Battle of GT's: X800 GT vs 6600 GT - Part 1
Punit Lodaya, Feb 16, 2006 2006 hrs IST
With the gaming scene heating up, we thought of analyzing two of the most popular mainstream cards in the market
Test Bench
As we mentioned before, we decided to start on a new test machine. The configuration of the test machine is as follows
AMD Athlon 3500+ (S939)
Asus A8N-E Motherboard
Transcend 512*2 DDR 400 RAM (2.5 3 3 7)
Hitachi 80GB 7200 RPM HDD
Powersafe 400W SMPS
We will be using this test bench for all the PCI-E cards that we will be testing in the near future.
Classification and Benchmarks
Now, this was one tricky area. We had to go through several options before selecting the final lot. The problem of selecting benchmarks these days is that every benchmark seems to be optimized for either ATI or NVIDIA cards. For eg, Nvidia cards seem to give better performance in OpenGL based games, where as ATI cards gives better performance in Direct3D games. Also, benchmarks such 3DMark 2006 and Quake 4 simply annihilate the low end cards. These benchmarks are not scalable and hence we do not get a perfect picture. Hence, we decided to divide the cards into three sections - low end cards, mid end cards and high end cards.
Low End Cards
We run all the benchmarks on all the cards, but then comes the question of scalability. In order to solve this problem, we decided to run the low end cards mostly in 800*600 and 1024*768 resolution. Also, we plan to tone down on certain special effects such as soft shadows, as they seem to simply kill the low end cards. In short, we will try to simulate the actual gaming setups for these cards which will remain consistent for all the cards in this category.
Midrange Cards
This is the category to which the cards we are talking about today belong. Descent Performance along with a good price is what attracts consumers. However, even these midrange cards have their limitations. Hence, we decided to run the benchmarks in resolution such as 1024*768 and 1280*1024. Anything beyond that resolution will require you to get a 19" monitor and if you really want to experience anything on a 19 incher at the max resolution, then only high end cards will be able to satisfy you.
High End Cards
The dream of every gamer. They simply boast of all the latest and greatest technology and no test seem to break them down. Only the competition seems to pose some worry. And the competition is stiff and so are our benchmarks that we have chosen for these elite pieces of hardware. 1280*1024 and 1600*1200 are the resolutions at which we plan to run the tests on these monsters.
USER COMMENTS
guys i am goin 2 buy a pci card so tell me which one shoud i go for either 6600gt 256mb or somethin else .. i am ready to spend around 11000..
by lee19_091, delhi, on Mar 06, 2006 09:03 PM, Report abuse Reply
better go for the latest 7 series and in that the 7600 GTis the best.i have done a lot of research in this and find that it is the best bet in money and performance
by manosh, bombay, on Mar 12, 2007 09:11 PM, Report abuse
I am having a mobo ' asus a8n vm csm', gpu is the XFX 6600 GT PCIE 256 mb gddr3 power supply of navtech 450 watt, seagate 200GB hard drive, 1 GB DDR of twin moss RAM. the problem is that i have to underclock my gpu's 2d memory clock upto 298mhz. the damn thing makes my gpu slow and sometimes even after underclocking it my computer restarts somuch. i am junked in this trouble. please guys help me out.
by vaibhav, baroda, on Dec 15, 2006 03:31 PM, Report abuse Reply
Bro u have the crapies system i have ever seen. GT has the habit of getting hot.. Let's say burn ur system and forget about it.
by Frank, Udaipur, on Dec 15, 2006 10:38 PM, Report abuse
can anyone help me, my configuration is AMD64 3000, XFX 6600 GT, 300 watt mercury smps, 1 GB RAM I am getting a error messages after playing some games (Oblivion, LOTR 2 etc.) that your nvdia card is not recieving enough power so it is being underclocked to run at safe speed. After that games run slowly. Is this SMPS Problem. I m in delhi & no safepower SMPS are available. My dealer Have Coolermaster 380 watt SMPS costing Rs. 1800/. Should I go for it?
by Junaid, Delhi, on May 05, 2006 10:55 PM, Report abuse Reply
Get a new SPMS of atleast 450W. A powersafe 450W is a good powersupply. Get it and u can run all your games. Your problem is the GPU not getting enough power.
by Rajiv, Bangalore, on May 30, 2006 02:03 PM, Report abuse
hi guys...I am crazy for AOE3 ..but sys didnt supported it..I got geforce fx5200 and 512 ddr ram...installed them..but the AOE3 is still not installing..when ever I try to install I am getting the error massage as "cannot initiate the windows install sheild".I also tried to start the service "windows installer"..but it is not starting..I dont know what to do????any clues???
by whitekins, pune, on Feb 26, 2006 09:08 PM, Report abuse Reply
The price of these cards are ati x800 gt :10,900 make: power color nvidia geforce 6600gt : 9900/- make : big we have also heard that xfx uses fake memory chips for e.g their 128 mb card actually has only 16 mb memory , though this is unverified by us so please check with other sources b4 u form an opinion . You can buy these cards from us call us on 56586475/ 85 9821331618 home delivery possible at additional costs
by 6m Computer Ser, Mumbai, on Feb 17, 2006 12:33 PM, Report abuse Reply
no one ever told such comments abt xfx from big byte corp. and pple hv put there views we dont control them , we just blv in delivering , thts the reason ,www.big-tek.com (BIG) IS THE ONLY INDIAN BRAND FIGHTING AGAINST OTHERS, bcoz we are trying to understand needs of our friends n gaming industry, its not even 1yr old brand, but gaining some popularity thnk to all of you for support n specially our critics bcoz they are showing us way to improve, no one is perfect but 1 can definetly try to be1, its eassy to criticise buddies but tough to stand still mncs , think abt it, we feel proude of atlest trying to build an brand at affordable n with with best supports .cheers
by VIKAS GUPTA, MUMBAI, on Feb 22, 2006 01:56 PM, Report abuse
Mediatech itself sells the Powercolor X800GT for Rs.8900/- and you are selling it for Rs.10,900/-. And BIG Geforce 6600GT is available for Rs.7800/-.
by Aamir Khan, Mumbai, on Feb 23, 2006 11:46 AM, Report abuse
Aaah! What holy crap!! I have an XFX card and I love it!! You should be nuts to have made such a comment! Where did u buy ur card from? From the junkyard???
by Dham, Bangalore, on Feb 25, 2006 08:28 AM, Report abuse
by krish, hi, on Feb 22, 2006 07:15 AM, Report abuse Reply
This article reminds me of a cheap resturant where half cooked rice is served as "Veg Dum Biryani". Maybe the article should be called "Factors/SW for evaluating a graphics card"
by IE_FACTORX, Bangalore, on Feb 19, 2006 01:17 PM, Report abuse Reply
call 02223894800 for big graphic cards its BIG BYTE CORPORATION MUMBAI PHONE NUMBAR.
by RAJESH, CHENNAI, on Feb 18, 2006 08:34 PM, Report abuse Reply
visit www.big-tek.com for details
by RAJESH, CHENNAI, on Feb 18, 2006 08:31 PM, Report abuse Reply
If u r looking for a new Gaming PC then kindly contact me. U set ur budget and u will get the full system depending on ur budget. All latest and genuine stuff is provided along with home delivery. Assembling, Troubleshooting of the PC is very cost effective. Hurry. Buy or upgrade ur PC today
by Ruzveh, Bombay, on Feb 17, 2006 04:37 PM, Report abuse Reply
Can you tell me the best configuration to assemble a Rs 50000 computer.It should be AMD based and targeted for gaming.Thanks
by Divyesh, Jodhpur, on Feb 18, 2006 01:40 PM, Report abuse
All this is good , is anybody also selling inexpensive PCI-e cards like X-300 & 6200 TC -in 128 & 256 MB- my contact 9816421092
by vijayshimla, Shimla 171001, on Feb 18, 2006 10:26 AM, Report abuse Reply
The price of these cards are ati x800 gt :10,900 make: Power color. nvidia geforce 6600gt : 9900/- make :BIG You can buy these cards from us call us on 56586475/ 85 9821331618 home delivery possible at additional costs These are the lowest prices not available anywhere else except with us
by Nikhil, Mumbai, on Feb 17, 2006 01:10 PM, Report abuse Reply
Do U also stock/sell Basic inexpensive Cards like PCI-e Radeon X300 256MB, 128 MB, GeForce 6200 TC 256 & 128 MB- my number is 09816421092- vksood@sancharnet.in
by vijayshimla, Shimla 171001, on Feb 18, 2006 10:20 AM, Report abuse
Well u corrected the vertex shaders, fabrication process and memory mistakes. but even after mentioning that x800gt could be 0.11 um u havent changed that. way to go...
by hunt3r, Bangalore, on Feb 17, 2006 10:55 PM, Report abuse Reply
What the heck "tune in tommorrow" is this a TV Program ???
by Tanmay, Mumbai, on Feb 17, 2006 08:23 PM, Report abuse Reply
what was the point of this review? You would be better off giving the second part itself...
by pdogg, Mumbai, on Feb 17, 2006 10:34 AM, Report abuse Reply
Ya I Completely agree. Whats The Use The all Info Give In page 2,3 Is Crap Unless you are something new to computers, you can write a article Abot benchmarking instead
by ADAM, Lost, on Feb 17, 2006 01:10 PM, Report abuse
BIG ????? god knows about this company where XFX is more readily available...
by Anonymous, noida, on Feb 16, 2006 09:26 PM, Report abuse Reply
Big Byte who were also selling XFX brand have started BIG brand because they faced lot of quality problems with XFX brand cards. Also I have heard from one of their sales person that XFX used fake and remarked memory to cut costs for lower price but end user got a raw deal. I guess better be careful before buying XFX.
by Rajesh Trivedi, Mumbai, on Feb 17, 2006 06:10 AM, Report abuse
I have a XFX Geforce 6200 256MB card and its working fine. I was able to play NFSMW at 800x600 high quality,Doom3 800x600 high quality Quake 4 (640x480 medium ) Farcry (1024x768 high) Specs Celeron 2.4 Ghz 512MB 400 MHZ DDR RAM INTEL 865GBF
by kalpit, mumbai, on Feb 17, 2006 11:17 AM, Report abuse
in terms of availaibility BIG fall short behind XFX, but quality is comparable and reliable as XFX cards do.
by Naveen Chaudhar, Meerut, on Feb 17, 2006 12:40 PM, Report abuse
They don't seem to have a home page... atleast im not able to find it through google.... now u can easily guess what kind of companey it is.. and don't believe what stupid sales man say to u they are all full of crap.
by puneett, Noida, on Feb 17, 2006 12:52 PM, Report abuse
by Nikhil, Mumbai, on Feb 17, 2006 01:02 PM, Report abuse
Spefication comparison are all wrong: there is nothing listed by name of X800GT of 128Mb, X800GT is 256Mb card. Correct name for 128Mb card is X800GTO. specs for X800GT: Memory & Bus Width 256 MB DDR3 256 bit Core Speed 475 MHz Memory Speed 980MHz. Pixel pipelines 8 and for X800GTO is Memory & Bus Width 128 MB DDR 256 bit Core Speed 400 MHz Memory Speed 700MHz Pixel pipelines 12 Not able to find "BIG" homepage
by puneett, Noida, on Feb 17, 2006 12:50 PM, Report abuse Reply
Better go for X800GTO, and be ready to pay Rs.15,500 for it, but the performance is great for that price. X800GT/6600GT are not gonna survive more than 6/8 months,as games like FEAR and more are like to appear soon. I currently have XFX6600GT, its good yet, played Doom3 recently, was great experience at 1024/768 with effects set at medium, but at more resolution it was crying.So friends X800GTO/XL would be a better choice, afterall gamers are a different breed who bother to expand any amount for thy pleasure/performance.
by Naveen Chaudhar, Meerut, on Feb 17, 2006 12:34 PM, Report abuse Reply
by hitesh, mumbai, on Feb 17, 2006 11:56 AM, Report abuse Reply
Where are the scores dear? Nice way to continue a rather lame article.
by Manu, Kanpur, on Feb 17, 2006 02:02 AM, Report abuse Reply
while viewing my comment i noticed another mistake, the x800gt has 256 mb memory, not 128 mb. the 128 mb version runs at 700 mhz ddr1. punit do u know anything at all?
by hunt3r, Bangalore, on Feb 17, 2006 01:13 AM, Report abuse Reply
oh and i also noticed, fabrication process is nanometre not millimetre... that said if the x800 gt is based on r480 core it could be 0.11 um as well
by hunt3r, Bangalore, on Feb 17, 2006 01:10 AM, Report abuse Reply
dosent the 6600 gt have only three vertex shaders?
by hunt3r, Bangalore, on Feb 17, 2006 01:06 AM, Report abuse Reply
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