NVIDIA GeForce GTS 250: A Rebadged 9800 GTX+
by Derek Wilson on March 3, 2009 3:00 AM EST- Posted in
- GPUs
Crysis Warhead Performance
Again NVIDIA leads, though our settings were a little aggressive for these parts which are just under playable at 1680x1050. 1280x1024 would have been a good target resolution for this game with these settings, or dropping the enthusiast shaders might also have helped out. But whatever way you slice it, the GTS 250 leads in both single and dual configurations (the latter actually remain playable through 1920x1200 as well).
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Fallout 3 Performance
This one is pretty interesting even though our multiGPU options are system/LOD limited by the game at 1680x1050 and 1920x1200. It's clear that memory really helps in this test when resolution increases, as the 1GB GTS 250 improves on the 512MB by about 50%. At lower resolutions, the GTS 250 1GB just comes in ahead of the 512MB 4850 which just comes in ahead of the 512MB GTS 250. It looks like at 1680x1050 and lower the memory stops making a difference and all three of these cards just tie.
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SiliconDoc - Saturday, March 21, 2009 - link
Thanks for going completely nutso (already knew you were anyway), and not having any real counterpoint to EVERYTHING I've said.Face the truth, and stop spamming.
A two year old with a red diaper rash bottom can drool and scream.
Epic fail.
kx5500 - Thursday, March 5, 2009 - link
Shut the *beep* up f aggot, before you get your face bashed in and cut
to ribbons, and your throat slit.
Baov - Thursday, March 5, 2009 - link
Does this thing do hybridpower like the 9800gtx+? Will it completly power down?san1s - Wednesday, March 4, 2009 - link
"365 wwwwwelll no but how old is the g92 regardless of die size.. g80?lol?"
if you think all the changes that went from g80 to g92b were insignificant, then I guess you'll think that the difference from an intel x6800 and an eo stepping e8400 is meaningless too. I mean, they are both around 3 Ghz right? and they both say core 2, so that means that they're the same./sarcasm off. I'm not going to continue with this any further- if you don't get it, then you'll never will. The gpu in the 9800 GTX+ was released last summer, over half a year ago, but not quite a year.
"at all resoutions?"
at all the resolutions that a educated person purchasing a midrange video card plays at. Mid range card= midrange monitor. You don't mix high end with low end or midrange components as that will result in bottlenecking. Anyway, the difference between 8 and 12 FPS @ 2560 by 1600 are meaningless as they are not playable anyway.
"i wouldnt say $50 would stop me from getting a 260 it is at least a newer arch. or ahem a 1gb 4870.
what if they do have a 9800/250... well if they look at the power #'s for sli in this article they'd definately reconsider"
not everyone has the luxury to overshoot their budget on a single component by $50 and call it insignificant.
"most people don't care enough to engage in this activity"
lol. How would they ever get their custom built PCs to work without knowing a bit of background info? Give a normal person a bunch of components and lets see how far they get without knowing anything about PCs. If you don't know your hardware you shouldn't be building computers anyway. I personally wouldn't go out and buy tires by myself if I were up change them myself without researching. I don't have a clue about tire sizes, and I as sure as hell won't buy new tires without researching just because I don't care for that activity.
"and what about option #3 buy ati?"
That's not what I was talking about. Consumers should support all the sides of competition to drive prices down, not just only ati or only nvidia. What I meant was people blaming nvidia for their own mistakes. There is a gap in the current line of nvidia gpus, and to fill it, what would be the best way while maintaining performance relative to the price and naming bracket?
SiliconDoc - Wednesday, March 18, 2009 - link
Good response, you aren't a fanboy, but the idiots can't tell. You put the slap on the little fanboys COMPLAINT.This is an article about the GTS250, and the whining little fanboy red wailers come on and whine and cry about it.
To respond to their FUD and straighten out their kookball distorted lies IS NOT BEING A FANBOY.
You did a good job trying to straighten out the poor ragers noggin.
As for the other whiners agreeing "fan boys go away" - if they DON'T LIKE the comments, don't read 'em. They both added ZERO to the discussion, other than being the easy, lame, smart aleck smarmers that pretended to be above the fray, but dove into the gutter whining not about the review, but about fellow enthusiasts commenting on it - and I'm GLAD to join them.
I hope "they go away" - and YOU, keep slapping the whiners about nvidia right where they need it - upside the yapping text lies and stupidity.
Thank you for doing it, actually, I appreciate it.
SiliconDoc - Wednesday, March 18, 2009 - link
PS - as for the red fanboy that did the review, I guess he thought he was doing a "dual gpu review".I suppose "the point" of having all the massive dual gpu scores above the GTS250 - was to show "how lousy it is" - and to COVER UP the miserable failure of the 4850 against it.
Keep the GTS250 at OR NEAR 'the bottom of every benchmark"...
( Well, now there's another hint as to why Derek gets DISSED when it comes to getting NVidia cards from Nvidia - his bias is the same and WORSE than the red fan boy commenters - AND NVIDIA KNOWS IT AS WELL AS I DO.)
Thanks for the "dual gpu's review".
Totally - Thursday, March 5, 2009 - link
Dear fanboys,Go away.
Love,
Totally
Hxx - Thursday, March 5, 2009 - link
lol best post gj TotallySeriously, 3 main steps to buy the righ card:
1. look at benchmarks
2. buy the cheapest card with playable fps in the games u play
3. don't think its future proof - none of them are.
Mikey - Wednesday, March 4, 2009 - link
Is this even worth the money? In terms of value, would the 4870 be the one to get?http://findaerialequipment.com/">aerial lifts ftw
Nfarce - Wednesday, March 4, 2009 - link
Mikey, the 4870 is the way to go in just about all scenarios. Search AnandTech's report from last fall on the 4870 1GB under the Video/Graphics section. The GeForce 260/216 is still more and performs lower. Normally I'm an Nvidia fanboy, but in this segment where I'm purchasing, it's ATI/AMD hands down no questions asked.