Overclocked Gainward Bliss 8800 GTS 320 MB

Based on the tests we ran today, the Gainward Bliss 8800 GTS 320 MB successfully lowers the price of DirectX 10 graphics and brings quality performance to the mid-range market segment. We tested at a variety of resolutions and settings, including 1280×1024, 1600×1200, 1920×1200 2080×1536, and 2560×1600, with anisotropic filtering, high dynamic range, or anisotropic filtering enabled. All in the entire card had solid performance throughout. There were some situations, however, in which the smaller amount of memory resulted in a performance penalty.

For the most part, the 8800 GTS 320 MB proves to be an excellent value. Currently, the card is priced at $300, $100 less than the 8800 GTS 640 MB. In most cases the card performs on par with its bigger brother, the 8800 GTS 640 MB, but as we move to higher resolutions with AA enabled the demand for memory can at times overwhelm it. Despite this, the card still offers excellent performance for the price and should be able to satisfy most gamers who don’t own extremely large monitors and run their games at 1280×1024 or 1600×1200.

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