System setup and notes
We pitted the XFX against Foxconn's FV-N79GM3D2-HP and the 512MB version of ATi's Radeon X1900XT. The former showed how XFX's pre-overclocking compared to the stock clocks, and the latter how it shapes up against ATi's more expensive competition. This is the hardware setup we used for our testing:
Hardware
| System | XFX GeForce 7950GT Extreme Edition Passive 512MB | Foxconn FV-N79GM3D2-HP | ATi Radeon X1900XT 512MB |
|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800 (2.93GHz, 4MiB L2 cache, LGA775) | ||
| Motherboard | NVIDIA NF5 590 SLI Intel Edition Reference board (NVIDIA NF5 590 SLI) | Intel D975XBX Bad Axe (i975X+ICH7R) | |
| Memory | 2GiB (2 x 1024) Corsair PC8500 | ||
| Memory timings and speed | 4-4-4-12 2T @ 800MHz (PC6400) | ||
| Graphics card(s) | XFX GeForce 7950GT Extreme Edition Passive 512MB Foxconn FV-N79GM3D2-HP 512MB |
ATi Radeon X1900XT 512MB | |
| Disk drive(s) | Seagate 160GB SATAII (ST3160812AS) | ||
| BIOS revision | 2.053.42 | 1305 | |
| Mainboard software | NVIDIA platform driver 9.37 | Intel Inf Update 8.0.1.1002 | |
| Graphics driver | ForceWare 91.47 | CATALYST 6.8 | |
| Operating System | Windows XP Professional, w/ SP2, 32-bit | ||
Software
| 3D Benchmarks |
Far Cry v1.33 Quake 4 v1.04 Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory v1.05 |
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