BFG GeForce 9800 GX2 1GB Video Card
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Max Slowik
Kurtis
BFG
Aug. 5, 2008
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DirectX 10 Titles

Company of Heroes @ 1440x900
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PNY 8800 GTX XLR8 768MB
Zotac GTX 280 1024MB AMP!
BFG 9800 GX2 1024MB
EVGA GTX 260 896MB FTW
Sapphire HD 3870 X2 1024MB
Diamond HD 4870 512MB
PNY 9800 GTX 512MB
PowerColor HD 4850 512MB
Diamond HD 3870 1024MB
Chaintech 9600 GT 512MB
Leadtek 9600 GSO 384MB
ATI HD 2900 XT 512MB
Diamond HD 3650 512MB
ATI HD 3850 256MB
0
FPS (higher is better)
200
Zotac GTX 280 1024MB AMP!
EVGA GTX 260 896MB FTW
BFG 9800 GX2 1024MB
Diamond HD 4870 512MB
Sapphire HD 3870 X2 1024MB
PNY 9800 GTX 512MB
PNY 8800 GTX XLR8 768MB
PowerColor HD 4850 512MB
Chaintech 9600 GT 512MB
Leadtek 9600 GSO 384MB
Diamond HD 3870 1024MB
ATI HD 2900 XT 512MB
ATI HD 3850 256MB
Diamond HD 3650 512MB
0
FPS (higher is better)
200
Company of Heroes @ 1680x1050
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Zotac GTX 280 1024MB AMP!
BFG 9800 GX2 1024MB
EVGA GTX 260 896MB FTW
Sapphire HD 3870 X2 1024MB
Diamond HD 4870 512MB
PNY 9800 GTX 512MB
PNY 8800 GTX XLR8 768MB
PowerColor HD 4850 512MB
Diamond HD 3870 1024MB
Leadtek 9600 GSO 384MB
Chaintech 9600 GT 512MB
ATI HD 2900 XT 512MB
ATI HD 3850 256MB
Diamond HD 3650 512MB
0
FPS (higher is better)
160
BFG 9800 GX2 1024MB
Zotac GTX 280 1024MB AMP!
EVGA GTX 260 896MB FTW
Diamond HD 4870 512MB
Sapphire HD 3870 X2 1024MB
PNY 9800 GTX 512MB
PNY 8800 GTX XLR8 768MB
PowerColor HD 4850 512MB
Leadtek 9600 GSO 384MB
Chaintech 9600 GT 512MB
Diamond HD 3870 1024MB
ATI HD 2900 XT 512MB
ATI HD 3850 256MB
Diamond HD 3650 512MB
0
FPS (higher is better)
160

Crysis @ 1440x900
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Zotac GTX 280 1024MB AMP!
EVGA GTX 260 896MB FTW
Diamond HD 4870 512MB
PNY 8800 GTX XLR8 768MB
PowerColor HD 4850 512MB
PNY 9800 GTX 512MB
Leadtek 9600 GSO 384MB
Diamond HD 3870 1024MB
BFG 9800 GX2 1024MB
Sapphire HD 3870 X2 1024MB
Chaintech 9600 GT 512MB
ATI HD 2900 XT 512MB
ATI HD 3850 256MB
Diamond HD 3650 512MB
0
FPS (higher is better)
100
Diamond HD 3870 1024MB
Sapphire HD 3870 X2 1024MB
Zotac GTX 280 1024MB AMP!
Diamond HD 4870 512MB
EVGA GTX 260 896MB FTW
BFG 9800 GX2 1024MB
PNY 8800 GTX XLR8 768MB
PNY 9800 GTX 512MB
Chaintech 9600 GT 512MB
PowerColor HD 4850 512MB
Leadtek 9600 GSO 384MB
ATI HD 2900 XT 512MB
ATI HD 3850 256MB
Diamond HD 3650 512MB
0
FPS (higher is better)
100
Crysis @ 1680x1050
(Show All Graphs)
(Collapse Graphs)
Zotac GTX 280 1024MB AMP!
Diamond HD 4870 512MB
EVGA GTX 260 896MB FTW
PNY 8800 GTX XLR8 768MB
PNY 9800 GTX 512MB
PowerColor HD 4850 512MB
BFG 9800 GX2 1024MB
Diamond HD 3870 1024MB
Leadtek 9600 GSO 384MB
Chaintech 9600 GT 512MB
Sapphire HD 3870 X2 1024MB
ATI HD 2900 XT 512MB
ATI HD 3850 256MB
Diamond HD 3650 512MB
0
FPS (higher is better)
100
Diamond HD 3870 1024MB
Zotac GTX 280 1024MB AMP!
EVGA GTX 260 896MB FTW
Sapphire HD 3870 X2 1024MB
Diamond HD 4870 512MB
BFG 9800 GX2 1024MB
PNY 8800 GTX XLR8 768MB
PNY 9800 GTX 512MB
PowerColor HD 4850 512MB
Chaintech 9600 GT 512MB
Leadtek 9600 GSO 384MB
ATI HD 3850 256MB
ATI HD 2900 XT 512MB
Diamond HD 3650 512MB
0
FPS (higher is better)
100

Unreal Tournament 3 @ 1440x900
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(Collapse Graphs)
Sapphire HD 3870 X2 1024MB
PNY 8800 GTX XLR8 768MB
Diamond HD 4870 512MB
PowerColor HD 4850 512MB
Zotac GTX 280 1024MB AMP!
EVGA GTX 260 896MB FTW
ATI HD 2900 XT 512MB
Chaintech 9600 GT 512MB
Diamond HD 3870 1024MB
BFG 9800 GX2 1024MB
PNY 9800 GTX 512MB
Leadtek 9600 GSO 384MB
ATI HD 3850 256MB
Diamond HD 3650 512MB
0
FPS (higher is better)
160
Zotac GTX 280 1024MB AMP!
EVGA GTX 260 896MB FTW
BFG 9800 GX2 1024MB
PNY 8800 GTX XLR8 768MB
Leadtek 9600 GSO 384MB
PNY 9800 GTX 512MB
Chaintech 9600 GT 512MB
Diamond HD 4870 512MB
PowerColor HD 4850 512MB
Diamond HD 3870 1024MB
Sapphire HD 3870 X2 1024MB
ATI HD 2900 XT 512MB
ATI HD 3850 256MB
Diamond HD 3650 512MB
0
FPS (higher is better)
160
Unreal Tournament 3 @ 1680x1050
(Show All Graphs)
(Collapse Graphs)
Diamond HD 4870 512MB
Sapphire HD 3870 X2 1024MB
Zotac GTX 280 1024MB AMP!
EVGA GTX 260 896MB FTW
PNY 8800 GTX XLR8 768MB
BFG 9800 GX2 1024MB
PowerColor HD 4850 512MB
PNY 9800 GTX 512MB
ATI HD 2900 XT 512MB
Chaintech 9600 GT 512MB
Diamond HD 3870 1024MB
Leadtek 9600 GSO 384MB
ATI HD 3850 256MB
Diamond HD 3650 512MB
0
FPS (higher is better)
160
Zotac GTX 280 1024MB AMP!
EVGA GTX 260 896MB FTW
BFG 9800 GX2 1024MB
PNY 8800 GTX XLR8 768MB
Leadtek 9600 GSO 384MB
PNY 9800 GTX 512MB
Chaintech 9600 GT 512MB
Diamond HD 4870 512MB
PowerColor HD 4850 512MB
ATI HD 2900 XT 512MB
Sapphire HD 3870 X2 1024MB
Diamond HD 3870 1024MB
ATI HD 3850 256MB
Diamond HD 3650 512MB
0
FPS (higher is better)
160
Performance Notes
When the 9800 GX2 isn't at the front of the pack, it isn't terribly far from it. And notice how it climbs the ranks as you turn up the eye candy. It's no doubt that two of these would be just killer. Still, the margins are a little thin, and the margin by which this card beats the competition (where applicable) doesn't quite equal its price premium. Of course, that's not unusual with the really high-end stuff.
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