8800gtx VS 9800gx2

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jarthel

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I have the opportunity to buy both cards. The 8800GTX is half the price of the GX2.

any suggestion/recommendation on what to get? My heart tells me to get the GX2 cause it's a beast(!) compared to the 8800GTX. I had a 8800GTS 320MB and when I played World in conflict on that one, it stutters alot. Obviously, I doubt it would be a problem with the GX2. But how about the GTX? But I'm wondering if the GX2 is twice the performance as well over the 8800GTX?

Thank you for the help :)
 
How much will you be paying for these cards?

Though I don't think the 9800GX2 is worth twice the price of the 8800GTX.
 
The cards are in OZ dollars so it's compare to equivalent cards sold in the US (standard of living, economy of scale and etc).

but gtx is definitely half the cost of the gx2
 
The 9800GX2 is like two slightly underclocked 8800GTX cards, but with only 512MB of RAM instead of 768MB. I do not believe the 9800GX2 is worth twice as much as an 8800GTX. Maybe, at most, 1.5 times as much, but not 2 times as much. Get the 8800GTX instead if the seller of the 9800GX2 won't reduce price.
 
280 GTX and/or 285 is better than a 9800GX2.

It's better to have one powerful chip on the card instead of two ok ones... plus 280/5 have 1GB 512bit.
 
I currently have a 9800GX2 and before that I had a 8800GTX. It wasn't much of an upgrade, if at all.

I would not spend a lot of money on a 9800GX2, it really isn't that much better than the 8800GTX. The GTX has more memory, and bigger memory bus (The GX2 only has 512Mb per card, the 1Gb isn't seen by both cards) and will perfom better at higher resolutions / texture sizes.

The 8800GTX was MUCH more powerful than the 340Mb GTS card, so don't factor that into your comparison.

If those are your only options, get the 8800GTX. If you can give us your budget, games you like to play, and resolution that you play at, there may be even better solutions available for you.

Good luck, hope that helps.
 
If its between just those two I'd get the 8800 GTX (actually, I have one in my PC right now. ;)). Its head and shoulders above your old 8800 GTS 320MB. You'll see a nice boost in performance (around 25% to 35% better FPS depending on game and resolution).

This old review has a stock and oc'd 8800 GTS 320MB vs. a stock 8800 GTX.

http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=8824
 
Save up more money and get something better overall. don't waste on a move from GTS to GTX
 
I would say about there roughly, $80 USD max for an 8800GTX. All the AAA titles are console-limited until 2012? G80 will be an effective chip for years.
 
Just do a search for 9800gx2 review and check out the benchmarks. It beats any card mentioned in this thread in just about every game. The only times I see the gtx 280 or 285 leading it is at 2560x1600 resolution. Anything lower and it's close or the 9800gx2.
 
Bigbacon said:
using USD, anything over $75 is not worth it figuring 260s could be found for 150-175.
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I agree. The O.P. didn't state what the price or buying circumstances are for the two. If it were more than that I'd get an new HD 4830/HD 4850/GTS 250 if I were on a tight budget or the GTX 260 (216) if I weren't. Then again, that's US - have no idea what's the story with Australia.
 
a brand new 260+ (55nm) costs around $400 AUD shipped. the gx2 is $305 AUD shipped. and the gtx is $150 AUD shipped.
 
If you are an avid AA/AF user and really like cranking it up, then go with the 8800GTX it can handle different games far better than the 9800GX2 at high resolutions with AA/AF included.
 
ThunderGod66 said:
Just do a search for 9800gx2 review and check out the benchmarks. It beats any card mentioned in this thread in just about every game. The only times I see the gtx 280 or 285 leading it is at 2560x1600 resolution. Anything lower and it's close or the 9800gx2.
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Yeah, in bechmarks the card is awesome. It's quite different in actual gameplay, though. At most I'd put it about on-par or slightly above the 260GTX or the 4870. It has too much microstuttering and handles AA too poorly to compare with the 280/285 at 1920*1200 and above. Notice in the reviews that the minimum framerates are also usually very low compared to the 280, even when the average is higher.
 
I had a 9800gx2 but it was a piece of crap compared to my 8800gtx. While it had often higher max fps it stuttered quiet a bit (2560x1600 terrible), had lower min fps and had driver issues that were annoying as hell. Stay away.
 
jarthel said:
a brand new 260+ (55nm) costs around $400 AUD shipped. the gx2 is $305 AUD shipped. and the gtx is $150 AUD shipped.
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Wow. I'd go for the 8800 GTX then. I do love mine and its still maxing out games like Fallout 3 with all quality options, 4XAA and 8XAF on a 22 inch monitor and averaging about 45 FPS.

Had no idea new cards were so expensive there. Is the HD 4850 or GTS 250 any better?
 
Jeffredo said:
Wow. I'd go for the 8800 GTX then. I do love mine and its still maxing out games like Fallout 3 with all quality options, 4XAA and 8XAF on a 22 inch monitor and averaging about 45 FPS.

Had no idea new cards were so expensive there. Is the HD 4850 or GTS 250 any better?
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HD4850 is. GTS 250 is a rebranded 9800 gtx and is worse.
 
unrealsword said:
HD4850 is. GTS 250 is a rebranded 9800 gtx and is worse.
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Wrong. The GTS 250 is a rebranded 9800GTX+, which is equal to 4850 performance. Both cards are a notch better than the 8800GTX.

The 4850 is usually considered better than the 9800GTX+/GTS 250 because it's usually cheaper in the US, which may or may not hold true in the OP's market. From what the OP has been saying, he may have very limited choices in his country.
 
Well to be honest, Ive had my 8800gtx for a long time now. Every time I open my computer I contemplate upgrading it, but I cant.

As everyone has said the 8800gtx holds its own still today. It certainly isnt up to par with a GTX285 in "quality of gameplay" that Hardforum tests its cards under, but that's all relative. There is not a game that I cant play, even though sometimes I wish I had just a bit more horsepower. I couldnt tell you why Nvidia never really continued with it. I think we all could agree that nvidia had a gold mine with this card. Why they didnt make the 8800gtx>9800gtx>9800gtx+>gts250 puzzles me.

If you have to get a card now, id get the 8800gtx.
If the 9800gx2 is in your price range, and that price is around the 4850, I would consider that card.

Hell I have a 9800pro thats still chugging away. ATi 9800 series and nvidia 8800 series are my favorite GPUs to date.
 
unrealsword said:
HD4850 is. GTS 250 is a rebranded 9800 gtx and is worse.
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Performance was not what I was referencing in my post. The O.P. stated prices for several cards in Australia and the GTX 260 was pretty high (a card I had mentioned in an earlier post). I was wondering if the HD 4850 or GTS 250 were more reasonably priced.

And the HD 4850 isn't better than a GTS 250 regardless.

Just saw a mod from Australia posting some prices in another forum. The cards he's considering are somewhat in the same league as what the O.P. is looking at. These prices are in AU $.

Radeon 4830 $175
radeon 4850 $200
9800GTX $250
Radeon 4870 $340
GTX260 $375

If the O.P. can get an 8800 GTX for $150 that would be the best deal. Performance wise it pretty much sits between an HD 4830 and HD 4850.
 
decided to hold on to my money. There were some good deals (more like fire sale) from some members in an Australian forums on 4870x2. I'll wait for my chance! :)
 
I'm still a big fan of my 8800gtx, but my new 260gtx is pretty sweet :D
 
If you are going for one of those, pick the 8800. However, if you are willing to dish out the cash for the 9800 gx2. Might as well save a little more and get a GTX 280 series.
 
well i have world in conflict, and playing on my hdtv (only 1366x768 res), I have maxxed every setting in that came including the 16x AA and AF and there is no studdering or lag whats so ever. I dont even think it ever dips below 45 fps for me.
 
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