Throughout our tests, the XFX GeForce 8800 GTX XXX along with the XFX GeForce 8800 GTS XXX both obtained overall performance levels that were always faster than the standard clocked GTX and GTS video cards. This therefore indicates that the XFX XXX series is currently the fastest GTX and GTS video cards available for sale. There are, however, some drawbacks of the video cards.

There is no doubt in saying that at the moment the GeForce 8800 series are the fastest video card solutions currently available. The XFX XXX series is able to push the performance of the G80 even further by increasing the GPU and memory clock speed. The increase in speed, however, also results in an increased price. The XFX XXX series, in fact, establishes a new price point for the 8800 series.

The XFX GeForce 8800 GTX XXX is available at an average price of around $639.00 online. The average price of a standard clocked GeForce 8800 GTX, on the other hand, is around $560. This means that you are paying around $80 more for a 10% overclock. Going to the GeForce 8800 GTS XXX solution, we again see similar pricing. The video card can be found for, on average, $450. The average price of a standard 8800 GTSin contrast, is $390, meaning you are paying $60 more for the overclocked version.

In both cases, the only reason behind why XFX has increased the prices of the video cards is because of their higher clock speeds. The accessory bundle comes with equipment that can’t be rated as much more than standard, and the video cards’ designs and cooling solutions are both clones of the NVIDIA reference boards. This means that the only grounds XFX has for increasing the price is the faster clock speed of its XXX series.

The margin of advantage the overclocked cards hold is on average 10% faster higher than a standard clocked 8800 GTX/GTS. At the present moment, this makes XFX’s XXX series the fastest single-slot GeForce 8800 GTX/GTS video cards available. We do not feel, however, that their performance completely justifies the cost. We would have preferred seeing XFX personalizing the XXX series and making the cards more unique. The cooling solution is one place where we feel XFX didn’t place enough emphasis on. Although we faced no temperature issues, the fact that the card is exactly the same as the reference board makes it harder to pay the extra money for it.