Well I got my 4890 today, so I figure I might as well run benchmarks for both and compare the 8800gt sli vs the 4890.
The setup will be as follows
I7-920 - Asus p6t (2666mhz)
6gb xmp ddr3
320 gig Sata, Windows 7 64bit
Evga 8800gt Sli (2 cards)
Msi 4890oc (688mhz)
All tests will be 1280x1024 on a 19" nec monitor, stock speeds for 8800 (600gpu, 1500shader, 900memory)
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Benchmarks
06-3dmark
World In Conflict
Far Cry 2
Knights of sea direct 10x bench
Crysis
Furmark 3d
Call of Juarez
World In Conflict
Lost Planet
X3 Terrain Conflict
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06-3dmark
8800GT
13,788 3dmarks
SM 2.0 5583
SM 3.0 5170
CPU 6459
8800GT Sli
22,170 3dmarks
SM 2.0 9336
SM 3.0 9601
CPU 6523
4890
19,144 3dmarks
SM 2.0 7188
SM 3.0 8547
CPU 6652
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X3 - Terran Conflict (all settings high, 4x anti-aliasing, 16x texture filtering)
Single 8800GT
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Scene "Trade" 68.3 average fps 21.0 minimum fps 146.0 maximum fps
Scene "Fight" 117.9 average fps 51.0 minimum fps 198.0 maximum fps
Scene "Build" 108.4 average fps 73.0 minimum fps 154.0 maximum fps
Scene "Think" 51.0 average fps 33.0 minimum fps 91.0 maximum fps
Overall average framerate: 86.4 fps
Dual 8800gt SLI
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Scene "Trade" 67.8 average fps 26.0 minimum fps 144.0 maximum fps
Scene "Fight" 141.6 average fps 50.0 minimum fps 338.0 maximum fps
Scene "Build" 172.1 average fps 102.0 minimum fps 253.0 maximum fps
Scene "Think" 77.3 average fps 42.0 minimum fps 125.0 maximum fps
Overall average framerate: 114.7 fps
4890
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Scene "Trade" 68.2 average fps 22.0 minimum fps 144.0 maximum fps
Scene "Fight" 141.3 average fps 51.0 minimum fps 315.0 maximum fps
Scene "Build" 176.8 average fps 103.0 minimum fps 281.0 maximum fps
Scene "Think" 77.2 average fps 43.0 minimum fps 134.0 maximum fps
Overall average framerate: 115.9 fps
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Lost Planet (direct x10, High, Anti-Aliasing 4x, Ansiotropic 16x)
-8800gt
Snow 21 FPS
Cave 25 Fps
-8800gt SLI
Snow 42 Fps
Cave 49 Fps
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FurMark (all settings high, 8x MSAA)
8800gt
-min 13fps
-avg 15fps
-max 20fps
8800gt sli
-min 18fps
-avg 30fps
-max 40fps
4890
-min 25fps
-avg 31fps
-max 49fps
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PT Boats Knights of the Sea (directx10, image quality high, anti-aliasing 4x)
8800gt sli
-min 20.3fps
-avg 31.4fps
-max 40.2fps
8800gt sli
-min 40.9fps
-avg 59.3fps
-max 78.9fps
4890
-min 35.1fps
-avg 50.4fps
-max 63.7fps
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Lightsmark 2007 (OpenGL)
8800GT 374.3fps
8800GT Sli 377.9fps
4890 471.2fps
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Far Cry 2 (In Benchmark directx10 all settings very high, 4x anti-aliasing)
Constantly updating tonight, so keep watching
The setup will be as follows
I7-920 - Asus p6t (2666mhz)
6gb xmp ddr3
320 gig Sata, Windows 7 64bit
Evga 8800gt Sli (2 cards)
Msi 4890oc (688mhz)
All tests will be 1280x1024 on a 19" nec monitor, stock speeds for 8800 (600gpu, 1500shader, 900memory)
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Benchmarks
06-3dmark
World In Conflict
Far Cry 2
Knights of sea direct 10x bench
Crysis
Furmark 3d
Call of Juarez
World In Conflict
Lost Planet
X3 Terrain Conflict
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06-3dmark
8800GT
13,788 3dmarks
SM 2.0 5583
SM 3.0 5170
CPU 6459
8800GT Sli
22,170 3dmarks
SM 2.0 9336
SM 3.0 9601
CPU 6523
4890
19,144 3dmarks
SM 2.0 7188
SM 3.0 8547
CPU 6652
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X3 - Terran Conflict (all settings high, 4x anti-aliasing, 16x texture filtering)
Single 8800GT
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Scene "Trade" 68.3 average fps 21.0 minimum fps 146.0 maximum fps
Scene "Fight" 117.9 average fps 51.0 minimum fps 198.0 maximum fps
Scene "Build" 108.4 average fps 73.0 minimum fps 154.0 maximum fps
Scene "Think" 51.0 average fps 33.0 minimum fps 91.0 maximum fps
Overall average framerate: 86.4 fps
Dual 8800gt SLI
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Scene "Trade" 67.8 average fps 26.0 minimum fps 144.0 maximum fps
Scene "Fight" 141.6 average fps 50.0 minimum fps 338.0 maximum fps
Scene "Build" 172.1 average fps 102.0 minimum fps 253.0 maximum fps
Scene "Think" 77.3 average fps 42.0 minimum fps 125.0 maximum fps
Overall average framerate: 114.7 fps
4890
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Scene "Trade" 68.2 average fps 22.0 minimum fps 144.0 maximum fps
Scene "Fight" 141.3 average fps 51.0 minimum fps 315.0 maximum fps
Scene "Build" 176.8 average fps 103.0 minimum fps 281.0 maximum fps
Scene "Think" 77.2 average fps 43.0 minimum fps 134.0 maximum fps
Overall average framerate: 115.9 fps
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Lost Planet (direct x10, High, Anti-Aliasing 4x, Ansiotropic 16x)
-8800gt
Snow 21 FPS
Cave 25 Fps
-8800gt SLI
Snow 42 Fps
Cave 49 Fps
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FurMark (all settings high, 8x MSAA)
8800gt
-min 13fps
-avg 15fps
-max 20fps
8800gt sli
-min 18fps
-avg 30fps
-max 40fps
4890
-min 25fps
-avg 31fps
-max 49fps
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PT Boats Knights of the Sea (directx10, image quality high, anti-aliasing 4x)
8800gt sli
-min 20.3fps
-avg 31.4fps
-max 40.2fps
8800gt sli
-min 40.9fps
-avg 59.3fps
-max 78.9fps
4890
-min 35.1fps
-avg 50.4fps
-max 63.7fps
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Lightsmark 2007 (OpenGL)
8800GT 374.3fps
8800GT Sli 377.9fps
4890 471.2fps
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Far Cry 2 (In Benchmark directx10 all settings very high, 4x anti-aliasing)
Constantly updating tonight, so keep watching
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