Pros
- Fast and quiet
Cons
- 7900 GTX should mean lower price
Bottom Line
EVGA's "hyper-clocked" card is fast and quiet. A large heat sink and fan dispel heat without blocking an adjacent slot.
The Specs
| Pricing | |
|---|---|
| Part Number | 256P2N529AX |
| UPC Code | 00819829001798 |
| Inventory Number | 24741 |
| Memory | |
| Memory size | 0.256 MB |
| Memory speed | 1300.0 MHz |
| Memory type | GDDR3 |
| Ports and Connections | |
| S-Video-In | Yes |
| Ports | Two DVI-out |
| DVI-Out | 2 |
| Audio Output | No |
| S-Video-Out | Yes |
| Composite-Video-In | Yes |
| Component Video | Yes |
| Composite-Video-Out | Yes |
| Audio Input | No |
| Included Software | |
| Windows XP x64 Driver | Yes |
Performance
| Performance | |
|---|---|
| Battlefield 2 (1024 by 768, antialiasing) | 76.78 |
| Half-Life 2 (1024 by 768, antialiasing) | 113.83 |
| Splinter Cell Chaos Theory (1024 by 768, antialiasing) | 82.73 |
| Far Cry (1600 by 1200, antialiasing) | 56.36 |
| Half-Life 2 (1600 by 1200, antialiasing) | 78.57 |
| Doom 3 (1600 by 1200) | 84.83 |
| Unreal Tournament 2004 (1024 by 768, antialiasing) | 82.31 |
| Half-Life 2 (1024 by 768) | 116.53 |
| Quake 4 (1024 by 768) | 125.5 |
| Battlefield 2 (1600 by 1200, antialiasing) | 55.75 |
| Battlefield 2 (1600 by 1200) | 72.33 |
| Splinter Cell Chaos Theory (1600 by 1200) | 64.17 |
| Quake 4 (1024 by 768, antialiasing) | 101.5 |
| Doom 3 (1024 by 768) | 92.27 |
| Unreal Tournament 2004 (1600 by 1200, antialiasing) | 81.86 |
| Splinter Cell Chaos Theory (1024 by 768) | 107.51 |
| Doom 3 (1024 by 768, antialiasing) | 86.23 |
| Battlefield 2 (1024 by 768) | 78.27 |
| Far Cry (1024 by 768, antialiasing) | 56.36 |
| Splinter Cell Chaos Theory (1600 by 1200, antialiasing) | 44 |
| Unreal Tournament 2004 (1024 by 768) | 82.35 |
| Doom 3 (1600 by 1200, antialiasing) | 54.7 |
| Far Cry (1024 by 768) | 84.58 |
| Quake 4 (1600 by 1200, antialiasing) | 53.8 |
| Half-Life 2 (1600 by 1200) | 103.77 |
| Halo (1024 by 768) | 138.68 |
| Quake 4 (1600 by 1200) | 83.7 |
| Far Cry (1600 by 1200) | 83.65 |
| Unreal Tournament 2004 (1600 by 1200) | 82.12 |
| Halo (1600 by 1200) | 111.88 |
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