Date:
Sunday , September 14, 2008
Author:
Matthew Krysiak
Editor:
Brent Justice
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XFX GeForce 9800 GTX+

The GeForce 9800 GTX+ is supposed to offer better performance than a GeForce 9800 GTX to compete with the Radeon HD 4870. We see how the GeForce 9800 GTX+ stacks up against GeForce 9800 GTX and the ATI Radeon HD 4870 in Crysis, Age of Conan, Call of Duty 4, and Race Driver: Grid.

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System Test Setup

For our test system platform we are using an ASUS Blitz Formula motherboard with an Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650 processor at 3.66GHz, and 4GB of OCZ Technology DDR2 PC2-8000 Platinum. For the power supply, we will be using a Corsair TX750W. We are using the latest chipset drivers available and the latest BIOS at time of evaluation.

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Video Card Comparison Setup

All three video cards were evaluated at their default frequencies and with the latest drivers available at the time of the evaluation. We also have Service Pack 1 for Windows Vista installed.

Evaluation Setup

Please be aware we test our video cards a bit differently from what is the norm. We concentrate on examining the real-world gameplay that each video card provides. The Highest Playable section shows the best Image Quality delivered at a playable frame rate. To get a better understanding of what we do, please read this page. Do understand that our image quality settings are derived from playing through the entire game, not just the framerate section we graph for you in order to show you a performance comparison.