To gauge the Black Editions' performance, we've made the XFX GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB Black Edition and the older-generation GeForce 8800 GTX 768MB (card by Inno3D) lock horns.

 

 


NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX 768MB: This card still reigns supreme over the default-clocked 9800 GTX 512MB in certain games...

 

 

For the XFX GeForce 9800 GX2 1GB Black Edition, we've pitted it against its younger brother, the XFX GeForce 9800 GX2 1GB.

 

 


NVIDIA (XFX) GeForce 9800 GX2 1GB clocks in at 600/1500/2000MHz for core/stream/memory respectively.

 

 

 

Here's a list of the parts used for our test setup.

 

Processor Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650 (3GHz, 12MB L2) @ 4GHz
Cooler Scythe Andy Samurai
Motherboard ASUS P5E3 Premium
Memory Corsair Dominator 2GB 1800MHz DDR3 Kit
Storage Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 80GB SATA x 2
Graphics Cards XFX GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB Black Edition
XFX GeForce 9800 GX2 1GB Black Edition
XFX GeForce 9800 GX2 1GB
Inno3D GeForce 8800 GTX 768MB
Power Supply Enermax Galaxy 1000W
Operating System Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate 32-bit w/ SP1

 

 

 


Lining up for the shoot are the Inno3D GeForce 8800 GTX 768MB, XFX GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB Black Edition,
XFX GeForce 9800 GX2 1GB Black Edition and XFX GeForce 9800 GX2 1GB cards (from left to right).