Nvidia 9800GTX

With 9800GX2 breaking the performance barrier a week ago, expectations are high from the 9800GTX. Before you throw away your twin 9800GX2, read this review. There is no doubt about the fact that 9800GTX is a sibling of 9088GX2, but the question arises, elder or younger. Lets see.

Basically, the formula behind 980GTX is, take a 9800GX2, rip it into two, overclock it like hell, throw in some changes and you're done! So all of you, stop screaming like hell as this is a card whose performance is roughly the same as the 8800GTX. So, is there anything new? The answer is yes and no! Performance wise, it is the same as the 8800GTX. The price is lesser than its previous generation counterpart, apart from lower power consumption. So, this card is based on the same old G92 core which is used in 9800GX2 and 8800GTS 512MB. But the performance is better than the 8800GTS because of higher clock speeds. The fabrication process has moved to 65nm as opposed to 90nm of 8800GTX.

PERFORMANCE

The performance of this card is a huge letdown. It is at par with 8800GTX which has been around for atleast two years now. However, two of these are a shade better than the 9800GX2 due to the higher clocks.

Call of duty 4 shows that this card is slightly faster than 8800GTX.

You can draw absolutely no conclusion from Crysis. At lower resolutions, the card is better than even the 9800GX2 but higher resolutions show an absolutely different story.

VERDICT

If you were planning to buy an 8800GTX, dump the idea. 9800GTX is the way to go. Although, the performance of both these cards is similar, go for the 9800GTX because of lower power consumption, lower price and slightly better performance.