|
|
Article: nVidia GeForce 7900 GTX: speedy graphics card won't disappoint.(REVIEWS: COMPONENTS)(Product/service evaluation)(Brief article)
- Article from:
- Computer Shopper
- Article date:
- August 1, 2006
- Author:
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2006 SX2 Media Labs LLC. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
|
NVIDIA'S new flagship graphics card, the GeForce 7900 GTX, offers better performance at a lower price than the 7800 GTX board it replaces. (The company doesn't sell graphics cards to consumers, but third-party boards using the GPU cost around $500.)
The card demands plenty of wattage from your PC's power supply: 120 watts maximum for a single card, or 240 watts maximum in a dual-card Scalable Link Interface (SLI) configuration. (Also, a rating of 22 amps or higher is recommended on the 12V channel.)
Due to its increased speed and 512MB of RAM, the 7900 GTX pulled in a scorching 11B frames per second (fps) in our Doom 3 tests at 1,280x1,024 resolution. It ...