Conclusion:

Every modern DX11 game was playable, except Metro 2033. Heavily tessellated games with Ray Tracing were no problem. The reviewers liked the performance and the comparative value it offers. The price/performance ratio is better than the GTX 480.

Overclocking:

The GPU Core was OCed @691 MHz, entirely stable. The memory could only be incresed with 22MHz.

Test Setup:

CPU: Intel Core I7 965 Extreme -- Mainboard: Asus P6T6 -- Memory: 3x2GB 1866MHz DDR3 Corsair Dominator -- Air-Cooler Thermalright Ultra 120 RT with dual fan -- PSU: Thermaltake Toughpower 1200 Watt.

Benchmarks:

3DMark Vantage, World In Conflict Benchmark, Crysis v. 1.2, Dirt 2, FarCry 2, Stalker COP, Crysis Warhead, Unigine Heaven v.2.0', Intel DX11 SDK, FurMark, Mass Effect 2, Metro 2033.

Compared To:

• Asus HD4890, HD5970, GTX-295
• BFG GTX-260 MaxCore, GTX-295
• Diamond Radeon HD4870
• EVGA GTS-250
• Gigabyte HD4890
• Nvidia GTX-480
• Palit HD4870X2
• PNY GTX-285
• Sapphire HD4850 Toxic, HD4870
• XFX GTX-285, 9800 GTX+ BE
• Visiontek HD5870