AMD Zone: Bioshock PC Demo DirectX 10 Performance

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08-21-2007, 06:14 PM
richardginn

AMD Zone: Bioshock PC Demo DirectX 10 Performance

http://www.amdzone.com/modules.php?o...tid=315&page=1

Only DX10 NVIDA cards get benchmarked.

The 8600GT gets CRUSHED!!!
08-21-2007, 08:45 PM
PowerCreep

Link no worky. Can you fix please?
08-21-2007, 08:56 PM
Brahma

Strange..I googled up Amdzone to see if I could find the proper link and I can't get into the site period. Maybe the whole place is down.
08-21-2007, 09:01 PM
UndeGuy

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Originally Posted by Brahma

Strange..I googled up Amdzone to see if I could find the proper link and I can't get into the site period. Maybe the whole place is down.

seems like.

as for the performance... i don't know how close they are since we can't get into the site, but other sites have shown that AMD's X2600 isn't much better than nVidia's 8600GT... of course, this is AMDzone...
08-21-2007, 09:04 PM
Boneycat

Quote:

Originally Posted by richardginn

http://www.amdzone.com/modules.php?o...tid=315&page=1

Only DX10 NVIDA cards get benchmarked.

The 8600GT gets CRUSHED!!!

Ironically enough nvidiazone shows the x2600 getting crushed. ;)
08-21-2007, 09:40 PM
r'aggro

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We still don't have an AMD Radeon DX10 part, and frankly we don't feel like buying one. If AMD wants to send one our way we will gladly add those numbers.

So I'm guessing it's an unaffiliated fansite.
08-21-2007, 09:58 PM
UndeGuy

it's just most likely they were "given" a few of the nVidia cards earlier... but not yet given any AMD parts.
08-21-2007, 09:59 PM
brblx

those benchmarks seem about accurate. you've got to realize that the 8600 is still a great little card...the 8800's are just SO beyond all the other cards in nvidia's lineup that it can't compete. we were in the generation of 24 and 32 pipe cards, and nvidia skipped to about a hundred, upping the price accordingly.
08-22-2007, 12:12 AM
PointlesS

kinda useless without dx9 benchmarks but still not that bad
08-22-2007, 09:26 AM
dimmy32

Isint it kinda ironic that AMD zone reviews Nvidia cards, which blow away anything AMD ( I mean ATI ) has on the market...?
08-22-2007, 09:52 AM
Recon

eh look long enough on the internet and you'll find a chart that suits your needs =P
08-22-2007, 11:47 AM
dimmy32

yeah, very true...Im just starting to figger this out.
08-22-2007, 01:03 PM
DJBeanPole17

So basically I should buy this on the 360 lol.
08-22-2007, 01:13 PM
JDC

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Originally Posted by DJBeanPole17

So basically I should buy this on the 360 lol.

yes, then you can battle life-sized Big Daddies on that ginormous screen.
08-22-2007, 01:21 PM
DJBeanPole17

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Originally Posted by JDC

yes, then you can battle life-sized Big Daddies on that ginormous screen.

Damn. I keep forgetting to take pictures of that TV so you guys can see it... I'll have to get on that!
08-22-2007, 03:56 PM
Geforce255

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Originally Posted by DJBeanPole17

So basically I should buy this on the 360 lol.

That isn't what they seem to be saying. Even at 1024 by 1280 the DX-10 PC version is pushing more pixels - IE higher resolution than the 360.

For top quality you need the PC, but then you have to pay for that $600 video card.
08-22-2007, 03:59 PM
DJBeanPole17

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Originally Posted by Geforce255

For top quality you need the PC, but then you have to pay for that $600 video card.

Exactly. Something I don't think I really need to do. Yea when Crysis comes around I'll be sad (and Far Cry 2), but meh. 360 it is.
08-22-2007, 04:09 PM
Geforce255

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Originally Posted by DJBeanPole17

Exactly. Something I don't think I really need to do. Yea when Crysis comes around I'll be sad (and Far Cry 2), but meh. 360 it is.

I hear you!

I'm not going to buy a console, but I can't play this at all on my 850XT - I'm holding out until the DX-10 cards improve and drop in price.
08-23-2007, 04:45 PM
Harbinger

OK, maybe I'm just naive, but isn't it possible to connect a pimp-tastic PC rig to a TV and output at 1080p since the video card would be pumping higher resolutions than that anyway? Is there software / driver support for this? This may be a dumb question, but I haven't looked into this since I connected my voodoo 3 3000 to a 27" CRT at 640x480 back in the day. I'm a little behind on this.
08-23-2007, 04:52 PM
nattylife

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Originally Posted by Harbinger

OK, maybe I'm just naive, but isn't it possible to connect a pimp-tastic PC rig to a TV and output at 1080p since the video card would be pumping higher resolutions than that anyway? Is there software / driver support for this? This may be a dumb question, but I haven't looked into this since I connected my voodoo 3 3000 to a 27" CRT at 640x480 back in the day. I'm a little behind on this.

yes, ive hooked up my 7800gt to my 42" HDTV and i can tell you CSS and Quake4 on a giant widescreen aint that bad. my only issue was getting the onboard sound to hook up to my dvd/receiver (which i couldnt :()
it was as simple as plugging in the DVI from my PC to the tv.
08-23-2007, 04:53 PM
JDC

Yes, you can connect a pc to an hdtv. Depending on your video card you may need drivers/additional software to get the proper resolution on the hdtv. There's a sticky in the Video Card forum.
08-23-2007, 05:53 PM
fastitocalon

Won't audio problems be solved also when HDMI starts becoming the de-facto output/input choice?
08-24-2007, 12:05 AM
Harbinger

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Originally Posted by nattylife

yes, ive hooked up my 7800gt to my 42" HDTV and i can tell you CSS and Quake4 on a giant widescreen aint that bad. my only issue was getting the onboard sound to hook up to my dvd/receiver (which i couldnt :()
it was as simple as plugging in the DVI from my PC to the tv.

Ah, interesting. To me this makes one of the main pros of the XBox 360 version I keep hearing - comfy sitting and big TV somewhat moot. If I was going to put all that money into the TV and surround sound, why not also buy a wireless keyboard and mouse so I can hook up my PC and play games like bioshock with a mouse & keyboard (and possibly better graphics if you have the rig) and still enjoy the comfortable couch and big screen. You can even hook up the XBox 360 controller for madden and such to the PC. Maybe I'm missing something, but I'm surprised more people aren't boasting about this kind of setup for a game like this.