NVIDIA GTX 465: A Mainstream Version of NVIDIA Fermi

Conclusions

The Fermi family of GPUS from NVIDIA did bring some nice surprise to the graphics card market. With their superior DirectX 11 capabilities, both the GeForce GTX 470 and the GTX 480 secured a nice spot ahead of the game. However, some people here still think that these Fermi duos are too expensive for the average computer user.

With the GeForce GTX 465, NVIDIA provides a more affordable solution for those people, longing to experience the full DirectX 11 features of the Fermi GPUs, but are not willing to spend too much money on it. It’s an interesting offer, actually, given the performance level of this mainstream version of Fermi that closely match the GeForce GTX 275. While that might seem somewhat lame for a Fermi-based GPU, keep in mind that the GeForce GTX 465 supports every bit of advanced graphics features offered by its higher-end sibling. That alone would make it a worthy investment, as more and more DirectX 11 games are being released.

There are, of course, viable alternatives from ATI, NVIDIA’s archrival who have had a 6-months lead in DirectX 11 graphics card business. Until now, the GeForce GTX 465 remains NVIDIA’s only DirectX 11-class GPU in the mainstream market. Meanwhile, ATI has already released several models along some different price points, like the HD 5850 and HD 5830 in this test. Still, the superior DirectX 11 (tessellation in particular) performance of the GTX 465 might come in handy in the near future.

Original article by Gatot Tri Yuwono
Translated by Oik Yusuf