So, here we go again! Not having access to an HD 7970, I’ve decided that this particular series of benchmarks will focus primarily  on comparing the GTX 680 with the card it is intended to displace, its older sibling, the 580. Having three cards available in each case will also allow us to determine scaling […]

Well, the forecasts may have lacked authority, but this time, they were wholly accurate.  Nvidia’s apparent stubbornness to disclose any firm details regarding its latest hand caused one notable hardware review site to break the “unofficial” NDA and post its extensive article half a day early.  Aside from frustration, one must assume that their decision […]

In March of last year, AMD/ ATI introduced us to the last and most powerful of its “Cayman” based family of video cards, the dual GPU HD 6990. Though significant refinements to the companies 40nm chip design led to a healthy increase in performance, it was one that came at the price of efficiency. Just […]

Welcome to a detailed comparison of two enthusiast grade video card configurations.  The first features three Nvidia GTX 580s running in tri-SLI, while the second includes a pair of ATI Radeon HD 5970s setup to operate in crossfire.  This extensive analysis is intended to show how both platforms perform in a series of individual tests made up […]