Gigabyte FX5950 Ultra GV-N595U-GT Videocard Review

PCstats evaluated the Gigabyte GV-N595U earlier in the year, and we were quite pleased with how it performed. When we received the Gigabyte GV-N595U-GT a few weeks later we thought we were getting something entirely different. Instead, what we got was a rather unassuming GeForceFX 5950 Ultra reference card on a blue PCB with Gigabyte GT engraved onto the intake shroud. What set this card apart from its brother? Pure overclocking performance!

The stock performance of the GV-N595U-GT videocard was excellent, as it should be. In the benchmarks it was constantly fighting it out with ATi’s Radeon 9800XT for the top spot. The GV-N595U-GT also proved to be a heck of an overclocker. I’m not sure this card was the exception to the rule, but I have a feeling that most GT cards will perform similarly… As the benchmarks suggest, running 559/1070 really does improve overall performance greatly! The Gigabyte GV-N595U-GT should be hitting stores any day now, and since it’s based on the GeForceFX 5950 Ultra GPU, expect it to be priced in the $600-$700 CDN ($400-500 US) range. If you want the best and have the potential to overclock higher than anyone else, check out the Gigabyte GV-N595U-GT. I think you’ll like what you see for the most part.

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Gigabyte FX5950 Ultra GV-N595U-GT Videocard Review