[geeks] nVidia 8800GT for Apple Mac Pro

[Mark]

On 21 May 2008, at 21:02, Sridhar Ayengar wrote:

> Shannon Hendrix wrote:
>> I got an nVidia 8800GT graphics card for my Mac Pro.
>> The short review: it absolutely rocks.
>> I read a lot of reviews which said it was slower than the ATI 2600,  
>> not much faster than the 7300, even an Ars Technica review which  
>> showed the 7300 was faster, and several reviews which said it had  
>> no effect on the desktop, professional applications, or video.
>> I can't imagine what kind of reality altering drugs they are on,  
>> but they are all wrong.
>
> They said the 8800GT is the same speed or slower than the 7300?   
> Bah! It's in the same kind of speed range as the 7900GT!

They were referring specifically to OS X performance, not the actual  
hardware I think.

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