Nvidia vs. ATI: Who’s the Fastest, Anyway?
A major upset took place recently in the ongoing battle for high end video card supremacy. For the past couple of years, it has mainly been a one horse race as Nvidia’s 8800 series took the crown and wouldn’t let go. After the June release of Nvidia’s latest creation, the GTX 280, it seemed like the green guys would continue their dominance and maintain the lead in the high performance market. Oh, how times have changed.The release of ATI’s midrange 4870 video card sent out shockwaves by providing blistering performance while costing hundreds less than the GTX 280. This left Nvidiain the unfamiliar position of scrambling to stay competitive, which it did with significant price cuts of their 200 series cards just weeks after release. The real wake-up call arrived with news that a dual GPU version of the 4870 was due to release, which brings us to where we are today. This fall, a new performance champion was crowned as ATI’s 4870 X2 graphics card made its official debut. The X2 easily ou
