GeForce GTX 295 Previews and Reviews!

**MUYA** · 12-18-08, 06:38 AM

Post them here folks;
Hardwarezone
Tom's Hardware
Guru3D
HardOCP
Firingsquad
OCC

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Originally Posted by Hardwarezone

As far as our benchmarks go, the new NVIDIA flagship, the GeForce GTX 295 looks very promising. Sure, skeptics from the ATI camp will say that these handpicked games may favor NVIDIA cards, and while that's for debate, there's no denying that the differences in performance are still rather drastic. Remember, we are not looking at minor 5% to 10% increases, but quite significant ones, ranging from 20% to over 50%.

CaptNKILL · 12-18-08, 07:27 AM

Wow, I didn't expect any previews this early.

Performance looks promising so far, though I'm more interested in compatibility and "smoothness".

Delbert · 12-18-08, 07:31 AM

http://www.guru3d.com/article/geforce-gtx-295-preview/

Toss3 · 12-18-08, 07:48 AM

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Originally Posted by MUYA

Post them here folks;
Hardwarezone

Those 4870x2 scores seem a bit off - especially after reading the guru3d preview.

Going to wait for Hardocp's review.

Bman212121 · 12-18-08, 08:29 AM

I'll take two please.

**MUYA** · 12-18-08, 08:54 AM

Update with new links to OP

Toss3 · 12-18-08, 09:38 AM

Hardocp strikes again with an excellent review!

Anyone else think that it was a pretty dumb decision of nvidia to go with 448-bit gddr3? These cards should be the best cards for running 2560x1600 type of resolutions and the memory bandwidth of this card is just not up for it.

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Originally Posted by Hardocp

NVIDIA has definitely made this a worthy competitor to the Radeon HD 4870 X2. But in no way is this a “4870 X2 killer.” From our narrow look here today with what is likely to be an immature driver set, the GTX 295 is matching the 4870 X2 in gameplay. Maybe it will best it in a month, but I would not bet on it.

gdphk · 12-18-08, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Toss3

Hardocp strikes again with an excellent review!

Anyone else think that it was a pretty dumb decision of nvidia to go with 448-bit gddr3? These cards should be the best cards for running 2560x1600 type of resolutions and the memory bandwidth of this card is just not up for it.

Please use the Core i7

http://www.pcgameshardware.de/aid,67...kkarte/?page=9

Toss3 · 12-18-08, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by gdphk

Please use the Core i7

http://www.pcgameshardware.de/aid,67...kkarte/?page=9

Find some benchmarks at 2560x1600 and then we'll talk - the gtx 295 is the faster card at 1920x1200 for sure, but at higher resolutions it's going to get bandwidth starved pretty quickly. I think that quad crossfire is still going to be the best solution for those with 30 inch displays.

jeong · 12-18-08, 11:26 AM

Any micro stuttering issues w/ those 295 like 9800 GX2?

JasonPC · 12-18-08, 11:45 AM

Maybe I should trust hardocp but their results seem to vary greatly from all the other benchmarks I've seen.

Toss3 · 12-18-08, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by JasonPC

Maybe I should trust hardocp but their results seem to vary greatly from all the other benchmarks I've seen.

That's because some settings suit one card better than the other. HardOCP eliminates this by using the highest playable settings of each game on each card. This way you get a much more realistic picture of what kind of a gaming experience you'll get with each card.

12-18-08, 07:27 AM	#2
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12-18-08, 11:45 AM	#11
JasonPC Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 2,103	Re: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295 Previews/Reviews!! Maybe I should trust hardocp but their results seem to vary greatly from all the other benchmarks I've seen.