Graphic Cards X2900XT Some more details

[Vandal]

This just in-

AnandTech: ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT: Calling a Spade a Spade

(sorry linked to the current page I was reading)

And this (anandtech forums)

AnandTech - ATI RADEON HD 2900 XT STOMPS 8800 GTX

I wonder about the prediction of not seeing a higher part...

The DX10 titles might just bring out a different side to the R600. One things for sure Nvidia should at least consider a price drop 400~550 is too much...and they've lined their pockets for more than 6 months now

edit:
some more meat -
ATI Radeon HD 2900 XT 512MB review

more stuff -
Bjorn3d.com -HD2000 - The First GPU's Under the AMD Name, Satisfying Your Daily Tech Cravings Since 1996

 

[raj_pol]

AMD is releasing a card with power supply req more then the 8800 ultra and performance less than a gts....

They are really in big trouble :huh:

 

[Vij]

AMD is releasing a card with power supply req more then the 8800 ultra and performance less than a gts....

They are really in big trouble :huh:

Yep, no wonder they didnt try to match GTX with XTX. They may have tried and realized that with the current architecture and 80nm the power consumption on load would exceed even 400W lol...

That said, X2900XT does beat 8800GTS at the same price point. Also most people expect this to get closer to GTX with DirectX10 games.

 

[raj_pol]

that is more of a wait and see....
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[Udit]

Yep, no wonder they didnt try to match GTX with XTX. They may have tried and realized that with the current architecture and 80nm the power consumption on load would exceed even 400W lol...

That said, X2900XT does beat 8800GTS at the same price point. Also most people expect this to get closer to GTX with DirectX10 games.

but what is the use buying a card even if it beats 8800GTS performance if it will eat 61 Watts more than 8800GTS & 19 Watts more than 8800GTX :no:

 

[Vij]

but what is the use buying a card even if it beats 8800GTS performance if it will eat 61 Watts more than 8800GTS & 19 Watts more than 8800GTX :no:

Sure, thats why its not a hit either with the enthusiasts or with the VFM guys.

 

[thexfactor]

^exactly ... also the 8800gts 320MB is still about $140 cheaper at current prices and not much behind the x2900xt performance atleast at sane resolutions