NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra: The Next Step Forward
by Derek Wilson on April 14, 2004 8:42 AM EST- Posted in
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Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne Performance
The improvement that playing this game in a 3D environment makes is amazing. If you were a big fan of the original, you won't be too confused with the look of this one. You get the ease of use and benefits of seemless zoom and rotate as well as the impressive special particle effects. When you zoom in close, you can see how much attention to detail the devs paid to the textures and shadows, and when you are up close a powerful magic spell can look simply stunning.
We only performed one test here because high resolutions and 4xAA/8xAF were the best way to seperate the cards' performance. The game also looked even better cranked all the way up. The 6800 carries away one of its more modest leads of just under 20%.
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TheAudit - Wednesday, April 14, 2004 - link
Nice!MemberSince97 - Wednesday, April 14, 2004 - link
You guys shoulda done a mini review of that 510W PSU that was used....Verdant - Wednesday, April 14, 2004 - link
looks awesome congrats to nvidia on raising the bar!personally i don't game very much, and the only reason my Geforce2 was replaced was for the dual-heads of the Radeon 9000
but as an enthusiast, any leaps make me excited :p
can't want to see ATIs new cards
Lonyo - Wednesday, April 14, 2004 - link
Not as impressive as other sites made it look in many circumstances.But still quite boost in performance.
NYHoustonman - Wednesday, April 14, 2004 - link
Jesus... Ya, looks like I'll be upgrading before college...gordon151 - Wednesday, April 14, 2004 - link
Damn, two independant cable lines and a 480W PSU. Good thing it kills in performance, but still too pricey for me. Bring on the 6800XT for us broke people :P.KristopherKubicki - Wednesday, April 14, 2004 - link
Impressive green one.Hope it doesnt cost $500.
Kristopher