3DMark Vantage will be released today.

[Eclecticos]

Here (http://www.futuremark.com/3dmarkvantage/) is the countdown.

http://img176.imageshack.us/img176/6262/futuremark3dmarkvantagezz5.jpg

[p0Pe]

muharharhar!!!!! ati takes the lead in vantage!:D

watch theese pics... found on a danish review
one 9800 gx2
http://www.tweakup.dk/images/article/1420/resultater-performance-nonsli.png

one 3870 X2
http://www.tweakup.dk/images/article/1420/solo-2kort-performance.png

sli and crossfire:

2 x 9800gx2 cards
http://www.tweakup.dk/images/article/1420/results-performance.png

ati 3870 X2 and a 3870
http://www.tweakup.dk/images/article/1420/solo-3kort-performance.png

ati is giving nvidia the kick:D even on older hardware!

nvidia test setup:
Intel Core2Duo E8400 @ 4200MHz
NorthQ Siberian Tiger NQ-3580 Water Cooler
Gigabyte X48T-DQ6 bundkort, X48 Chipset, DDR3 RAM
OCZ Platinium 2 x 1GB PC12800 DDR3 RAM, CAS 7-7-7-20 (tested at 1550MHz)
Gigabyte 9800GX2 grafikkort, 1GB RAM, SLi enabled (Vista driver)
Samsung 400GB S-ATA2 hard drive, 7200RPM, 16MB Buffer
NorthQ Black Magic 850Watt Flex power supply.
Windows Vista Ultimate w/ service pack 1 installed.

ati test setup:
Intel Core2Duo E8200 @ 3800MHz
ASUS Silent Knight II
Gigabyte X38-DS5, X38 chipset, DDR2 RAM
Corsair Dominator 2 x 1GB PC8500 DDR2 RAM CAS 5-5-5-18
Club3D HD3870X2+ (Catalyst 8.4)
Club3D HD3870 (Catalyst 8.4)
WD 250GB S-ATA2 hard drive 7200RPM, 16MB Buffer
CoolerMaster M1000 1000W
Windows Vista Ultimate w/ servicepack 1 installed.

this could be god for ati:P

[chaksq]

Sweet! Can't wait to see how my system does.

[crenn]

Actually, take a look at 3DMark06 scores ;)

You might see that the 9800GX2 scores lower than a 3870X2, but it beats it in gaming performance anyway!

[p0Pe]

Actually, take a look at 3DMark06 scores ;)

You might see that the 9800GX2 scores lower than a 3870X2, but it beats it in gaming performance anyway!

yeah i know!... but this just shows that ati´s cards actually have the pwr to go:D i know that the gx2 owns in real games... most of them that is... but i think ati will come back on the scene:D

[crenn]

Rumour says that ATi will be releasing a new graphics card as early as late May.

[p0Pe]

yeah... isnt this the 4xxx series?... i am planning a 4870X2, and a 4870 when the time come:D... if they make the series like that like i heard

[crenn]

Yes, it is meant to be the 4xxx series. I'm hoping NVidia when they release the 9900 series (June/July) that they also make a 9900GX2.... since that's the GPU I'm interested in the most. (I'm doing a major upgrade in about 4-6 months).

[TheGreatSatan]

There will be a free version right?

[Eclecticos]

Unfortunately. . Its a one time trial. The Basic edition is $6.95

[Luke122]

Crap.. now I have to reinstall Vista.

[crenn]

Good news for Vantage and ATi users:
http://www.tweaktown.com/news/9379/3dmark_vantage_hotfix_for_radeon_cards/index.html