The second test loads the vertex processors much, so the GeForce 6800 Ultra is slower than the RADEON X850 XT Platinum Edition here. Of course, neither of these two cards can challenge the GeForce 7800 GTX. The overclocked e-GeForce 7800 GTX is no worse than the SLI configuration of two GeForce 6800 Ultra in the “eye candy” mode.

The e-GeForce 7800 GTX clocked at 490/1380MHz frequencies overtakes the GeForce 6800 GT SLI in 1280x1024 resolution of the “pure speed” mode, but the latter platform goes far ahead in the “eye candy” mode. The 3DMark05 tests also confirm that the EVGA card is a little faster than the standard GeForce 7800 GTX.

The GeForce 7800 GTX SLI shows an exceptional speed in this terribly complex test from 3DMark05 – over 50fps in 1600x1200 with enabled full-screen anti-aliasing. Maybe a CrossFire configuration of two graphics cards on ATI’s upcoming R520 chips will do something like that, but so far the SLI configuration of two GeForce 6800 GTX is unrivalled.