AnandTech: Video Card Section

GeForce 9800 GTX and 3-way SLI: May the nForce Be With You

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NVIDIA has released it's high end refresh based on the G92 core. The major factor it brings to the table is price.

April 1, 2008, 48 comments

Quad SLI with 9800 GX2: Pushing a System to its Limit

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The new highest of the high-end solution is available in the form of two 9800 GX2 GPUs paired up for Quad-SLI. How much performance can we get before we hit bottlenecks?

March 25, 2008, 51 comments

More Single Card Dual GPU Madness: NVIDIA's Flagship 9800 GX2

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Nvidia is replacing its top of the line flagship part with the new 9800 GX2, a dual GPU single card to match AMD's 3870 X2.

March 18, 2008, 49 comments

CrossFireX Arrives: First Look at 3 and 4 GPUs in 2 Card Setups

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CrossFireX is here and we can now combine any arrangement of same class hardware that will yield 4 GPUs in the system. There are quite a number of combinations, so we are first looking at what will be the most popular: 2 card configurations that yield 3 and 4 GPUs.

March 7, 2008, 36 comments

When the Smoke Clears & Prices Settle: GeForce 9600 GT vs. Radeon HD 3870

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Yesterday NVIDIA launched a highly competitive sub-$200 GPU. AMD responded by cutting prices on its 3800-series GPUs. Find out which camp offers you the best price-performance ratio. We also take a look at the highest factory overclocked GeForce 9600 GT.

February 22, 2008, 44 comments

Bringing Competition to Midrange: The GeForce 9600 GT Raises NVIDIA's Sub $200 Bar

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NVIDIA hasn't released a card at this price point that offered a compelling reason to upgrade since the 7600 GT. Performance on this part significantly outpaces its predecessor and keeps up with the competition.

February 21, 2008, 49 comments

AMD's CrossFireX: Tri & Quad GPU Preview

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AMD gave us the opportunity to preview its long awaited CrossFireX technology. We liked the Radeon HD 3870 X2 when it launched, but how well will two fare?

February 21, 2008, 28 comments

NVIDIA Acquires AGEIA: Enlightenment and the Death of the PPU

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What does the NVIDIA purchase of AGEIA really mean for the future of graphics and physics processors. Hint: It's not about NVIDIA making PPUs.

February 12, 2008, 32 comments

AMD Radeon HD 3870 X2 Sanity Check

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We ran a few more quick tests to help us confirm 3870 X2 consistency and features compared to single GPU graphics cards.

February 6, 2008, 22 comments

ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2: 2 GPUs 1 Card, A Return to the High End

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AMD finally makes a return to the high end GPU market with its latest single-card, multi-GPU video card. The Radeon HD 3870 X2 manages to outperform NVIDIA's single-card solutions at a very competitive price point. The High End GPU wars of 2008 have just begun.

January 28, 2008, 74 comments

Sub $100 Graphics: AMD Radeon HD 3600 and 3400 Series

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AMD is building out the lower end of it's HD 3000 series with the introduction of three new parts: the HD 3650, HD 3470, and HD 3450.

January 23, 2008, 22 comments

NVIDIA's 3-way SLI: Can we finally play Crysis?

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Lately we've had some great games that run absolutely poorly on the latest hardware. What if we could SLI three GeForce 8800 Ultras together? nForce 680i and 780i owners will be able to do just that, and we find out if it's worth it.

December 17, 2007, 48 comments

PhysX’s Big Break? Unreal Tournament 3 PhysX Performance

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The first Unreal Engine 3 title with PhysX hardware support has finally shipped, has PhysX finally found its place?

December 14, 2007, 29 comments

AMD Hybrid CrossFire Preview: Making Two Slow GPUs... Not So Slow

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AMD gave us a few details about its upcoming Hybrid CrossFire technology, we couldn't help but share. Don't expect much though, details are light at this point.

December 13, 2007, 28 comments

NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS 512 & GeForce 8800 GT 256MB: Playing with Memory and G92

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NVIDIA is quietly releasing a dual-slot card based on the new G92 GPU: the 8800 GTS 512. We also take a look at a more affordable 8800 GT, equipped with only 256MB of memory on-board.

December 11, 2007, 56 comments