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Gigabyte GeForce 7900 GTX 512MB PCI-E Review |
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Written by Mavke
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Tuesday, 13 June 2006 |
HotHardware takes a look at the Gigabyte GeForce 7900 GTX 512MB PCIe graphics card. Now that the dual-GPU GeForce 7950 GX2 has hit the streets, the GeForce 7900 GTX is no longer NVIDIA's flagship desktop graphics adapter. But that doesn't mean it should all of a sudden be disregarded and brushed aside as an afterthought for a high-end gaming rig. In fact, the GeForce 7900 GTX may even become a more attractive option for some as its price inevitably drops over the coming the weeks and months. It's not like the GeForce 7900 GTX has suddenly become a bad performer, just because a more powerful and more expensive option has come along.
 Gigabyte GeForce 7900 GTX 512MB PCI-E Review
The Gigabyte GeForce 7900 GTX doesn't stray very far from NVIDIA's reference design and specifications. In fact, this board was equipped with the very same BIOS revision as the reference GeForce 7900 GTX's. About the only thing on the Gigabyte GeForce 7900 GTX that differentiates it from a reference board is the Gigabyte sticker smack dab in the middle of its cooling fan. The Gigabyte GeForce 7900 GTX is powered by NVIDIA's G71 GPU and 512MB of GDDR3 memory. By default, the GPU is clocked at 650MHz and the memory is clocked at 1.6GHz. Just as the reference set by NVIDIA.
The Gigabyte GeForce 7900 GTX performed just like NVIDIA's reference GeForce 7900 GTX throughout our entire battery of benchmarks, which is to say it performed very well. The new GeForce 7950 GX2 with it's dual-GPU's and 1GB of frame buffer memory, however, was clearly the highest performer overall. If you're in the market for a high-end graphics adapter, or are considering adding a second GeForce 7900 GTX to your system for some SLI action, look into Gigabyte's GeForce 7900 GTX. The Gigabyte GeForce 7900 GTX is the perfect choice to go for a fully SLI enabled system.
This card doesn't offer super-high clock speeds like some of the pre-overclocked GeForce 7900 GTX's currently available, but with a little overclocking it'll perform right alongside these higher clocked cards. On top of that, this card is one of the least expensive GeForce 7900 GTX's on the market at under $480. The GeForce 7900 GTX may no longer be NVIDIA's flagship graphics adapter, but the Gigabyte GeForce 7900 GTX is still one heck of a performer.
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