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 April 2006 to the 15th of May 2006. 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 72th issue of 3Digest.

May 2006

In May they released RADEON X1900 GT and GeForce 7300 GT. We'll add these novelties to our next issue of 3Digest.

PLEASE NOTE! For this issue we tested only PCI-E graphics cards! The very final AGP summary review was published on April 13.

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

• System on Athlon 64 (939Socket)
  • AMD Athlon 64 4000+ CPU (L2=1024K);
  • ASUS A8N32 SLI Deluxe on NVIDIA nForce4 SLI X16; for ATI CrossFire we used ASUS A8R32-MVP on ATI RADEON Xpress 3200 CrossFire
  • 2 GB DDR SDRAM 400MHz (CAS (tCL)=2.5; RAS to CAS delay (tRCD)=3; Row Precharge (tRP)=3; tRAS=6);
  • WD Caviar SE WD1600JD 160GB SATA HDD.

Testbeds had Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2, DirectX 9.0c installed. IIYAMA Vision Master Pro 514 (22") monitor was used.

The list of benchmarks is here .

2. Graphics card list

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

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

Card 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 X700 256MB DDR 2.8ns (400/700 MHz)
4. PCI-E-ATI RADEON X700 PRO 256MB GDDR3 2.0ns (425/860 MHz)
5. PCI-E-ATI RADEON X1600 PRO 256MB DDR 2.0ns (500/900 MHz)
6. PCI-E-ATI RADEON X1600 XT 256MB DDR 1.26ns (590/1380 MHz)
7. PCI-E-ATI RADEON X800 GT 256MB GDDR3 2.0ns (475/990 MHz)
8. PCI-E-ATI RADEON X800 GTO 256MB GDDR3 2.0ns (400/990 MHz)
9. PCI-E-ATI RADEON X800 XL 256MB GDDR3 2.0ns (400/990 MHz)
10. PCI-E-ATI RADEON X850 XT 256MB GDDR3 1.6ns (520/1080 MHz)
11. PCI-E-ATI RADEON X850 XT PE 256MB GDDR3 1.6ns (540/1180 MHz)
12. PCI-E-ATI RADEON X1800 XT 512MB GDDR3 1.26ns (625/1500 MHz)
13. PCI-E-ATI RADEON X1800 XL 256MB GDDR3 1.4ns (500/1000 MHz)
14. PCI-E-ATI RADEON X1800 GTO 256MB GDDR3 2.0ns (500/1000 MHz)
15. PCI-E-ATI RADEON X1900 XT 512MB GDDR3 1.26ns (625/1450 MHz)
16. PCI-E-ATI RADEON X1900 XTX 512MB GDDR3 1.1ns (650/1550 MHz)
17. PCI-E-ATI RADEON X1900 XT CrossFire 2x512MB GDDR3 1.26ns (2x625/1450 MHz)
18. PCI-E-NVIDIA GeForce 6600 128MB DDR 3.6ns (300/550 MHz)
19. PCI-E-NVIDIA GeForce 6600 256MB DDR2 2.5ns (350/800 MHz)
20. PCI-E-NVIDIA GeForce 6600GT 128MB GDDR3 2.0ns (500/1000 MHz)
21. PCI-E-NVIDIA GeForce 7600GT 256MB GDDR3 1.4ns (560/1400 MHz)
22. PCI-E-NVIDIA GeForce 7600GS 256MB GDDR3 2.5ns (400/800 MHz)
23. PCI-E-NVIDIA GeForce 6800 256MB DDR 2.8ns (350/600 MHz)
24. PCI-E-NVIDIA GeForce 6800 XT 256MB GDDR3 2.0ns (425/1000 MHz)
25. PCI-E-NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GS 256MB GDDR3 2.0ns (425/1000 MHz)
26. PCI-E-NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT 256MB GDDR3 2.0ns (350/1000 MHz)
27. PCI-E-NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra 256MB GDDR3 1.6ns (425/1100 MHz)
28. PCI-E-NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GT 256MB GDDR3 2.0ns (400/1000 MHz)
29. PCI-E-NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GT 256MB GDDR3 2.0ns (450/1100 MHz)
30. PCI-E-NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GTX 256MB GDDR3 1.6ns (430/1200 MHz)
31. PCI-E-NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GTX 256MB GDDR3 1.6ns (486/1350 MHz)
32. PCI-E-NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GTX 512MB GDDR3 1.1ns (550/1700 MHz)
33. PCI-E-NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GT 256MB GDDR3 1.4ns (450/1320 MHz)
34. PCI-E-NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GTX 512MB GDDR3 1.1ns (650/1600 MHz)
35. PCI-E-NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GTX SLI 2x512MB DDR3 1.1ns (2x650/1600 MHz)

Archive (video cards, information on which is not updated anymore)

3. May 2006 news and current business

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

• 3.1. The following drivers were released from April 15, 2006 to May 15, 2006:
  
  
  • NVIDIA ForceWare for all NVIDIA-based cards:
    
    
    • Windows XP: 91.28 official beta;

    
    

  • ATI Catalyst for all ATI-based cards:
    
    
    • Windows XP: CATALYST 6.5
      

  
  
  

• 3.2. This month we used 91.28 drivers for NVIDIA-based card summaries; 6.5 drivers for ATI-based card summaries.
  
  

4. Summary graphics card performance charts for the latest drivers available at the moment of testing in May 2006

• 4.1. Far Cry, Research
  • PCI-E cards
    • 1024x768 (PCI-E cards)
    • 1280x1024 (PCI-E cards)
    • 1600x1200 (PCI-E cards)
    • 2048x1536 (PCI-E cards)

  • PCI-E cards, AntiAliasing+Anisotropy
    • 1024x768, AA+AF (PCI-E cards)
    • 1280x1024, AA+AF (PCI-E cards)
    • 1600x1200, AA+AF (PCI-E cards)
    • 2048x1536, AA+AF (PCI-E cards)

  
  
  

• 4.2. Splinter Cell Chaos Theory
  • PCI-E cards
    • 1024x768 (PCI-E cards)
    • 1280x1024 (PCI-E cards)
    • 1600x1200 (PCI-E cards)
    • 2048x1536 (PCI-E cards)

  • PCI-E cards, AntiAliasing+Anisotropy
    • 1024x768, AA+AF (PCI-E cards)
    • 1280x1024, AA+AF (PCI-E cards)
    • 1600x1200, AA+AF (PCI-E cards)
    • 2048x1536, AA+AF (PCI-E cards)

  
  
  

• 4.3. Half Life2, ixbt01
  • PCI-E cards
    • 1024x768 (PCI-E cards)
    • 1280x1024 (PCI-E cards)
    • 1600x1200 (PCI-E cards)
    • 2048x1536 (PCI-E cards)

  • PCI-E cards, AntiAliasing+Anisotropy
    • 1024x768, AA+AF (PCI-E cards)
    • 1280x1024, AA+AF (PCI-E cards)
    • 1600x1200, AA+AF (PCI-E cards)
    • 2048x1536, AA+AF (PCI-E cards)

  
  
  

• 4.4. DOOM III
  • PCI-E cards
    • 1024x768 (PCI-E cards)
    • 1280x1024 (PCI-E cards)
    • 1600x1200 (PCI-E cards)

  • PCI-E cards, AntiAliasing+Anisotropy
    • 1024x768, AA+AF (PCI-E cards)
    • 1280x1024, AA+AF (PCI-E cards)
    • 1600x1200, AA+AF (PCI-E cards)

  
  
  

• 4.5. 3DMark05 MARKS
  • PCI-E cards
    • 1024x768 (PCI-E cards)
    • 1280x1024 (PCI-E cards)
    • 1600x1200 (PCI-E cards)
    • 2048x1536 (PCI-E cards)

  • PCI-E cards, AntiAliasing+Anisotropy
    • 1024x768, AA+AF (PCI-E cards)
    • 1280x1024, AA+AF (PCI-E cards)
    • 1600x1200, AA+AF (PCI-E cards)
    • 2048x1536, AA+AF (PCI-E cards)

  
  
  

• 4.6. Chronicles of Riddick, demo 44
  • PCI-E cards
    • 1024x768 (PCI-E cards)
    • 1280x1024 (PCI-E cards)
    • 1600x1200 (PCI-E cards)

  • PCI-E cards, AntiAliasing+Anisotropy
    • 1024x768, AA+AF (PCI-E cards)
    • 1280x1024, AA+AF (PCI-E cards)
    • 1600x1200, AA+AF (PCI-E cards)

  
  
  

• 4.7. F.E.A.R.
  • PCI-E cards
    • 1024x768 (PCI-E cards)
    • 1280x1024 (PCI-E cards)
    • 1600x1200 (PCI-E cards)
    • 2048x1536 (PCI-E cards)

  • PCI-E cards, AntiAliasing+Anisotropy
    • 1024x768, AA+AF (PCI-E cards)
    • 1280x1024, AA+AF (PCI-E cards)
    • 1600x1200, AA+AF (PCI-E cards)
    • 2048x1536, AA+AF (PCI-E cards)

  
  
  

• 4.8. Call Of Duty 2 DEMO
  • PCI-E cards
    • 1024x768 (PCI-E cards)
    • 1280x1024 (PCI-E cards)
    • 1600x1200 (PCI-E cards)

  • PCI-E cards, AntiAliasing+Anisotropy
    • 1024x768, AA+AF (PCI-E cards)
    • 1280x1024, AA+AF (PCI-E cards)
    • 1600x1200, AA+AF (PCI-E cards)

  
  
  

• 4.9. 3DMark 06, Shader Model 2.0 MARKS
  • PCI-E cards
    • 1024x768 (PCI-E cards)
    • 1280x1024 (PCI-E cards)
    • 1600x1200 (PCI-E cards)
    • 2048x1536 (PCI-E cards)

  • PCI-E cards, AntiAliasing+Anisotropy
    • 1024x768, AA+AF (PCI-E cards)
    • 1280x1024, AA+AF (PCI-E cards)
    • 1600x1200, AA+AF (PCI-E cards)
    • 2048x1536, AA+AF (PCI-E cards)

  
  
  

• 4.10. 3DMark 06, Shader Model 3.0 MARKS
  • PCI-E cards
    • 1024x768 (PCI-E cards)
    • 1280x1024 (PCI-E cards)
    • 1600x1200 (PCI-E cards)
    • 2048x1536 (PCI-E cards)

  • PCI-E cards, AntiAliasing+Anisotropy
    • 1024x768, AA+AF (PCI-E cards)
    • 1280x1024, AA+AF (PCI-E cards)
    • 1600x1200, AA+AF (PCI-E cards)
    • 2048x1536, AA+AF (PCI-E cards)

  
  
  

• 4.15. Archive (information from the previous 3Digests absent in this issue)
  
  
• 4.16 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 impossibility of running HDR together with AA on NVIDIA cards decreased their ratings, since all of them couldn't pass Shader Model 3.0 benchmarks of 3DMark06 in AA+AF mode, when HDR was enabled.

  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 (ATI CATALYST 6.5, NVIDIA ForceWare 91.28).

  
  All willing to conduct his own rating calculations with his 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 1600x1200@32bpp resolution was used for the prospect rating;
  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.

  Athlon 64 4000+ platforms:

  You can see the usability and prospect graphs by downloading the Excel file above.
  

  Usability rating (rating from the previous 3Digest is in parentheses):
  
  

  1. GAMING ONLY usability rating

     #	Graphics Card	Usability Rating	Prospect Rating	Price	Old #
     01.	6800 XT 256MB 425/1000	2434	626	123	(02)
     02.	7600 GT 256MB, 560/1400	2213	790	214	(01)
     03.	7600 GS 256MB, 400/800	2194	627	140	(04)
     04.	X1300 PRO 256MB, 600/800	2074	461	85	(06)
     05.	6800 GS 256MB 425/1000	2052	705	183	(03)
     06.	X1600 PRO 256MB 500/800	2005	532	114	(05)
     07.	X1600 XT 256MB 590/1380	2000	610	149	(08)
     08.	6600 DDR2 256MB 350/800	1984	492	96.2	(07)
     09.	X1800 GTO 256MB 500/1000	1972	774	238	(09)
     10.	7900 GT 256MB, 450/1320	1876	933	347	(11)
     11.	X1800 XT 512MB 625/1500	1777	938	380	(12)
     12.	6600 GT 128MB 500/1000	1733	547	134	(10)
     13.	X850 XT PE 256MB 540/1180	1710	668	205	(28)
     14.	7800 GT 256MB, 400/1000	1647	862	340	(14)
     15.	X1900 XT 512MB, 625/1450	1638	1014	469	(16)
     16.	X800 GTO 256MB 400/990	1631	539	142	(21)
     17.	X850 XT 256MB 520/1080	1620	652	206	(17)
     18.	X1300 256MB, 450/550	1612	379	75	(13)
     19.	X1800 XL 256MB 500/1000	1609	820	330	(24)
     20.	7800 GT 256MB, 450/1100	1565	903	390	(19)
     21.	6600 128MB 300/550	1542	413	88	(15)
     22.	X800 XL 256MB 400/990	1527	601	188	(29)
     23.	X700 256MB 400/700	1521	398	85	(23)
     24.	6800 GT 256MB 350/1000	1510	709	250	(18)
     25.	7900 GTX 512MB, 650/1600	1487	1037	525	(30)
     26.	X1900 XTX 512MB, 650/1550	1484	1035	535	(20)
     27.	7800 GTX 256MB, 430/1200	1467	915	427	(26)
     28.	X700 PRO 256MB 425/860	1414	430	106	(22)
     29.	X800 GT 256MB 475/990	1400	491	140	(27)
     30.	7800 GTX 256MB, 486/1350	1358	960	504	(31)
     31.	6800 256MB 350/600	1322	622	223	(25)
     32.	7800 GTX 512MB, 550/1700	1288	1006	578	(32)
     33.	6800 Ultra 256MB 425/1100	1032	764	420	(33)
     34.	X1900 XT CF 2x512MB, 625/1450	976	1181	1014	(34)
     35.	7900 GTX SLI 2x512MB, 650/1600	945	1186	1050	(35)

     
     
     

  2. GENERAL usability rating

     #	НАЗВАНИЕ УСКОРИТЕЛЯ	РЕЙТИНГ ПОЛЕЗ.	РЕЙТИНГ ПЕРСП.	ЦЕНА	Old #
     01.	X1600 XT 256MB 590/1380	2123	889	149	(02)
     02.	X1600 PRO 256MB 500/800	2110	774	114	(01)
     03.	X1300 PRO 256MB, 600/800	2087	659	85	(03)
     04.	X1800 GTO 256MB 500/1000	1956	1086	238	(04)
     05.	X1900 XT 512MB, 625/1450	1852	1504	469	(05)
     06.	X1800 XT 512MB 625/1500	1847	1338	380	(06)
     07.	X1900 XTX 512MB, 650/1550	1687	1536	535	(08)
     08.	X1300 256MB, 450/550	1622	542	75	(07)
     09.	X1800 XL 256MB 500/1000	1579	1145	330	(11)
     10.	6800 XT 256MB 425/1000	1523	699	123	(13)
     11.	7600 GS 256MB, 400/800	1470	719	140	(10)
     12.	7600 GT 256MB, 560/1400	1449	893	214	(09)
     13.	6800 GS 256MB 425/1000	1301	786	183	(12)
     14.	7900 GT 256MB, 450/1320	1245	1061	347	(16)
     15.	X1900 XT CF 2x512MB, 625/1450	1221	1825	1014	(14)
     16.	6600 DDR2 256MB 350/800	1171	540	96.2	(15)
     17.	7800 GT 256MB, 400/1000	1100	982	340	(17)
     18.	7900 GTX 512MB, 650/1600	1051	1205	525	(22)
     19.	7800 GT 256MB, 450/1100	1047	1029	390	(18)
     20.	7800 GTX 256MB, 430/1200	986	1046	427	(20)
     21.	6800 GT 256MB 350/1000	930	778	250	(19)
     22.	7800 GTX 256MB, 486/1350	920	1100	504	(24)
     23.	7800 GTX 512MB, 550/1700	888	1158	578	(23)
     24.	6800 256MB 350/600	846	701	223	(21)
     25.	7900 GTX SLI 2x512MB, 650/1600	707	1417	1050	(29)
     26.	6800 Ultra 256MB 425/1100	638	839	420	(25)
     27.	X700 256MB 400/700	618	367	85	(27)
     28.	X850 XT PE 256MB 540/1180	595	567	205	(34)
     29.	X800 GTO 256MB 400/990	588	467	142	(30)
     30.	X850 XT 256MB 520/1080	565	554	206	(28)
     31.	X700 PRO 256MB 425/860	560	391	106	(26)
     32.	X800 XL 256MB 400/990	537	515	188	(35)
     33.	X800 GT 256MB 475/990	527	436	140	(31)
     34.	6600 128MB 300/550	426	247	88	(32)
     35.	6600 GT 128MB 500/1000	421	295	134	(33)

  Prospect rating (the previous rating is in parenthesis):
  
  

  1. GAMING ONLY prospect rating

     #	НАЗВАНИЕ УСКОРИТЕЛЯ	РЕЙТИНГ ПОЛЕЗ.	РЕЙТИНГ ПЕРСП.	ЦЕНА	Old #
     01.	7900 GTX SLI 2x512MB, 650/1600	945	1186	1050	(01)
     02.	X1900 XT CF 2x512MB, 625/1450	976	1181	1014	(02)
     03.	7900 GTX 512MB, 650/1600	1487	1037	525	(03)
     04.	X1900 XTX 512MB, 650/1550	1484	1035	535	(04)
     05.	X1900 XT 512MB, 625/1450	1638	1014	469	(05)
     06.	7800 GTX 512MB, 550/1700	1288	1006	578	(06)
     07.	7800 GTX 256MB, 486/1350	1358	960	504	(07)
     08.	X1800 XT 512MB 625/1500	1777	938	380	(08)
     09.	7900 GT 256MB, 450/1320	1876	933	347	(09)
     10.	7800 GTX 256MB, 430/1200	1467	915	427	(10)
     11.	7800 GT 256MB, 450/1100	1565	903	390	(11)
     12.	7800 GT 256MB, 400/1000	1647	862	340	(12)
     13.	X1800 XL 256MB 500/1000	1609	820	330	(13)
     14.	7600 GT 256MB, 560/1400	2213	790	214	(14)
     15.	X1800 GTO 256MB 500/1000	1972	774	238	(15)
     16.	6800 Ultra 256MB 425/1100	1032	764	420	(16)
     17.	6800 GT 256MB 350/1000	1510	709	250	(17)
     18.	6800 GS 256MB 425/1000	2052	705	183	(18)
     19.	X850 XT PE 256MB 540/1180	1710	668	205	(19)
     20.	X850 XT 256MB 520/1080	1620	652	206	(20)
     21.	7600 GS 256MB, 400/800	2194	627	140	(21)
     22.	6800 XT 256MB 425/1000	2434	626	123	(22)
     23.	6800 256MB 350/600	1322	622	223	(23)
     24.	X1600 XT 256MB 590/1380	2000	610	149	(24)
     25.	X800 XL 256MB 400/990	1527	601	188	(25)
     26.	6600 GT 128MB 500/1000	1733	547	134	(26)
     27.	X800 GTO 256MB 400/990	1631	539	142	(27)
     28.	X1600 PRO 256MB 500/800	2005	532	114	(28)
     29.	6600 DDR2 256MB 350/800	1984	492	96.2	(29)
     30.	X800 GT 256MB 475/990	1400	491	140	(30)
     31.	X1300 PRO 256MB, 600/800	2074	461	85	(31)
     32.	X700 PRO 256MB 425/860	1414	430	106	(32)
     33.	6600 128MB 300/550	1542	413	88	(33)
     34.	X700 256MB 400/700	1521	398	85	(34)
     35.	X1300 256MB, 450/550	1612	379	75	(35)

     
     
     

  2. GENERAL prospect rating

     #	НАЗВАНИЕ УСКОРИТЕЛЯ	РЕЙТИНГ ПОЛЕЗ.	РЕЙТИНГ ПЕРСП.	ЦЕНА	Old #
     01.	X1900 XT CF 2x512MB, 625/1450	1221	1825	1014	(01)
     02.	X1900 XTX 512MB, 650/1550	1687	1536	535	(02)
     03.	X1900 XT 512MB, 625/1450	1852	1504	469	(03)
     04.	7900 GTX SLI 2x512MB, 650/1600	707	1417	1050	(04)
     05.	X1800 XT 512MB 625/1500	1847	1338	380	(05)
     06.	7900 GTX 512MB, 650/1600	1051	1205	525	(06)
     07.	7800 GTX 512MB, 550/1700	888	1158	578	(07)
     08.	X1800 XL 256MB 500/1000	1579	1145	330	(08)
     09.	7800 GTX 256MB, 486/1350	920	1100	504	(09)
     10.	X1800 GTO 256MB 500/1000	1956	1086	238	(10)
     11.	7900 GT 256MB, 450/1320	1245	1061	347	(11)
     12.	7800 GTX 256MB, 430/1200	986	1046	427	(12)
     13.	7800 GT 256MB, 450/1100	1047	1029	390	(13)
     14.	7800 GT 256MB, 400/1000	1100	982	340	(14)
     15.	7600 GT 256MB, 560/1400	1449	893	214	(15)
     16.	X1600 XT 256MB 590/1380	2123	889	149	(16)
     17.	6800 Ultra 256MB 425/1100	638	839	420	(17)
     18.	6800 GS 256MB 425/1000	1301	786	183	(18)
     19.	6800 GT 256MB 350/1000	930	778	250	(19)
     20.	X1600 PRO 256MB 500/800	2110	774	114	(20)
     21.	7600 GS 256MB, 400/800	1470	719	140	(21)
     22.	6800 256MB 350/600	846	701	223	(22)
     23.	6800 XT 256MB 425/1000	1523	699	123	(23)
     24.	X1300 PRO 256MB, 600/800	2087	659	85	(24)
     25.	X850 XT PE 256MB 540/1180	595	567	205	(25)
     26.	X850 XT 256MB 520/1080	565	554	206	(26)
     27.	X1300 256MB, 450/550	1622	542	75	(27)
     28.	6600 DDR2 256MB 350/800	1171	540	96.2	(28)
     29.	X800 XL 256MB 400/990	537	515	188	(29)
     30.	X800 GTO 256MB 400/990	588	467	142	(30)
     31.	X800 GT 256MB 475/990	527	436	140	(31)
     32.	X700 PRO 256MB 425/860	560	391	106	(32)
     33.	X700 256MB 400/700	618	367	85	(33)
     34.	6600 GT 128MB 500/1000	421	295	134	(34)
     35.	6600 128MB 300/550	426	247	88	(35)

  
  
  

  Ingame quality

  
  
  

  6. Games screenshot gallery

  All test screenshots are compiled into a gallery where you can qualify the work of a chosen videocard. 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

  
  
  

  We thank all the companies that provided us with graphics cards and other equipment for our 3Digest, including:
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  HIS (and personally Peter Yueng)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  Bench'emAll! (and personally Alexander Kondratyuk AKA Render for helping us optimize bechmarking).
  
  
  
  
  

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