Mainstream PCI Express Shootout – Radeon X700PRO vs. GeForce 6600GT

Today we are going to be looking at how the X700PRO from ATI compares against the 6600GT from nVidia as these are going to be the two hottest cards for Christmas as they are going to be representing the best bang for buck.

…While it might sound like both cards are very close there is no denying that the ability to SLI the 6600GT is going to convince people to jump to the nVidia bandwagon. Knowing that users can get performance of a card (6800 Ultra) that costs more then twice the amount of two 6600GT’s in SLI will effect the buying decision. The fact that you will be able to say that you run two Graphics Cards in your computer is going to be a big factor – much like a car which has twin turbos and compared to just one, or none. SLI is going to open up the case window market even more then ever as people will want to be showing off this very cool technology to their friends and at LAN parties.

Both ATI and nVidia have done an excellent job with their mainstream PCI E cards and we will see how we go in the near future with retail versions of the cards but I think we can honestly say that people are more excited about SLI then a retail X700PRO which might just give nVidia the edge this time. And with word floating around that nVidia’s upcoming Intel chipset will also support SLI it will be great to not only let AMD people have this option but also Intel users.

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Mainstream PCI Express Shootout – Radeon X700PRO vs. GeForce 6600GT