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NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra and GeForce 6800: NV40 Enters the Scene (page 29)

Category: Video

by Tim Tscheblockov , Alexey Stepin , Anton Shilov

[ 04/14/2004 | 01:48 AM ]

Highly Anticipated DirectX 9 Game 1

This next-generation game used to be a crucible for all NVIDIA’s graphics processors. That’s amazing, but the new GPU doesn’t have any elbowroom now as its performance again presses against the CPU speed ceiling. The RADEON 9800 XT was the etalon of performance in this test, but it cannot reach the level of the NV40.

The second level that we use for tests in this game is less complex and less CPU-dependant. The GeForce 6800 Ultra spreads its wings here; it’s faster than the ex-leader in more than two times! Owners of NV40-based graphics cards will surely have a comfortable play when the final version of this game comes out.