Note: The nVidia card does not recognize 1280 x 1024 as a valid resolution for my Dell 30" monitor. The tests are run at 1280 x 800 because of this.
3dmark refuses to allow me to publish my benchmark because it doesn't recognize the x1900 xt as a valid video card (it shows up as generic VGA in the project viewer). Possibly because the ATI card isn't officially released until Tuesday.
My scores for 3dmark 2006 are as follows"
GeForce 7800 GTX 512 - 6042
Ati X1900 xt - 5986
As for Pro's and Cons (for me personally) of the ATI Card:
Pros:
1) Dual DVI Link for both DVI ports. The 7800 GTX 512 only has it on one port.
2) 2560 x 1600 support is MUCH better on the ATI X1900. The 7800 GTX 512 is finicky trying to find the right driver to get to work at that resolution.
3) At 2560 x 1600 the ATI card display is rock solid. For the nVidia display I would occasionally get a random garbage screen ever 10 minutes or so for a split second.
4) The ATI card supports ALL resolutions on my 30" lcd. The nVidia card only supports 4 resolutions.
5) In Shader heavy games (like EQ2) the ATI card is noticably faster than the nVidia card.(EQ2 is still a CPU bound game however especially with shadows).
6) Much cheaper than the nVidia 7800 GTX 512
Cons:
1) Noticeably louder than the nVidia 7800 GTX 512 (the fan can have a high pitch whine to it at times).
2) The Geforce 7800 GTX 512 has an advantage in non shader heavy games
Pics of cards: (added pic of 3dmark results)
http://home.comcast.net/~ulrick28/index.html
3dmark refuses to allow me to publish my benchmark because it doesn't recognize the x1900 xt as a valid video card (it shows up as generic VGA in the project viewer). Possibly because the ATI card isn't officially released until Tuesday.
My scores for 3dmark 2006 are as follows"
GeForce 7800 GTX 512 - 6042
Ati X1900 xt - 5986
As for Pro's and Cons (for me personally) of the ATI Card:
Pros:
1) Dual DVI Link for both DVI ports. The 7800 GTX 512 only has it on one port.
2) 2560 x 1600 support is MUCH better on the ATI X1900. The 7800 GTX 512 is finicky trying to find the right driver to get to work at that resolution.
3) At 2560 x 1600 the ATI card display is rock solid. For the nVidia display I would occasionally get a random garbage screen ever 10 minutes or so for a split second.
4) The ATI card supports ALL resolutions on my 30" lcd. The nVidia card only supports 4 resolutions.
5) In Shader heavy games (like EQ2) the ATI card is noticably faster than the nVidia card.(EQ2 is still a CPU bound game however especially with shadows).
6) Much cheaper than the nVidia 7800 GTX 512
Cons:
1) Noticeably louder than the nVidia 7800 GTX 512 (the fan can have a high pitch whine to it at times).
2) The Geforce 7800 GTX 512 has an advantage in non shader heavy games
Pics of cards: (added pic of 3dmark results)
http://home.comcast.net/~ulrick28/index.html