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Originally Posted by fivefeet8
ATI Radeon HD 2900XT|DIAMOND HD 2900XT 1 GIG|Dual DVI|VIVO|PCIE
At a core clock of 743(same as x2900xt 512 meg), it's not going to be close to a 8800gtx let alone an Ultra. A x2900xt clocked at 825 mhz ony comes close to an 8800gtx, not an 8800Ultra.
In many ways, the G80 release was similar to the release of the 9700. Whether it was as great a release is a matter of opinion.
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That's correct, the G80 performance situation is like a mirror reflection of the ati9700, except now the winners are reserved. Remember the reason for the fx series being so pathetic was because at the time, Nvidia bought out 3dfx(hence the fx name). I guess using technology from a bankrupt company wasn't such a good idea on Nvidia's part, but at least they manage to keep the price low with those fx'es.
Now look at ATI, who was just bought out by AMD. Whether it's the combining technology with AMD's fusion technology that caused the x2900 to do so badly is anyone's guess. But it just goes to show that the product of two companies merger is not always going to perform well.