I have not yet had time to properly redesign the database for video cards featuring unified shader architectures...so take these specs with a grain of salt. I'll be updating this page as I get things sorted out.

I have this cards, it rocks a**. I think its great. But still not enough. Wait for the R600's

this is the OCing card right , like a GTO .

What? how can this card have only 32 texture units??

What! 32 texture units? No! I thought it had 64! Mike please tell me this is an error and you'll fix it.

32 texture units isint bad . 6 more than on a 7900GTX >_>
anyway shader operations / fragment pipelines is what matter the most. cause new games are gonna be really shader-heavy.

I just got this card today man its fast! My bf2 frames went up from 18 on low average to 75 on high! And thats with every thing turned up! Oh i play at 1024x768 res cause my crt cant go any higher.

I also ought this card and i must say it is hard to tell a difference from my old x1900xt (in image quality) But i'm happy i'm dx10 ready. Also if i use rivatuner will it show me exactly how many tmu's it has? And are there any apps i can use to get the most performance out of this card without overclocking.

This card will give u so much more with a larger monitor. Try to invest in this.

I wish i could but i think my card may be defective or something the enviroments dont look that much better in bf2. Maybe i have a few defective Texture units?

@ Dave: The game wont look better on the 8800 GTS, than it would on the 7900 series.. The image quality is the same, except for the ability to perform HDR AA and 16xQAA on a single card. And also there is something called "next-gen effects", or next-gen something that inhances game beyond anything possible before, give it a try.

How do i turn it on in bf2?

nice card but lack future dynamic branching power compared to it's current R580 cards and upcoming R600 cards.

Besides that i don't like what both ATI and Nvida are doing; increasing size of their cards by each generation just to add more beef to them. I would prefer it if they both would just try to come up a way to get more beef and smaller size; like what intel did with their c2d conroe processors.

--My two bits.

Agreed anonymous! I really hate it when i boot up and my card screams at me for 30 seconds cause my psu takes awhile to get to full wattage.

@ Anon: The card might be bigger, but it takes almost the same ammount of power as the X1900. And thats exactly what C2D does, the CPU isn't in any way.. smaller or bigger cause they never change in size, but the C2D take less power and perform better, and thats the point

@ Dave: It's in the nVidia Control Panel.

96 Stream Processors? My Butt! I dont see any improvement from my old sli 7950gx2 set up was alot faster.

Thats because its not in it's natural habitat - DX10, and also the GTS has 1/2 of the texture fill, compared to the GX2.

i have the g80 gts still bit choppy with oblivion running full graphics. don't know how this card will handle directx 10 games on full?

Natural habitat? Half the texture fill? Then why the heck did'nt Nvidia add more texture unit's? And why the hell does'nt Nvidia add more raster op's?

13784 - 3dmark05 (no overclock) Intel E6600 2.4Ghz, 4 gb ram 800mhz, not bad

Nice One anonymous My 3dmark is only 10,300(In that area)

This card is great i installed it in a HP a1540n. Upgraded the power supply and popped in the card. It works flawlessly. I would give it a 10/10. Games look very awesome.

I have this card (eVGA) installed in a homebuilt system with an Intel E6300, 2GB's of RAM on the eVGA 680i. Works like a dream, blazes through everything I own. Every game I've installed, I've been able to completely max in-game settings (AA, AF, etc.) without anything dropping @ 1680x1050. Very, very pleasantly impressed with it.

Guess the best thing to do right now, is wait for the mid-end g80's, right?

Yep. But from what i heard the 8800gts's should drop to 250 when the 8900gts's come out.(The 320mb versions)

I got this card a few weeks ago, set the fan to 100% and the thing OCs perfectly. I'm at 1000mhz memory clock speed, and 648mhz on the core (stable too).

@JanHammer: Buy a VF900.

Have the XFX (non-overclocked) version and this shames my 7800GT SLI setup in Battlefield 2142. 1600x1200 never looked better.

I ordered this card, i should be getting it through the mail today.
Can u guys tell me with which application I can change the fanspeed? I wanna OC this beast :) Btw i ordered the Club3d 8800GTS, if I put the fan speed to 100% is it safe to overclock? (not too far obviously!)

will i be able 2 run this card or the 88800GTX on a 300 watt power supply & a non sli motherboard? if not what is the best card i would be able 2 run?

Should I pick this one or the X1950XTX?

They both have the same price here.

I put a GTS 8800 320 on my mATX HTPC (ANTEC FUSION), which is a pretty tight case. But it fit confortably, to my surprise!!

mike, can the 8800 gts be backward compatible with DX 9, 8, 7 and so on, can it play games that were made for DX 9.0c?

@gpuaddict: Yes, of course.

What's the difference between OCed version and just the normal one? Can't we just overclock the card ourselves to make the OC version? I saw the differences in the prices, but if we can OC them, why are they charging us more?

I also purchsed this card (576MHZ 320MB 1.7GHZ) was I wondering what I can do to OC it, what are good programs easy reads or steps to follow?

I have never OC'd anything before so any help is appreciated!

Thanks

RivaTuner and coolbit reg haxs.

I went from a 6800GS to the 8950 Ultra GTS and the difference is like having a new computer. I mainly race, and I maxed out all the options on my race sims and this thing still isn't sweating. Quiet and not appreciably hotter.

I have seen a glimmer of hope that at long last it is possible to run this on an Asrock 775dual motherboard in WinXP thanks to the Forceware 158.19 drivers!

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.aspx?catid=29&threadid=1896616&STARTPAGE=69

You can always use nVidia nTune if you have this card on an nVidia chipset. It has some sweet features...plus, who knows the card better than nVidia themselves?To the person with a 900W PSU, dude, get a new one...60 bucks on N3wegg for a good one...check the reviews on your own of course :)http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?item=N482E16817182016

i'd rather have this card than the 6800 gtx.

Hey, im just wondering. Can i use this card with a 230W case? if it makes much of a difference im in australia and our power is different to the american, like we dont have as much or something. Not sure.

hey, can i sync a 8600GT and a 8800 GTS in one motherboard w/ sli tech.?

think so if you don't have too many drives. 180 is what they recommend but if its a quality one it will do ok cause i think they factor in cheap ones and power hungry CPU's and multiple drives when giving requirements .

For pipeline layout of the 8950GTS AGP it currently says 128, wasn't it cut down to 96 for the GTS...

It wasnt .

The 640MB version of this card is now officially supported on the Asrock transition boards 775dual and 4coredual. :)http://www.asrock.com/mbs/vga.asp?Model=775Dual3-VSTA&s=

That should be, the 320MB version and having got the card myself I can confirm that as long as the most recent drivers are installed in Safe Mode, the card runs on the Asrock boards on Windows XP. The performance is stunning!! Simply stunning!! Oblivion flies!!

@lex : What the hell is a 6800 GTX?
@FireKnight: I think you mean the 7950 GT AGP , there are no 8900 series cards , nor there is a DX10 card from nvidia that uses AGP not PCI-e.

i have a 460 watt power supply do u think the 8800gts will run?

I wouldn't count on it , but it might .

It might do, it depends on whether or not you have enough Ampage on your 12V rail. You stand far more chance though than with an HD2900xt.

I have an Ultra X-Finity%u2122 2G - 600 Watt PSU - Titanium. I was wondering if it will able to run a Q6600 and the 8800GTS?

You should have no problems at all with that setup.

So... why was the buswidth narrowed down for the GTS ?

@Radiator: To cheapen the price; the smaller the memory bus, the less expensive the PCB is to manufacture.

Can my Corsair 520w psu run a 8800GTS and my amd 64 x 2 3800 ?

@Antec900: Yes, that Corsair has about 40 amps on its 12 rails, which is more then enough juice to power a 8800 Ultra. Go ahead and get the GTS, your psu is more the adequate to power it.

Can my Zeno Gaming 650W psu run a 8800gts in SLI ??

hey i m going 2 buy 8800GTS...but i m short of money for da smps....now can ny1 plzz tell me how good will dis card do wid zebronix platinum 500W/powersafe 500w/VIP 500W smps????rply needed urgently

I can get this card at the same price as 2x 8600 GTS for SLI, should I get this one or the 2x 8600?

You'll want more memory for DX10 games. I think that the 640M 8800 is a better choice...

You should get this one not the 2 x 8600 gts's

Hello everyone. Just want you all to know that I don't really know much about graphic cards.
Well right now I'm having a GeForce 6200SE ( hehe I know it sucks ) But still I did buy BF2 and BF2142 and was able to run them with loooow graphics which i didn't mind in the start. But now i'm gettign a new PC which uses XFX GeForce 8800GTS 320MB.
My question is: - Will I be able to run BF2 and BF2142 and like Quake4 on HIGHEST graphics? And will it run well? Like no ' lagging ' and so on?

And if there is something I need to do with my card like upgrade it or something later, then pleae contact me at MSN or just E-Mail at : Robban_b4p@hotmail.com

Thank you in advance!

@robban: Yes you'll be able to max out all the games you just asked about. Also in the future you should ask what resolution you inted to play at. Cuz even with these new cards at very very high res with new games you will see slow down.

Alright.. Well .. Im glad with these games ;p

Btw,, Let's say u got a 320 mb card and playing a dx10 game.. Will the game still run well ? maybe your just have to set some settings lower or what ?

Depends on the DX10 game of course , but the settings would still be at high but less or no antialiasing and lower resolution ( like 1280x1024 ) .

kthx

i think 8800 gts is quite enough for people who has low budget but wanted a great graphics card..

@Prince I think you need a stronger PSU I have a FSP Forton Group 600w and it can run Dual 8800gtx's with ease.... But i have a 8800gts...

how it's the xfx 8800gts 320MB (320 bits) in games??, I need so much information, some one knows??

lol...



Mike: we need a paged comment system!



the 8800GTS 320mb's major downfall will be in cranking the AA but also in games which have unusually high resolution textrues. I'm betting it'l handle 1440X900 just as well as the 8800GTS 640mb but not much higher, for something like the new unreal engine (Bioshock, UT3), with full in game textures. If you have a 20" or 22" monitor, You will be able to use this card at 1600 X 1200 or 1600 X 1000, but it would be best to turn the texture detain down to medium.

whats thee latest thinking on 8800gts- either 640mb or 320 mb versus the newer hd 2900 pro? thanks.

The HD 2900 Pro seems to be faster .

What is the major difference in performance between the 320MB version and the 640MB version? I am going to SLI them.

The real difference is that the 640MB can go on higher amounts of AA and a higher resolution without starting to chug , while the 320MB can't . ( depends on the game , but I'm talking about newer ones . )

Is there a huge difference between the 8800GTS 640MB and the 8800 GTX? Of course 640MB vs. 768MB but performance wise is it worth the extra money?

Worth it ? Not sure , but there is quite a bit of a difference between those two .

Guys would you recommend 8800 TS 320/640 or HD2900Pro 512/1GB i am more nvidia guy never had at ATI card back in a days 9200 Pro but i wanna play all thoes new games like Bioshock UT3 and Need For Speed Pro Street.I have 22" monitor that runs at 1680*1050 and i wanna high it up. What do you recommend?

^ Get a GTS 640MB. it'll run everything great. The 2900 runs a bit hot and requires a bit more power. Just google GTS reviews and 2900 reviews.

HD 2900 XT is more futureproof though , I'd get the HD 2900 XT . But when it comes to today's games performance , it doesn't matter which one you get - the FPS will be very high anyway .
And yeah... it's a power pig and a heater , neither of which a desktop user should be concerned of .

There is absolutely no conclusive evidence that shows the HD 2900XT to be any more futureproof than the 8800GTS. The scalar architecture on the 8800s is almost certainly better suited to diverse DX10 workloads, so, if anything, I would give an edge to the 8800GTS in the futureproofness department. Though, such arguments are often pointless. You're talking about maybe a few more FPS 2 years from now.

Indeed... pointless .
I'd wait for the next generation of cards , even the 8800 Ultra has trouble with Crysis .
So much for "futureproofness" .

I have an EVGA 8800 Ultra KO that play Crysis (DX9) from 42FPS-85FPS. No joke

This card has better specs than 8800 GT. Funny/cool thing is 8800 GT beats it buy a big margin.

This card suck like no mother, serious, my Radeon HD3850 is faster than this. It's funny to see my friend was like "WTF?!?" when he saw my Radeon HD3850 performing better than his GeForce 8800GTS 640MB, now in school he's quiet and dare not show off

The 8800 GT = newer and better technology FYI .
And it also has more shader processors and a much higher shader clock .

A 3850 will only outperform this is very low resolutions (1024x768), where you dont need that much power anyways as most of it is just thrown away.

This was the last card I bought (640MB) before my AMD rig turned into trash, and I upgraded to a Duel core config, and later (thank you tax return) to a quad core. I must admit for the year and half i had this card, it was impressive I could run everything as well as i could. I mean this card was very good performance to price ratio, at least for me.

People overlook an advantage that this card has. It is compatible with 8x PCI-E 1.0, which causes most PCI-E 2.0 cards to malfunction. If you have an old OEM dell that has the older PCI-E this is the best card you can get.

What makes the 8800 GTS 320 so great is its forced obsolescence. It has roughly equal performance to the ATI 3850 or the Nvidia 9600 GT, and yet you can buy it on eBay for half the price of either of those cards simply because it is "out of style".

You can play Crysis on 1152x864 at all high settings with no problem with this card.