System setup and notes
| Graphics cards | BFG GeForce GTX 295 1,792MB | BFG GeForce GTX 285 1,024MB | Inno3D GeForce GTX 260 Accelero iChiLL 896MB | XFX Radeon HD 4870 X2 2,048MB | XFX Radeon HD 4870 XXX 1,024MB | Sapphire
Radeon HD 4870 512MB |
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| Current pricing, including VAT | £449.15 | £299 | £210 |
£340.49 |
£178.24 | £143.72 | |
| Shader model | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | |
| Stream processors | 480 | 240 | 216 | 1,600 | 800 | 800 | |
| GPU clock speed (MHz) | 576 | 648 | 620 | 750 | 775 | 750 | |
| Shader clock speed (MHz) | 1,242 | 1,476 | 1,360 | 750 | 775 | 750 | |
| Memory clock speed (MHz) | 1,998 | 2,484 | 2,100 | 3,600 | 3,800 | 3,600 | |
| Memory bus width (bits) | 896 | 512 | 448 | 512 | 256 | 256 | |
| CPU | Intel Core i7 965 Extreme Edition (3.20GHz, 8MB L3 cache, quad-core, LGA1,366) | ||||||
| Motherboard | Foxconn Bloodrage X58 | ||||||
| Motherboard BIOS | P04 | ||||||
| Mainboard software | Intel Inf 9.1.0.1012 | ||||||
| Memory | 6GB Corsair DOMINATOR PC12,800 | ||||||
| Memory timings and speed | 9-9-9-24 1T @ DDR3-1,333 | ||||||
| PSU | Cooler Master Real Power Pro 1,000W | ||||||
| Monitor | Dell 30in 3007WFP - 2,560x1,600px | ||||||
| Disk drive(s) | Seagate 500GB Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 (3Gb/s mode) | ||||||
| Graphics driver | ForceWare 182.06 | ForceWare 182.06 | ForceWare 182.06 | Catalyst 9.3 | Catalyst 9.2 | Catalyst 9.2 | |
| Operating system | Windows Vista Business SP1, 64-bit | ||||||
Software
| 3D Benchmarks | Call of Duty 4: Modern
Warfare v1.7, HEXUS custom-recorded
benchmark:
DX9 - very high quality Company Of Heroes: Opposing Fronts v2.103: DX10 - very high quality Enemy Territory: Quake Wars v1.5, HEXUS custom-recorded benchmark. OpenGL - very high quality Far Cry 2 v1.01 - very high quality Race Driver: GRID v1.2, HEXUS custom-recorded benchmark - ultra quality |
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Notes
A total of six cards based on four different SKUs. We benchmark them at 1,680x1,050, 1,920x1,200, and 2,560x1,600, along with decent image-quality settings. Sitting at just above £300, the Radeon HD 4870 X2 2GB has two competitors: the GeForce GTX 285, coming in at around £300 for a bone-stock model, and, of course, the GeForce GTX 295, costing north of £400.If you're interested, check out the Windows 7 performance numbers, right over here.
