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MSI NX7800GS-TD256 (GeForce 7800 GS 256MB, AGP)

By Vijay Anand - 4 Feb 2006

Results - 3DMark05 Pro (ver.120)

Results - 3DMark05 Pro (ver.120)

Taking into consideration of the various GPU model configurations, the outcome for the GeForce 7800 GS was somewhat surprising, especially when antialiasing was enabled. While we encountered heavier performance losses in actual games, the outcome in 3DMark05 depicts the overwhelmingly shader heavy code that swayed the performance of the GeForce 7800 GS in positive light. Compared to the GeForce 6800 GT, this new SKU fares 12 to 18% better overall - at least in this synthetic test.

Now if you factor in the SRP of US$300 for the GeForce 7800 GS, it is a tad cheaper than the existing crop of GeForce 6800 GT AGP graphics cards and still manages outperform them. Sounds nice, but for a card being a derivative of the G70 family, we were left wanting more actually. The low core clocks and reduced processing units are to be blamed for this less than stellar performance. With all due respect, the performance obtained for its specifications are to our initial expectations, but when you have a product that's labeled under the GeForce 7800 series, one naturally expects top class performance. Rants aside, the GeForce 7800 GS does manage up to 40% lead over the GeForce 6800 GS, which is commendable.

Against the US$400++ Radeon X850 XT Platinum Edition graphics card, we found the GeForce 7800 GS in its shadows by more than a 10% differential. Clearly, the two cards are in different categories and their price alone dictates this.

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