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nVidia GeForce GTX 260
| Author | Edward Chester |
| Published | 11th Jul 2008 |
| Manufacturer | Leadtek |
| Supplier | Overclockers.co.uk |
| Price | £178.79 (Exc VAT) |
| as reviewed | £205.61 (Inc VAT) |
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We test using the 32-bit version of the game patched to version 1.4 FRAPS is used to record framerates while we manually walk through a short section of the second level of the game. We find a framerate of 30fps is quite sufficient because, although the atmosphere is intense, the gameplay is less so - it doesn't hang on quick reactions and high-speed movement.
All in-game settings are set to their maximum and we test with 0xAA and 4xAF. Transparency anti-aliasing is also manually turned on through the driver, though this is obviously only enabled when normal AA is being used in-game.
Nope, things definitely aren't back on track. Both nVidia's newest cards get beaten by the HD 4870 in this title, and by quite some margin!
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ilovethemonkeyhead said on 11th July 2008
Loggitt said on 12th July 2008
Overall your review is well done. However, your review doesn't fully address the running temperatures of the cards reviewed with a graph. Other reviews I've read are sh... more
Ed said on 14th July 2008
Well, I was also concerned at the running temperatures of both ATI's cards but they seem perfectly stable. Also, if there was any real worry about the operating temperatures, ... more
NidStyles said on 12th November 2008
THe card's are designed to be able to handle the high temp's. Doesn't mean I want those high temp's in my case to begin with. I also don't like driver'... more
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i think the crossfire support thing might be the most defining feature in this battle. is there any information on how the GTX 260 performs overclocked against the HD 4870?