NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900 and ATI RADEON 9800 @ X-BitLabs

Dom · Sep 14, 2003, 04:30 AM

Today X-BitLabs are have compared the performance NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900 and 5900 Ultra based graphics cards with their rivals from the ATI family: solutions on ATI RADEON 9800 and 9800 Pro. The full set of benchmarks, absolutely new gaming tests, impressive overclocking results and more!

The today’s performance leaders in the cut-throat competition between ATI and NVIDIA among the gaming graphics chips are undoubtedly R350 and NV35, which were officially announced as ATI RADEON 9800 Pro and NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900 Ultra. Correspondingly, the graphics cards based on these two chips occupy the top of the High-End gaming graphics cards price range. Their pricing starts at $400 per unit. In the most “extreme” cases the prices of these graphics cards may reach the phenomenal sum of $1000, like in case of the graphics accelerator from Gainward, which is equipped with a water cooling system.

However, High-End implies not only GeForce FX 5900 Ultra or RADEON 9800 Pro based graphics solutions. A while after the high-performance NV35 and R350 versions had been announced, NVIDIA and ATI launched their slightly slower modifications of the top graphics solutions. I am talking about NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900 and ATI RADEON 9800. They are based on the same NVIDIA NV35 and ATI R350 chips, but differ from the faster modifications by slightly lower working frequencies and GeForce FX 5900 also features less graphics memory.

-Review

@/2ct!< · Sep 14, 2003, 04:45 AM

wh en will the reviews between these 2 stop? So many available, and Doom 3 and HL2 arent even out yet

Dom · Sep 14, 2003, 04:52 AM

It will never end. They are the two biggest graphics manufacturers in the world -- it is only normal that they be compared, just like with AMD and Intel.

@/2ct!< · Sep 14, 2003, 05:04 AM

I meant like the 9800 and 5900, how much can they possibly change? Doh, different manufacturers thats how *embarrassed*

JavaFox · Sep 14, 2003, 05:29 AM

It's a good review in that reviews on the 9800 and 5900 (non Pro and Ultra, respectively) are hard to come by. But Quake III!? UT? Serious Sam? What's with the dated software?

How about Gun Metal, CnC Generals, Aquamark, 2K3?

The_Neon_Cowboy · Sep 14, 2003, 08:41 AM

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Originally posted by JavaFox
It's a good review in that reviews on the 9800 and 5900 (non Pro and Ultra, respectively) are hard to come by. But Quake III!? UT? Serious Sam? What's with the dated software?

How about Gun Metal, CnC Generals, Aquamark, 2K3?

U MEAN what’s with the out-dated software?

...

Answer.... because it makes NVIDIA’s crappie card better since it suck so bad in direct x 9 compared to Ati

Vengeance · Sep 14, 2003, 10:32 AM

What a joke

I mean really, who cares about 300 to 400 fps in Quake3?

Why didn't they use and DX9 benchmarks?

I cant believe I read the whole thing! I feel dumber now

Kgentatszu] · Sep 14, 2003, 11:32 AM

Vengeance, you should!~LOL

Vengeance · Sep 14, 2003, 11:54 AM

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Originally posted by Maxxypoos
Vengeance, you should!~LOL

Sep 14, 2003, 04:30 AM	#1
Dom DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 12,940 Rep Power: 0	NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900 and ATI RADEON 9800 @ X-BitLabs Today X-BitLabs are have compared the performance NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900 and 5900 Ultra based graphics cards with their rivals from the ATI family: solutions on ATI RADEON 9800 and 9800 Pro. The full set of benchmarks, absolutely new gaming tests, impressive overclocking results and more! The today’s performance leaders in the cut-throat competition between ATI and NVIDIA among the gaming graphics chips are undoubtedly R350 and NV35, which were officially announced as ATI RADEON 9800 Pro and NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900 Ultra. Correspondingly, the graphics cards based on these two chips occupy the top of the High-End gaming graphics cards price range. Their pricing starts at $400 per unit. In the most “extreme” cases the prices of these graphics cards may reach the phenomenal sum of $1000, like in case of the graphics accelerator from Gainward, which is equipped with a water cooling system. However, High-End implies not only GeForce FX 5900 Ultra or RADEON 9800 Pro based graphics solutions. A while after the high-performance NV35 and R350 versions had been announced, NVIDIA and ATI launched their slightly slower modifications of the top graphics solutions. I am talking about NVIDIA GeForce FX 5900 and ATI RADEON 9800. They are based on the same NVIDIA NV35 and ATI R350 chips, but differ from the faster modifications by slightly lower working frequencies and GeForce FX 5900 also features less graphics memory. -Review

Sep 14, 2003, 04:45 AM	#2
@/2ct!< HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Not Vegas, anymore :( Posts: 1,391 Rep Power: 0	wh en will the reviews between these 2 stop? So many available, and Doom 3 and HL2 arent even out yet __________________

Sep 14, 2003, 05:04 AM	#4
@/2ct!< HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Not Vegas, anymore :( Posts: 1,391 Rep Power: 0	I meant like the 9800 and 5900, how much can they possibly change? Doh, different manufacturers thats how embarrassed __________________

Sep 14, 2003, 10:32 AM	#7
Vengeance DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Fort Worth TX Posts: 643 Rep Power: 0	What a joke I mean really, who cares about 300 to 400 fps in Quake3? Why didn't they use and DX9 benchmarks? I cant believe I read the whole thing! I feel dumber now __________________ [color=red]Rage3D Super Moderator[/color] [color=red]BFG 6800 GT [/color]

Sep 14, 2003, 04:52 AM	Thread Starter #3
Dom DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 12,940 Rep Power: 0	It will never end. They are the two biggest graphics manufacturers in the world -- it is only normal that they be compared, just like with AMD and Intel.

Sep 14, 2003, 05:29 AM	#5
JavaFox E Pluribus Unum Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 3,203 Rep Power: 0	It's a good review in that reviews on the 9800 and 5900 (non Pro and Ultra, respectively) are hard to come by. But Quake III!? UT? Serious Sam? What's with the dated software? How about Gun Metal, CnC Generals, Aquamark, 2K3?

Sep 14, 2003, 11:32 AM	#8
Kgentatszu] DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 1,802 Rep Power: 0	Vengeance, you should!~LOL