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Sparkle 6800 GT Platinum
This 6800 GT from Sparkle sports a large, heavy yet ornate cooler with no less
than two fans. This makes quite a racket, but with a little creativity this
could be solved. This is not ideal however, and there are cards on the market
with significantly quieter cooling arrangements. The plus side to this system
is that is only takes up one expansion slot, making it the perfect solution
for a SFF (Small Form Factor) PC.
At default speeds, this card really does fly, making full use of its 16 rendering
pipelines and high speed 256-Bit memory. Most of this extra speed is noticeable
when the settings are really cranked up, so depending on your display configuration,
you may not notice the difference.
Overclocking was fairly reasonable at 410/550, up from the default 350/500.
This brings it up to a slightly faster speed than a 6800 Ultra. This increases
the 3D Mark score from 11,394 up to 12,820, just 200 points shy of the pre-overclocked
XFX Geforce 6800 Ultra.
There are, of course, no guarantees that the card will be overclockable, but
even at standard speeds its great value for money compared with a 6800 Ultra
at over £100 more. Unfortunately for ATI, they don't have an AGP card
to compete with the price point of this card. For now, the 6800 GT is still
the best choice for high performance graphics at a sensible price.
| Manufacturer |
Sparkle |
| Model |
Geforce 6800 GT Platinum |
| Price Inc VAT |
£265.49 |
| Value For Money Rating |
42.9 |
| Retailer Website |
www.microdirect.co.uk |
| Interface |
AGP 8X |
| GPU |
nVidia Geforce 6800 GT |
| GPU Rendering Pipelines |
16 |
| GPU Clock Speed |
350MHz |
| Memory Size |
256MB |
| Memory Type |
256-Bit DDR3 |
| Memory Clock Speed |
500MHz |
| Cooling System |
Heatsink and Fan |
| Power Connectors |
1x Large 4-pin Molex |
| Slots Occupied |
1 |
| VGA Outputs |
1 |
| DVI Outputs |
1 |
| TV-Out |
Yes |
| VIVO |
Yes |
| Adapters |
DVI-VGA, SCART |
| Bundled Cables |
S-Video, Power Splitter |
| Bundled Full Games |
Chaser, Arx Fatalis, Spell Force: The Order of
Dawn |
| Misc. Bundled |
CD Carry Case |
Benchmarks
| 3D Mark 2003 Standard Test |
11,394 |
| Aquamark 3 Standard Test |
60,956 |
| Unreal
Tournament 2004 Maximum Detail |
| 1024 x 768 0x AA 0x AF (FPS) |
120 |
| 1280 x 1024 2x AA 2x AF (FPS) |
126 |
| 1600 x 1200 4x AA 4x AF (FPS) |
116 |
| Doom
3, High Detail |
| 1024 x 768 0x AA 0x AF (FPS) |
81 |
| 1280 x 1024 2x AA 2x AF (FPS) |
68 |
| 1600 x 1200 4x AA 4x AF (FPS) |
39 |
| Half-Life
2 Maximum Detail |
| 1024 x 768 0x AA 0x AF (FPS) |
109 |
| 1280 x 1024 2x AA 2x AF (FPS) |
101 |
| 1600 x 1200 4x AA 4x AF (FPS) |
53 |
| Far
Cry Maximum Detail |
| 1024 x 768 0x AA 0x AF (FPS) |
62 |
| 1280 x 1024 2x AA 2x AF (FPS) |
58 |
| 1600 x 1200 4x AA 4x AF (FPS) |
36 |
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