Gainward Rampage 700 GS GLH "The Beast"
Category : AMD
Published by Jean-Luc Hadey on 27.12.08
With the Rampage 700 GS GLH (Goes Like Hell) Gainward presents an extravagant graphic card. This dual GPU sparkler which is based on a 4870 X2 comes with a triple slot cooling solution which allows a factory overclock and it looks absolutely impressive.
Digitec.ch was kind enough to provide us with a test sample of Gainwards Rampage 700 GS GLH which comes with a factory overclock. This means that the GPU clock is now set to 790 MHz which is 40 MHz more than standard and the GDDR5 memory is about to be clocked 100 MHz faster than the reference design.
On the following pages you'll be able to read what the Gainward 700 GS GLH is capable of.
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Layout
The Gainward 700 GS GLH comes with a huge triple slot cooler which is being cooled via to 75 mm measuring fans. This enormeous block of copper and aluminium doesn't only cool the two GPUs it also looks after the GDDR5 memory, the voltage converters and the bridge-chip which connects the two GPUs. To transport the heat generated mainly by the GPUs more efficiently to the fins Gainward fitted two heatpipes to the cooler.
The additional power the card gets via a 6 and a 8-pin power plug.
The measures 27 cm lenghtwise and the triple slot cooler blocks the two next PCIe/PCI slots. As connectors you can find two DVIs (Dual-link DVI, 2560 x 1600), HDMI, D-SUB and a display port. Included in delivery is also a DVI to HDMI adaptor, a six to eight pin power adaptor, a CrossFire bridge, drivers and the software DVD Solution from Cyberlink. From such a hefty price tag we would have expected some more goodies in the package.
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Testsystem/Benchmarking
Hardware | |
| Mainboard | Asus P5E3 Premium: Einzelkarte und Crossfire Asus Striker II Extreme 790i Ultra: SLI |
| CPU | Intel QuadCore Q9650, 3.00GHz |
| Memory | DDR3: Corsair XMS3 Dominator 1800 MHz @ 1333MHz 7-7-7-20 |
| Graphic cards ATI | Gainward Rampage 700 GS GLH 2x1024 MB GDDR5 ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 2x1024 MB GDDR5 ATI Radeon HD 4870 512 MB GDDR5 Gigabyte ATI Radeon GV-R485OC-1024 MB GDDR3 |
| Graphic cards nVidia | Nvidia GTX 280 1024 MB GDDR3 Nvidia GTX 260² 896 MB GDDR3 Nvidia GTX 260 896 MB GDDR3 |
| Hard disk | Western Digital 160GB RE16 |
| PSU | Corsair 1000 Watt |
Software | |
| Operating system | Windows VISTA Home Premium 64Bit SP1 |
| Graphic driver | Nvidia ForceWare 178.13 ATI Catalyst 8.9 mit CCC |
| Benchmarks
| 3DMark Vantage |
| 3DMark 06 v1.1.0 | |
| F.E.A.R | |
| Prey | |
| World in Conflict | |
| Call of Juarez | |
| Crysis | |
All benchmarks are performed at the highest detail level.
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Benchmarking
| Futuremark 3DMark Vantage (GPU Score) | 1280x1024, no AA, no AF |
| Gainward Rampage 700 GS GLH | 14512 |
| ATI-Radeon 4870 X2 | 14474 |
| Nvidia GTX 280 | 10127 |
| ATI-Radeon 4870 | 8445 |
| Nvidia GTX 260² | 8166 |
| Nvidia GTX 260 | 8030 |
| ATI-Radeon 4850 | 6552 |
| Gigabyte GV-R485OC-1GH | 6647 |
| 1600x1200 2xAA 8xAF | |
| Gainward Rampage 700 GS GLH | 9428 |
| ATI-Radeon 4870 X2 | 9325 |
| Nvidia GTX 280 | 6890 |
| Nvidia GTX 260² | 5625 |
| Nvidia GTX 260 | 5431 |
| ATI-Radeon 4870 | 5081 |
| ATI-Radeon 4850 | 3839 |
| Gigabyte GV-R485OC-1GH | 3832 |
| Futuremark 3DMark06, | Default (1280x1024 no AA, no AF) |
| Gainward Rampage 700 GS GLH | 17979 |
| ATI-Radeon 4870 X2 | 17917 |
| Nvidia GTX 280 | 15723 |
| Nvidia GTX 260² | 15413 |
| Nvidia GTX 260 | 15200 |
| ATI-Radeon 4870 | 14480 |
| Gigabyte GV-R485OC-1GH | 14280 |
| ATI-Radeon 4850 | 14197 |
| 1280x1024 4xAA 16xAF | |
| Gainward Rampage 700 GS GLH | 17363 |
| ATI-Radeon 4870 X2 | 17083 |
| Nvidia GTX 280 | 13700 |
| Nvidia GTX 260² | 12603 |
| ATI-Radeon 4870 | 12470 |
| Nvidia GTX 260 | 12096 |
| Gigabyte GV-R485OC-1GH | 10871 |
| ATI-Radeon 4850 | 10833 |
| 1600x1200 4xAA 16xAF | |
| Gainward Rampage 700 GS GLH | 16870 |
| ATI-Radeon 4870 X2 | 16206 |
| Nvidia GTX 280 | 12089 |
| ATI-Radeon 4870 | 10913 |
| Nvidia GTX 260² | 10896 |
| Nvidia GTX 260 | 10452 |
| Gigabyte GV-R485OC-1GH | 9847 |
| ATI-Radeon 4850 | 9798 |
| 2048x 1536 4xAA 16xAF | |
| Gainward Rampage 700 GS GLH | 14377 |
| ATI-Radeon 4870 X2 | 13868 |
| Nvidia GTX 280 | 9673 |
| ATI-Radeon 4870 | 8719 |
| Nvidia GTX 260² | 8702 |
| Nvidia GTX 260 | 8291 |
| Gigabyte GV-R485OC-1GH | 7508 |
| ATI-Radeon 4850 | 7495 |
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DX9-Benchmarks
| F.E.A.R, Resultaten Bildern pro Sekunde (FPS) | 1280x1024 4xAA 16xAF |
| Gainward Rampage 700 GS GLH | 279 |
| ATI-Radeon 4870 X2 | 266 |
| Nvidia GTX 280 | 196 |
| Nvidia GTX 260² | 172 |
| Nvidia GTX 260 | 167 |
| ATI-Radeon 4870 | 165 |
| Gigabyte GV-R485OC-1GH | 122 |
| ATI-Radeon 4850 | 120 |
| 1600x1200 4xAA 16xAF | |
| Gainward Rampage 700 GS GLH | 226 |
| ATI-Radeon 4870 X2 | 211 |
| Nvidia GTX 280 | 150 |
| Nvidia GTX 260² | 133 |
| Nvidia GTX 260 | 127 |
| ATI-Radeon 4870 | 122 |
| ATI-Radeon 4850 | 94 |
| Gigabyte GV-R485OC-1GH | 95 |
| 2048x1536 4xAA 16xAF | |
| Gainward Rampage 700 GS GLH | 153 |
| ATI-Radeon 4870 X2 | 149 |
| Nvidia GTX 280 | 101 |
| Nvidia GTX 260² | 89 |
| Nvidia GTX 260 | 86 |
| ATI-Radeon 4870 | 82 |
| Gigabyte GV-R485OC-1GH | 63 |
| ATI-Radeon 4850 | 60 |
| PREY, Resultaten in Bildern pro Sekunde (FPS) | 1280x1024 4xAA 16xAF |
| Gainward Rampage 700 GS GLH | 257 |
| ATI-Radeon 4870 X2 | 242 |
| Nvidia GTX 280 | 238 |
| Nvidia GTX 260² | 217 |
| ATI-Radeon 4870 | 211 |
| Nvidia GTX 260 | 209 |
| Gigabyte GV-R485OC-1GH | 164 |
| ATI-Radeon 4850 | 161 |
| 1600x1200 4xAA 16xAF | |
| Gainward Rampage 700 GS GLH | 216 |
| ATI-Radeon 4870 X2 | 205 |
| Nvidia GTX 280 | 193 |
| Nvidia GTX 260² | 166 |
| ATI-Radeon 4870 | 165 |
| Nvidia GTX 260 | 160 |
| Gigabyte GV-R485OC-1GH | 127 |
| ATI-Radeon 4850 | 125 |
| 2048x1536 4xAA 16xAF | |
| Gainward Rampage 700 GS GLH | 159 |
| ATI-Radeon 4870 X2 | 153 |
| Nvidia GTX 280 | 131 |
| ATI-Radeon 4870 | 116 |
| Nvidia GTX 260² | 114 |
| Nvidia GTX 260 | 109 |
| Gigabyte GV-R485OC-1GH | 88 |
| ATI-Radeon 4850 | 86 |
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DX10-Benchmarks
| Crysis, Resultaten Bildern pro Sekunde (FPS) | 1280x1024 4xAA 16xAF |
| Gainward Rampage 700 GS GLH | 52.3 |
| ATI-Radeon 4870 X2 | 49.8 |
| Nvidia GTX 280 | 44.7 |
| Nvidia GTX 260² | 42.6 |
| ATI-Radeon 4870 | 41.7 |
| Nvidia GTX 260 | 40.1 |
| ATI-Radeon 4850 | 30.5 |
| Gigabyte GV-R485OC-1GH | 29.3 |
| 1600x1200 4xAA 16xAF | |
| Gainward Rampage 700 GS GLH | 42.5 |
| ATI-Radeon 4870 X2 | 32.6 |
| Nvidia GTX 280 | 28.1 |
| Nvidia GTX 260² | 22.9 |
| Nvidia GTX 260 | 21.3 |
| ATI-Radeon 4870 | 19.8 |
| ATI-Radeon 4850 | 16.5 |
| Gigabyte GV-R485OC-1GH | 16.3 |
| 2048x 1536 4xAA 16xAF | |
| Gainward Rampage 700 GS GLH | 23.1 |
| ATI-Radeon 4870 X2 | 17.9 |
| Nvidia GTX 280 | 15.3 |
| Nvidia GTX 260² | 14.6 |
| ATI-Radeon 4870 | 13.5 |
| Nvidia GTX 260 | 12.7 |
| Gigabyte GV-R485OC-1GH | 10.2 |
| ATI-Radeon 4850 | 9.8 |
| Call of Juarez, Resultaten in Bildern pro Sekunde (FPS) | 1280x1024 4xAA 16xAF |
| Gainward Rampage 700 GS GLH | 76.7 |
| ATI-Radeon 4870 X2 | 73.6 |
| ATI-Radeon 4870 | 38.3 |
| Nvidia GTX 280 | 38.1 |
| Nvidia GTX 260² | 33.1 |
| Nvidia GTX 260 | 31.9 |
| Gigabyte GV-R485OC-1GH | 24.6 |
| ATI-Radeon 4850 | 24.2 |
| 1600x1200 4xAA 16xAF | |
| Gainward Rampage 700 GS GLH | 70.3 |
| ATI-Radeon 4870 X2 | 66.9 |
| ATI-Radeon 4870 | 35.4 |
| Nvidia GTX 280 | 32.5 |
| Nvidia GTX 260² | 29.6 |
| Nvidia GTX 260 | 26.2 |
| ATI-Radeon 4850 | 23.9 |
| Gigabyte GV-R485OC-1GH | 23.3 |
| 1920x1200 4xAA 16xAF | |
| Gainward Rampage 700 GS GLH | 60.2 |
| ATI-Radeon 4870 X2 | 57.8 |
| ATI-Radeon 4870 | 30.3 |
| Nvidia GTX 280 | 27.4 |
| Nvidia GTX 260² | 24.1 |
| Nvidia GTX 260 | 22.8 |
| Gigabyte GV-R485OC-1GH | 17.3 |
| ATI-Radeon 4850 | 16.7 |
| World in Conflict, Resultaten in Bildern pro Sekunde (FPS) | 1280x1024 4xAA 16xAF |
| Gainward Rampage 700 GS GLH | 64 |
| ATI-Radeon 4870 X2 | 59 |
| Nvidia GTX 280 | 58 |
| ATI-Radeon 4870 | 53 |
| Nvidia GTX 260² | 51 |
| Gigabyte GV-R485OC-1GH | 51 |
| Nvidia GTX 260 | 49 |
| ATI-Radeon 4850 | 47 |
| 1600x1200 4xAA 16xAF | |
| Gainward Rampage 700 GS GLH | 62 |
| ATI-Radeon 4870 X2 | 57 |
| ATI-Radeon 4870 | 53 |
| Nvidia GTX 280 | 49 |
| Nvidia GTX 260² | 44 |
| Gigabyte GV-R485OC-1GH | 43 |
| Nvidia GTX 260 | 41 |
| ATI-Radeon 4850 | 39 |
| 2048x1536 4xAA 16xAF | |
| Gainward Rampage 700 GS GLH | 54 |
| ATI-Radeon 4870 X2 | 50 |
| Nvidia GTX 280 | 35 |
| Nvidia GTX 260² | 32 |
| ATI-Radeon 4870 | 31 |
| Nvidia GTX 260 | 29 |
| Gigabyte GV-R485OC-1GH | 27 |
| ATI-Radeon 4850 | 24 |
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Conclusion
The biggest plus points of the Gainward Rampage 700 GS GLH are clearly performance, looks and the astonishingly quiet cooling solution.
The cards performance profits mainly from the increased clock which is made possible by the big triple slot cooler. Gainward clearly aims a the hardcore hardware enthusiasts market with this product. We don't think that a lot of other people will buy such an extravagant piece of hardware for such an exorbitant price with a bundle including this less. Everything the Gainward GS GLH is about is performance and this is where this card is also very good at. In fact it's the fastet card money can buy today. And sure, if you want to posess a special piece of computer hardware you just wouldn't be able to resist this insane looking card.
To a price of CHF 619.- one can buy the Gainward Rampage 700 GS GLH bei digitec.ch at digitec.ch.
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Author: jl.hadey@ocaholic.ch
Revised by: m.buechel@ocaholic.ch