X1900 XT CF vs. Geforce 7950GX2

[andlcs]

Hello,

Which one is faster in Games:

Radeon X1900 Crossfire edition 512MB + Radeon X1900XT 256MB (@ Crossfire)

or

Single Geforce 7950GX2 2x 512MB.


The system specs are:
Core 2 Duo E6600 CPU
ASUS P5W DH Deluxe Motherboard (Intel 975X)
2GB DDR2-800 RAM

Thank You

 

[deadseasquirrel]

These benchmarks are from back in July, so there may be driver improvements out there that would change the results some. Overall, the CF setup would be faster. But, even if the SLI setup was faster, your motherboard will only do CF so it's kinda moot for you.

 

[beggerking]

Originally posted by: deadseasquirrel
These benchmarks are from back in July, so there may be driver improvements out there that would change the results some. Overall, the CF setup would be faster. But, even if the SLI setup was faster, your motherboard will only do CF so it's kinda moot for you.

umm.. 7950gx2 doesn't require SLI mb.

anyways, it would really depend on applications. Crossfire is the faster solution but is also less mature, more prone to bugs etc. less game will run on it.

why 256mb+ 512mb? won't that default CF to use only 256mb of memory?

 

[TanisHalfElven]

maybe his mobo could do the 7950gx2. (maybe ?)

 

[josh6079]

Originally posted by: beggerking

Originally posted by: deadseasquirrel
These benchmarks are from back in July, so there may be driver improvements out there that would change the results some. Overall, the CF setup would be faster. But, even if the SLI setup was faster, your motherboard will only do CF so it's kinda moot for you.

umm.. 7950gx2 doesn't require SLI mb.

Not to mention the 975X chipset can be hacked to allow SLI as well, giving it the ability to use either an SLI setup or a CF setup.

 

[deadseasquirrel]

Originally posted by: beggerking
umm.. 7950gx2 doesn't require SLI mb.

Ooops. I thought it did. My bad.

anyways, it would really depend on applications. Crossfire is the faster solution but is also less mature, more prone to bugs etc. less game will run on it.

While I agree CF is less mature, I don't think that it matters much. After all, it came out *after* SLI, so it will always be less mature. What matters is performance and stability. And out of the several games FS tested, each one worked fine on CF. What are some games that don't work?

For the OP, I don't know that I would go and spend the money on a GX2 or CF setup right now with nV's new card just around the corner. Rumors say it's 20% faster than the GX2. That is sure to drop the price of the GX2 very soon (and likely the ATI high-end cards as well).

 

[beggerking]

Originally posted by: deadseasquirrel

While I agree CF is less mature, I don't think that it matters much. After all, it came out *after* SLI, so it will always be less mature. What matters is performance and stability. And out of the several games FS tested, each one worked fine on CF. What are some games that don't work?

For the OP, I don't know that I would go and spend the money on a GX2 or CF setup right now with nV's new card just around the corner. Rumors say it's 20% faster than the GX2. That is sure to drop the price of the GX2 very soon (and likely the ATI high-end cards as well).

There was a review about a month ago comparing CF vs SLI.. stability is still a huge problem for CF as well as performance. Many games do not get the expected boost from CF setup.

QFT your 2nd pt. Wait until g80 is out. price of all videocard will likely drop.

 

[ShadowOfMyself]

Single Geforce 7950GX2 2x 512MB.

It is NOT 2x 512 mb.. Nvidia PR at their best

 

[josh6079]

Originally posted by: ShadowOfMyself

Single Geforce 7950GX2 2x 512MB.

It is NOT 2x 512 mb.. Nvidia PR at their best

Yes it is. Each core on the 7950GX2 has 512MB's of memory at its disposal. 2x512MB is more accurate than 1GB like Nvidia's PR was running with.