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Asus EN8800GT comparison

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Product name	Asus EN8800GT	Nvidia GeForce GTX 295	Nvidia GeForce 8800 GTX (768MB)	Asus EN9600 GT	Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 X2 (PCI-e 2.0, 2GB, GDDR3)
Price	Check Prices	Check Prices	Check Prices	Check Prices	$244.99 to $1,002.28
CNET editors' rating	3.5 stars Overall score: 7.8 (3.5 stars)	4.5 stars Overall score: 9.0 (4.5 stars)	4.5 stars Overall score: 9.0 (4.5 stars)	4.0 stars Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)	4.0 stars Overall score: 8.0 (4.0 stars)
Average user rating			3.5 stars	5.0 stars
Release date	October 29, 2007	January 09, 2009	November 08, 2006	February 21, 2008	November 08, 2008
The Bottom Line	Asus and Nvidia have teamed up for a compelling midrange 3D graphics card with this EN8800 GT. It doesn't completely dominate a less expensive card from ATI like we'd hoped, so players of certain games should stay away. But if you can find this card for a good price, we recommend it, especially if you intend to use two of them.	Nvidia's GeForce GTX 295 is the single fastest 3D card on the market, and for a relatively aggressive price. Added bonuses like power efficiency and PhysX support sweeten the deal, but even without those extra benefits, we'd still recommend this card for its processing power and comparative value.	This one is easy. Nvidia's GeForce 8800 GTX not only beats ATI to market with its next-gen 3D graphics hardware, it also eliminates ATI's image-quality advantage in current-generation titles. Throw in its sheer horsepower, and Nvidia gives the high-end enthusiast every reason to make this purchase.	Nvidia's new GeForce 9600 GT graphics chip gives the Asus EN9600 GT some of the best bang-for-the-buck we've seen in a midrange 3D card. If your goal is reliable frame rates in the latest PC games, you should pick this card up as soon as you can.	Even if it's a relative power hog, the Sapphire Radeon HD 4850 X2 brings so much speed and utility to the table it's hard for us to recommend another midrange 3D card. Only the particularly power conscious or those who play games with known multichip scaling issues should look elsewhere.
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Max resolution (external)	2560 x 1600	2560 x 1600	Info unavailable	2560 x 1600	2560 x 1600
Video RAM installed	512 MB	1792 MB	Info unavailable	512 MB	2 GB
Interface type	PCI Express 2.0 x16	PCI Express 2.0 x16	Info unavailable	PCI Express 2.0 x16	PCI Express 2.0 x16
API Supported	DirectX 10 OpenGL 2.0	DirectX 10 OpenGL 2.1	Info unavailable	DirectX 10 OpenGL 2.0	OpenGL 2.0 DirectX 10.1
Video interface(s) provided	DVI-I HDTV output S-video/composite output VGA	DVI-I (dual link) HDMI	Info unavailable	DVI-I (dual link) VGA HDTV output HDMI S-video/composite output	DVI-I HDMI HDTV output
Graphics Processor	NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT	NVIDIA GeForce GTX 295	Info unavailable	NVIDIA GeForce 9600 GT	ATI Radeon HD 4850
Max monitors supported	2	Info unavailable	Info unavailable	2	Info unavailable
Compatibility	PC	PC	Info unavailable	PC	PC
Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications	Full specifications
Buying choices	E-mail me when this product is available	Reference product review See products in this family starting at: $475	Reference Product review See products in this family starting at: $300	E-mail me when this product is available	Amazon.com $244.99 In stock: See Site Amazon.com Marketplace $1,002.28 In stock: Yes Prices from 2 CNET Certified stores
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