Who thought it would be a german professional IT website to publish world's first GeFroce FX review? Well apparently no one but this is the case. TECChannel.de has posted it. The test sample was provided by Nvidia Germany. But already the introduction adds tension to what many have foreseen. Read more...
Quick Roundup: GPU: GeForce FX5800 Ultra 128MB DDRII Core clock: 500Mhz; Memory clock: 1Ghz Board weight: 600gr 75 watt power consumption under full load! Excessively loud in 3D mode (see details) DVI; S-Video; VGA connectors Provided driver: 42.63 Benchmarks used: SPECviewperf 7.0 3DMark2001 SE Pro 1024x768 Quake 3 Arena 1280x1024 Quake 3 Arena 1280x1024 4x FSAA Unreal Tournament 2003 1280x960 Unreal Tournament 2003 1600x1200 Codecreatures Benchmark Pro Serious Sam 2 TECChannel judges the GeForce FX as innovative but massively overhyped. It is in most terms faster than an ATI Radeon 9700 Pro but therefore also about 20% more expensive. They also doubt that there will be massive driver optimizations in the future. German TECChannel GeForce FX 5800 128Mb DDRII Review English Translation by Babelfish
Quick Roundup: GPU: GeForce FX5800 Ultra 128MB DDRII Core clock: 500Mhz; Memory clock: 1Ghz Board weight: 600gr 75 watt power consumption under full load! Excessively loud in 3D mode (see details) DVI; S-Video; VGA connectors Provided driver: 42.63 Benchmarks used: SPECviewperf 7.0 3DMark2001 SE Pro 1024x768 Quake 3 Arena 1280x1024 Quake 3 Arena 1280x1024 4x FSAA Unreal Tournament 2003 1280x960 Unreal Tournament 2003 1600x1200 Codecreatures Benchmark Pro Serious Sam 2 TECChannel judges the GeForce FX as innovative but massively overhyped. It is in most terms faster than an ATI Radeon 9700 Pro but therefore also about 20% more expensive. They also doubt that there will be massive driver optimizations in the future. German TECChannel GeForce FX 5800 128Mb DDRII Review English Translation by Babelfish
