3Digest, June 2007

Monthly drivers report and popular 3D
accelerators comparison

Monthy 3Digest is the project of iXBT.com and Digit-Life.com dedicated to informing you about the performance of a large number of graphics cards under Windows XP in the past month.

This issue is dedicated to drivers released from the 15th of May 2007 to the 15th of June 2007. Traditionally our 3Digest informs you about the best price/performance ratios available in the market. Another very important part of any issue is cards' 3D graphics quality shown on the example of a wide selection of games.

It's our 85th issue of 3Digest.

June 2007

This time we added benchmark results of RADEON HD 2400 XT, 2600 PRO, 2600 XT.

This issue marks another anniversary of 3Digest. Exactly 7 years ago we published the first 3Digest.

This year we won't be doing anything special, because we are going to wait until a good round figure and then celebrate it in full :)

Attention! This digest contains benchmarking results for PCI-E cards only! The final AGP benchmarking was conducted in March 2006!

CONTENTS

1. Testbed configurations and test software
2. Tested videocards list
3. What's new in 3Digest
4. Test summary diagrams and digest bottom line
5. 3D accelerator rating calculations for the end of the month
6. Screenshot gallery
7. Game Quality Section
8. Game Quality Control Section

1. Testbed configuration

• Intel Core2 Duo (775 Socket) based machine
  • Intel Core2 Duo Extreme X6800 (2930 MHz) (L2=4096K) CPU;
  • EVGA nForce 680i SLI motherboard on NVIDIA nForce 680i;
  • 2GB DDR2 SDRAM Corsair 1142MHz (CAS (tCL)=5; RAS to CAS delay (tRCD)=5; Row Precharge (tRP)=5; tRAS=15);
  • WD Caviar SE WD1600JD 160GB SATA HDD.

The testbed features Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2, DirectX 9.0c, Dell 3007WFP monitor Dell 3007WFP (30").

The list of benchmarks is here

2. Graphics card list

Below is a list of graphics cards that we tested linked to the respective 3Digest feature description pages.

You can see the quality of 3D produced by tested cards in our monthly updated Screenshot gallery.

Cards list:

1. PCI-E-ATI RADEON X1300 256MB DDR 2.8ns (450/550 MHz)
2. PCI-E-ATI RADEON X1300 PRO 256MB DDR 2.5ns (600/800 MHz)
3. PCI-E-ATI RADEON X1300 XT 256MB DDR2 2.0ns (500/900 MHz)
4. PCI-E-ATI RADEON X1650 PRO 256MB DDR 1.4ns (590/1380 MHz)
5. PCI-E-ATI RADEON X1650 XT 256MB DDR 1.4ns (600/1400 MHz)
6. PCI-E-ATI RADEON X1650 XT 256MB DDR 1.2ns (625/1530 MHz)
7. PCI-E-ATI RADEON X1950 PRO 256MB GDDR3 1.4ns (580/1400 MHz)
8. PCI-E-ATI RADEON X1950 PRO 512MB GDDR3 1.4ns (573/1360 MHz)
9. PCI-E-ATI RADEON X1900 XT 256MB GDDR3 1.2ns (625/1450 MHz)
10. PCI-E-ATI RADEON X1950 XTX 512MB GDDR4 0.9ns (650/2000 MHz)
11. PCI-E-ATI RADEON X1950 XT 512MB GDDR4 0.9ns (625/1800 MHz)
12. PCI-E-ATI RADEON HD 2400 XT 256MB GDDR3 1.2ns (700/1600 MHz)
13. PCI-E-ATI RADEON HD 2600 PRO 256MB GDDR2 2.5ns (600/800 MHz)
14. PCI-E-ATI RADEON HD 2600 PRO 256MB GDDR3 1.2ns (700/1400 MHz)
15. PCI-E-ATI RADEON HD 2600 XT 256MB GDDR4 0.9ns (800/2200 MHz)
16. PCI-E-ATI RADEON HD 2900 XT 512MB GDDR3 1.0ns (743/1660 MHz)
17. PCI-E-NVIDIA GeForce 7600GT 256MB GDDR3 1.4ns (560/1400 MHz)
18. PCI-E-NVIDIA GeForce 7600GS 256MB GDDR2 2.5ns (400/800 MHz)
19. PCI-E-NVIDIA GeForce 7600GS 512MB GDDR2 2.0ns (550/950 MHz)
20. PCI-E-NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT 256MB GDDR2 2.5ns (450/800 MHz)
21. PCI-E-NVIDIA GeForce 8500 GT 256MB GDDR3 1.2ns (600/1200 MHz)
22. PCI-E-NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GT 256MB GDDR3 1.2ns (560/1560 MHz)
23. PCI-E-NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS 256MB GDDR3 1.0ns (675/2000 MHz)
24. PCI-E-NVIDIA GeForce 8600 GTS 256MB GDDR3 1.0ns (720/2200 MHz)
25. PCI-E-NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GS 256MB GDDR3 1.4ns (450/1320 MHz)
26. PCI-E-NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GT 512MB GDDR3 1.4ns (550/1400 MHz)
27. PCI-E-NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GT 256MB GDDR3 1.4ns (600/1430 MHz)
28. PCI-E-NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GX2 2x512MB GDDR3 1.4ns (500/1200 MHz)
29. PCI-E-NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GX2 SLI 2x2x512MB GDDR3 1.4ns (4x500/1200 MHz)
30. PCI-E-NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS 320MB GDDR3 1.2ns (512/1600 MHz)
31. PCI-E-NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS 640MB GDDR3 1.2ns (512/1600 MHz)
32. PCI-E-NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX 768MB GDDR3 1.1ns (575/1800 MHz)
33. PCI-E-NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX 768MB GDDR3 1.1ns (625/2000 MHz)
34. PCI-E-NVIDIA GeForce 8800 Ultra 768MB GDDR3 0.8ns (612/2160 MHz)
35. PCI-E-NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTX SLI 2x768MB GDDR3 1.1ns (2x575/1800 MHz)

Archive (graphics cards, information for which is no longer updated)

3. June 2007 news and the current business

Added a number of new graphics cards (marked "NEW").

• 3.1. The following drivers were released from May 15, 2007 to June 15, 2007:
  
  
  • NVIDIA ForceWare for all NVIDIA cards:
    
    
    • Windows XP: 158.45;
    • Windows XP: 160.02;

    
    

  • ATI Catalyst for all ATI cards:
    
    
    • Windows XP: CATALYST 7.6
      

  
  
  

• 3.2. In this issue we used 160.02 drivers for NVIDIA summary charts, 7.5 drivers for all ATI X1xxx series and 7.6 drivers for HD 2xxx series.
  
  

4. Summary diagrams of graphics cards performance with the latest drivers for June 2007

All willing to see the complete results in Excel 2003 format can download this RAR 3.0 or this ZIP archive.

If you are familiar with 3D graphics, you will be able to draw all the conclusions yourself after looking at the charts provided. Those interested in our judgement of test results should see reviews dedicated to specific GPUs (see our 3D graphics section). And for newbies and those who has just started choosing a graphics card we'll provide some more detailed explanations.

First of all, you should take a look at our brief references of modern graphics card series and their respective GPUs. Note clock rates, shader support and pipeline architecture.

Reference for ATI RADEON X1300-1600-1800-1900-x, HD 2900 series

Reference for NVIDIA GeForce 7300-7600-7800-7900-8800 series

Secondly, in our 3D graphics section all newbies can read about the basics of 3D (this knowledge will be required anyway, because you'll surely try to adjust some game settings: textures, lighting, etc.) Besides, newbies should read separate reviews dedicated to new products. There are just two GPU vendors: ATI (recently merged with AMD under its brand) and NVIDIA. Thus, all information is generally separated in two parts.

Thirdly, let's see the charts and make conclusions.

• 4.1. Far Cry, Research (No HDR)
  • All resolutions on one page, No AA, No AF
    • 1024x768
    • 1280x1024
    • 1600x1200
    • 2560x1600

  • All resolutions on one page, AA 4x + AF 16x (High Quality for ATI)
    • 1024x768, AA+AF
    • 1280x1024, AA+AF
    • 1600x1200, AA+AF
    • 2560x1600, AA+AF

  
  
  

• 4.2. Far Cry, Research (HDR)
  • All resolutions on one page, No AA, No AF
    • 1024x768
    • 1280x1024
    • 1600x1200
    • 2560x1600

  • All resolutions on one page, AA 4x + AF 16x (High Quality for ATI)
    • 1024x768, AA+AF
    • 1280x1024, AA+AF
    • 1600x1200, AA+AF
    • 2560x1600, AA+AF

  
  
  

• 4.3. Splinter Cell Chaos Theory (No HDR)
  • All resolutions on one page, No AA, No AF
    • 1024x768
    • 1280x1024
    • 1600x1200
    • 2560x1600

  • All resolutions on one page, AA 4x + AF 16x (High Quality for ATI)
    • 1024x768, AA+AF
    • 1280x1024, AA+AF
    • 1600x1200, AA+AF
    • 2560x1600, AA+AF

  
  
  

• 4.4. Splinter Cell Chaos Theory (HDR)
  • All resolutions on one page, No AA, No AF
    • 1024x768
    • 1280x1024
    • 1600x1200
    • 2560x1600

  • All resolutions on one page, AA 4x + AF 16x (High Quality for ATI)
    • 1024x768, AA+AF
    • 1280x1024, AA+AF
    • 1600x1200, AA+AF
    • 2560x1600, AA+AF

  
  
  

• 4.5. Call Of Juarez
  • All resolutions on one page, No AA, No AF
    • 1024x768
    • 1280x1024
    • 1600x1200
    • 2560x1600

  • All resolutions on one page, AA 4x + AF 16x (High Quality for ATI)
    • 1024x768, AA+AF
    • 1280x1024, AA+AF
    • 1600x1200, AA+AF
    • 2560x1600, AA+AF

  
  
  

• 4.6. Prey
  • All resolutions on one page, No AA, No AF
    • 1024x768
    • 1280x1024
    • 1600x1200
    • 2560x1600

  • All resolutions on one page, AA 4x + AF 16x (High Quality for ATI)
    • 1024x768, AA+AF
    • 1280x1024, AA+AF
    • 1600x1200, AA+AF
    • 2560x1600, AA+AF

  
  
  

• 4.7. 3DMark05 MARKS
  • All resolutions on one page, No AA, No AF
    • 1024x768
    • 1280x1024
    • 1600x1200
    • 2560x1600

  • All resolutions on one page, AA 4x + AF 16x (High Quality for ATI)
    • 1024x768, AA+AF
    • 1280x1024, AA+AF
    • 1600x1200, AA+AF
    • 2560x1600, AA+AF

  
  
  

• 4.8. Company Of Heroes
  • All resolutions on one page, No AA, No AF
    • 1024x768
    • 1280x1024
    • 1600x1200
    • 2560x1600

  • All resolutions on one page, AA 4x + AF 16x (High Quality for ATI)
    • 1024x768, AA+AF
    • 1280x1024, AA+AF
    • 1600x1200, AA+AF
    • 2560x1600, AA+AF

  
  
  

• 4.9. F.E.A.R.
  • All resolutions on one page, No AA, No AF
    • 1024x768
    • 1280x1024
    • 1600x1200
    • 2560x1600

  • All resolutions on one page, AA 4x + AF 16x (High Quality for ATI)
    • 1024x768, AA+AF
    • 1280x1024, AA+AF
    • 1600x1200, AA+AF
    • 2560x1600, AA+AF

  
  
  

• 4.10. Serious Sam II (No HDR)
  • All resolutions on one page, No AA, No AF
    • 1024x768
    • 1280x1024
    • 1600x1200
    • 2560x1600

  • All resolutions on one page, AA 4x + AF 16x (High Quality for ATI)
    • 1024x768, AA+AF
    • 1280x1024, AA+AF
    • 1600x1200, AA+AF
    • 2560x1600, AA+AF

  
  
  

• 4.11. Serious Sam II (HDR)
  • All resolutions on one page, No AA, No AF
    • 1024x768
    • 1280x1024
    • 1600x1200
    • 2560x1600

  • All resolutions on one page, AA 4x + AF 16x (High Quality for ATI)
    • 1024x768, AA+AF
    • 1280x1024, AA+AF
    • 1600x1200, AA+AF
    • 2560x1600, AA+AF

  
  
  

• 4.12. 3DMark 06, Shader Model 2.0 MARKS
  • All resolutions on one page, No AA, No AF
    • 1024x768
    • 1280x1024
    • 1600x1200
    • 2560x1600

  • All resolutions on one page, AA 4x + AF 16x (High Quality for ATI)
    • 1024x768, AA+AF
    • 1280x1024, AA+AF
    • 1600x1200, AA+AF
    • 2560x1600, AA+AF

  
  
  

• 4.13. 3DMark 06, Shader Model 3.0 MARKS
  • All resolutions on one page, No AA, No AF
    • 1024x768
    • 1280x1024
    • 1600x1200
    • 2560x1600

  • All resolutions on one page, AA 4x + AF 16x (High Quality for ATI)
    • 1024x768, AA+AF
    • 1280x1024, AA+AF
    • 1600x1200, AA+AF
    • 2560x1600, AA+AF

  
  
  

• 4.14. Archive (information from the previous 3Digests absent in this issue)
  
  
• 4.15. Notes on graphics cards performance with the latest drivers:
  
  
  • If a particular card is not in the summary, i.e. its results are either 0, or 1, it means the given benchmark hasn't work or has worked incorrectly with this card.
  • The change of HD 2900 XT drivers to 7.6 resulted in an abrupt performance drop in AA+AF modes in certain benchmarks. If you are going to purchase such a card, please consider this.
  • If you imagine a line connecting ends of columns representing test results on a chart, you can judge if a game is critical to a card or a CPU. If this curve is "convex" and many cards perform similarly, it means at this resolution and under this load performance is bottlenecked by system resources, not graphics card potential. If, vice versa, the curve is "concave" and performance drops quickly as card potential reduces, it means the game puts heavy load on graphics cards and depends exclusively on their potential.

5. 3D accelerator ratings calculations for the end of the month

Calculations were based on gaming benchmark results as well as the results from 3DMark06 new tests (ATI CATALYST 7.5/7.6, NVIDIA ForceWare 160.02).

All willing to conduct their own rating calculations with own values are invited to download this Excel XP table in RAR 3.0 or ZIP format.

The method of rating calculation is described here.

Calculations were conducted considering the following assumptions:

1. Percentage of performance and quality demand ratio:
   • performance priority - 60%
   • quality priority - 40%

2. Only the HIGHEST resolution available in games was used to calculate prospect ratings.
3. The usability rating indicates performance and features of a card (numerator) related to its price (denominator).

According to your wishes, we separated ratings into two groups: the first gathers all benchmarks, and the second contains only the gaming tests without m3DMark05/06. Disbelieving the synthetic tests, many think the second group is of higher importance.

Core2 Duo X6800 based testbed:

"Usability" Rating:

GAMING ONLY usability rating

#	Card	Usability rating	Prospect rating	Appr. price
01.	X1950 PRO 256MB, 580/1400	777	690	148
02.	8800 GTS 320MB, 512/1600	717	1043	334
03.	X1900 XT 256MB, 625/1450	688	787	204
04.	X1950 PRO 512MB, 575/1370	687	730	180
05.	8600 GT 256MB, 560/1560	658	588	134
06.	X1950 XT 512MB, 625/1800	640	870	257
07.	8500 GT 256MB, 600/1200	618	503	100
08.	X1650 PRO 256MB 590/1380	603	428	80
09.	HD 2900 XT 512MB, 750/1660	595	1146	463
10.	X1650 XT 256MB, 625/1540	586	549	134
11.	X1650 XT 256MB, 600/1400	581	527	125
12.	8800 GTS 640MB, 512/1600	573	1089	452
13.	8600 GTS 256MB, 720/2200	546	712	220
14.	EVGA 8800 GTX 768MB, 625/2000	543	1363	680
15.	HD 2600 PRO 256MB, 700/1400	531	582	150
16.	8800 GTX 768MB, 575/1800	521	1293	653
17.	X1300 XT 256MB 500/800	504	359	70
18.	HD 2400 XT 256MB, 700/1600	501	408	80
19.	8600 GTS 256MB, 675/2000	492	699	235
20.	8500 GT 256MB, 450/800	481	433	96
21.	8800 Ultra 768MB, 612/2160	479	1375	783
22.	X1950 XTX 512MB, 650/2000	457	880	371
23.	HD 2600 XT 256MB, 800/2200	450	625	200
24.	HD 2600 PRO 256MB, 600/828	429	485	130
25.	X1300 PRO 256MB, 600/800	410	299	60
26.	7600 GT 256MB, 560/1400	338	398	117
27.	8800 GTX SLI 2x768MB, 575/1800	333	1570	1306
28.	7600 GS 256MB, 400/800	314	325	85
29.	7900 GS 256MB, 450/1320	311	466	169
30.	7950 GT 256MB 600/1430	288	532	232
31.	7600 GS 512MB, 550/950	269	363	124
32.	7950 GT 512MB 550/1400	262	522	249
33.	X1300 256MB, 450/550	261	243	65
34.	BFG 7950GX2 2x512MB, 500/1200	170	634	519
35.	7950GX2 SLI 2x2x512MB, 500/1200	101	724	1038

GENERAL usability rating

#	Card	Usability rating	Prospect rating	Appr. price
01.	X1950 PRO 256MB, 580/1400	1874	1080	148
02.	8800 GTS 320MB, 512/1600	1804	1664	334
03.	X1950 PRO 512MB, 575/1370	1662	1148	180
04.	X1900 XT 256MB, 625/1450	1645	1225	204
05.	8600 GT 256MB, 560/1560	1634	935	134
06.	8500 GT 256MB, 600/1200	1582	813	100
07.	HD 2900 XT 512MB, 750/1660	1535	1861	463
08.	X1950 XT 512MB, 625/1800	1533	1362	257
09.	X1650 PRO 256MB 590/1380	1485	675	80
10.	8800 GTS 640MB, 512/1600	1433	1742	452
11.	HD 2600 PRO 256MB, 700/1400	1422	965	150
12.	X1650 XT 256MB, 625/1540	1413	860	134
13.	X1650 XT 256MB, 600/1400	1392	820	125
14.	EVGA 8800 GTX 768MB, 625/2000	1360	2178	680
15.	HD 2400 XT 256MB, 700/1600	1326	670	80
16.	8800 GTX 768MB, 575/1800	1304	2061	653
17.	8600 GTS 256MB, 720/2200	1290	1105	220
18.	X1300 XT 256MB 500/800	1229	563	70
19.	8500 GT 256MB, 450/800	1228	700	96
20.	8800 Ultra 768MB, 612/2160	1190	2184	783
21.	HD 2600 XT 256MB, 800/2200	1172	1022	200
22.	8600 GTS 256MB, 675/2000	1172	1089	235
23.	HD 2600 PRO 256MB, 600/828	1137	800	130
24.	X1950 XTX 512MB, 650/2000	1091	1370	371
25.	X1300 PRO 256MB, 600/800	991	465	60
26.	8800 GTX SLI 2x768MB, 575/1800	861	2543	1306
27.	7600 GT 256MB, 560/1400	750	596	117
28.	7600 GS 256MB, 400/800	693	487	85
29.	7900 GS 256MB, 450/1320	684	695	169
30.	7950 GT 256MB 600/1430	637	797	232
31.	X1300 256MB, 450/550	626	379	65
32.	7600 GS 512MB, 550/950	600	546	124
33.	7950 GT 512MB 550/1400	580	783	249
34.	BFG 7950GX2 2x512MB, 500/1200	390	966	519
35.	7950GX2 SLI 2x2x512MB, 500/1200	243	1135	1038

"Prospect" Rating:

GAMING ONLY prospect rating

#	Card	Usability rating	Prospect rating	Appr. price
01.	8800 GTX SLI 2x768MB, 575/1800	333	1570	1306
02.	8800 Ultra 768MB, 612/2160	479	1375	783
03.	EVGA 8800 GTX 768MB, 625/2000	543	1363	680
04.	8800 GTX 768MB, 575/1800	521	1293	653
05.	HD 2900 XT 512MB, 750/1660	595	1146	463
06.	8800 GTS 640MB, 512/1600	573	1089	452
07.	8800 GTS 320MB, 512/1600	717	1043	334
08.	X1950 XTX 512MB, 650/2000	457	880	371
09.	X1950 XT 512MB, 625/1800	640	870	257
10.	X1900 XT 256MB, 625/1450	688	787	204
11.	X1950 PRO 512MB, 575/1370	687	730	180
12.	7950GX2 SLI 2x2x512MB, 500/1200	101	724	1038
13.	8600 GTS 256MB, 720/2200	546	712	220
14.	8600 GTS 256MB, 675/2000	492	699	235
15.	X1950 PRO 256MB, 580/1400	777	690	148
16.	BFG 7950GX2 2x512MB, 500/1200	170	634	519
17.	HD 2600 XT 256MB, 800/2200	450	625	200
18.	8600 GT 256MB, 560/1560	658	588	134
19.	HD 2600 PRO 256MB, 700/1400	531	582	150
20.	X1650 XT 256MB, 625/1540	586	549	134
21.	7950 GT 256MB 600/1430	288	532	232
22.	X1650 XT 256MB, 600/1400	581	527	125
23.	7950 GT 512MB 550/1400	262	522	249
24.	8500 GT 256MB, 600/1200	618	503	100
25.	HD 2600 PRO 256MB, 600/828	429	485	130
26.	7900 GS 256MB, 450/1320	311	466	169
27.	8500 GT 256MB, 450/800	481	433	96
28.	X1650 PRO 256MB 590/1380	603	428	80
29.	HD 2400 XT 256MB, 700/1600	501	408	80
30.	7600 GT 256MB, 560/1400	338	398	117
31.	7600 GS 512MB, 550/950	269	363	124
32.	X1300 XT 256MB 500/800	504	359	70
33.	7600 GS 256MB, 400/800	314	325	85
34.	X1300 PRO 256MB, 600/800	410	299	60
35.	X1300 256MB, 450/550	261	243	65

GENERAL prospect rating

#	Card	Usability rating	Prospect rating	Appr. price
01.	8800 GTX SLI 2x768MB, 575/1800	861	2543	1306
02.	8800 Ultra 768MB, 612/2160	1190	2184	783
03.	EVGA 8800 GTX 768MB, 625/2000	1360	2178	680
04.	8800 GTX 768MB, 575/1800	1304	2061	653
05.	HD 2900 XT 512MB, 750/1660	1535	1861	463
06.	8800 GTS 640MB, 512/1600	1433	1742	452
07.	8800 GTS 320MB, 512/1600	1804	1664	334
08.	X1950 XTX 512MB, 650/2000	1091	1370	371
09.	X1950 XT 512MB, 625/1800	1533	1362	257
10.	X1900 XT 256MB, 625/1450	1645	1225	204
11.	X1950 PRO 512MB, 575/1370	1662	1148	180
12.	7950GX2 SLI 2x2x512MB, 500/1200	243	1135	1038
13.	8600 GTS 256MB, 720/2200	1290	1105	220
14.	8600 GTS 256MB, 675/2000	1172	1089	235
15.	X1950 PRO 256MB, 580/1400	1874	1080	148
16.	HD 2600 XT 256MB, 800/2200	1172	1022	200
17.	BFG 7950GX2 2x512MB, 500/1200	390	966	519
18.	HD 2600 PRO 256MB, 700/1400	1422	965	150
19.	8600 GT 256MB, 560/1560	1634	935	134
20.	X1650 XT 256MB, 625/1540	1413	860	134
21.	X1650 XT 256MB, 600/1400	1392	820	125
22.	8500 GT 256MB, 600/1200	1582	813	100
23.	HD 2600 PRO 256MB, 600/828	1137	800	130
24.	7950 GT 256MB 600/1430	637	797	232
25.	7950 GT 512MB 550/1400	580	783	249
26.	8500 GT 256MB, 450/800	1228	700	96
27.	7900 GS 256MB, 450/1320	684	695	169
28.	X1650 PRO 256MB 590/1380	1485	675	80
29.	HD 2400 XT 256MB, 700/1600	1326	670	80
30.	7600 GT 256MB, 560/1400	750	596	117
31.	X1300 XT 256MB 500/800	1229	563	70
32.	7600 GS 512MB, 550/950	600	546	124
33.	7600 GS 256MB, 400/800	693	487	85
34.	X1300 PRO 256MB, 600/800	991	465	60
35.	X1300 256MB, 450/550	626	379	65

Ingame quality

6. Games screenshot gallery

All test screenshots are compiled into a gallery where you can qualify the work of a chosen videocard and compare it to the reference images taken on ATI Radeon 9500. All shots were taken at the same 1024x768 resolution at the maximum quality. Screenshot gallery

7. Game Artefacts Gallery

Game Quality Section

8. Game Quality Control Section

Game Quality Control Section

The PSU for the testbed was kindly provided by HIPER

The Dell 3007WFP monitor was kindly provided by NVIDIA