The Holiday Stop Gap: GeForce 6800 GS
by Derek Wilson on November 7, 2005 9:00 AM EST- Posted in
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The X800 XL makes a good showing in this benchmark as it performs just ahead of the 6800 GS and GT. While this would be fine if only competing against the 6800 GT, the X800 XL suffers a disadvantage when competing against the much cheaper 6800 GS.
The X800 GTO also has no hope of competing in terms performance or bang for the buck with the 6800 GS. This benchmark does show that the ATI cards are on the same playing field, but the 6800 GS is just a better value.
The X800 XL makes a good showing in this benchmark as it performs just ahead of the 6800 GS and GT. While this would be fine if only competing against the 6800 GT, the X800 XL suffers a disadvantage when competing against the much cheaper 6800 GS.
The X800 GTO also has no hope of competing in terms performance or bang for the buck with the 6800 GS. This benchmark does show that the ATI cards are on the same playing field, but the 6800 GS is just a better value.
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bob661 - Monday, November 7, 2005 - link
Also, like someone else mentioned, the lowest price I've seen for a 6800GT is $280.bob661 - Monday, November 7, 2005 - link
The 6800GT is linked.gordon151 - Monday, November 7, 2005 - link
Why would you buy an X1600XT over a X800GTO anyway? GTO is much faster.DerekWilson - Monday, November 7, 2005 - link
and cheaperAndreasM - Monday, November 7, 2005 - link
SM 3.0Especially if you're one of the PPU dislikers.
Leper Messiah - Monday, November 7, 2005 - link
But, IMHO the X800GTO^2 are the better deal for the modder, as they have x850 cores in them.gordon151 - Monday, November 7, 2005 - link
connect3D x800GTO's are the same as the sapphire x800GTO2's, being that they're moddable to x850xt's as well. They retail for about $180 too.puffpio - Monday, November 7, 2005 - link
Are there any GTO/GTO2 softmoddable cards for PCI?What's the best PCI card out there right now?
coldpower27 - Monday, November 7, 2005 - link
This bascially introduced 6800 GT performance at a lower price point, these cards perform very similarily and that isn't surprising. Long live competition.swatX - Monday, November 7, 2005 - link
according to Guru3d inno3d and XFX is releasing the 6800GS. so its not just eVGAhttp://guru3d.com/">http://guru3d.com/