Review: ASUS vs. ASUS: GeForce GTX 260 MATRIX against Radeon HD 4890 Voltage Tweak

by Tarinder Sandhu on 7 May 2009, 05:00 3.35

Tags: Radeon HD 4890 Voltage Tweak, ASUS ENGTX260 MATRIX 896MB , ASUSTeK (TPE:2357), ATi Technologies (NYSE:AMD), NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA), PC

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iTracker software




Here's the iTracker software in the default state, clocking in at 400MHz/800MHz/600MHz in 2D and the usual 576MHz/1,242MHz/1,998MHz in 3D. GPU and memory voltages are also default - 1.152V and 1.92V, respectively.


And the 'optimised' 3D profile, showing the slightly elevated clocks and (minor) increases in voltage. The fan-speed is set to auto, although that can be user-overridden at any time. The speed slider goes up to 800MHz core and 2,500MHz memory, as well.


One of ASUS much-touted features is the ability to reduce power-draw when in power-saving mode on the MATRIX range. The company reckons that the card allows 48 per cent power-saving when compared to any other reference board. It's a difficult boast to believe, as the voltages aren't cut in massive fashion, but we'll put it to the test during the benchmarking analysis.