Gainward GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB Review

“In all our tests the Gainward 9800GTX came out as fastest, sometimes performing over 10% faster then the 8800GTS 512MB although in some tests both were even. Overall you can say that the new GTX is around 5% faster than the 8800GTS 512Mb. Not the big performance boost we would have hoped for, having a closer look at the card you'll notice that the GTX is in fact nothing else then an 8800GTS on steroids. It uses the same GPU, only clocked few percent higher. Factory overclocked 8800 GTS may perform on par, or sometimes even better and this at lower prices.

On the other hand, while the 8800GTS is still a mainstream product you can clearly see the 9800GTX is all high-end glory. The PCB has few tweaks and improvements, faster memory, better power distribution, and probably the most important off all: Triple SLI support.”