Gigabyte GeForce FX 5950 Ultra-GT & FX 5700 Ultra 128MB

Digit Life has reviewed Gigabyte’s GeForce FX 5950 Ultra-GT and GeForce FX 5700 Ultra 128MB video cards:

So, today we are going to test the FX 5700 Ultra, or rather Gigabyte’s version. The FX 5950 Ultra-GT looks more interesting. GT means that the GPU clock is increased. This is actually the fastest card among FX 5950 based ones except the water-cooled solution from Gainward. The core clock is lifted up from 475 to 520 MHz. The manufacturer selects processors that steadily run at such clock speeds, and it’s clear that there are few of them and their prices will be higher. Anyway, we, testers, are very glad to see a unique solution in this ocean.

..Gigabyte GeForce FX 5950 Ultra-GT is the most powerful card among NVIDIA GPUs based solutions except the expensive Gainward CoolFX. The increased core clocks let this card outscore its competitors, but not on modern shader games. At a moderate price this card can get a good marketshare but it won’t be easy as complicated shader games haven’t arrived yet. The disadvantage is that you need to separately download the patch to get 520 MHz (however, they will soon make the updated BIOS available).

Gigabyte GeForce FX 5700 Ultra 128MB goes on a par with the RADEON 9600 XT. Sometimes it wins, but not in shader applications. Today such cards suffer a lot from FX 5900 XT, and it’s difficult to draw any conclusion. The price will be a determining factor. If it’s $50 less than that of FX 5900XT, the card will get every chance to succeed.

Gigabyte GeForce FX 5950 Ultra-GT
Gigabyte GeForce FX 5700 Ultra 128MB
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