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GeForce 7950 GT 512MB Shootout

GeForce 7950 GT 512MB Reference (NVIDIA.com)
GeForce 7950 GT 512MB Extreme (XFX Graphics)
GeForce 7950 GT 512MB standard (Point of View)

Another week, another NVIDIA review Gurus. Last week we tested the extremely impressive GeForce 7900 GS. In that review last week we also already let you guys and girls know that NVIDIA announced two cards. The GS was a product targeted at the mainstream users with a fantastic price of 199 USD. There is however a tiny gap in the market against ATI that needed to be filled, a product that competes with ATI's 299 USD Radeon X1900 XT 256MB. So NVIDIA released a 299 USD 512MB card, quite interesting huh?

A new card for less money? Naah, don't be confused. Today's tested product is pretty much similar to a GeForce 7900 GT with 512MB memory and slightly higher clocks. The cherry on top of this ice-cream however is that price tag, 299 USD, which is a great price for the performance you are about to witness.

I don't have a idea though as to why NVIDIA named this product the 7950 series. It was only two weeks ago when we reviewed Sparkle's Calibre 790+, which is a 7900 GT with 512MB memory and is, up-to 20 MHz to be precise, 100% similar to this 7950 GT. Well, it must be marketing then, product differentiation folks!

So remember, the product you see today is 100% similar to a GeForce 7900 GT with 512MB with slightly different clocks. We'll explain all this to you on the next few pages, evidently.

And obviously you are on Guru3D.com, that means we try do do a little more then the rest. So today we'll take the NVIDIA reference model, Point of View's and a XFX extreme GeForce 7950 GT through our benchmark session.

We'll do the entire enchilada: technology overview, photo shoots, overclocking and obviously we'll test these cards with some of the finest games to date.

Next page, please. Let's do it !