I'm thinking of both unoptimized drivers, but also at really weird results. Just looking at DiRT 2, I find the minima/avg fps way off from my own results, for both the GTX 480 (higher then I recorded) and the HD 5870 (lower then I recorded).
So this is one of the options I have been waiting on ? If driver improvements doesn't make it a little faster, then I'll be waiting on the GTX490.
And if that turns out mediocre, then Ill be getting a 5970.
I wish they would release a ATI 5890 though.
Come on NV....I know you can do better than this.
So this is one of the options I have been waiting on ? If driver improvements doesn't make it a little faster, then I'll be waiting on the GTX490.
And if that turns out mediocre, then Ill be getting a 5970.
I wish they would release a ATI 5890 though.
Come on NV....I know you can do better than this.
I am actually surprised it is performing as well as it is at the resolutions most people looking at this card would play.
That's not how I view it. In one of the few games where you actually need the graphics power (Crysis), it can't even beat a GTX275.
I am actually surprised how little performance advantage you get in those common resolutions with any of the current generation cards other than GTX480. If I am going to drop $400-500 on a graphics card, it better be 2x faster than GTX275/4890. Even a $500 GTX480 is not 2x faster than last generation high end.
If power consumption is really low (5770 levels), this might be a decent niche solution of HTPC enthusiasts, although extremely overpriced.
Fermi...HTPC??!!
*head explodes* (much like people's HTPCs would explode with Fermi in it)
Some dude in one thread had an overclocked C2Q at 3.5GHz or so with an HD4870X2 in it... as his HTPC.