Pros
- One-time top performer
Cons
- Oversized card, oversized price
Bottom Line
Oversize card is powerful, but its price is not for the weak of heart.
The Specs
| Pricing | |
|---|---|
| Part Number | PVT70FYDF |
| Inventory Number | 24824 |
| Memory | |
| Memory size | 0.512 MB |
| Memory speed | 1733.0 MHz |
| Memory type | DDR3 |
| Ports and Connections | |
| S-Video-In | Yes |
| Ports | Two DVI-out |
| DVI-Out | 2 |
| Audio Output | No |
| S-Video-Out | Yes |
| Composite-Video-In | No |
| 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) | 79.1 |
| Half-Life 2 (1024 by 768, antialiasing) | 119.47 |
| Splinter Cell Chaos Theory (1024 by 768, antialiasing) | 101.2 |
| Far Cry (1600 by 1200, antialiasing) | 67.9 |
| Half-Life 2 (1600 by 1200, antialiasing) | 84.4 |
| Doom 3 (1600 by 1200) | 91.4 |
| Unreal Tournament 2004 (1024 by 768, antialiasing) | 82.3 |
| Half-Life 2 (1024 by 768) | 123.43 |
| Quake 4 (1024 by 768) | 127.23 |
| Battlefield 2 (1600 by 1200, antialiasing) | 75.7 |
| Battlefield 2 (1600 by 1200) | 78.3 |
| Splinter Cell Chaos Theory (1600 by 1200) | 79.4 |
| Quake 4 (1024 by 768, antialiasing) | 119.53 |
| Doom 3 (1024 by 768) | 93.53 |
| Unreal Tournament 2004 (1600 by 1200, antialiasing) | 82.27 |
| Splinter Cell Chaos Theory (1024 by 768) | 120.17 |
| Doom 3 (1024 by 768, antialiasing) | 92.33 |
| Battlefield 2 (1024 by 768) | 79.27 |
| Far Cry (1024 by 768, antialiasing) | 67.9 |
| Splinter Cell Chaos Theory (1600 by 1200, antialiasing) | 56.1 |
| Unreal Tournament 2004 (1024 by 768) | 82.43 |
| Doom 3 (1600 by 1200, antialiasing) | 70.13 |
| Far Cry (1024 by 768) | 87.4 |
| Quake 4 (1600 by 1200, antialiasing) | 72.03 |
| Half-Life 2 (1600 by 1200) | 103.63 |
| Halo (1024 by 768) | 141.3 |
| Quake 4 (1600 by 1200) | 107.93 |
| Far Cry (1600 by 1200) | 87.13 |
| Unreal Tournament 2004 (1600 by 1200) | 82.3 |
| Halo (1600 by 1200) | 122.3 |
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