ASUS EN8800GTS 512MB review

When NVIDIA's G92 core was unleashed unto the world in the form of the GeForce 8800 GT, it received acclaim from basically every corner you could possibly imagine, and with good reason thanks to its wonderful price to performance ratio.

Now, G92 is back already, having put on a few extra pounds of muscle to unleash the full capabilities of the core and bring yet more 3D rendered pain upon anything that dares to stand in its way.  What flashy name has this new behemoth had bestowed upon it by NVIDIA? Err.... the GeForce 8800 GTS.  No, not that GeForce 8800 GTS.  This GeForce 8800 GTS.

Is this one of the most confusing product names ever decided upon by a graphics IHV?  Quite probably.  But that's not what we're here to talk about today.  No, for today's article is all about performance, to see just what this shiny new 512MB GeForce 8800 GTS can offer over and above the already superlative-laden GeForce 8800 GT.  To do this, we've snagged ASUS reference clocked EN8800GTS 512MB to put it through its paces - Read on to see what it's all about.