Windows 7 - Experience index score.

[Gambit]

So I have been wondering what other people have been getting since the way this get's calculated has been changed, and upgraded to accomodate more modern hardware. Share yours.

http://i195.photobucket.com/albums/z16/Gambit_ZA/WindowsExperienceIndex.png

[Wanbalans]

I will install windows 7 again as i just got a 32bit version, had loads of driver issues with 64bit.
Will upload my result when all is running smoothly

[Kharrak]

had loads of driver issues with 64bit.

Really? I've not had one single driver issue.

The only bump I came across was installing motherboard drivers, and all I did was run them in Vista SP1 compatability mode, and all went well. Even my 3rd party software is happy.

[Wanbalans]

Well, i installed it on my laptop and it got some weird drivers for the sound, media console, fingerprint reader etc and vista drivers did not work for it either

[Gambit]

Oh btw, my specs are:

E6750 @ 3.2 GHz
Corsair DDR2 @ 800MHz (4-4-4-12)
ATi HD4870
250GB Seagate (16mb)
500Gb Seagate (32mb)

It seems the minimum for getting over 6 in the disk section will be to have a 10 000rpm HDD or a solid state drive?

[Interfan]

Mine is 5.8.

My cpu and ram scores the highest with 6.8 and the gfx gets 6.3 in both categories.

Had no issues with any of the 64 bit drivers for my system. Running the rc for now.

[Wesley]

Hey Cleric, please move this thread into the Technology Discussion ;-) and for you guys, when you rate your experience index in Windows 7, there's a link just a bit down that says, "View and print detailed information". Use that instead of typing out your system specs, it saves you a lot of time. And use the snipping tool, GIFs are better for small pictures like these.

[Cleric]

Ala kazzam!

[Gambit]

Ala kazzam!

We bow in awe of your immense new power... thank you :p

[CaViE]

Yet more e-peen... :D

I have an issue with my W7 installation... It's so far affected my WEI test as well as my Catalyst Driver installations... Basically, I installed W7 to what is the "B" drive on my PC... Now, for whatever reason, Catalyst doesn't approve the "B" drive for installation and the WEI test completes and then gives me an error to do with improper write issues...

I'll run the test again when I get home, and post the exact error message... But I think it's just the fact that it's installed on a drive that some software is configured to ignore as valid....

[Squid]

CPU: 7.4
RAM: 7.4
Graphics: 6.4
Gaming Graphics: 6.4
HDD: 5.9

That's an average of 6.7

[Gambit]

CPU: 7.4
RAM: 7.4
Graphics: 6.4
Gaming Graphics: 6.4
HDD: 5.9

That's an average of 6.7

Well probably, but not according to Windows.

[Wanbalans]

mine is at 5.2

its low but note it is on a laptop.. an acer 6920G

[Squid]

Well probably, but not according to Windows.

Yeah, well, windows just takes the lowest. Not the average.

[Wanbalans]

Yeah, well, windows just takes the lowest. Not the average.

Thats the whole point, your system can only perform up to a point where your lowest component cant perform anymore

[Gambit]

mine is at 5.2

its low but note it is on a laptop.. an acer 6920G

That's a pretty good score for a laptop.

[Wesley]

Thats the whole point, your system can only perform up to a point where your lowest component cant perform anymore

Actually, this even comes from Microsoft, the WEI is a load of rubbish. Its just a way to analyze system specs and see where you can improve your system. A 5.9 score for a hard drive is excellent, and the only way to go higher would be with a 15000rpm drive or a SSD, both of which are horrendously expensive. Squid's computer seems to have won the thread so far.

And as for that Acer 6920G, that 5.2 score is good, but as I said before, WEI is rubbish. It has no bearing on actual usability and performance, which is why an 8600GT can get the same score as an integrated HD3450.

[Gambit]

Actually, this even comes from Microsoft, the WEI is a load of rubbish. Its just a way to analyze system specs and see where you can improve your system. A 5.9 score for a hard drive is excellent, and the only way to go higher would be with a 15000rpm drive or a SSD, both of which are horrendously expensive. Squid's computer seems to have won the thread so far.

And as for that Acer 6920G, that 5.2 score is good, but as I said before, WEI is rubbish. It has no bearing on actual usability and performance, which is why an 8600GT can get the same score as an integrated HD3450.

Very true, but it a pretty easy way for me to see how the new OS is handeling the different hardware setups out there.

Like Squids setup I assume by the look of his CPU and RAM score, that he is running a quad core i7 and some pretty descent DDR3 RAM?

[Wanbalans]

Does the screen/resulution you use make a dif to the score?

5.2 was the score of my graphics, which is an HD3650

[Gambit]

Does the screen/resulution you use make a dif to the score?

5.2 was the score of my graphics, which is an HD3650

It should not, no.

[Chuluka]

CPU: 6.6
RAM: 5.9
Graphics: 6.4
Gaming Graphics: 6.4
HDD: 5.5
Base Score: 5.5

My Specs are:
Core2Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz 6MB cache
Corsair XMS2-800MHz 5-5-5-18
nVIDIA Geforce GTX260 896MB
Seagate Baracuda 250GB 7200RPM

The HDD is the only part from when I first got my PC back in 2005 so that explains why its a little slow (The SATA drives were new back then).

My 7800GT 256MB got a score of 5.5 and couldn't run GTA IV above 8fps on LOWEST even though it had the recommended score according the WEI. That pretty much explains how useless it really is.

[Predator]

Here's mine

Specs

http://i387.photobucket.com/albums/oo316/NIC808/Awesomo-1.jpg

Rating

http://i387.photobucket.com/albums/oo316/NIC808/W.jpg

[Gambit]

CPU: 6.6
RAM: 5.9
Graphics: 6.4
Gaming Graphics: 6.4
HDD: 5.5
Base Score: 5.5

My Specs are:
Core2Duo E8500 @ 3.16GHz 6MB cache
Corsair XMS2-800MHz 5-5-5-18
nVIDIA Geforce GTX260 896MB
Seagate Baracuda 250GB 7200RPM

The HDD is the only part from when I first got my PC back in 2005 so that explains why its a little slow (The SATA drives were new back then).

My 7800GT 256MB got a score of 5.5 and couldn't run GTA IV above 8fps on LOWEST even though it had the recommended score according the WEI. That pretty much explains how useless it really is.

Your RAM score intruges me, this seems to be the first clear advantage of running 64bit I have seen in this thread, because there is not that big a difference between our RAM, yet I score 6.9, it can not just be the latency.

[Chuluka]

@Gambit

I'm running the 64bit version. Thats really strange... an entire point difference on almost identicle hardware.

[Sanguinus08]

http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww29/Primarch999/NAGGG.gif

i have an AMD athlon 64 3200+ at 2.0GHz
i have 1GB DDR1 400
this rig of mine is basically 5-6 years old, except the graphics card, which is like... 2-3...

[Rizzla]

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e82/allzir/indexscore.jpg

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e82/allzir/indexscorespecs.jpg

:)

[Gambit]

@Gambit

I'm running the 64bit version. Thats really strange... an entire point difference on almost identicle hardware.

Dude, if you don't mind could you take a couple of screenshots using CPU Z? Want to have a look at your DRAM frequency and voltages.

And maybe give me some more detail around the RAM you have spesifically. I have the following kit:

Corsair 4X1024mb DDRII 800 kit - 2 x TWIN2X2048-6400C4 Low-latency - Currently running 2.1V @ 4-4-4-12 and 799MHz

[Gambit]

Some more detail on the Experience index from a thread I posted way back:

For multi-core processors, both single threaded and multi-threaded scenarios are run. With levels 6 and 7, we aim to indicate that these systems will be rarely CPU bound for typical use and quite suitable for demanding processing tasks and multi-tasking. As examples, we anticipate many quad core processors will be able to score in the high 6 to low 7 ranges, and 8 core systems to be able to approach 7.9. The scoring has taken into account the very latest micro-processors available.

For graphics adapters, both DX9 and DX10 assessments can be run now. In Vista, the tests were specific to DX9. To obtain scores in the 6 or 7 ranges, a graphics adapter must obtain very good performance scores, support DX10 and the driver must be a WDDM 1.1 driver (which you might have noticed are being downloaded in beta during the Windows 7 beta). For WDDM 1.0 drivers, only the DX9 assessments will be run, thus capping the overall score at 5.9.

For these new levels, we’re working to add guidelines for each level. As an example for gaming users, we expect systems with gaming graphics scores in the 6.0 to 6.9 range to support DX10 graphics and deliver good frames rates at typical screen resolutions (like 40-50 frames per second at 1280x1024). In the range of 7.0 to 7.9, we would expect higher frame rates at even higher screen resolutions. Obviously, the specifics of each game have much to do with this and the WEI scores are also meant to help game developers decide how best to scale their experience on a given system. Graphics is an area where there is both the widest variety of scores readily available in hardwaren and also the widest breadth of expectations. The extremes at which CAD, HD video, photography, and gamers push graphics compared to the average business user or a consumer (doing many of these same things as an avocation rather than vocation) is significant.

http://forums.tidemedia.co.za/nag/showthread.php?t=9364

[Chuluka]

http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh32/chuluka/Cpu_Z.png

Sorry I didn't crop it. I'm in a bit of a hurry; leaving for France in an hour.

[Interfan]

http://i710.photobucket.com/albums/ww104/stefan99/win7-2.jpg

[Wesley]

http://i702.photobucket.com/albums/ww29/Primarch999/NAGGG.gif

i have an AMD athlon 64 3200+ at 2.0GHz
i have 1GB DDR1 400
this rig of mine is basically 5-6 years old, except the graphics card, which is like... 2-3...

Everyone, you see the score for the 8600GT? This is WEI at work, giving you the most madly inflated scores ever. And 4.5 for 1GB of RAM? Anyone see where this is going?

[Gambit]

Everyone, you see the score for the 8600GT? This is WEI at work, giving you the most madly inflated scores ever. And 4.5 for 1GB of RAM? Anyone see where this is going?

What do you mean about the RAM? It might be a gig, but it is only DDR1 400MHz.

The GPU should maybe score a bit less I would say. I wish I can find the full calculation Windows does to work out it's score.

[Wesley]

What do you mean about the RAM? It might be a gig, but it is only DDR1 400MHz.

The GPU should maybe score a bit less I would say. I wish I can find the full calculation Windows does to work out it's score.

Well, look at my score below:

http://i438.photobucket.com/albums/qq105/fickwesley/Capture.png

Everything there is in line with what I would expect from my laptop. If WEI worked as I believe it should, then 1GB RAM should actually get a score of about 2.5, 2GB should be 3, and so on. But, seeing as I don't know how Microsoft programmed WEI, its difficult to know where it fails and where it actually works well.

If you followed the thread, an integrated HD3450 got a score of 5.2, and comparing that to the 8600GT (which would blow it away) a difference of .7 in their scores doesn't say much for how accurate it is, or how much more powerful the 8600GT actually is. What I expect that WEI does is similar to benchmarking for specific things on GPUs like Floating-point calculations, and adds points for things like on-board memory (512MB would score 1, for example). I would be interested to find out what score a SLI or Crossfire rig gets, because if two 250GTS 512MB cards in SLI could get a score of 7.9, then I'll be really surprised.

And I still don't see how my hard drive got a score of 4. I mean, this thing is four years old, 80GB in size, and it spins at 4200rpm! Where on earth does this make sense?

[x-scon]

I know some people might get irritated by me going off topic, but I'm a bit desperate :-)
I just bought a shiny new Core i7 920 and need Win7 64bit to try it out. Any chance that someone in Pretoria could help me out?
Thanks a million! And apologies...

[McDangerous]

that's strange... the GTX260 scores 6.3, and the 4870 scores 7.5......

Up high for ATi!!.... Anyone?.... K....

[Wesley]

that's strange... the GTX260 scores 6.3, and the 4870 scores 7.5......

Up high for ATi!!.... Anyone?.... K....

Beginning to see my point?

[McDangerous]

I totally get your point, but to be honest i think the WEI is much better suited to checking what the weak point (bottleneck) of a system is, to allow you to upgrade accordingly, than actually judging it's performance. check my WEI score for vista:

CPU: 5.4
Everything else: 5.9 except
HDD: 5.8

And i have 4gb ddr2-800 dual channel, XFX 4870 1gb xxxedition, seagate barracuda 7200.10 HDD, and an Athlon64 X2 6000+ at 3.01GHz.

Obviously my cpu and hdd are the weakpoints, and this is reflected in my scores.

just my opinion

[Wesley]

I totally get your point, but to be honest i think the WEI is much better suited to checking what the weak point (bottleneck) of a system is, to allow you to upgrade accordingly, than actually judging it's performance. check my WEI score for vista:

CPU: 5.4
Everything else: 5.9 except
HDD: 5.8

And i have 4gb ddr2-800 dual channel, XFX 4870 1gb xxxedition, seagate barracuda 7200.10 HDD, and an Athlon64 X2 6000+ at 3.01GHz.

Obviously my cpu and hdd are the weakpoints, and this is reflected in my scores.

just my opinion

Actually, I'll be willing to bet that if you didn't know jack about your system, then you would be none the wiser that your CPU is a limiting factor. Its a pity you aren't running 7, then you do some comparisons and see how the two scores differ.

[McDangerous]

I got a copy in an iso format, the 32bit ultimate, but it doesn't want to install, or "upgrade" rather, on my current vista install. i think it's because i have an OEM copy that came with this PC from satan..... luckily, it's only the mobo, cpu and HDD left of it... soon... soon it shall be pure once more... *epic glare into the distance*

i'd give it a go as my main OS and do a clean install, but none of my buddies are willing to part with their external HDD's so that i can back my stuff up to do one.

i checked the scores through google though, and my processor scores 5.9, whereas my gfx scores 7.6... so there's a big difference there....

[Wesley]

I got a copy in an iso format, the 32bit ultimate, but it doesn't want to install, or "upgrade" rather, on my current vista install. i think it's because i have an OEM copy that came with this PC from satan..... luckily, it's only the mobo, cpu and HDD left of it... soon... soon it shall be pure once more... *epic glare into the distance*

i'd give it a go as my main OS and do a clean install, but none of my buddies are willing to part with their external HDD's so that i can back my stuff up to do one.

i checked the scores through google though, and my processor scores 5.9, whereas my gfx scores 7.6... so there's a big difference there....

Why dont you try free up 20gigs of space, run disk defragmenter, and then use your drive manager in Vista to shrink your current partition by 20gigs. Then use your newly-created partition to do a dual-boot? And in future, always partition your hard drive so that you have one separate 30GB partition for your Windows install. Upgrading and formatting and whatnot is a cinch.

[Cleric]

Slightly off-topic, but when can we expect Windows 7 to be available locally?

[Gambit]

Slightly off-topic, but when can we expect Windows 7 to be available locally?

By the looks of things somewhere around here:

October 22, 2009

[Cleric]

Shot. Muchos appreciato.

[Wesley]

Slightly off-topic, but when can we expect Windows 7 to be available locally?

Global release is 22 October, and you can opt to download it or buy it in a store. Technet and MSDN subscribers can download it in September already, around the 15th. And thank god we won't be getting the crappy Windows 7 E version.

[Gambit]

Global release is 22 October, and you can opt to download it or buy it in a store. Technet and MSDN subscribers can download it in September already, around the 15th. And thank god we won't be getting the crappy Windows 7 E version.

Windows 7 EU-Specific Variant Scrapped

Following the European Commission's recent welcoming of Microsoft's proposed "browser ballot" method of providing users a choice of web-browser software to be installed, Microsoft has decided to scrap the Eurozone-specific variant of the operating system codenamed "Windows 7 E", that lacks the Windows Internet Explorer web-browser component. The company will be shipping the standard version of the software to EU which it ships to the rest of the world.

In an interview with CNET, Microsoft's VP and Deputy General Counsel Dave Heiner said "One reason we decided not to ship Windows 7 'E' is concerns raised by computer manufacturers and partners." He added that "Several worried about the complexity of changing the version of Windows that we ship in Europe if our ballot screen proposal is ultimately accepted by the Commission and we stop selling Windows 7 'E'. Computer manufacturers and our partners also warned that introducing Windows 7 'E', only to later replace it with a version of Windows 7 that includes IE, could confuse consumers about what version of Windows to buy with their PCs."

Windows 7 EU-Specific Variant Scrapped (http://www.techpowerup.com/100796/Windows_7_EU-Specific_Variant_Scrapped.html)

[Wesley]

Just remember though, the EU still has to accept the proposal officially. They did say that the broswer-choice window was a good idea, and since they're not taking any legal action yet against Microsoft, MS can still change it to meet EU requirements.

Completely scrapping the broswer though, is a really stupid idea. I bet not one person on the EU board realizes how intergral Internet Explorer is to the workings of Vista, XP, and now 7.

[Cloud_Ratha]

http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg120/Cloud_Ratha/Untitled-2.png

BOOM!

Now i wonder how i can make this better :?

[Gambit]

BOOM!

Now i wonder how i can make this better :?

With an SSD you would push your score to 6.5, your GPU then being the lowest point. Good score though, what CPU/RAM combo are you running?

[Cloud_Ratha]

With an SSD you would push your score to 6.5, your GPU then being the lowest point. Good score though, what CPU/RAM combo are you running?

Intel Core i7 920 @ 2.67GHZ
6GB Tri-Chanel DDR3

Iv got CPU-Z if you want more info...

Btw, everything is on standard factory settings, I haven't changed a thing, and im wondering if I should?

[Gambit]

Intel Core i7 920 @ 2.67GHZ
6GB Tri-Chanel DDR3

Iv got CPU-Z if you want more info...

Btw, everything is on standard factory settings, I haven't changed a thing, and im wondering if I should?

There is absolutely no reason to.

[Cloud_Ratha]

\:D/
I think the first thing ill need to upgrade is my graphics card... something with more than a gig of memory. Im already maxing it out.

[DiceAir]

scoring 7.3 on all except hdd. will maybe get like a 7.3 on 250 - 500GB. I think.

[Gambit]

scoring 7.3 on all except hdd. will maybe get like a 7.3 on 250 - 500GB. I think.

I might be misunderstanding you but - score for HDD's are not calculated based on HDD capacity.

[DiceAir]

I know but a bigger hdd usually got more cache on it. So better performance

[Cloud_Ratha]

I might be misunderstanding you but - score for HDD's are not calculated based on HDD capacity.

Exactly, i have a 500GB HDD anyway

TBH I don't really care much for this rating... it just puts things into perspective

[Wesley]

scoring 7.3 on all except hdd. will maybe get like a 7.3 on 250 - 500GB. I think.

As I said before on this thread, getting anything higher than 7 on WEI with a hard drive requires a very fast 15000rpm drive or an SSD. You might get a score of 7 if using a hard drive that has fewer platters to manipulate, such as the Samsung Spinpoint F1 drive which only uses 3 platters for 1TB of storage. Newer performance hard drives released in the last month are beginning to go to extremes, like 500GB storage on a single platter.

Also, WEI does scoring for hard drives based on available cache, read and write speeds, and available bandwidth.

[@@GJC@@]

Can someone tell me how to put an image in a post. I remember it had something to do with first posting the pic on photobucket or something like that. Any help appreciated
Btw: I ask this question because I want to post my WEI score so it's not completely off topic.

[RaptoR]

Can someone tell me how to put an image in a post. I remember it had something to do with first posting the pic on photobucket or something like that. Any help appreciated
Btw: I ask this question because I want to post my WEI score so it's not completely off topic.

Yea first you have to create an online web hosting account eg photobucket. upload your pic there and there will be a script or wateva you wana call it next to your uploaded image that you can copy and paste to embed your image in your post.

[McDangerous]

So I got the new copy working. Just thought I'd post it up, been wanting to for a while. I need a PhenomII... Badly!

http://i730.photobucket.com/albums/ww301/TyronLab/score.png

[Wesley]

So I got the new copy working. Just thought I'd post it up, been wanting to for a while. I need a PhenomII... Badly!

Is that the full retail version? How did you get it?

[McDangerous]

Nope, it's build 7227. Going to get RC1 64bit sometime hopefully!

It's obvious now how much my processor lags behind my other components. Hopefully with my new mobo, I'll be able to get the ram running at 4-4-4-12, rather than 5-5-5-18 as it is now, that'll bring my RAM score up a bit too.

[Wesley]

Nope, it's build 7227. Going to get RC1 64bit sometime hopefully!

It's obvious now how much my processor lags behind my other components. Hopefully with my new mobo, I'll be able to get the ram running at 4-4-4-12, rather than 5-5-5-18 as it is now, that'll bring my RAM score up a bit too.

You can always go to a shop and ask to try out Windows 7, we're one day away from release. Then you can install it, re-arm the trial period every 29 days, and have a free working copy of 7 until you have enough money to buy a legit license key. By then you'll have enough money to upgrade your hardware as well.

[Aesir]

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k182/UNKNOWsNoldier/PC.png

[Stabbity]

I got 5.5 =D Highest was 6.4 for my E7400 2.8GHz Processor, and my bottlecap was my 2GB of DDR2 high speed ram

[brazed]

http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/632/weib.jpg

Mine.

[Gambit]

@ Brazed are you sure you have enough RAM?

[soullord12]

http://i827.photobucket.com/albums/zz194/soullord12/PcResult.png

[LEEROY]

My score:
http://i1004.photobucket.com/albums/af164/biltongza/score.jpg

My specs:
http://i1004.photobucket.com/albums/af164/biltongza/specs.jpg

LOLZ at my GTS250 getting more than a GTX260

[Chuluka]

That is totally screwed, how does the GTS250 get 6.9 and my Gtx260 only get 6.4. Some crazy **** that.

[Wesley]

That is totally screwed, how does the GTS250 get 6.9 and my Gtx260 only get 6.4. Some crazy **** that.

As mentioned previously, the experience index score doesn't base scores on merit or ability, but rather on specifications. The GTS250 has 512MB dedicated RAM, but also shares some system memory, giving it a total of 1272MB. The GTX, meanwhile, probably gets less than that total, and is thus marked lower. I see now that the score for harddrives are also affected by cache size and actual harddrive size. Likewise for processors, where the most important specifications as the number or cores, cache size and levels of cache, as well as clockspeed. I've actually seen a Pentium D achieve the same score as a Pentium E5200.

[soullord12]

How do i post the screenshot directly here instead of a link ?!

[Dooswyn]

http://www.zoopy.com/data/media/93458/original.jpg

Meh, I need to upgrade, seriously!!

[brazed]

@ Brazed are you sure you have enough RAM?

You know, I think I might just have enough.

[goleastro]

http://i691.photobucket.com/albums/vv277/goleastro/Untitled.jpg



Everything in the 7's (except hard drive) It's out of 7.9 so yay!

[B4warn3d]

I know it's a little late but here it is.

http://i640.photobucket.com/albums/uu124/Tiger1000/Desktop.gif

[Tigman_1]

How reliable is this? Because it gives my intel core 2 duo e7200 2.53 Ghz a rating of 4.4

It also give my 250GTS a 6.6

The last time I checked an intel core 2 duo 6550 does not out perform the e7200.

[Negasta]

http://i30.photobucket.com/albums/c313/Negasta/WinXPIndex.jpg

[Tigman_1]

http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/7697/93371626.png

I think they are making a BIG mistake on my core. Anyone disagree?

[FEN1X]

http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/7697/93371626.png

I think they are making a BIG mistake on my core. Anyone disagree?

Not really eh.

The i7-920 above you got 3 more points. Its got alot more raw power, has hyper threading and an additional 2 cores which compared to you is >>>>>

So I think its correct. Also this is not an extremely good rating system. See what you 3D Mark scores say.

[Tigman_1]

But look at Dooswyne. Why does his beat mine?

[Wesley]

How reliable is this? Because it gives my intel core 2 duo e7200 2.53 Ghz a rating of 4.4

WEI is silly.


The last time I checked an intel core 2 duo 6550 does not out perform the e7200.

WEI doesn't know this. It's still silly.


But look at Dooswyne. Why does his beat mine?

Why? Because WEI is silly. Stop worrying about a silly, insignificant number from a silly, insignificant program :-P

[Tigman_1]

not a licensed psychiatrist - Thanks. I'll take that into account :)

[Wesley]

not a licensed psychiatrist - Thanks. I'll take that into account :)

:-P

http://media.ebaumsworld.com/picture/hammbh/IMG_2291.jpg

[Garson007]

http://img139.imageshack.us/img139/6629/scorep.png

Tigman_1: The E6550 has a higher FSB and as such actually performs better in certain scenarios.

[Turkish]

I just love how a 8600GTS out scores the 8800GTS.

[wir]

I just love how a 8600GTS out scores the 8800GTS.
Because clearly the amount of RAM on a graphics card determines it's performance.