Is GFFX the same as GF3?

[BoddoZerg]

Remember how GF3 was slower than GF2Ultra for several months until they released Det 3? Does anyone think its possible that GFFX will be greatly improved in speed in ~4-5 months with new drivers?

In any case, the GFFX performance is thoroughly disappointing, especially given the poor image quality of their AA/AF solutions. =(

 

[Randell]

My short answer re speeds - yes.

Re: AA - xS modes are very useful in older games and sims/racers.

The big disappointment is 4x OG MSAA, 2xRGMS I think is a screen capture issue. The lack of real improvemnt in efficient, >= 4x AA modes was known about since November and hence one reason I already purchased the 9700pro - so not a surprise at all really.

 

[jvd]

it may just be a hardware problem that drivers wont fix. I believe that the card is performance is almost in line with its specs. I wouldn't expect to see to much diffrence.

 

[megadrive0088]

BoddoZerg - yes, good point - i kinda see it the same way.

I see GFFX as like the TNT and the GF3 - both offered new architecture but missed their performance goals, or what people expected. the refreshes of both (TNT2 and GF4Ti) were outstanding, thus i expect the GFFX2 (NV35) to be similar with Nvidia's history.

 

[Nagorak]

It's not the same because now it's like if ATi had released the R8500 to go head to head with the original GF3.