Everyone bashes the G92 based GTS as a poor deal considering the 30% price difference for 10-15% performance gain. However, this is really unwarranted in certain instances.
At stock for both, the GT averages $270, the GTS $350, an $80 difference between the two cards (which makes the 8800GTS 512 roughly 130% of the GT's cost). However, this excludes the possible of overclocking. Unlike the stock cooler of the 8800GTS 512, the stock cooler of the 8800GT, even the newer version isn't very good. If someone wants to overclock to a high level, they usually will want to buy an aftermarket cooler. This is the only way to overclock to the height of the dual slot stock on the GTS. On average, a decent aftermarket cooler runs around $40. Therefore, looking at the same level of cooling capability, we have the GT running $310 and the GTS $350, with the same 10-15% performance (mathematically, 14%) difference guaranteed by the disparate number of SPs. When looking at the price differences between the quality cooled GT and the GTS, it is roughly 12.9%. This means, that if you are overclocking both, the GTS provides an equivalent performance increase for the price. Especially considering the lack of hassle with installing an aftermarket cooler, the GTS becomes no worse a deal than the GT if you are overclocking.
At stock for both, the GT averages $270, the GTS $350, an $80 difference between the two cards (which makes the 8800GTS 512 roughly 130% of the GT's cost). However, this excludes the possible of overclocking. Unlike the stock cooler of the 8800GTS 512, the stock cooler of the 8800GT, even the newer version isn't very good. If someone wants to overclock to a high level, they usually will want to buy an aftermarket cooler. This is the only way to overclock to the height of the dual slot stock on the GTS. On average, a decent aftermarket cooler runs around $40. Therefore, looking at the same level of cooling capability, we have the GT running $310 and the GTS $350, with the same 10-15% performance (mathematically, 14%) difference guaranteed by the disparate number of SPs. When looking at the price differences between the quality cooled GT and the GTS, it is roughly 12.9%. This means, that if you are overclocking both, the GTS provides an equivalent performance increase for the price. Especially considering the lack of hassle with installing an aftermarket cooler, the GTS becomes no worse a deal than the GT if you are overclocking.
Last edited by nukchebi0 (2008-01-05 22:39:19)