If you are a hardcore gamer and you always want to have the best VGA card available, well, the 6800GS is not for you. On the other hand, if you want to play all the games currently out there, but don't want to play them at the maximum resolution or with all the effects turned on, then this card might be a good choice for you. With all our tests completed, what are our final thoughts on the XFX 6800GS XXX Edition.

First of all, for all users that still have an AGP motherboard, the 6800GS and the 7800GS cards are an excellent choice. No other card supporting AGP, performs this well, while most manufacturers have moved over to PCI-E anyway. At the time of this review, the 7800GS cards had only been announced by nVidia and were not available on the market, so the 6800GS solution is the only solution for AGP.

The packaging was complete, but we have seen better. We expected to see Call of Duty 2 offered in the retail package, just as with the XFX 7800GT, but instead we had to settle for FarCry. However, this keeps the price of the card low enough to make it affordable for those that just don't want to spend a heap of money on a card, but still want to have good graphics performance.

And performance we got. We were amazed with the results of our tests. Always keep in mind that this is not a high-end card, so don't expect to get performance as good as a 7800GTX or X1800XT.

The "XXX" in the card's name indicates that the card is already overclocked. But this doesn't mean you can't overclock the card further. The good thing is that you won't have any temperature problems since the stock cooler does a really nice job on the chipset. On the other hand, don't expect to transform this card into a 7800GT simply because you've overclocked it, but you can expect fair results.

The strong point of this card is its price. For about US$200, you get a good looking single slot card, that can play any game available, uses advanced chipset technologies and supports SLI (PCI-E version). The XFX 6800GS is the best card you can get for US$200. In our awards table below, if we could give more than five start in "value for money", we would.

Pros:
- Best performing mid-range card
- Supports SLI
- AGP and PCI-E editions
- Highest operating frequencies for 6800GS
- Single slot design
- Excellent price

Cons:
- Old game in the retail package (FarCry)

Performance:
Overclocking:
Bundle:
Value for money: