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3DMark Vantage is the stunning sequel to 3DMark 06. Futuremark's benchmarking programs have always been at the center of every bragging match. The best way to show that you've got the greatest gaming rig, is to show that you've got the highest 3DMark score. Vantage does just that. It puts your system through a series of strenuous tests, and provides you with a score to brag about!
3DMark Vantage is a very good indicator of a graphics card's real-world performance, and often the trend lines seen in this benchmark will continue throughout the review. What we can tell from running 3DMark Vantage is that the HD 6970 aligns itself more with the GTX 570 than the GTX 580, and that the HD 6950's performance is somewhere between the GTX 180 and GTX 470. Additionally, when the two cards are set up in a CrossFire configuration the performance dramatically increases, especially in the higher resolutions.
When looking at these models in comparison to the HD 5870 you can see a significant increase in performance, which is due to the new architecture and 2GB frame buffer.
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Nice detailed review, great extensiveness.
Thanx
What do you guys think? Is the extra $140 worth it for 2 6870's?
Personally in that scenario I would get a HD 6970 because it has similar performance, a lower power requirement and would be cheaper after you sell your card.
Anywho... no amazing performance here, and not expected. But it is great to see them competing in the high end again. The performance/mm^2 of die space is incredible compared to nvidia
Great card, great review.
brilliant review.
somehow i dont think you were all that impressed.
from a stability point of view do you think that people migrate to the 570 instead of taking this new 6970 up?
For ATI some users complain of impossible instability as well, not sure what that's about as I haven't had issues but I'm sure there are those who can't figure them out and give up. I know that for some games like BC2 they've had struggles getting CF stable in the past which is stressful.
To call it a question of stability is a bit extreme/unnecessary, both cards operate out of the box. They play games and they both have their own set of issues in the software support right now and will progress to resolve them. Nothing is perfect but it's always a little better than the last time the companies released a product.
I was very impressed with the review for sure, a lot of data for me to crunch/compare with. I was not that impressed with the cards themselves. It's as if nVIDIA was tipped on ATI specs and clotheslined them. I'm even suspective of slightly higher then recent ATI clocks as a subtle response, if not even more with the month extra delay. Also was very tired last night, just like now actually.