NVIDIA was kind enough to supply me with their new 180.47 drivers in advance of launch and note they contain performance improvements for many games.
I set out to test three of the biggest games of this holiday season and see how the new drivers would perform with a single GTX260 Core 216, which can now be purchased for $229.99 AMIR. (!)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16814500069
I think this is the new bang for buck champ.
My test system was a reference NVIDIA GTX260 Core 216, Intel QX9650 on an EVGA 790i Ultra motherboard, 2GB of 2000MHz Crucial Ballistix DDR3. NVIDIA CP settings were "High Quality" for textures, AA/AF set to "Application Controlled". All games run at 25X16, settings as noted in pics.
http://www.villagephotos.com/p....asp?folder_id=2050741
I found 25X16 2X16X the best match of framerate and IQ at Far Cry2 and was very impressed with this performance from a single card.
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I used 25X 16 4X15X at Fallout3, and found the C216 pretty much rocked this game. The only spot in the FRAPs run where the framerate briefly dipped below 30fps is where I blew up a couple zombies in a huge explosion.
http://www.villagephotos.com/p....asp?folder_id=2050742
Dead Space pretty much stayed above 80fps, the C216 is more than enough card for this game. Note: I used the in game AA for this.
I plan to add Call of Duty World of War tests soon.
COD World at War
Not to shabby at all, 25X16 4X16X with a 29 fps minimum and a 47fps average in a big battle scene.
I set out to test three of the biggest games of this holiday season and see how the new drivers would perform with a single GTX260 Core 216, which can now be purchased for $229.99 AMIR. (!)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16814500069
I think this is the new bang for buck champ.
My test system was a reference NVIDIA GTX260 Core 216, Intel QX9650 on an EVGA 790i Ultra motherboard, 2GB of 2000MHz Crucial Ballistix DDR3. NVIDIA CP settings were "High Quality" for textures, AA/AF set to "Application Controlled". All games run at 25X16, settings as noted in pics.
http://www.villagephotos.com/p....asp?folder_id=2050741
I found 25X16 2X16X the best match of framerate and IQ at Far Cry2 and was very impressed with this performance from a single card.
<a target=_blank class=ftalternatingbarlinklarge href="http://www.villagephotos.com/pubbrowse.asp?folder_id=2050743">http://www.villagephotos.c....asp?folder_id=2050743</a>
I used 25X 16 4X15X at Fallout3, and found the C216 pretty much rocked this game. The only spot in the FRAPs run where the framerate briefly dipped below 30fps is where I blew up a couple zombies in a huge explosion.
http://www.villagephotos.com/p....asp?folder_id=2050742
Dead Space pretty much stayed above 80fps, the C216 is more than enough card for this game. Note: I used the in game AA for this.
I plan to add Call of Duty World of War tests soon.
COD World at War
Not to shabby at all, 25X16 4X16X with a 29 fps minimum and a 47fps average in a big battle scene.