AT Exclusive Preview: The GeForce 7800 GS Hits the Scene
by Derek Wilson & Kristopher Kubicki on November 22, 2005 8:00 PM EST- Posted in
- GPUs
The Test
For our performance tests, we used exactly the same setup employed for our recent 7800 GTX 512 review. Since we only have one of these 7800 GS boards, we left out the SLI setups and stuck with single card configurations.
As with previous tests, we run our benchmarks with sound disabled.
For our performance tests, we used exactly the same setup employed for our recent 7800 GTX 512 review. Since we only have one of these 7800 GS boards, we left out the SLI setups and stuck with single card configurations.
| CPU: | AMD Athlon 64 FX-57 (2.8GHz) |
| Motherboard: | ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe |
| Chipset: | NVIDIA nForce4 SLI X16 |
| Chipset Drivers: | nForce4 6.82 |
| Memory: | OCZ PC3500 DDR 2-2-2-7 |
| Video Card: | ATI Radeon X1800 XT ATI Radeon X1800 XL ATI Radeon X850 XT NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GS NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GS NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GT NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GTX NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GTX 512 |
| Video Drivers: | ATI Catalyst 5.11 (WHQL) NVIDIA ForceWare 81.89 (Beta) |
| Desktop Resolution: | 1280x960 - 32-bit @ 60Hz |
| OS: | Windows XP Professional SP2 |
| Power Supply: | OCZ PowerStream 600W PSU |
As with previous tests, we run our benchmarks with sound disabled.
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JarredWalton - Tuesday, November 22, 2005 - link
Despite what you might think, I can guarantee that this article is not at all sanctioned by NVIDIA. (I'd go so far as to say they're probably really unhappy that the info got leaked to us.) I wouldn't say the same for whoever provided the card, though - some company like ASUS, Leadtek, etc. (no, I don't know where it came from) might have slipped us the card to see the reaction. Very little information comes directly from NVIDIA, ATI, etc. without an NDA. We get most of the "secret" stuff through numerous other channels.We're hardware enthusiasts, and many people have been wondering about lower priced G70 parts. Whether or not this card actually sees the light of day soon (if at all) is most likely going to depend on chip yields for the G70. If a decent number of cores are failing tests on two quads, it makes more sense.
The 7200 and 7600 (or whatever they end up being named) are due out in the next few months. Depending on price/performance, there may or may not be a niche for this product. If it's too fast for the price, it would hurt sales of 7600. We'll see what happens.
ariafrost - Tuesday, November 22, 2005 - link
Good job on getting this info so quickly, and especially on obtaining the card. AT caught 'em napping.vijay333 - Tuesday, November 22, 2005 - link
product line's getting even more cluttered, but good info nonetheless. surprised AT would be able to post this info without running into legal difficulties, even if a NDA wasn't actually signed...since the card is now 'hot property', I'd be happy to take it off your hands ;)