GeForce GTX 285: 55nm Enabling Higher Performance
by Derek Wilson on January 15, 2009 9:00 AM EST- Posted in
- GPUs
Age of Conan Performance
Age of Conan is our only MMO test both because it is very easy to benchmark and because it is graphically intensive as far as modern MMOs go even without DX10. The opening section of the game is restricted to just the player, so we are able to benchmark without the interference of other gamers. This also happens to be one of two test we are running that favor AMD hardware (the other test is Race Driver GRID).
At 2560x1600, the GeForce GTX 285 splits the difference between the stock clocked GTX 280 and the Radeon HD 4870 1GB. At this res, SLI and CrossFire offer more robust and reliable performance than single cards, but 30 fps isn't necessarily required for a good experience with this MMO as long as framerates are smooth (which they are with the GTX 285 and the Radeon HD 4870 1GB).
Looking at the rest of the tests, we can see that the ~$380 GeForce GTX 285 is on par with the 4870 1GB (which can be had for about $250). Price wise, the competition with the GTX 285 is closer the more expensive Radeon HD 4870 X2 (which can be had for about $430 though some mail in rebate offers can net a better deal). The single card CrossFire solution provides much higher performance than the GTX 285 for the extra cash here.
As for the performance improvement over the stock clocked GTX 280 ranges from about 8% to a little over 10%, which is actually pretty good for the overclock we've got.
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SiliconDoc - Monday, January 19, 2009 - link
Here, take a look at the power useage:.
http://www.neoseeker.com/Articles/Hardware/Reviews...">http://www.neoseeker.com/Articles/Hardware/Reviews...
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There you see the SICKNESS in all it's silicon cooking glory... the 4870x2, the 4850x2 AND the 3870x2 ALL COMSUME MORE POWER THAN THE GTX295(x2) .
Just look at that CRAP.....
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Now it's time to say WHAT HASN'T BEEN SAID:
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Since the 4870/4870x2/512/1024/2048 are all on a SMALLER silicon die - and all have a HIGHER core clockspeed, and ALL have mroe electricity surging through them, all causing MORE HEAT ... with those smaller cores FILLED UP WITH DATA and electricity more often at a DENSER level - guess what's coming ? !? !
It's only been 5 months- and SOON - the 4870 monsters - due to ELECTROMIGRATION - are going to start BURNING OUT...
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YES BURN OUT TIME FOR THE SMALLER ATI CORES IS COMING SOON TO A RIG NEAR YOU !
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lol - Another gigantic POINT - the raging reds have for 5 months never considered.... never brought up - never talked about...
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I can HARDLY WAIT till the failures start hitting hard.. in bigger and bigger numbers - it's inevitable.
hk6900 - Saturday, February 21, 2009 - link
I really hope that you get curb-stomped. It'd be hilarious to see you
begging for help, and then someone stomps on the back of your head,
leaving you to die in horrible, agonizing pain. *beep*
Shut the *beep* up f aggot, before you get your face bashed in and cut
to ribbons, and your throat slit.
SiliconDoc - Monday, January 19, 2009 - link
The 4870 uses more power in idle - look at the power charts." No power savings" = 4870
Gosh I am really sick of the lies.
How did you manage to get yourself to spew that out ?
The 285 is lower in idle than a 260 which also beats the 4870.
"no power savings" = deranged redfan.
sam187 - Thursday, January 15, 2009 - link
I still would like to know if the GTX285/295 support Hybrid SLI -> Hybrid Power...Daeros - Thursday, January 15, 2009 - link
AFIK, the entire GTX2XX line dropped hybrid power. The only cards that support it are the high-end 9XXX cards.sam187 - Thursday, January 15, 2009 - link
The GTX260/280 also support it:http://www.nvidia.com/object/hybrid_sli_desktop.ht...">http://www.nvidia.com/object/hybrid_sli_desktop.ht...
Daeros - Thursday, January 15, 2009 - link
wow, I totally missed that. sorryAberforth - Thursday, January 15, 2009 - link
man, some of these reviews are getting very generic and boring day by day, you take pictures of a product at different angles and do the number game, maybe it's because the technologies and innovations these days are becoming so forced and profit oriented.GaryJohnson - Thursday, January 15, 2009 - link
As opposed to the before time or the long long ago when technology was all about mystery and wonder?Aberforth - Thursday, January 15, 2009 - link
Yes