24 October 2004, 00:00
I expect GeForce 6600 performance to look even stronger when evaluated via shader-heavy titles and thus have little problem in recommending it as a GPU, especially if you're looking towards ...
13 October 2004, 00:00
This article exists to tidy up some of my own self-inflicted loose ends. I\'ll talk a bit more about DSTs and NVIDIA\'s implementation of PCF in hardware, and I\'ll also ...
11 October 2004, 00:00
At the end of my recent preview of NVIDIA's GeForce 6600 GT, powered by their NV43 GPU, I remarked, "Now there's only one piece of the pie left", in reference ...
8 October 2004, 00:00
Any and every GeForce 6800 Ultra is an excellent gamers' card. BFG's effort is above average, as the company offers a pre-overclocked core at default core prices. BFG's popularity is ...
5 October 2004, 00:00
Formed in 1990 as a spin-off from Gigabyte, Info-Tek Corporation created the consumer brand GeCube to sell consumer graphics cards in Asia. Currently selling only ATI designs, they now trade ...
3 October 2004, 00:00
I like the ASUS AX800XT/2DT. It has beguiling power in a small form factor. ASUS needs to ensure that SmartDoctor works with shipping cards, probably by means of a software ...
29 September 2004, 00:00
If, like many of your enthusiast peers, you\'ve been staring at the counter on Futuremark\'s website for the past couple of days, wondering when 3DMark05 would make its debut, wonder ...
26 September 2004, 00:00
The main problem that I see facing both cards is the technology they're based upon. Benchmark graphs also showed the relative performance of a GeForce 6800 GT 256MB card, which ...
20 September 2004, 00:00
ATI's new mid-range power-house has arrived with a significant splash. Effectively dropping R420 (well, R423 with its native PCI Express interface) onto TSMC's 110nm process, chopping half the fragment shaders ...
12 September 2004, 00:00
ASUS, I feel, has successfully bridged the gulf between vanilla 6800s and GTs in both price and performance. If £250 is absolutely burning a hole in your pocket ASUS' GeForce ...
9 September 2004, 00:00
In an announcement that’s unlikely to surprise anyone, ATI has launched a new member of its All-in-Wonder multimedia graphics cards based on the Radeon X800 XT GPU. The new card ...
7 September 2004, 00:00
Very strong mid-range performance wth many times the raw shader power of NVIDIA's outgoing mid-range hardware, keen price and all the architectural benefits of NV40, without any of the form ...
4 September 2004, 00:00
If you can scrape together the extra £75 necessary to purchase a GT model, I'd recommend it, especially with newer gaming titles using huge textures that necessitate larger frame buffers. ...
14 August 2004, 00:00
It seems perfect folly for a Shuttle XPC or similar SFF chassis, should two DVI ports be your dream combination for your teeny tiny PC. Imagine a pair of decent ...
12 August 2004, 00:00
Whereas NV40 starts life as a full 16 pixel pipeline (4 quad pipes) part with a 256-bit memory interface, before being used in 6800 Ultra or 6800 GT product, or ...
10 August 2004, 00:00
You have two choices when evaluating which next-generation card to purchase. Firstly, given a budget of around £300, you must choose between ATI\'s Radeon X800 PRO and NVIDIA\'s GeForce 6800 ...
26 July 2004, 00:00
If the best of the best is what you're looking for, the Aeolus's no-nonsense approach translated into a keen price, makes the performance, features, image quality and noise seem very ...
16 July 2004, 00:00
It certainly deserves a place on any X800 PRO shopping list, without being the best value for money you can get just now, ASUS's traditionally high graphics card prices conspiring ...
13 July 2004, 00:00
What strikes me most is the performance difference the entire range of product from both IHVs has over the outgoing generation of parts. They all make 9800XT and 5950 Ultra ...
13 July 2004, 00:00
If I learned anything from this article it\'s that it doesn\'t pay to take your eye off the mid-range sector, even just for a second. You do so, concentrating on ...
7 July 2004, 00:00
You have to ask yourself what you want out of a graphics card. If it\'s just the occasional dabble in gaming, decent 2D quality, reasonable connectivity options, and a low ...
3 July 2004, 00:00
The All-In-Wonder features add the icing onto the cake. While the GeCube doesn't ship with RemoteWonder II, it doesn't really detract from the package as a whole. The usage nuances ...
2 July 2004, 00:00
With no apparent visual problems on any card, with either the SM2.0 or SM3.0 paths (where applicable), the new patch keeps both top-end boards competitive with each other, allowing the ...
25 June 2004, 00:00
It overclocked well and the stock reference cooler isn't the loudest in the world. Should you wish to partake in a little next generation graphics action, you could do worse ...
16 June 2004, 00:00
There's a performance increase to be had from the Ultra/2600 CoolFX, but unless the price differential drops to within £100 of the air-cooled board, the Ultra/2600 CoolFX is hard to ...
1 June 2004, 00:00
ATI\'s transition to PCI Express is a logical one, the company well placed to take advantage of the technology, both in marketing, production and performance terms. An evolutionary step in ...
29 May 2004, 00:00
It's pretty clear that mobile graphics are in the ascendancy. Current top end mobile GPUs enable excellent DX8-level performance and DX9 titles are certainly playable. The advent of swappable graphics ...
22 May 2004, 00:00
It's hard to recommend XGI's top card with the current driver set. The company needs to bolster image quality before concentrating on all-out performance, really. A promising product that's severly ...
17 May 2004, 00:00
NVIDIA\'s biggest chance of success with MXM comes from the Go variant of their new GeForce 6 series of GPUs. Strong performance and a solution based around it that\'s attractive ...
14 May 2004, 00:00
It may pay to see what NVIDIA have to offer in the same price range and we'll be evaluating 6800GT performance in the near future, but in isolation against the ...
4 May 2004, 00:00
R420 is what NV40 brought to the table in terms of performance, amplified, especially at its maximum AA mode. My 'ohmygod fast' exclamation on the second page really doesn't do ...
15 April 2004, 00:00
With Point of View's card coming in at £130, along with the stylish presentation and good bundle that includes the excellent Call of Duty, it's hard not to recommend it. ...
15 April 2004, 00:00
There's not much the Gainward FX PowerPack! Ultra/1100 XT does wrong. It's fast for its target market and at £135 including dreaded VAT in the U.K., it's a few pounds ...
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