XFX GeForce 8800 Ultra XXX Edition Review @ NVNews.net

Back in my days of heavy gaming Ultra edition was the only card I even considered buying, and for the most part remains true.  As of late the nVidia GTX replaced the Ultra as the launch edition with the Ultra coming out several months later. in a way just to annoy the early adopters which begs the question.  Is the Ultra just an overclocked version of the GTX? Or does it demand a second look?
The core speed of the reference GeForce 8800Ultra increased a modest 6% over the GeForce 8800 GTX (612MHz vs.575MHz) while the shader processor increased 11% (1500MHz vs. 1350MHz).A 612MHz core is usually attainable by overclocking a GeForce 8800 GTX,but the 20% increase in the memory frequency (1080MHz vs. 900MHz)ultimately sets the Ultra apart from the GTX.

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