GameSpy Published New Radeon Benchmarks

Dyre Straits · Oct 1, 2003, 04:36 PM

ATI delivers a new set of video cards that aren't that much faster than their predecessors, but the pack-in is a killer.

A year ago, ATI changed the face of video cards when it surprised everyone with the super-powerful Radeon 9700 Pro. Since then, we've seen the entire line get revamped, and NVIDIA has been in the awkward position of playing catch-up. The Radeon 9800 released earlier this year was basically a small upgrade to the 9700 series designed to compete well with the GeForceFX 5900, and the latest card, the Radeon 9800 XT is merely a speed bump from its predecessor. Throw in what is perhaps the most anticipated game in a decade, though, and it certainly sweetens the pot. Yes, both the Radeon 9800 XT and 9600 XT (its less powerful brother) offer purchasers a free copy of Half-Life 2 when the game ships.

This little tidbit about the upcoming Catalyst 3.8 drivers regarding overclocking:

ATI has an answer in its new drivers that should be available on October 8th. Instead of tinkering with the BIOS or registry, the next version of the Catalyst drivers will do what is called dynamic overclocking on both Radeon XT boards (but not older boards). Since both cards have variable speed fans and thermal monitors built in, software can be used to bump up the memory and core clock speeds while adjusting the fan to cool more (spin faster) as necessary. If it gets dangerously hot, the software will dynamically slow the memory and core speeds until it finds the "sweet spot."

By Kevin Rice

Article Here Source: GameSpy

Dyre Straits · Oct 2, 2003, 12:45 AM

This is actually a good read, guys. I'm surprised there haven't been any comments.

~~craig588~~ · Oct 2, 2003, 12:47 AM

Any article without overclocking information is not good enough for me.

Dyre Straits · Oct 2, 2003, 12:50 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by craig588
Any article without overclocking information is not good enough for me.

Did you read about the 'dynamic overclocking' that will be incorporated into the CAT 3.8s? Very cool!

~~craig588~~ · Oct 2, 2003, 01:01 AM

yeah, but thats only on the r360 chip and I don't plan on getting one. A r350 overclocked it enough for me.

Judas · Oct 2, 2003, 01:42 AM

you sure only the r360 will incorporate the overclocker..... my understanding it'll be a overclocker across the boards...

@/2ct!< · Oct 2, 2003, 03:39 AM

ah yes, ATI keeps providing, they should be able to do some sort of overcloker for all even if they cant regulate fan speed.

~~craig588~~ · Oct 2, 2003, 03:43 AM

Only the r360 has a temp probe, not much can be done about that.

Oct 1, 2003, 04:36 PM	#1
Dyre Straits HH Old Fuddy Duddy Join Date: May 2002 Location: Georgia, USA Posts: 14,026 Rep Power: 201 System Specs	GameSpy Published New Radeon Benchmarks ATI delivers a new set of video cards that aren't that much faster than their predecessors, but the pack-in is a killer. A year ago, ATI changed the face of video cards when it surprised everyone with the super-powerful Radeon 9700 Pro. Since then, we've seen the entire line get revamped, and NVIDIA has been in the awkward position of playing catch-up. The Radeon 9800 released earlier this year was basically a small upgrade to the 9700 series designed to compete well with the GeForceFX 5900, and the latest card, the Radeon 9800 XT is merely a speed bump from its predecessor. Throw in what is perhaps the most anticipated game in a decade, though, and it certainly sweetens the pot. Yes, both the Radeon 9800 XT and 9600 XT (its less powerful brother) offer purchasers a free copy of Half-Life 2 when the game ships. This little tidbit about the upcoming Catalyst 3.8 drivers regarding overclocking: ATI has an answer in its new drivers that should be available on October 8th. Instead of tinkering with the BIOS or registry, the next version of the Catalyst drivers will do what is called dynamic overclocking on both Radeon XT boards (but not older boards). Since both cards have variable speed fans and thermal monitors built in, software can be used to bump up the memory and core clock speeds while adjusting the fan to cool more (spin faster) as necessary. If it gets dangerously hot, the software will dynamically slow the memory and core speeds until it finds the "sweet spot." By Kevin Rice Article Here Source: GameSpy

Oct 2, 2003, 03:39 AM	#7
@/2ct!< HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Not Vegas, anymore :( Posts: 1,391 Rep Power: 0	ah yes, ATI keeps providing, they should be able to do some sort of overcloker for all even if they cant regulate fan speed. __________________

Oct 2, 2003, 12:47 AM	#3
~~craig588~~ Banned Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: In clothing Posts: 3,510 Rep Power: 0	Any article without overclocking information is not good enough for me.

Oct 2, 2003, 01:01 AM	#5
~~craig588~~ Banned Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: In clothing Posts: 3,510 Rep Power: 0	yeah, but thats only on the r360 chip and I don't plan on getting one. A r350 overclocked it enough for me.

Oct 2, 2003, 03:43 AM	#8
~~craig588~~ Banned Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: In clothing Posts: 3,510 Rep Power: 0	Only the r360 has a temp probe, not much can be done about that.