Gainward GeForceFX 5900 Review

Gainward’s current GeForceFX lineup consists of cards based on the GeForceFX 5800/Ultra, 5600/Ultra, 5200/Ultra, and the brand new NV35 GPU 5900/Ultra. If you haven’t been keeping up on the latest NVIDIA GPU happenings, I suggest you read all about the NV35. This new GPU from NVIDIA is an evolutionary step up from the NV30, which includes a few enhancements to increase performance. IQ remains the same as the NV30. One of the biggest performance improvements on the GeForceFX 5900 Ultra is the use of a 256-bit memory bus. Combined with high speed DDR, it has impressive raw memory bandwidth.

Today we are reviewing a new product from Gainward, but it isn’t a 5900 Ultra. This is the Gainward FX PowerPack! Ultra/1200 XP 128MB Golden Sample. How is that for a long product name? This is a GeForceFX 5900 128MB card. Note the dismissal of the “Ultra” part of the name. Let’s see what Gainward has to say about this card.

Gainward GeForceFX 5900 @ HardOCP