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 July 2006 to the 15th of August 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 75th issue of 3Digest.

August 2006

This month ATI's RADEON X1950 XTX saw the light. We have already tested it in single and CrossFire configurations.

NVIDIA updated 91.45 drivers with Quad-SLI support.

PLEASE NOTE! This issue contains only PCI-E cards benchmarks! The final AGP benchmarks were made in March 2006 (see this page)!

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);
  • MSI K8N Diamond Plus motherboard on NVIDIA nForce4 SLI X16; for ATI CrossFire tests we used ASUS A8R32-MVP board on ATI RADEON Xpress 3200 CrossFire chipset;
  • 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 512MB DDR2 3.0ns (450/500 MHz)
3. PCI-E-ATI RADEON X1300 PRO 256MB DDR 2.5ns (600/800 MHz)
4. PCI-E-ATI RADEON X1600 PRO 256MB DDR 2.0ns (500/900 MHz)
5. PCI-E-ATI RADEON X1600 XT 256MB DDR 1.26ns (590/1380 MHz)
6. PCI-E-ATI RADEON X800 GTO 256MB GDDR3 2.0ns (400/990 MHz)
7. PCI-E-ATI RADEON X850 XT 256MB GDDR3 1.6ns (520/1080 MHz)
8. PCI-E-ATI RADEON X1800 XT 512MB GDDR3 1.26ns (625/1500 MHz)
9. PCI-E-ATI RADEON X1800 XL 256MB GDDR3 1.4ns (500/1000 MHz)
10. PCI-E-ATI RADEON X1800 GTO 256MB GDDR3 2.0ns (500/1000 MHz)
11. PCI-E-ATI RADEON X1900 GT 256MB GDDR3 1.4ns (575/1200 MHz)
12. PCI-E-ATI RADEON X1900 XT 512MB GDDR3 1.26ns (625/1450 MHz)
13. PCI-E-ATI RADEON X1900 XTX 512MB GDDR3 1.1ns (650/1550 MHz)
14. PCI-E-ATI RADEON X1900 XTX 512MB GDDR3 1.1ns (700/1700 MHz)
15. PCI-E-ATI RADEON X1950 XTX 512MB GDDR4 0.9ns (650/2000 MHz)
16. PCI-E-ATI RADEON X1950 XTX CrossFire 2x512MB GDDR4 0.9ns (2x650/2000 MHz)
17. PCI-E-NVIDIA GeForce 6600 256MB DDR2 2.5ns (350/800 MHz)
18. PCI-E-NVIDIA GeForce 6600GT 128MB GDDR3 2.0ns (500/1000 MHz)
19. PCI-E-NVIDIA GeForce 7300GT 256MB GDDR2 2.8ns (350/666 MHz)
20. PCI-E-NVIDIA GeForce 7300GT 256MB GDDR3 1.4ns (500/1400 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 GTX 256MB GDDR3 1.6ns (430/1200 MHz)
30. PCI-E-NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GTX 512MB GDDR3 1.1ns (550/1700 MHz)
31. PCI-E-NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GT 256MB GDDR3 1.4ns (450/1320 MHz)
32. PCI-E-NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GTX 512MB GDDR3 1.1ns (650/1600 MHz)
33. PCI-E-NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GX2 2x512MB GDDR3 1.4ns (500/1200 MHz)
34. PCI-E-NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GX2 SLI 2x2x512MB GDDR3 1.4ns (4x500/1200 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. August 2006 news and the current business

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

• 3.1. The following drivers were released from July 15, 2006 to August 15, 2006:
  
  
  • NVIDIA ForceWare for all NVIDIA-based cards:
    
    
    • Windows XP: 91.33 official beta; 91.45 official beta (for Quad-SLI);

    
    

  • ATI Catalyst for all ATI-based cards:
    
    
    • Windows XP: CATALYST 6.8
      

  
  
  

• 3.2. This month we used 91.45/91.33 drivers for NVIDIA cards summaries; 6.8 drivers for ATI cards summaries.
  
  

4. Summary diagrams of graphics cards performance with the latest drivers for August 2006.

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

• 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 worked 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 new tests (ATI CATALYST 6.8, NVIDIA ForceWare 91.45/91.33).

  
  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:

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

  1. GAMING ONLY usability rating

     #	НАЗВАНИЕ УСКОРИТЕЛЯ	РЕЙТИНГ ПОЛЕЗ.	РЕЙТИНГ ПЕРСП.	ЦЕНА	Old #
     01.	7300 GT 256MB, 500/1400	3096	686	120	(01)
     02.	7600 GT 256MB, 560/1400	2738	790	173	(02)
     03.	7600 GS 256MB, 400/800	2718	627	113	(04)
     04.	7300 GT 256MB, 350/666	2460	536	93	(--)
     05.	6800 GS 256MB 425/1000	2455	705	153	(03)
     06.	6800 XT 256MB 425/1000	2234	626	134	(05)
     07.	X1600 XT 256MB 590/1380	2127	615	142	(08)
     08.	7900 GT 256MB, 450/1320	2113	933	308	(06)
     09.	X1600 PRO 256MB 500/800	2090	536	111	(09)
     10.	6600 GT 128MB 500/1000	2002	547	116	(12)
     11.	X1900 GT 256MB 575/1200	1969	868	295	(11)
     12.	X1300 PRO 256MB, 600/800	1920	465	93	(10)
     13.	6800 GT 256MB 350/1000	1842	709	205	(24)
     14.	6600 DDR2 256MB 350/800	1818	492	105	(07)
     15.	X1900 XT 512MB, 625/1450	1796	1023	433	(15)
     16.	X1800 XL 256MB 500/1000	1793	827	300	(20)
     17.	7900 GTX 512MB, 650/1600	1775	1037	440	(18)
     18.	X1800 XT 512MB 625/1500	1757	946	389	(13)
     19.	X1800 GTO 256MB 500/1000	1722	781	276	(17)
     20.	X800 GTO 256MB 400/990	1689	544	139	(16)
     21.	X1900 XTX 512MB, 650/1550	1658	1044	485	(23)
     22.	7800 GTX 256MB, 430/1200	1648	915	380	(21)
     23.	BFG 7950GX2 2x512MB, 500/1200	1623	1133	565	(26)
     24.	X1300 256MB, 450/550	1526	382	80	(22)
     25.	X1900 XTX 512MB, 700/1700	1519	1069	550	(28)
     26.	X850 XT 256MB 520/1080	1509	658	224	(19)
     27.	7800 GT 256MB, 400/1000	1501	862	373	(14)
     28.	X1300 512MB, 450/500	1484	401	90	(27)
     29.	7800 GTX 512MB, 550/1700	1477	1006	504	(25)
     30.	X1950 XTX 512MB, 650/2000	1393	1068	600	(--)
     31.	6800 256MB 350/600	1346	622	219	(29)
     32.	6800 Ultra 256MB 425/1100	1238	764	350	(31)
     33.	7900 GTX SLI 2x512MB, 650/1600	1124	1184	880	(30)
     34.	7950GX2 SLI 2x2x512MB, 500/1200	889	1199	1130	(32)
     35.	X1950 XTX CF 2x512MB, 650/2000	889	1235	1200	(--)

     
     
     

  2. GENERAL usability rating

     #	НАЗВАНИЕ УСКОРИТЕЛЯ	РЕЙТИНГ ПОЛЕЗ.	РЕЙТИНГ ПЕРСП.	ЦЕНА	Old #
     01.	X1600 XT 256MB 590/1380	2228	890	142	(02)
     02.	X1600 PRO 256MB 500/800	2166	775	111	(03)
     03.	X1900 GT 256MB 575/1200	2075	1254	295	(04)
     04.	X1900 XT 512MB, 625/1450	2006	1507	433	(06)
     05.	7300 GT 256MB, 500/1400	1978	773	120	(01)
     06.	X1300 PRO 256MB, 600/800	1906	660	93	(05)
     07.	X1900 XTX 512MB, 650/1550	1861	1539	485	(08)
     08.	7600 GS 256MB, 400/800	1821	719	113	(11)
     09.	X1800 XT 512MB 625/1500	1804	1340	389	(07)
     10.	7600 GT 256MB, 560/1400	1792	893	173	(09)
     11.	X1800 XL 256MB 500/1000	1737	1147	300	(12)
     12.	X1900 XTX 512MB, 700/1700	1731	1584	550	(14)
     13.	X1800 GTO 256MB 500/1000	1686	1088	276	(10)
     14.	7300 GT 256MB, 350/666	1651	620	93	(--)
     15.	X1950 XTX 512MB, 650/2000	1574	1576	600	(--)
     16.	6800 GS 256MB 425/1000	1556	786	153	(15)
     17.	X1300 512MB, 450/500	1547	581	90	(16)
     18.	X1300 256MB, 450/550	1517	542	80	(13)
     19.	7900 GT 256MB, 450/1320	1402	1061	308	(17)
     20.	6800 XT 256MB 425/1000	1398	699	134	(18)
     21.	7900 GTX 512MB, 650/1600	1254	1205	440	(20)
     22.	BFG 7950GX2 2x512MB, 500/1200	1206	1352	565	(23)
     23.	6800 GT 256MB 350/1000	1134	778	205	(25)
     24.	7800 GTX 256MB, 430/1200	1108	1046	380	(22)
     25.	X1950 XTX CF 2x512MB, 650/2000	1105	1898	1200	(--)
     26.	6600 DDR2 256MB 350/800	1073	540	105	(19)
     27.	7800 GTX 512MB, 550/1700	1018	1158	504	(24)
     28.	7800 GT 256MB, 400/1000	1003	982	373	(21)
     29.	6800 256MB 350/600	862	701	219	(26)
     30.	7900 GTX SLI 2x512MB, 650/1600	842	1416	880	(27)
     31.	6800 Ultra 256MB 425/1100	766	839	350	(28)
     32.	7950GX2 SLI 2x2x512MB, 500/1200	664	1428	1130	(30)
     33.	X800 GTO 256MB 400/990	602	468	139	(29)
     34.	X850 XT 256MB 520/1080	521	556	224	(31)
     35.	6600 GT 128MB 500/1000	487	295	116	(32)

  Prospect rating (the previous rating is in parenthesis):
  
  

  1. GAMING ONLY prospect rating

     #	НАЗВАНИЕ УСКОРИТЕЛЯ	РЕЙТИНГ ПОЛЕЗ.	РЕЙТИНГ ПЕРСП.	ЦЕНА	Old #
     01.	X1950 XTX CF 2x512MB, 650/2000	889	1235	1200	(--)
     02.	7950GX2 SLI 2x2x512MB, 500/1200	889	1199	1130	(02)
     03.	7900 GTX SLI 2x512MB, 650/1600	1124	1184	880	(01)
     04.	BFG 7950GX2 2x512MB, 500/1200	1623	1133	565	(03)
     05.	X1900 XTX 512MB, 700/1700	1519	1069	550	(04)
     06.	X1950 XTX 512MB, 650/2000	1393	1068	600	(--)
     07.	X1900 XTX 512MB, 650/1550	1658	1044	485	(06)
     08.	7900 GTX 512MB, 650/1600	1775	1037	440	(05)
     09.	X1900 XT 512MB, 625/1450	1796	1023	433	(07)
     10.	7800 GTX 512MB, 550/1700	1477	1006	504	(08)
     11.	X1800 XT 512MB 625/1500	1757	946	389	(09)
     12.	7900 GT 256MB, 450/1320	2113	933	308	(10)
     13.	7800 GTX 256MB, 430/1200	1648	915	380	(11)
     14.	X1900 GT 256MB 575/1200	1969	868	295	(13)
     15.	7800 GT 256MB, 400/1000	1501	862	373	(12)
     16.	X1800 XL 256MB 500/1000	1793	827	300	(14)
     17.	7600 GT 256MB, 560/1400	2738	790	173	(15)
     18.	X1800 GTO 256MB 500/1000	1722	781	276	(16)
     19.	6800 Ultra 256MB 425/1100	1238	764	350	(17)
     20.	6800 GT 256MB 350/1000	1842	709	205	(18)
     21.	6800 GS 256MB 425/1000	2455	705	153	(19)
     22.	7300 GT 256MB, 500/1400	3096	686	120	(20)
     23.	X850 XT 256MB 520/1080	1509	658	224	(21)
     24.	7600 GS 256MB, 400/800	2718	627	113	(22)
     25.	6800 XT 256MB 425/1000	2234	626	134	(23)
     26.	6800 256MB 350/600	1346	622	219	(24)
     27.	X1600 XT 256MB 590/1380	2127	615	142	(25)
     28.	6600 GT 128MB 500/1000	2002	547	116	(26)
     29.	X800 GTO 256MB 400/990	1689	544	139	(27)
     30.	X1600 PRO 256MB 500/800	2090	536	111	(28)
     31.	7300 GT 256MB, 350/666	2460	536	93	(--)
     32.	6600 DDR2 256MB 350/800	1818	492	105	(29)
     33.	X1300 PRO 256MB, 600/800	1920	465	93	(30)
     34.	X1300 512MB, 450/500	1484	401	90	(31)
     35.	X1300 256MB, 450/550	1526	382	80	(32)

     
     
     

  2. GENERAL prospect rating

     #	НАЗВАНИЕ УСКОРИТЕЛЯ	РЕЙТИНГ ПОЛЕЗ.	РЕЙТИНГ ПЕРСП.	ЦЕНА	Old #
     01.	X1950 XTX CF 2x512MB, 650/2000	1105	1898	1200	(--)
     02.	X1900 XTX 512MB, 700/1700	1731	1584	550	(01)
     03.	X1950 XTX 512MB, 650/2000	1574	1576	600	(--)
     04.	X1900 XTX 512MB, 650/1550	1861	1539	485	(02)
     05.	X1900 XT 512MB, 625/1450	2006	1507	433	(03)
     06.	7950GX2 SLI 2x2x512MB, 500/1200	664	1428	1130	(05)
     07.	7900 GTX SLI 2x512MB, 650/1600	842	1416	880	(04)
     08.	BFG 7950GX2 2x512MB, 500/1200	1206	1352	565	(07)
     09.	X1800 XT 512MB 625/1500	1804	1340	389	(06)
     10.	X1900 GT 256MB 575/1200	2075	1254	295	(08)
     11.	7900 GTX 512MB, 650/1600	1254	1205	440	(09)
     12.	7800 GTX 512MB, 550/1700	1018	1158	504	(10)
     13.	X1800 XL 256MB 500/1000	1737	1147	300	(11)
     14.	X1800 GTO 256MB 500/1000	1686	1088	276	(12)
     15.	7900 GT 256MB, 450/1320	1402	1061	308	(13)
     16.	7800 GTX 256MB, 430/1200	1108	1046	380	(14)
     17.	7800 GT 256MB, 400/1000	1003	982	373	(15)
     18.	7600 GT 256MB, 560/1400	1792	893	173	(16)
     19.	X1600 XT 256MB 590/1380	2228	890	142	(17)
     20.	6800 Ultra 256MB 425/1100	766	839	350	(18)
     21.	6800 GS 256MB 425/1000	1556	786	153	(19)
     22.	6800 GT 256MB 350/1000	1134	778	205	(20)
     23.	X1600 PRO 256MB 500/800	2166	775	111	(22)
     24.	7300 GT 256MB, 500/1400	1978	773	120	(21)
     25.	7600 GS 256MB, 400/800	1821	719	113	(23)
     26.	6800 256MB 350/600	862	701	219	(24)
     27.	6800 XT 256MB 425/1000	1398	699	134	(25)
     28.	X1300 PRO 256MB, 600/800	1906	660	93	(26)
     29.	7300 GT 256MB, 350/666	1651	620	93	(--)
     30.	X1300 512MB, 450/500	1547	581	90	(27)
     31.	X850 XT 256MB 520/1080	521	556	224	(28)
     32.	X1300 256MB, 450/550	1517	542	80	(29)
     33.	6600 DDR2 256MB 350/800	1073	540	105	(30)
     34.	X800 GTO 256MB 400/990	602	468	139	(31)
     35.	6600 GT 128MB 500/1000	487	295	116	(32)

  
  
  

  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:
  MSI Russia,
  Gainward,
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  HIS (and personally Peter Yueng)
  NVIDIA Russia,
  ATI Technologies Russia,
  Sapphire Technology Russia,
  ASUStek Russia,
  Gigabyte Russia,
  AOpen Russia,
  Bench'emAll! (and personally Alexander Kondratyuk AKA Render for helping us optimize bechmarking).
  
  
  
  
  

  PSU for the testbed was kindly provided by HIPER

  
  
  
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