Albatron 8800GTS-512X Graphic Card Review
March 10th, 2008 | Viewed 8817 times
The Albatron 8800GTS-512X, big brother of the Albatron 8800GT-512X. Let’s see what this monster can do….
The Appearance
The Albatron 8800GTS-512X uses the reference model’s cooler, you’ll see that it also looks like the XFX 8800GTS 512MB Alpha Dog Edition.
The card comes with 2 DVI output and 1 S-video output. The heatsink is without any decals / stickers, other than the words Albatron. That gave it a nice glossy black look.
It is also rather large, occupying 2 PCI-E slot for the cooling system used.
The Bundle
- Power connector
- HDTV-out
- S-Video cable
- 2x DVI-VGA converter
- Composite TV Video Cable
- Installation guide & driver CD.
Card Details
Here’s a summarized detail of the card.
| GPU | 8800GTS |
| GPU Code Name | G92 |
| Memory Type | DDR3 |
| Memory Bandwidth | 256-bit |
| Memory Capacity | 512MB |
| Core Clock | 650Mhz |
| Memory Clock | 972Mhz (1.944Ghz DDR) |
| Shader Clock | 1625Mhz |
More details at the official product page
Test Setup
The computer setup used for this review.
| Processor | Intel E2140 Overclocked @ 3.2ghz |
| RAM | 2x 1GB Kingston DDR2 667 @ DDR2 800 |
| Motherboard | ASUS P5K-E |
| Cooler | Xigmatek HDT-S963 |
| Monitor | 20″ Dell Ultra-sharp Wide-screen LCD |
| Operating System | Windows XP (SP2) |
| Driver Version | ForceWare Release 169 (Version: 169.21) |
The Performance
The Albatron 8800GTS-512X runs at 650Mhz core clock and 972Mhz memory clock. Shader clock is at 1625Mhz.
Now, let’s have a look at the test results. We’ll compare it with the ASUS EAH3870X2 1G
3Dmark06
Default setting.
| Card | Score |
| 8800GTS-512X | 11926 |
| ASUS EAH3870X2 | 13295 |
Lost Planet : Extreme Condition
Graphic Detail : Maximum
| Card | Resolution | Snow (Average) | Cave (Average) |
| 8800GTS-512X (16xQ CSAA) | 1680 x 946 | 25.1 | 36.1 |
| 8800GTS-512X (4xAA) | 1680 x 946 | 35.2 | 50.4 |
| ASUS EAH3870X2 (4xAA) | 1680 x 946 | 31.0 | 41.4 |
Even with the Multi-GPU option enabled for the 3870X2, its performance is far from that of the the 8800GTS. After all, the 3870X2 is essentially crossfire HD3870 on a single-card solution.
F.E.A.R.
Graphic Detail : Maximum
| Card | Resolution | Average |
| 8800GTS-512X (4xAA) | 1680 x 1050 | 74 |
| ASUS EAH3870X2 (4xAA) | 1680 x 1050 | 103 |
Company Of Heroes : Opposing Fronts
Graphic Detail : Maximum
| Card | Resolution | Average |
| 8800GTS-512X (16xQ CSAA) | 1680 x 1050 | 52.6 |
| 8800GTS-512X (4xAA) | 1680 x 1050 | 58.0 |
| ASUS EAH3870X2 (4xAA) | 1680 x 1050 | 58.6 |
Overclocking
I’ve managed to push this card to 745 / 1000 and got it to successfully pass 3dmark06.
3Dmark06
Default setting.
| Core / Memory | Score |
| 650 / 972 | 11926 |
| 745 / 1000 | 12215 |
Operating Temperature
The card runs at 59°C on idle and 78°C on load. When overclocked, the card idles at 59°C and 79°C on load. Readings were taken when ambient temperature was around 25°C.
Conclusion
While the 3870X2 graphic cards are the performance king at the time of this post, the 8800GTS card delivers better price:performance. So if you’re looking for something that’s value for money, the Albatron 8800GTS-512X is all good. The performance and price is between that of the 8800GT and the 3870X2.
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April 19th, 2008 at 12:24 am
is this 8800gts 512 better than 8800GT 512 oc?
April 19th, 2008 at 12:35 am
Depends on the speed of the 8800GT OC. It is possible for the 8800GT OC to reach the level of a stock 8800GTS G92 – however you can check out the difference in their specs. There’s a slight difference in their specs that gives the 8800GTS some edge.
June 25th, 2008 at 2:54 am
[...] let’s have a look at the test results. I’ll compare it with the Albatron 8800GTS-512X and ASUS EAH3870X2 [...]