XFX GeForce 6800 GT 256 MB Graphics Card Review

Today we will be taking a look at the GeForce 6800 GT from XFX Technologies. The 6800 GT has all the same features and technologies as the 6800 Ultra, unlike the vanilla 6800 which has reduced pixel and vertex shaders, older DDR instead of G-DDR3 memory, and lower clock speeds. To bridge the gap between the 6800 and 6800 Ultra, the 6800 GT has the same features as the 6800 Ultra, the same number of shaders and the same G-DDR3 memory chips. The only change to reduce performance seems to be the lowered core and memory speeds. With all of these features, the 6800 GT comes in at around $400, making it direct competition to the Radeon X800 Pro. How will the 6800 GT stack up against the X800 Pro in the latest games and is NVIDIA’s answer to the X800 Pro worth the relatively high cost? Let’s find out.

. . . The XFX GeForce 6800 GT retails for about $400, but can be found as low as $384. Most other 6800 GT and X800 Pro cards can be found for about the same price. While XFX stuck with the basic reference board from NVIDIA, their 6800 GT is still an excellent performer and it comes with a pretty nice software bundle to boot! XFX also recently announced their Doom 3 promotion (http://www.xfxforce.com/doom3promo.php). Basically you can get a 6800 GT with the usual bundle plus Doom 3. However, you must buy the card from Newegg to get in on this deal. The 6800 GT is a kick-ass card by itself. With the current software bundle and the recently announced Doom 3 promo, you simply can not go wrong with the GeForce 6800 GT from XFX!

Pros:
Insane performance
Good software bundle
Doom 3 promo!
Low noise
SM 3.0 support
Good image quality
Nice overclock
Cons:
Um… Tastes bitter?

XFX GeForce 6800 GT 256 MB @ TheTechLounge