Premda su nove nVidijine kartice iz serije GeForce 8 vrlo primamljive zbog svojih visokih performansi, kvalitete slike i kompatibilnosti s DirectX-om 10, dobar dio korisnika je nakon incijalnog predstavljanja serije odlučio pričekati pojavljivanje modela koji nude bolji omjer cijene i performansi. 320-megabajtna verzija GTS-a predstavlja upravo taj očekivani bang-for-buck model u gornjem tržišnom segmentu, na sličan način kao što je to jednom davno bio GeForce 4 Ti4200 ili recimo GeForce 6800 GT. Gainward Bliss 8800GTS 320MB GS je reprezentativni primjerak ovog novog modela iz serije GeForce 8, posebice zbog činjenice da se radi o tvornički overclockanoj kartici koja nudi performanse koje su vrlo slične performansama punokrvnog GTS-a s 640 MB memorije. Ipak, zbog manje količine memorije performanse padaju pri prelasku na više rezolucije (1600×1200 na više), no takvo što je bilo i za očekivati pa vlasnicima većih monitora ipak preporučamo nabavku modela GTS s 640 MB memorije ili pak najsnažnijeg modela GTX. Premda bundle Gainwardovog Blissa nije ništa posebno, ova kartica korisniku može ponuditi odlične performanse na tvorničkim taktovima, ali i solidan overclockerski potencijal za one koji iz hardvera žele izvući maksimum. Cijena kartice u lokalnim trgovinama je oko 2.700 kn što je za oko 10% skuplje u odnosu na modele s referentnim taktovima i s obzirom na performanse potpuno opravdano.

Conclusion

Altough new NVIDIA graphics cards from GeForce 8 series are certainly very attractive because of high performance, great picture quality and support for DirectX 10, after their arrival on the market fair number of users decided to wait for more balanced models in terms of price/performance ratio to hit the market. 320 MB version of GeForce 8800 GTS is that highly anticipated "bang-for-buck" model of GeForce 8 series in high-end market segment, just like GeForce 4 Ti4200 or GeForce 6800 GT were in the past. Gainward Bliss 8800GTS 320MB GS is a good example of this new GeForce 8800 GTS variant, especially considering the fact that Gainward’s card is factory overclocked what enables this card to have very similar performance to GTS with 640 MB of video memory. However, in higher resolution (1600×1200 and above) smaller amount of video memory causes noticable, altough expected, performance drop. In other words, if you have larger monitor, we would recommend buying original version of GF 8800 GTS or even GTX which are much more future proof considering performance in resolution of 1600×1200 and above. Altough bundle of Gainward’s 8800GTS 320MB GS is not notable, this card offers great performance on factory settings and solid overclocking potential for all those who like to push their hardware to the limits. Price in local shops is about 2.700 kn which is about 10% more in comparison to cards which use reference NVIDIA clocks. Considering higher factory clocks, tad higher price is completely justified.