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
Battlefield 2 Performance
Under Battlefield 2 the 7800 GS falls right between the 6800 GS and the 7800 GT. At 1600x1200 the X1800 XL performs about 8.3% better than the 7800 GS, though with a solid 44.8 fps it is very playable.
With 4xAA the 7800 GS remains playable up to 1600x1200. It is also only 1.1 frames per second behind the X1800 XL. The added power of the 7800 GS does give gamers a little more flexibility than with the 6800 GS when it comes to antialiasing.
Under Battlefield 2 the 7800 GS falls right between the 6800 GS and the 7800 GT. At 1600x1200 the X1800 XL performs about 8.3% better than the 7800 GS, though with a solid 44.8 fps it is very playable.
With 4xAA the 7800 GS remains playable up to 1600x1200. It is also only 1.1 frames per second behind the X1800 XL. The added power of the 7800 GS does give gamers a little more flexibility than with the 6800 GS when it comes to antialiasing.
Facebook
Twitter
RSS
43 Comments
View All Comments
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 ;)