Hitting the Graphics Market Square Between the Eyes: EVGA 7600GT CO 'Superclocked Edition' Review- Page 3/4
March 10, 2006
By
Thomas Soderstrom
Performance
The only "added value" to be found in the 7600GT is its enhanced 3D performance, which just might be impressive enough to convince the masses! We compared the EVGA 7600GT CO Superclocked Edition to a wide variety of cards in the following configuration:
nForce 6.34 chipset ForceWare 83.91 Graphics ATI Catalyst 6.1 Graphics
Lacking a similar market level ATI card to compare, the less-expensive 7600GT faces high-end cards with high-end prices, as well as the former leader 6800GT. Unfair? Our final evaluation will take price into consideration in an effort to put results into perspective.
Wow! The 7600GT takes three out of five DirectX benchmarks against the X1900 standard, four out of five against the X1800XL, and even claims one win against the 6600GT-SLI configuration. Who would have thought a midrange card as a contender against upper-budget parts?
SPECViewperf scores were all over the chart, indicating different approaches ATI and nVidia take towards OpenGL performance. Professional application users must carefully consider specific applications prior to card selection.
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