My Gtx 480 - Results and general impressions

vetbeer

vetbeer

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Hi all

For those of you that are interested ,I did a few benches with my new 480 last night.First of all I was using the latest version of MSI Afterburner and Kombustor to monitor temps,fan speeds ,ect.I cranked the fan up to 100,its a little louder than my old gtx285 but negotiable(btw I always set the fan to 100 when gaming)As far as heat is concerned with the fan on 100 temps never hit above 62 deg's,so for me heat is definately not an issue.

I also tried some overclocking and will include the OC results in the benches.Stock speeds on the card is 700/1400/1850 and using Afterburner I easily got 800/1600/2000,but decided to back down a little bit and settled for 775/1550/1975(I might increase later)

Onto the benches:

Far Cry 2 - Max settings,DX10, 8xAA 1920x1080

gtx 285 - 52.44 fps
gtx 480 - 84.46 fps
gtx 480 OC - 94.59 fps

as you can see,massive gains over the 285!!!

Just Cause 2 - Max settings,DX10,16xAA,16xAF 1920x1080

Dark Tower bench

gtx 285 - 44.49 fps
gtx 480 - 63.62 fps
gtx 480 OC - 71.08 fps

Desert Sunrise bench

gtx 285 - 59.14 fps
gtx 480 - 95.11 fps
gtx 480 OC - 104.23 fps

again massive gains across the board

With Metro 2033 and Battlefield Bad Company 2 I did not have a proper benchmark tool,so I took average gameplay frame rates.

Metro 2033 - DX11,High settings,4xAA,4xAF 1920x1080

Getting between 55-78 fps in most areas

Battlefield Bad Company 2 - DX11,Max settings,16xAF,32xAA!!! 1920x1080

Getting between 78- 105 fps in most areas.

So I am very very happy with the new card and would recommend it to anyone with the cash to spend.If you are interested in getting one,you wont be sorry.Feel free to ask any questions if there is something else you want to know.

Hope this was helpfull.

Cheers
 
I currently have a two GTX280's in SLI. So far I couldn't find any solid evidence to justify buying these cards over my current setup yet. Thanks for the benchies though, that's VERY informative.

I just want to ask, what CPU are you on?
 
If I was running 2x280 or 2x285's I would not upgrade either,DX11 is nice but not that nice.But compared to my single 285 it was definately a nice upgrade.

Cheers
 
Gosh I've got a single GTX280 and those FPS on BFBC2 are just AMAZING especially considering you're using 16xAF,32xAA !
Oh my Hatski

Have a look at your case ambient temp tho, I've also got the big HAF case and with my GTX280 running at 85-90°C during heavy gaming sessions the room temp definately goes up. An extra 10°C will probably raise room temps even further.

But for those gains - wow, quite a nice upgrade - me thinks
 
Stupid question:)

How much did the card set you back? oh and nice benchies:)
Never mind:) found your other thread with pricing ect.
 
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@slipperyduck-Is your fan speed on "auto" cause my temps never go above 62deg's with 100% fan speed(a bit loud,but i crank up the speakers!!) en all other components are nice and cool.My overclocked cpu idles at 36 deg's and I never see above 60 deg's even after hours of gaming.
 
Thing is, The 400 series cards are still in their infancy, and already looking quite good I see some good gains there. Expect better results with future driver releases.

Dankie vir die benchies vetbeer :)
 
Main differences between DX10 and DX11 in BFBC2,everything appears a lot sharper and the small details like rocks,trees ect.Actually everything looks a bit better and weapons details and scope reflections are clearer and sharper.Not mind blowing but pretty nice.The difference in Metro 2033 between DX10 and DX11 is a lot more obvious to me though,metro looks awesome in DX11.The level loading times in BFBC2 in DX11 is quite long compared to DX10,dont get this problem with Metro though.

Cheers
 
Thanks for the benchies. Ordered mine from Prophecy @ R 5200-00. I paid that for my 5870 when they initially hit the market. I will test my games with one and if i luv the card i am certain i wil get a second. Yes your FPS in BC2 is impressive ,especially running the setting you are. WOW
 
Yes but ordered ,waiting patiently. See now they also have the Zotac for R5500-00. I am also awaiting the release of the Thuban Hex-Core chip.
 
vetbeer said:
Main differences between DX10 and DX11 in BFBC2,everything appears a lot sharper and the small details like rocks,trees ect.Actually everything looks a bit better and weapons details and scope reflections are clearer and sharper.Not mind blowing but pretty nice.The difference in Metro 2033 between DX10 and DX11 is a lot more obvious to me though,metro looks awesome in DX11.The level loading times in BFBC2 in DX11 is quite long compared to DX10,dont get this problem with Metro though.

Cheers
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Okay, and DX9?
 
nice :)

tomorrow i'll be installing my interim 4850 :)

step up from my older 8800gt :)

while not as mind blowing as a HD5xxx or GTX4xx series card but faster yes :p
 
Well i ran 5870 and 5850 CF in DX 11 and 9 and believe me i never want to run DX9 again if it up to me. DX 10.1 and 11 is so much better. nvidia skipped 10.1 so the jump from 9 to 11 is drastic (detail/.....detail)
 
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Well i ran 5870 and 5850 CF in DX 11 and 9 and believe me i never want to run DX9 again if it up to me. DX 10.1 and 11 is so much better. nvidia skipped 10.1 so the jump from 9 to 11 is drastic (detail/.....detail)
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Find that hard to believe, you telling me it is such a big difference in quality that would justify the money for a DX 11 GPU ? Im not sure...
 
Yes i do. Well go to someone that has a DX 11 card and look at some game with DX11 support (Dirt and Metro) and you can see the differences.
 
Yeah im also not sure, I am considering getting a DX11 card, but I can get better performance on a DX10 card at the same price. So I am not sure if DX11 is that much of a jump. For me, its probably huge because I am still running XP with crappy ol' DX9, even though my card supports 10.1
 
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