Both the GeForce GTX and Radeon HD 4800 series will arrive in about three weeks. Each series will bring two new cards to the market; GeForce GTX 280 and 260, and Radeon HD 4870 and 4850. There is a big difference between the cards though as the GeForce GTX series is enthusiast range, while Radeon HD 4800 series is more mid-range. There have been talks of what GeForce GTX 280 can do in Vantage, but it has now been completed with figures for the other cards.
These are of course in no way official and we can't say for certain where they come from. The only thing we know is that the numbers are not unreasonable, but some information about the rest of the system would be nice. ATI performance (with all cards) is still subpar due to poor drivers, and should improve in Vantage with coming releases. The numbers that are circulating the web are something like this;
| Graphics card |
Vantage Xtreme profile* |
| GeForce GTX 280 |
41xx |
| GeForce GTX 260 |
38xx |
| GeForce 9800GX2 |
36xx |
| GeForce 8800 Ultra |
24xx |
| Radeon HD 4870 XT |
26xx |
| Radeon HD 3870X2 |
25xx |
| Radeon HD 4850 Pro |
20xx |
| Radeon HD 3870 |
14xx |
| * 1920x1200 4AA/16AF |
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Vantage results for GTX 280, 260, Radeon HD 4870 and 4850
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