Graphics Cards 2008

Find GPU reviews on NVIDIA GeForce RTX, AMD Radeon RX, and Intel Arc graphics cards - performance, ray tracing, and value. Browse our comprehensive Graphics Cards section, featuring 36 items organized from newest to oldest for 2008. Whether you're after in-depth benchmarks or expert buying advice, it's all here. Also, learn about how TweakTown tests and reviews hardware.

ArticleNVIDIA provides early look at PhysX with Mirror's Edge

December 7, 2008 | NVIDIA lifts the curtain on its exclusive PhysX techology for the upcoming blockbuster PC game; Mirror's Edge.

ArticleSingle HD 4870 X2 vs Two HD 4870s on P45

August 13, 2008 | We check out the HD 4870 in Crossfire against the HD 4870 X2 on Intel's P45 board. Click to find out what we discover!

ReviewSapphire Radeon HD 4870 in Crossfire

June 24, 2008 | I don't know what to type here; I'm too excited. HD 4870s! Two of them! - Inside. Click Click Click!

ArticleRadeon HD 4870 In CrossfireX at 4GHz

June 24, 2008 | Already impressed with the HD 4870, we strap three of them into IBP's 4GHz rig and see what happens.

ArticleFour Radeon HD 4850s In CrossfireX

June 21, 2008 | Shane is down at IBP AU, running up their power bill with four HD 4850s on the trusty 4GHz QX9650. How'd it all go?

ArticleAMD Pitches Cinema 2.0 Experience

June 19, 2008 | An evolution that picks up where movies fall short and where games have always dreamed.

ArticleRadeon HD 4850 In Crossfire at 4GHz

June 18, 2008 | We strap two HD 4850s into the 4GHz IBP rig and see what they're capable of when pitted against the NVIDIA bad boys.

ArticleIntel P45 Vs. X48 Crossfire Performance

June 18, 2008 | We take the time to analyze the difference between the x8 / x8 configuration on the P45 and the x16 / x16 on the X48.

ArticleHow NVIDIA Stuffed the GTX 280

June 16, 2008 | Shane procrastinates about the release of the GTX 280 and explains what NVIDIA did wrong working up to the release.

ArticleGeForce GTX 280 with QX9650 at 4GHz

June 15, 2008 | We strap the new ZOTAC GTX 280 AMP! Edition into a 4GHz water cooled IBuyPower rig and see how it fairs.

ArticleNVIDIA GeForce GTX 280 in Tri SLI Tested

June 15, 2008 | We figured one GTX 280 was boring, so we decided to strap a second, then a third into the IBP rig to see how it fairs.

ArticleEditorial - The High Score Run

June 8, 2008 | Shane talks about how and why so many products he reviews consistently end up with scores of 80%+.

ArticleMSI N9600GT Hybrid Freezer Graphics Card

June 5, 2008 | MSI is upping the ante once again with a new 9600GT carrying a Hybrid Freezer. We find out what it Is exactly.

ArticleS3 Chrome 430 GT Graphics Card

May 6, 2008 | S3 has released a new graphics card for the low-end market and Shane wonders if it's worth looking at.

ArticleNVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX Overclocked

April 7, 2008 | We all know how well a stock 9800 GTX performs. Shane sees if things improve by much with a decent overclock in place.

ArticleNVIDIA Slowing Down Graphics Upgrades?

April 5, 2008 | Shane wonders if continuous rumors of new NVIDIA graphics cards are slowing down upgrades and generally hurting gamers.

ArticleNVIDIA 9 Series Naming - Inappropriate

March 30, 2008 | In Shane's editorial for this week he talks about why NVIDIA are misleading the masses with a whole new naming scheme.

ArticleNVIDIA GeForce 9800GTX in Tri SLI Tested

March 29, 2008 | Our early test of the 9800 GTX showed much promise for the card. Now let's see what happens when we triple them up!

ArticleNVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX Early Test!

March 24, 2008 | Shane is back in action again with an early look article at NVIDIA's single GPU GeForce 9800 GTX 512MB graphics card.

ArticleNVIDIA's 9800 GX2 - The Week That Was

March 22, 2008 | After riding the 9800 GX2 wave through most of last week, Shane talks about the stream of GX2 content from his angle.

ArticleGeForce 9800 GX2 in Quad SLI Tested

March 17, 2008 | Shane finds himself locked in the iBuyPower Oz bunker with Dickens Cider, McDonalds, Doritos and a pair of 9800GX2s!

ArticleGeForce 9800 GX2 with ForceWare 174.51

March 16, 2008 | Shane made the promise that the 9800 GX2 would be re-visited once we got our hands on new drivers; well here it is!

ArticleGeForce 9800 GX2 Overclocked and Tested

March 15, 2008 | We tested NVIDIA's GeForce 9800 GX2 at stock settings - we are back testing at overclock speeds to see what it can do!

ArticleNVIDIA's GeForce 9800 GX2 - Early Test!

March 14, 2008 | The 9800 GX2 has shown up on our doorstep and Shane thought it was time to take it for a ride through XP and Vista.

ArticleQuad GPUs - Clearly not the future!

March 8, 2008 | Shane shares his thoughts with us on why he feels Dual-GPU graphics cards are a bit of a lost cause.

ArticleRadeon HD 3870 X2 in Crossfire X Tested

March 4, 2008 | The latest ATI Catalyst drivers bring us the ability to pair up two HD 3870 X2s for some Quad-GPU Crossfire X action.

ReviewGIGABYTE GeForce 8800GT TurboForce

March 2, 2008 | The 8800GT is a terrific graphics card, period. But let's see if GIGABYTE can make their TurboForce edition stand out.

ArticleThe Bundle - Do we really care?

March 1, 2008 | Add-in partners include more trinkets to their bundles in an effort to improve market presence. Is this a smart move?

ReviewPalit GeForce 9600GT Sonic Graphics Card

February 27, 2008 | We have always loved Palit's Sonic cards and we are confident this will carry through to their latest GeForce 9600GT.

ReviewLeadtek WinFast PX8800 GT ZL 512MB

February 25, 2008 | Leadtek have mixed it up adding the new Zalman cooler to the 8800GT. Continue forth to see what we think!

ArticleAre AMD Digging Their Own Grave?

February 23, 2008 | We explain why We feel AMD's decision to have delayed Crossfire X support may eventuate to their ultimate demise.

ArticleSapphire Radeon HD 3450 and HD 3650

February 21, 2008 | We tend to forget about lower end models sometimes, not today though! - We check out the new HD 3450 and HD 3650.

ReviewZOTAC GeForce 9600GT 512MB AMP! Edition

February 20, 2008 | In our second 9600GT review we see if the well increased clockspeeds of ZOTAC's AMP! Edition keep it ahead of the 3870.

ReviewMSI Radeon HD 3870 512MB OC

February 17, 2008 | How does a mildly overclocked HD 3870 fair against the also overclocked Galaxy 9600GT we reviewed recently? We find out!

ReviewNVIDIA GeForce 9600GT 512MB G94 Tested

February 14, 2008 | The 9600GT is due to hit store shelves next week. Let us take you on a first look train to see what it's capable of.

ArticleHD 3870 in Crossfire vs. HD 3870 X2

January 28, 2008 | You've seen the HD 3870 X2 in action; but can't decide whether or not to run two HD 3870s instead? We set you straight.