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GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB Performance

(Longer bars indicate better performance)

Company of Heroes, 1600x1200, High Quality 4xAA/16xAF

GeForce 8800 GTX 768MB
72
GeForce 8800 GTS 640MB
49
XFX GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB XXX
43
GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB
40

Company of Heroes, 2048x1536, High Quality 4xAA/16xAF

GeForce 8800 GTX 768MB
49
GeForce 8800 GTS 640MB
33
XFX GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB XXX
29
GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB
26

Oblivion, 1600x1200, High Quality, 4xAA/16xAF

GeForce 8800 GTX 768MB
55
GeForce 8800 GTS 640MB
43
XFX GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB XXX
37
GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB
35
Radeon X1950 XTX
29

Oblivion, 2048x1536, High Quality, 4xAA/16xAF

GeForce 8800 GTX 768MB
41
GeForce 8800 GTS 640MB
30
Radeon X1950 XTX 512MB
24
XFX GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB XXX
13
GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB
12

Half-Life 2 Lost Coast, 1600x1200, High Quality, 4xAA/16xAF

GeForce 8800 GTX 768MB
147
GeForce 8800 GTS 640MB
107
Radeon X1950 XTX 512MB
97
XFX GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB XXX
88
GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB
87

Half-Life 2 Lost Coast, 2048x1536, High Quality, 4xAA/16xAF

GeForce 8800 GTX 768MB
137
GeForce 8800 GTS 640MB
92
Radeon X1950 XTX 512MB
81
XFX GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB XXX
68
GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB
56

* Editor's Note: The Radeon X1950 XTX was unable to run Company of Heroes with 4xAA and 16xAF. System Setup: Intel Core 2 X6800, Intel 975XBX2, 2GB Corsair XMS Memory (1GB x 2), 160GB Seagate 7200.7 SATA Hard Disk Drive, Windows XP SP2. Graphics Cards: GeForce 8800 GTX 768MB, GeForce 8800 GTS 640MB, Radeon X1950 XTX 512MB, XFX GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB XXX. Graphics Driver: Catalyst 7.1, Forceware 97.92.

Conclusion

The GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB performs in line with our expectations. It's a quick card, but it does have memory limitations. The card performs wonderfully at 1600x1200 with 4x antialiasing, but falls behind when memory size comes into play at the highest resolution and image quality settings. The stock GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB is a great option if you're willing to sacrifice AA and AF settings for higher frame rates. If you can't live without the higher-resolution and antialiasing settings, you might want to consider jumping up to the 640MB GTS or the 768MB GTX.

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XFX GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB Hands-On Preview

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