NVIDIA GeForce GTX275 896MB vs. 1792MB Review - Trackmania Nations & World in Conflict

Trackmania Nations

Built-In Benchmarking Tool. I set every graphics slider to the maximum, and toggled every available option to be "on." I set AA at 4x. I ran four consecutive runs through the built in tool. I threw out the first, and averaged the last three. There was some minor variability within the three passes.

Both GTX 275 cards offer similar performance to the GTX 295. Considering the small variance run-to-run, individual scores from all three cards often overlapped each other. If Trackmania is your game, there is little if any reason to go above the entry level GTX 275.

World in Conflict

Built-In Benchmarking Tool. The game and benchmarking tool have seen significant updates since my last test session. There are multiple new options available for additional detail, particles and effects. Everything was set to max quality, and every option turned on. Based on these new options, these results cannot be directly compared to my first WIC run (even considering the OS difference).

I ran four consecutive runs through the built in tool. I threw out the first, and averaged the last three. Initially I hadn't been able to benchmark in Vista, as it defaulted to DX10 (which crashes in Surround). After figuring out the manual edit I was able to run in DX9 mode. There was some minor variability within the three passes.

The GTX 295 is the top performer across the board, and provides a significant boost at 2560x1600. However, at lower resolutions the GTX 275 1792MB card provides comparable performance. The larger GTX 275 does provide a noticeable difference over it's smaller companion, at each resolution. This difference is quite pronounced at 5040x1050, with the GTX 1792MB pulling numbers close to the GTX 295.