NVIDIA and ATI launched their latest line of graphics cards a while back, which swayed the industry in a swish. These new wonders, from both companies, were allowing twice as much performance as their predecessors. Both companies were back to tackling each other in performance and value to gain more consumership and we must admit that NVIDIA definitely proved themselves with the introduction of their 6800 series of video cards. ATI was ahead and was beating NVIDIA for the past 18 months or so; however, NVIDIA is much stronger than it was previously. If you remember, it was not too long ago when NVIDIA released newer GPUs and ATI had something better to offer to the market. NVIDIA never seemed to grasp the performance concept with their previous generation of graphics cards. Even NVIDIA’s CEO admitted to the fierce competition from ATI and stated that NVIDIA was forwarding its efforts into developing next generation of GPUs. It was wise of NVIDIA to foresee the future and develop better products for upcoming platforms. All this competition only means better products at lower prices for end consumers. It’s us, the consumers, who get to feel the joy of competition in the end.

Today we will focus our efforts on another 6800 GPU, which is overclocked and branded by Chaintech, a well-known manufacturer in the enthusiast community. Many of us are aware of the fact that Chaintech mainly produces graphics cards and motherboards that are specially targeted towards the computer power user. They tend to cater to the community quite well with solutions and features in their products that are requested by end consumers, which shows dedication to the market and its consumers. After NVIDIA launched their 6800 series of GPUs, Chaintech, as one of NVIDIA’s board partners, jumped on to create something different than the rest. Yes, it’s Chaintech’s AA6800 (6800) video card Turbo Edition that is overclocked 10 percent higher than stock speeds. It is different, but we can’t label it as being something unique. Overclocking a GPU and memory slightly higher than their stock speeds is nothing impressive, however, it is something different that may catch many user's attention when they are looking for a standard performing card.

What is attention grabbing with a 10 percent overclock is the amount of performance increase you experience. The results were surely surprising and to add another bit of treat to the whole 6800 overclocking goodness, we were able to overclock this card to even higher clock speeds. How well does Chaintech perform against its competition? What kind of performance differences did we notice with a 10 percent overclock? Join us as we delve into Chaintech’s AA6800 Turbo Edition video card in this article…