Halo Performance

One of the first DX9 games out there, Halo has also been one of the long favorites. This time closer to the x800 Pro than the 9800 Pro, the 6600GT puts in a very solid showing at 1280x1024. As usual, we are using the 1.05 version of Halo.

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Resolution scaling shows the 6600GT to look like a droped down copy of the x800 Pro or the 6800GT. The 9800 Pro is performing more like the older bunch of cards in this test.

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  • Slaimus - Tuesday, November 16, 2004 - link

    What is missing is an AGP versus PCIE comparison, so the impact of the bridging can be seen.
  • bob661 - Tuesday, November 16, 2004 - link

    Newegg has one for $235.
    http://tinyurl.com/6cjej
  • pio!pio! - Tuesday, November 16, 2004 - link

    #8: What do you mean unlock the stuff? Can you flash the 6800GT BIOS onto the 6800 regular or something?
  • Da3dalus - Tuesday, November 16, 2004 - link

    NVidia rocks again 8D
  • Staples - Tuesday, November 16, 2004 - link

    Hell yeah.

    I was hoping this card would hit before Christmas. My brother wants a 9800P for Christmas but after seeing the PCI-E vesion as a comprable price, it would pain me to buy a 9800P for the same price.
  • Staples - Tuesday, November 16, 2004 - link

  • Bonesdad - Tuesday, November 16, 2004 - link

    Will the retail price here match the street price we see in the real world? Often the MSRP is appreciably higher than street price. Have to wait to see...if it is $175-$200 street price, then the message is clear
  • FinalFantasy - Tuesday, November 16, 2004 - link

    Awesome card...I might pick one up for my dad's rig.
  • CU - Tuesday, November 16, 2004 - link

    Anand you must be the only one in the world that can find 6800GT/U and x800Pro/XT, and now a 6600GT AGP the day it is out, but don't have a 6800nu to test with. I wish I had that problem.

    P.S. I don't mean this in a bad way or anything. I just thought it was funny.
  • mldeveloper - Tuesday, November 16, 2004 - link

    will we see a pci express 6600gt vs. agp 6600gt to confirm if the bridge chip actually affects performance

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