19.06.2008, 16:25
I can tell you in advance IL2 performance will be about the same or even possibly worse with some of them, because if you'll note the specs the biggest increase for both lines is the number of shaders (unified or otherwise) -- something I'm fairly certain IL2 only uses for water (but I don't know this for a fact). Neither of these cards will help you improve your IL2 experience much if at all, unless you're using a card older than Geforce 7900. Remember, IL2 is a CPU bound game because it has to a multitude of calculations in a very large universe (which gets larger and more complex as you add more planes, ground objects, action, etc, which is why multi online is always the biggest stress test) so if you have an older processor your best upgrade remains a new CPU.
One thing is for sure, that new 280 is NOT worth the money. Absolutely not. The performance increase over an 8800 GS (which costs around or under 100 USD as of this writing) will be anywhere from 40 to 80 percent depending on game, yet it costs well over 6 times as much! The 8800 GS will max out IL2 (except for water, which is a coding issue and not a raw muscle issue) when paired with 2gb of ram and a 3 ghz cpu and you can extend the view distance and use mods with no problems whatsoever.
The ATI model is certain to retain the IL2 problems of its predecessor because of the nature of the similarity in architectural design to the 2000 and 3000 series previously, however, the ATI models look like better buys from an overall standpoint because they are priced MUCH more attractively than this idiotic nvidia nonsense.
One thing is for sure, that new 280 is NOT worth the money. Absolutely not. The performance increase over an 8800 GS (which costs around or under 100 USD as of this writing) will be anywhere from 40 to 80 percent depending on game, yet it costs well over 6 times as much! The 8800 GS will max out IL2 (except for water, which is a coding issue and not a raw muscle issue) when paired with 2gb of ram and a 3 ghz cpu and you can extend the view distance and use mods with no problems whatsoever.
The ATI model is certain to retain the IL2 problems of its predecessor because of the nature of the similarity in architectural design to the 2000 and 3000 series previously, however, the ATI models look like better buys from an overall standpoint because they are priced MUCH more attractively than this idiotic nvidia nonsense.