NVIDIA's GeForce FX 5600 GPU
Posted by: [NT] on: 05/07/2003 10:37 AM [ Print | 2 comment(s) ] · 1046 views
THUS FAR, the performance of NVIDIA's GeForce FX line has left something to be desired. The GeForce FX 5800 Ultra is a noisy alternative to ATI's Radeon 9800 Pro, and the GeForce FX 5200 is a slower performer in real-world games and applications than the Radeon 9000 Pro. For enthusiasts, however, the GeForce FX 5600 may be the most interesting card in the GeForce FX line. Powered by NVIDIA's NV31 graphics chip, the GeForce FX 5600 is a mid-range graphics card aimed at ATI's Radeon 9500 and 9600 lines. Like other members of the GeForce FX family, the GeForce FX 5600 is dressed up with enough DirectX 9 goodies to give users a "cinematic" experience, although features alone don't guarantee performance.
Today we'll be looking at NV31 as implemented in BFG Technologies' Asylum GeForce FX 5600 256MB card. As its name implies, the Asylum GeForce FX 5600 256MB packs 256MB of memory, but the card also has a few other tricks up it´s sleeve
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Today we'll be looking at NV31 as implemented in BFG Technologies' Asylum GeForce FX 5600 256MB card. As its name implies, the Asylum GeForce FX 5600 256MB packs 256MB of memory, but the card also has a few other tricks up it´s sleeve
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digitalwanderer Posts: 3 Joined: 2004-02-22 |
#43512 Posted on: 05/07/2003 02:49 PM
I didn't finish the whole review, after I saw the first few benchmarks where a GF4 ti4200 was beating the 5600 pretty much across the board I just sort of sat back and scratched me head and wondered just what in the hell nVidia was thinking/smoking! (The Dig hugs the used GF4 ti4400 he picked up for cheap on [H]'s "for sale/trade" board and pats himself on the head once again for making the right choice.  ) |
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KeyserSoze Unregistered |
#43514 Posted on: 05/07/2003 04:00 PM
GFX 5600 is indeed a disappointment in nearly all ways, but you have to remember that i.e here in Finland a 128mb 5600FX costs 125€, while a 128mb ti4200 costs 200€. So they're really not in the same price category. |
