You might be lost in the dozens of references offered by NVIDIA and AMD, made various renaming do not help. To see more clearly, we have harnessed the past few weeks at a fairly daunting task, since it is present you the performance of all (with some exceptions) solutions DirectX 10 NVIDIA and AMD / ATI since the release of the first. Specific outcomes for each game will be presented on a gross basis, with a page containing a performance index performance in three resolutions with the two highest settings, and all graphics for each of the nine combination of resolution and control chart. On the other side have gotten the Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT with DirectX 10 in addition to their SLI setup, turn the mid-range with the GeForce 8600 GTS and low-end GeForce 8400 GS TurboCache. On the ATI side, were added DirectX10.1 Radeon 3870 and 3850, also increase the power of the Radeon 2900 XT in CrossFire. In addition, we have added the Radeon 2600 PRO and 2600 XT, both individually and in CrossFire. Finally, in counterpoint to the 8400 GS, has joined the Radeon 2400 Pro Hyper-memory.
It has been shown that these comparisons are very valuable for people who want to compare graphics, especially for those who are thinking about buying one, either individually or in SLI / CrossFire. Here we will give the keys to decoding to understand how different manufacturers call their graphics cards, then try to compare a theoretical point of view the performance of cards based on their internal structure.
The critical component on a graphics card is the graphics processor, GPUs in English, which is associated with memory for storing data. In general, the higher the range, the card needs more power to operate. But often there are people finding themselves faced with a incomplete support and realize that there is lack of cables (8-pin PCI-E and / or 6-pin) or PC power off because even if you have a burning Food very poor quality.
There are two simple tips to follow:
- Refer to the manufacturer's specifications for the card you have purchased
- Avoid brands that are unknown, this do not perform as advertised and may even be dangerous for some models.
The entry-level sector is one of the most paradoxical markets for manufacturers of GPU. For if it is here that the overwhelming majority of volume sales - and therefore the turnover and financial results - the products available have no attraction and glitter of high-end cards or even mid-range. Often, these cards do in fact not even play in 1024x 768, or push the 3D options. In their defense, it must be said that the equation subject to manufacturers is not simple offer a product with honorable performance at a good price, three times lower than the first maps of the middle range. Considering the price incompressible due to the presence of at least 128 MB of memory (currently) of PCBs, some electronic components and radiator, this leaves very little or nothing for the GPU itself.
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