Konklusion
Gigabyte GTX-295 er et kort der til fulde indfrier ens forventninger til ydelse og har et stort potentiale indenfor overclockning. Kortet overclocker uden problemer ved brug af NVIDIA's referencedriver og tools helt op til 16.5% i merydelse på GPU'en. Og det er ganske meget OC, at kunne udføre på et dobbelt-GPU grafikkort lavet på referencedesign. Ydelsen ligger langt over AMD/ATI's produkter i flere af vore tests. Men alt godt kommer ikke uden en omkostning. Og her skal man notere sig, at Gigabyte GTX-295 1.792 MB koster en hel del. Men det er værd at notere sig prisforskellen på GTX-285 1 GB og Radeon HD 4890 1GB, der er på ca. 2.000,- DKK. Ønsker man, at bruge voldsom PhysX, samt investere i et godt OC-potentiale og har behov for stærk OpenGL-ydelse (der særligt gør sig gældende på Linux eller BSD) bør man helt klart købe sig et Gigabytes GTX-295, da det hos os har vist et meget flot potentiale og virkelig god brugsværdi - og særligt excellerer indenfor OpenGL.
Innovation/Teknologi - 4
Her ender vi på et 4-tal, da GTX-295 grafikkortene er det største NVIDIA teknologisk kan byde på pt.
Bundle/Tilbehør - 3
Her får kortet 3 for det ikke ret store bundle. Vi savner virkelig, at der var mere software med end en sølle driver-CD. Men der er en stor VIVO-dongle med af god kvalitet der skifte mellem HDTV og analog output. Men der mangler lydkabel til, at koble HDMI'en op med. Siden AMD/ATI har dette fuldstændigt integreret burde der altså bare være et kabel med til denne funktionalitet.
Design/Layout - 4
Designet er flot og gedigent på Gigabyte GTX-295. Køleløsningen fungerer og man kan overclocke kortet godt med den monterede løsning.
Software - 3
Der medfølger NVIDIA's referencedriver på CD-ROM for dem der ikke har internet. Og det giver som vanligt 3 i karakter i denne sektion.
Ydelse - 5
Ydelsen er fænomenal og ligger på mange områder langt over alle andre grafikkort. Larmen idle er ikke ret hørbar og kortet har et flot OC-potentiale, da vi nåede op på de 16.5% OC ved stabil drift. Kortet får 5 i score da dette pt. er NVIDIA's største produkt - altså GTX-295 med hele to GPU'er og 1.792 MB RAM. Der findes simpelt ikke større ydelse pt., hvis man vælger at bruge NVIDIA-baserede grafikkort. Vi har endnu til gode, at teste AMD's HD5870 - men foreløbige tests ser ud til at vise, at GTX295 fortsat er et mulehår foran.
Pris - 2
Gigabyte GTX-295 1 GB koster som sagt en hel del, sådan som markedet er pt. Men man får hvad man betaler for - rå og brutal ydelse, uden kompromisser. Kortet viser flot potentiale indenfor DirectX og særligt OpenGL, samt OC-området. Da AMD's nye serie lige er landet, er det dog klart, at kortet ikke er det bedste pris/ydelsesmæssigt. Men GTX295 ser fortsat ud til, at være lidt i front - og så er HD5870 fortsat svært at få fat på.
UK summary
Gigabyte GTX-295 is a card that fully meets your expectations for performance and has great potential within the overclocking area. The card overclocks without problems using NVIDIA's reference drivers and tools up to 16.5% extra performance on the GPU. And we find that this is very much OC-potential on a dual-GPU graphics cards, built on the reference design. The performance is much than AMD/ATI 's products in several of our tests. But all good things does not come without a cost. And here you must note that the Gigabyte GTX-295 1,792 MB costs quite a bit. It is worth noticing the difference between the Gigabyte GTX-285 1.792 MB and the AMD/ATI Radeon HD 4890 1GB, which is about 2000,- DKK. If you want to use PhysX, and invest in a good OC potential and have brutally strong OpenGL performance ( which specifically applies to Linux or BSD) one should obviously buy a Gigabyte GTX-295, since it as shown by us has a very great potential and really good useage value - especially within the use of OpenGL graphics technology.
Innovation/Technology - 4
Here we end up on a score of 4. The Gigabyte GTX-295 graphics cards is absolutely the largest card, based on NVIDIA's technology. One can hardly get more performance than with the Gigabyte GTX-295 card, if one wants to use NVIDIA's technology.
Bundle/Accessories - 3
Here we grant the card 3 for a not very large bundle. We really miss that there was more software than a measly driver CD. There is normally a VIVO-dongle with this card, but this is not present on the photos. We still miss a sound cable to connect sound to the HDMI-function. Since AMD/ATI has this built-in, there should be a cable with the card's bundle to this functionality.
Design/Layout - 4
The design is nice and solid on the Gigabyte GTX-295. The cooling solution works fine and you can overclock the card pretty good with the standard cooling solution mounted on this card.
Software - 3
Only NVIDIA's reference driver comes with this card and that grants 3 points as always, in this section.
Performance - 5
The performance is phenomenal and is in many respects far above all other graphics. Idle noise is not very audible, and the card has a great OC potential, as we reached 16.5% OC at stable operation. The card gets a score of only 3 because it is currently NVIDIA's top of the line product. There are currently no other NVIDIA-based graphics adaptors that perform as well as the GTX-295. We haven't yet tested AMD's HD5870 - but preliminary tests seem to show that the GTX295 is still a bit in front.
Price - 2
The Gigabyte GTX-295 1.792 MB costs quite a bit. But you get what you pay for - raw and brutal performance, without compromises. The card shows great potential in DirectX and OpenGL in particular, and when it comes to overclocking. Since AMD's new series just landed, it is nevertheless clear that the card is not the best price/performance-buy. But GTX295'm still appear to be slightly in front - and HD5870 is still hard to get in shops.
Test: Gigabyte GV-N295-18I-B - 1792 MB
Innovation / Teknologi | 4 |
Bundle - Tilbehør | 3 |
Design - Layout | 4 |
Software - BIOS | 3 |
Ydelse | 5 |
Pris | 2 |
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Samlet | 70% |
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