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Review: BFG's NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295 - the champ is back!

by Parm Mann on 8 January 2009, 14:00 4.05

Tags: GeForce GTX 295, BFG GeForce GTX 295 (186.18), NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA), BFG Technologies, PC

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Enemy Territory: Quake Wars

Enemy Territory: Quake Wars (high-end) 1,680x1,050 4xAA 16xAF
BFG GeForce GTX 295Inno3D GeForce GTX 280Inno3D GeForce GTX 260 OCInno3D GeForce GTX 260 (SLI)Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 X2Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 X2
133.87104.8395.4133.9100.83110.07


Enemy Territory: Quake Wars (high-end) 1,920x1,200 4xAA 16xAF
BFG GeForce GTX 295Inno3D GeForce GTX 280Inno3D GeForce GTX 260 OCInno3D GeForce GTX 260 (SLI)Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 X2Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 X2
127.4387.9379.33125.6790102.97


Enemy Territory: Quake Wars (high-end) 2,560x1,600 4xAA 16xAF
BFG GeForce GTX 295Inno3D GeForce GTX 280Inno3D GeForce GTX 260 OCInno3D GeForce GTX 260 (SLI)Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 X2Sapphire Radeon HD 4870 X2
91.4756.7750.789.4761.274.43


Not much has changed here. The GeForce GTX 295 continues to dominate with excellent performance and impressive scaling at ultra-high resolutions. Note also, that although SLI performance of two 216-core GeForce GTX 260s is almost on par, the GeForce GTX 295 should hit retail at around Ā£30 less than the two-card option, and requires only one PCIe 2.0 slot.

We should add, however, that it isn't always about framerate domination. The GeForce GTX 295 is clearly the outright quickest, but the other cheaper cards offer perfectly playable frame rates without breaking the bank.