XFX 8800GT Alpha Dog Edition 256MB Review

[V. Slayer]

I have just posted a review of the XFX 8800GT Alpha Dog Edition 256MB Video Card.

Take a look and post any feedback here.

XFX 8800GT Alpha Dog Edition 256MB Review (http://www.nvnews.net/reviews/xfx_geforce_8800gt_256mb/)

http://www.nvnews.net/reviews/xfx_geforce_8800gt_256mb/xfx_8800gt.jpg (http://www.nvnews.net/reviews/xfx_geforce_8800gt_256mb/)

[LORD-eX-Bu]

does it come personally autographed by Justin Timberlake?

[MUYA]

Nice read buddy!

But, did ya get any benchies at lower resolutions than the 1680 by 1050? Would be interested in those!

[sytaylor]

does it come personally autographed by Justin Timberlake?

That movie was horrible.

[methimpikehoses]

I heard it was pretty good.

[911medic]

Brian,

Nice review! A couple of questions for you...

You state "The biggest difference between the XFX 8800 GT Alpha Dog Edition in this review and the 8800 GT reference below is the 256MB instead of the reference 512MB."

I have also read that the nVidia spec on these cards is to have the memory clocked lower vs. the 512MB version as well (1.4GHz for the 256MB vs. 1.8GHz for the 512MB).

Can you comment on the clockspeeds (both memory and core) of the card you reviewed, and how they compare to the 512MB version you benchmark against? I don't see them specifically listed in the article. Does the "Alpha Dog" designation mean it's somewhat factory overclocked? I know their "XXX" products are.

If the memory speed is indeed lower than the 512MB card you compare it to, do you think that impacted your results at all? Specifically, I'm thinking of the FEAR results where the 256MB card lagged just slightly behind the 512MB version. From what I've seen (and I'm certainly no expert here), when a card runs out of local memory, its performance really tanks compared to an identical card w/more memory at the same clockspeeds (I'm thinking of the 8800GTS 640/320 comparisons I've read, where the only difference is memory amount, not speed). The FEAR results you obtained look more like maybe the memory's just a little slower, instead of not enough.

Again, nice job! I look forward to your thoughts.

[V. Slayer]

I have also read that the nVidia spec on these cards is to have the memory clocked lower vs. the 512MB version as well (1.4GHz for the 256MB vs. 1.8GHz for the 512MB).

Can you comment on the clockspeeds (both memory and core) of the card you reviewed, and how they compare to the 512MB version you benchmark against? I don't see them specifically listed in the article. Does the "Alpha Dog" designation mean it's somewhat factory overclocked? I know their "XXX" products are.

If the memory speed is indeed lower than the 512MB card you compare it to, do you think that impacted your results at all? Specifically, I'm thinking of the FEAR results where the 256MB card lagged just slightly behind the 512MB version. From what I've seen (and I'm certainly no expert here), when a card runs out of local memory, its performance really tanks compared to an identical card w/more memory at the same clockspeeds (I'm thinking of the 8800GTS 640/320 comparisons I've read, where the only difference is memory amount, not speed). The FEAR results you obtained look more like maybe the memory's just a little slower, instead of not enough.


Yeah, 911medic, this card runs at 600MHz Core and 1.4GHz Memory. It is not overclocked in any way. The card that I had to compare it against was the EVGA 8800GT KO (http://www.nvnews.net/reviews/evga_geforce_8800gt_ko/), which runs at 675MHz Core and 1950MHz Memory, making the KO slightly overclocked. Memory speed and amount both have an impact on performance.

[V. Slayer]

Nice read buddy!

But, did ya get any benchies at lower resolutions than the 1680 by 1050? Would be interested in those!

Sorry, MUYA, I didn't get any benchmarks at lower than 1680x1050.

[911medic]

Yeah, 911medic, this card runs at 600MHz Core and 1.4GHz Memory. It is not overclocked in any way. The card that I had to compare it against was the EVGA 8800GT KO (http://www.nvnews.net/reviews/evga_geforce_8800gt_ko/), which runs at 675MHz Core and 1950MHz Memory, making the KO slightly overclocked. Memory speed and amount both have an impact on performance.Thanks for the info.