XFX GeForce GTX 260 640M XXX Graphics Card Reviews

Fri 2008-07-25 - Posted by Patrick "MACMAC" MacMillan

Hardware Secrets and Overclock3D has just reviewed the factory overclocked XFX GeForce GTX 260 640M XXX graphics card, which sports a 640Mz core clock, 1363Mhz shader clock, and 2300Mhz memory clock.

Here’s what they had to say:

Hardware Secrets:

“The reviewed video card from XFX was up to 22% faster than Radeon HD 4870, depending on the video configuration used. In some scenarios (some configurations of Crysis, Unreal Tournament 3, Half-Life 2: Episode 2 and Quake 4) both card achieved similar performance, with HD 4870 being faster on some configurations of Quake 4 and Half-Life 2: Episode Two.”

Click here to read the full review.
Overclock3D:

“Ask on most forums which card is 'best' and the reply will most likely be HD 4870. Best is, however, a figure of speech. If you are talking bang per buck then I have to agree that the HD 4870 is perhaps the better buy than the GTX260 XXX. If you are talking overall power then I would have to edge towards the GTX260 XXX, especially if you are gaming at a higher res and prefer to slap on some AA/AF filtering. The main advantage the GTX260 XXX has over its rival is the additional memory which enables the GTX260 XXX to take less of a hit once the trimmings are applied. With the GTX you are getting a cherry picked card from a top tier manufacturer that has been speed binned for performance. XFX have also included a very good game, which inevitably adds to the cost of the overall package.”

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Because of the fact that it is so massively overclocked, this particular GeForce GTX 260 performs extremely well, and is easy to recommend if you can find it for a good price.

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