able to post this info without running into legal difficulties, even if a NDA wasn't actually signed...since the card is now 'hot property', I'd be happy to take it off your hands ;)