Built on a 0.13-micron process and
boasting faster GPU and memory clocks than the Radeon 9800 Pro, the
Gainward FX 5900 Ultra should be faster than the Canadians' card.
However, its method of rendering may throw a spanner in the works,
especially with games that rely heavily on colour + z-pixel rendering.
* 8/4 - which is it ?
From NVIDIA themselves:
The NV30/35 runs at 8 operations per clock
for the following scenarios.
But color
+ z-pixel rendering is done at 4 operations per clock. This is by far
the most common usage in today's games. 8-pipeline running may come into
play in the future, though it's a decidedly 4-pipeline approach for today.
