As we know the hot topic of VGA card is when dynastic changes from AGP to PCI Express bus? Due to the high price of CPU and all the chipsets of PCI Express are not yet ready, the population of PCI Express is still low, so the mainstream of VGA card will be AGP. Thus another topic occurs that the highest level chipset of AGP in VGA card, nVIDIA 6200A v. s. ATi 9550. 6200A set between value and mainstream rank, taking NV44A as chipset seems mean to fight against ATi 9550. After being redeveloped, TRIPLEX releases the Standard and Over clocking version of 6200A DDR3. Will the test result be answer of these questions?
It’s easy to beat 9550 for 6600 taking NV43 as chipset. Don’t forget positioning of 6600, though it’s performance destined over 9550. There’s no need to do this. Believe it that if only 6200A DDR3 can accomplish this mission! DDR3 solve there’s merely 64bit memory bus of 6200A, the goal maybe being the terminator of AGP.
64BIT MEMORY BUS
The problem of 6200A obviously is only within 64 bit memory bandwidth. Compared with the 128 bit standard specification of VGA at present, no wonder people feel that it’s disappointing performance. Though nVIDIA thought the bridge between VGA and PCI Express, the cost of redeveloping 6600 PCI Express to AGP still too high. Plan B is 6200A. But the most important issue is to improve the problem of memory bus 64bit only. As redevelopment happen between manufacturers, TRIPLEX releases DDR3 in 6200A around USD 100 for retail price, means to lead users step into the mainstream of VGA card and offer performance to customers.
TEST RESULT
BEFORE OVER CLOCKING
Under 1024x768 32bit color of 3DMARK 03, the default 6200A DDR3 gets more45% than 9550 and more 55% than DDR1, and less only 10% difference with 6200AGP. Let’s check under 1024x768 32bit color of 3DMARK 05, 6200A DDR3 gets more 50% than DDR1, and less merely 4% difference with 6200AGP.
AFTER OVER CLOCKING
After over clocking, we get more 6%~8% score to the default 6200A DDR3 in 3DMARK 03 and 3DMARK 05. More surprise are, in 3DMARK 03 there’s merely 4% difference with 6200A AGP and win 4% to 6200A AGP in 3DMARK 05. That’s really appreciative!! Why? Cause there’s competition of price between 6200A DDR3 and 6200 DDR1. Not to mention 6200A DDR3 v.s. 9550.
At booth of Computex Taipei 2005, TRIPLEX received lots of inquire and interest of 6200A DDR3 from buyers. With the test result, we believe that capture more sharing for nVIDIA in graphic card market. Also welcome the fight back from ATi against nVIDIA! Will DDR2 or DDR3 collocate with 9550?
TEST ENVIRONMENT
CPU P4 2.4G
M/B 865PE
H/D ATA 80G
System RAM DDR400 256MB x1
O/S Win2000
nVIDIA driver 71.89
ATi driver 8.042
Remark：
1. All testing are under 1024x768 32bit color.
2. 375/750MHz will be our standard default for 6200A DDR3.
3. Score will be different by PC hardware.
It’s easy to beat 9550 for 6600 taking NV43 as chipset. Don’t forget positioning of 6600, though it’s performance destined over 9550. There’s no need to do this. Believe it that if only 6200A DDR3 can accomplish this mission! DDR3 solve there’s merely 64bit memory bus of 6200A, the goal maybe being the terminator of AGP.
64BIT MEMORY BUS
The problem of 6200A obviously is only within 64 bit memory bandwidth. Compared with the 128 bit standard specification of VGA at present, no wonder people feel that it’s disappointing performance. Though nVIDIA thought the bridge between VGA and PCI Express, the cost of redeveloping 6600 PCI Express to AGP still too high. Plan B is 6200A. But the most important issue is to improve the problem of memory bus 64bit only. As redevelopment happen between manufacturers, TRIPLEX releases DDR3 in 6200A around USD 100 for retail price, means to lead users step into the mainstream of VGA card and offer performance to customers.
TEST RESULT
BEFORE OVER CLOCKING
Under 1024x768 32bit color of 3DMARK 03, the default 6200A DDR3 gets more45% than 9550 and more 55% than DDR1, and less only 10% difference with 6200AGP. Let’s check under 1024x768 32bit color of 3DMARK 05, 6200A DDR3 gets more 50% than DDR1, and less merely 4% difference with 6200AGP.
AFTER OVER CLOCKING
After over clocking, we get more 6%~8% score to the default 6200A DDR3 in 3DMARK 03 and 3DMARK 05. More surprise are, in 3DMARK 03 there’s merely 4% difference with 6200A AGP and win 4% to 6200A AGP in 3DMARK 05. That’s really appreciative!! Why? Cause there’s competition of price between 6200A DDR3 and 6200 DDR1. Not to mention 6200A DDR3 v.s. 9550.
At booth of Computex Taipei 2005, TRIPLEX received lots of inquire and interest of 6200A DDR3 from buyers. With the test result, we believe that capture more sharing for nVIDIA in graphic card market. Also welcome the fight back from ATi against nVIDIA! Will DDR2 or DDR3 collocate with 9550?
TEST ENVIRONMENT
CPU P4 2.4G
M/B 865PE
H/D ATA 80G
System RAM DDR400 256MB x1
O/S Win2000
nVIDIA driver 71.89
ATi driver 8.042
Remark：
1. All testing are under 1024x768 32bit color.
2. 375/750MHz will be our standard default for 6200A DDR3.
3. Score will be different by PC hardware.
