ASUS V6800 Deluxe DDR GeForce

Of all the GeForce based cards that we have received in the lab, ASUS cards have consistently provided the highest overclocked speeds. Once again, the V6800 Deluxe allowed us to push the processor core speed to levels many other cards could only dream of. Due to the exact same cooling setup as found on the V6600 Deluxe, we were able to push the core speed as high as the V6600 Deluxe would go: a not so shabby 158 MHz achieved by overclocking in Power Strip. This core speed is the highest we have been able to get in any GeForce card, proving that the cooling setup of the V6x00 Deluxe cards is very efficient: from the thin layer of thermal grease to the high power fan, the processor stays cool.

As far as overclocking the DDR memory, pushing the V6800 is quite an experience. It is quite an odd feeling to see the memory clock speed listed as 300 MHz in Power Strip: an odd feeling that resulted in nothing but smiles. From the conservative stock speed setting of 300 MHz, we supposed that the card could go as high as 333 MHz with the 6 ns SGRAM chips running at 166 MHz times two. The V6800 once again did not leave us disappointed, as we were able to push the memory clock speed up to a fast 346 MHz, providing a nice speed boost.

With the card running at a 158 MHz core and a 346 MHz memory clock, we had a video card ready to conquer the 3D needs of today as well as the 3D needs of the future, as the V6800 standard clocked is the fastest card reviewed yet by AnandTech and overclocking only provides an additional boost.