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It was only a few weeks ago that we declared ATI the winner in the graphics game after they seemingly clenched the lead in just about every graphics market and sub-category you could think of, from budget brawlers to the badass cards costing big bucks. Of course, these leads never last long (unless your name is Intel), but it’s surprising how soon NVIDIA struck back with a grab for the title.
NVIDIA is currently contesting the $270 HD 4870 1GB’s place with the recently revised $250 GTX 260. Thanks to price cuts and additional stream shaders, the Core 216 GTX 260s saw an added boost in bang-for-the-buck ratings over their earlier brothers. But that wasn’t enough to knock the ATI card out of its favored place. NVIDIA’s critical strike was the release of the Forceware 180 “Big Bang II” drivers.
Hexus is now reporting that with the added gains from Big Bang II drivers, the GTX 260 pulls ahead in bang-for-the-buck testing. In gaming terms, it just edges out the ATI card. Throw in Folding@Home and CUDA performance and it’s a winner for now. ATI needs either price cuts or decent performance gains in the new Catalyst drivers if it wants to reclaim this throne.
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