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Video Card Price/Performance Guide (Jan 09)
 
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Max Slowik
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Jan. 6, 2009
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DirectX 10 Titles


Company of Heroes
FPS/$
9600 GT
9800 GT
HD 4830
HD 3850
HD 4850
GTX 260
HD 4870
9800 GTX
HD 4870 1G
GTX 280
0.59
0.59
0.57
0.53
0.47
0.44
0.41
0.39
0.34
0.27
0
FPS per $ (higher is better)
0.6785
 
 



Crysis
FPS/$
9600 GT
HD 3850
9800 GT
HD 4830
HD 4850
9800 GTX
HD 4870
GTX 260
HD 4870 1G
GTX 280
0.46
0.4
0.37
0.36
0.3
0.25
0.24
0.21
0.2
0.12
0
FPS per $ (higher is better)
0.529
 
 



Unreal Tournament 3
FPS/$
HD 3850
9600 GT
9800 GT
HD 4830
HD 4850
9800 GTX
HD 4870
GTX 260
HD 4870 1G
GTX 280
1.08
1.04
0.91
0.78
0.63
0.60
0.49
0.43
0.41
0.24
0
FPS per $ (higher is better)
1.242
 
 

 
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5 User Comments
1 - Posted by YellowCard on January 12, 2009 - 1:24 pm

What was the price used to factor in the GTX 280? All the prices are listed on the last page except the 280? I'm just curious because I've seen them on sale recently for around $300.

2 - Posted by Max Slowik on January 14, 2009 - 9:51 pm

Yes, NVIDIA just recently cut the prices of GTX 280s. They're still the worst price-performance-wise, although they cost quite a bit less now.

3 - Posted by Robb on January 18, 2009 - 8:34 am

Hi,
Really appreciate your thoroughness; I have a question, hope it's O.K. to ask it here:
How can I tell which card will fit in my pc? I have an Alienware/Area 51, full tower, Core 2Duo E6700, GeForce 7800GT, 700watt power and 2 GB DDR2 RAM--purchased 10/06. Can you direct me on this?
Again, that's a clear assessment of the options and I found it quite helpful..

Robert S.
Methuen, MA
robbsey@gmail.com

4 - Posted by Kurtis on January 18, 2009 - 9:15 am

Robert: Do you know what the motherboard is inside of the system? I would assume you're PCI-Express compatible, but could only be sure if I know what motherboard you're running on. The motherboard probably has its name etched into it big enough to be easily visible.

5 - Posted by tomfeinerg on August 21, 2009 - 2:55 am

I am using PNY GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB XLR8, great videocard!

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