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Offline Waccoon

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Re: GeforceFX=surprisingly slow
« on: January 28, 2003, 04:17:36 AM »
It's hard to place the blame.  According to Anandtech, overclocking the memory doesn't yeild any performance increase, so the problem is either the drivers or the core itself.

ATI switched to a new core design a while ago (which is why the Radeon 9700 doesn't use unified drivers with the 8500), so they've had time to test the hell out of their drivers, which normally has been ATI's weak point.  NVidia still has some work to do on their drivers, but then the brand new 350 Radeon core will be available.  After all, the GeforceFX only comes out on top if you turn on ALL the effects, including those not supported by any current games.  The Radeon Pro really does a number on NVidia for current games.

Frankly, I think it's like the old AMD vs Intel battle.  Intel has the clock speeds, but AMD is just a more effecient processor.  Raw clock speeds can't save the GeForceFX.  NVidia will have to do some major work with their drivers just to stay competitive with ATI.

I don't think the Cg effects of the GeForceFX will be embraced so quickly with this kind of performance disappointment.  And with that damned leafblower roaring and your first PCI slot blocked, I think the whole GeForceFX release has been a disaster.

Reminds me of the Matrox Parhelia.  That card had more memory bandwidth than anything else out at the time, but the card was still not so hot (but is sure was expensive!!!)