PNY Verto GeForce 7950 GT 512MB Review @ Sharky Extreme

Iria · Nov 24, 2006, 06:05 AM

Review: Sharky Extreme
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The high-end section of the video card market is a very competitive one, where both ATI and NVIDIA work hard to attract buyers at the all-important $250-$350 price range. One strategy employed by both companies is the tweener release, where a new video card is inserted between two existing models, either to shore up a gaping hole, or to head off a competitor's product. ATI has done this with the Radeon X1900 XT and X1950 Pro 256MB cards, both of which offer different price-performance ratios to the previous ATI line-up. NVIDIA has also performed the same maneuver a few times before, and the GeForce 7950 GT 512MB is an excellent example. This card is not only designed to compete well against similarly-priced ATI models, but also give high-end buyers an option between the GeForce 7900 GT and 7900 GTX, and to eventually replace the 7900 GT.

Nov 24, 2006, 06:05 AM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	PNY Verto GeForce 7950 GT 512MB Review @ Sharky Extreme Review: Sharky Extreme ________ The high-end section of the video card market is a very competitive one, where both ATI and NVIDIA work hard to attract buyers at the all-important $250-$350 price range. One strategy employed by both companies is the tweener release, where a new video card is inserted between two existing models, either to shore up a gaping hole, or to head off a competitor's product. ATI has done this with the Radeon X1900 XT and X1950 Pro 256MB cards, both of which offer different price-performance ratios to the previous ATI line-up. NVIDIA has also performed the same maneuver a few times before, and the GeForce 7950 GT 512MB is an excellent example. This card is not only designed to compete well against similarly-priced ATI models, but also give high-end buyers an option between the GeForce 7900 GT and 7900 GTX, and to eventually replace the 7900 GT.