EVGA GeForce GTX 260 C216 Superclocked or Vanilla GTX 275?

Bowen · 04-04-09, 04:50 AM

I just bought an EVGA GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 Superclocked....the 896-P3-1257-AR with the 626 Core clocks speed...etc. Anyway I was wondering if it's worth using EVGA's Step Up program to get a vanilla GTX 275?

I know the 275 has 240 shader processors vs 216 with the newer 260 but is it worth the upgrade? Also, I'm looking at the 896MB RAM too, not the 1792MB version (although I'd like to have it but can't afford it).

**crainger** · 04-04-09, 05:05 AM

How much is it to step up?

I just bought 2x 260GTXs, looking at the AU prices of 275s it's 150-200 difference, so not worth it for me anyway.

CaptNKILL · 04-04-09, 09:48 AM

The most important thing here would be the cost IMO.

It looks like the 275s are very nice cards but I don't think they're really worth $80-$100 more than a GTX 260.

04-04-09, 12:05 PM

Well just to throw in my 2c, my superclocked clocks to 700/1402/1295, which isn't very high on the ALU's. At that level the TMU performance is equal (700 * 72 vs 633 * 80), ROP higher on the c216, and shaders differ by 11%. Additionally memory bandwidth is higher on the c216 @ 1295 mhz. So yeah, if you're just looking to match what you see in the benchmarks then stay with the c216 and oc a little. The 275 apparently clocks very well, so that is something to take into account. Obviously your may vary, so check what you have on your card, and if it is sufficiently high, I wouldn't change.

v3rninater · 04-04-09, 03:46 PM

275, they are decently priced and have the same amount of stream processors as a 280/285.

Plus have you seen the reviews????

Edit: Oh I thought you were choosing between the two I didn't know you had a 260 already. The 260 is a great card, it's probably not worth going the extra mile to step up to the 275 but that's up to you.

Bowen · 04-04-09, 04:11 PM

Wow....thanks guys! It seems pretty unanimous that the 275 isn't worth an upgrade from the 260 C216. v3rninater, are those benchmark scores of the 260 C216 of a superclocked card or is it the stock 575 MHz core clock?

Also, I haven't actually got the card yet, it will be here on Monday though. I sold my 8800 GTX and now I'm using my backup card which is a Radeon X300. I cannot begin to tell you how painful it is to use this card. The only thing I can play smoothly is Medal of Honor...lol and I'm not kidding either! Anyway, thanks allot for the input!!!

CaptNKILL · 04-04-09, 04:40 PM

Overclock your 260 when you get it. You should be able to get a very nice performance boost by cranking the core up to 700Mhz or more.

**crainger** · 04-04-09, 04:46 PM

Will you crank my cores when I get them CaptN?

CaptNKILL · 04-04-09, 06:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crainger

Will you crank my cores when I get them CaptN?

I'll crank anything you want me to crank little buddy.

**crainger** · 04-04-09, 06:42 PM

Is it hot in here, or am I just close to 30 000 posts?

**bob saget** · 04-05-09, 12:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CaptNKILL

I'll crank anything you want me to crank little buddy.

thats good to know.

**crainger** · 04-05-09, 01:18 AM

You're drawn to posts like that aren't you?

04-04-09, 04:50 AM	#1
Bowen Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 205	EVGA GeForce GTX 260 C216 Superclocked or Vanilla GTX 275? I just bought an EVGA GeForce GTX 260 Core 216 Superclocked....the 896-P3-1257-AR with the 626 Core clocks speed...etc. Anyway I was wondering if it's worth using EVGA's Step Up program to get a vanilla GTX 275? I know the 275 has 240 shader processors vs 216 with the newer 260 but is it worth the upgrade? Also, I'm looking at the 896MB RAM too, not the 1792MB version (although I'd like to have it but can't afford it). __________________ Asus P5B-E / C2Q Q6600 @ 2.83GHz / 4GB (4x1GB) Corsair PC5400 XMS DDR-2 RAM / eVGA GeForce GTX 465 / SB X-Fi XtremeGamer Fatal1ty Pro / WD 250GB SATA / Seagate 500GB SATA / WD 1TB SATA / Optiarc AD-7240S Burner / Corsair HX-620 PSU / Windows 7 HP x64

04-04-09, 05:05 AM	#2
crainger Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia Posts: 29,535	Re: EVGA GeForce GTX 260 C216 Superclocked or Vanilla GTX 275? How much is it to step up? I just bought 2x 260GTXs, looking at the AU prices of 275s it's 150-200 difference, so not worth it for me anyway.

04-04-09, 09:48 AM	#3
CaptNKILL CUBE Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: PA, USA Posts: 18,844	Re: EVGA GeForce GTX 260 C216 Superclocked or Vanilla GTX 275? The most important thing here would be the cost IMO. It looks like the 275s are very nice cards but I don't think they're really worth $80-$100 more than a GTX 260. __________________ ---- Primary Rig ---- CoolerMaster 690 II Advance - Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P - Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.0Ghz + Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme 6GB DDR2 @ 942Mhz 5-5-5-20 1.9v (2x1Gb Wintec AMPX PC2-8500 & 2x2Gb G.Skill PC2-6400) - EVGA Geforce GTX 470 @ 750/1500/1850 (1.050v) Sparkle Geforce GTS 250 1Gb Low-Profile (Physx) - Crucial RealSSD C300 64Gb SSD - Seagate 7200.12 500Gb SATA - Seagate 7200.10 320Gb SATA ASUS VW266H 25.5" LCD - OCZ GameXStream 700W PSU - ASUS Xonar DX - Logitech Z-5500 5.1 Surround - Windows 7 Professional x64 ---- HTPC ---- Asus M3A78-EM 780G - AMD Athlon X2 5050e 45W @ 2.6Ghz - 2x2GB Kingston PC2-6400 DDR2 - Sparkle 350W PSU Seagate 7200.10 320Gb SATA - Seagate 7200.10 250Gb SATA - Athenatech A100BB.350 MicroATX Desktop - Creative X-Fi XtremeMusic

04-04-09, 12:05 PM	#4
pakotlar Guest Posts: n/a	Re: EVGA GeForce GTX 260 C216 Superclocked or Vanilla GTX 275? Well just to throw in my 2c, my superclocked clocks to 700/1402/1295, which isn't very high on the ALU's. At that level the TMU performance is equal (700 * 72 vs 633 * 80), ROP higher on the c216, and shaders differ by 11%. Additionally memory bandwidth is higher on the c216 @ 1295 mhz. So yeah, if you're just looking to match what you see in the benchmarks then stay with the c216 and oc a little. The 275 apparently clocks very well, so that is something to take into account. Obviously your may vary, so check what you have on your card, and if it is sufficiently high, I wouldn't change.

04-04-09, 03:46 PM	#5
v3rninater Blowin up since 1969 Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,095	Re: EVGA GeForce GTX 260 C216 Superclocked or Vanilla GTX 275? 275, they are decently priced and have the same amount of stream processors as a 280/285. Plus have you seen the reviews???? Edit: Oh I thought you were choosing between the two I didn't know you had a 260 already. The 260 is a great card, it's probably not worth going the extra mile to step up to the 275 but that's up to you. __________________ Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 3.4ghz 1600fsb \|\| Gigabyte P45 EP45-UD3R stable as a rooock! \|\| 4gb G-Skill DDR2 PC8500 5-5-5-15 \|\| EVGA 580-GTX 1.5gb \|\| Creative Fatal1ty Xram Sound Card 7.1 \|\|G-Skill Phoenix Pro SSD 120gb\|\| WD BLACK 32mb cache 640gb HD \|\| 2x Samsung DVD burner 16x DVD+\- \|\| Corsair 620watt PSU Win 7 Ultimate 64bit (640gb hd) AMD Phenom II X6 T1090 \|\| Gigabyte GA880 \|\| 4gb G-skill Ripjaw DDR3 1600 \|\| MSI 8800 Ultra o/c \|\| WD BLACK 32mb cache 640gb HD \|\| ASUS DVD Burner \|\| XFX 750 watt PSU LG 60" 1080p 600Hz Plasma HDTV 60PS11 Xbox 360

04-04-09, 04:11 PM	#6
Bowen Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 205	Re: EVGA GeForce GTX 260 C216 Superclocked or Vanilla GTX 275? Wow....thanks guys! It seems pretty unanimous that the 275 isn't worth an upgrade from the 260 C216. v3rninater, are those benchmark scores of the 260 C216 of a superclocked card or is it the stock 575 MHz core clock? Also, I haven't actually got the card yet, it will be here on Monday though. I sold my 8800 GTX and now I'm using my backup card which is a Radeon X300. I cannot begin to tell you how painful it is to use this card. The only thing I can play smoothly is Medal of Honor...lol and I'm not kidding either! Anyway, thanks allot for the input!!! __________________ Asus P5B-E / C2Q Q6600 @ 2.83GHz / 4GB (4x1GB) Corsair PC5400 XMS DDR-2 RAM / eVGA GeForce GTX 465 / SB X-Fi XtremeGamer Fatal1ty Pro / WD 250GB SATA / Seagate 500GB SATA / WD 1TB SATA / Optiarc AD-7240S Burner / Corsair HX-620 PSU / Windows 7 HP x64

04-04-09, 04:40 PM	#7
CaptNKILL CUBE Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: PA, USA Posts: 18,844	Re: EVGA GeForce GTX 260 C216 Superclocked or Vanilla GTX 275? Overclock your 260 when you get it. You should be able to get a very nice performance boost by cranking the core up to 700Mhz or more. __________________ ---- Primary Rig ---- CoolerMaster 690 II Advance - Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P - Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.0Ghz + Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme 6GB DDR2 @ 942Mhz 5-5-5-20 1.9v (2x1Gb Wintec AMPX PC2-8500 & 2x2Gb G.Skill PC2-6400) - EVGA Geforce GTX 470 @ 750/1500/1850 (1.050v) Sparkle Geforce GTS 250 1Gb Low-Profile (Physx) - Crucial RealSSD C300 64Gb SSD - Seagate 7200.12 500Gb SATA - Seagate 7200.10 320Gb SATA ASUS VW266H 25.5" LCD - OCZ GameXStream 700W PSU - ASUS Xonar DX - Logitech Z-5500 5.1 Surround - Windows 7 Professional x64 ---- HTPC ---- Asus M3A78-EM 780G - AMD Athlon X2 5050e 45W @ 2.6Ghz - 2x2GB Kingston PC2-6400 DDR2 - Sparkle 350W PSU Seagate 7200.10 320Gb SATA - Seagate 7200.10 250Gb SATA - Athenatech A100BB.350 MicroATX Desktop - Creative X-Fi XtremeMusic

04-04-09, 04:46 PM	#8
crainger Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia Posts: 29,535	Re: EVGA GeForce GTX 260 C216 Superclocked or Vanilla GTX 275? Will you crank my cores when I get them CaptN?

04-04-09, 06:42 PM	#10
crainger Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia Posts: 29,535	Re: EVGA GeForce GTX 260 C216 Superclocked or Vanilla GTX 275? Is it hot in here, or am I just close to 30 000 posts?

04-05-09, 01:18 AM	#12
crainger Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Coffs Harbour, NSW, Australia Posts: 29,535	Re: EVGA GeForce GTX 260 C216 Superclocked or Vanilla GTX 275? You're drawn to posts like that aren't you?

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