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2004-09-29
One day with Geforce 6800
It is more then one day now that I have been using my new Geforce 6800. So now I can say what I think about it. In general I'm very pleased (I guess I should be, as it wasn't exactly cheap). Maybe I'm the most happy because it works very well in Linux. I've tried a couple of OpenGL screensavers and games and they all run smoothly. Even the 32-bit drivers from ATI don't work that well and they don't even have 64-bit drivers for AMD64. Good job nVidia!
As expected, the card also performs very well in Windows. Here are some benchmark comparisons of my old and new graphics card:
| Benchmark | Radeon 9600XT | Geforce 6800 |
|---|---|---|
| 3DMark2001 | 14334 | 19035 |
| 3DMark03 | 4010 | 8920 |
| 3DMark05 | (not tested) | 3349 |
| Aquamark 3 | 31825 | 51594 |
