Choosing among HD2600XT with DDR3, DDR4, or 8600GT? Or 7900GS, X1950Pro? Tests in the No AA/AF mode
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Date: 08.08.2007 |
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Point of View 8600GT
We are now introducing a typical representative of the 8600GT family which is anyway remarkable in itself.
The major "spice" of this 8600GT video card made by Point of View, as you can see, is the "Ratatui" game in the bundle (with a charming infant rat starring). Perhaps the hero won the hearts of the company's designers so much that they gave the front side of the box for the image. Among the video card's advantages we note support for the HDCP. It will be of use to you if you intend to watch licensed High Definition films.
The reverse side of the box presents a typical description of all the GPU features of 8600GT, in multiple languages. And even here as well, there is space for setting it in the style of "Ratatui" and the fatty little friend of the main hero.
Apart from the "Ratatui" game CD, there are also:
- DVI/D-Sub adapter
- HDTV-out adapter
- "RCA - RCA" connection cable
- User's manual
- drivers CD
Point of View 8600GT is equipped with two DVI ports and an analog S-Video/HDTV-out. The card takes up two standard PCI slots because of the massive radiator.
On the reverse side of the PCB, there are neither additional video memory chips, nor space for them. The fastening of the cooler is very similar to what we saw on Palit products, but coolers and fasteners like these can be manufactured by whoever.
The wiring of the PCB is not similar to what we saw from other manufacturers, although there are common features of course. On the GPU substrate, there are quite rigid spacers which protect the chip against cleavage, which is topical with such a massive cooler. The cooler itself is nothing special in anything - a spacious aluminum radiator, plus a very quiet fan. Due to the formidable size and therefore the larger fins area, even low RPM of the impeller is sufficient for good cooling of the video processor.
The GPU temperature at rest exceeds 50°, and in the 3D mode under load it stays at about 62°. This is the best result among the video cards which took part in our test.
The marking is somehow faded, but that is a regular G84-300 of revision A2 running at the recommended 540 MHz.
The overall capacity of the video memory on Point of View 8600GT is 256 MB assembled of 4 GDDR3 memory chips made by Qimonda (former Hynix). The access time is 1.4 ns, which is equivalent to the nominal frequency 1400 MHz DDR. The video memory runs just at this frequency. As you see, the specifications of Point of View 8600GT fully meet the recommended values.
At that, we'd better stop with the exterior of participants and move on to the tests.
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