4.12. 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.
- 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.
- Note that AA stopped working in CoH with ATI RADEON cards starting with CATALYST 7.8 drivers. As a result, its performance with AA+AF become even slightly higher than performance without it.
5. 3D accelerator ratings calculations for the end of the month
Calculations were based on gaming benchmark results as well as the results from new 3DMark06 tests (ATI CATALYST 7.8/9, NVIDIA ForceWare 163.67/69).
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:
- Percentage of performance and quality demand ratio:
- performance priority - 60%
- quality priority - 40%
- Only the HIGHEST resolution available in games was used to calculate prospect ratings.
- 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 |
Approx. price |
01. |
HD 2600 XT 256MB, 800/1400 |
240 |
352 |
121 |
02. |
8600 GT 256MB, 560/1560 |
240 |
354 |
129 |
03. |
8800 GTS 320MB, 512/1600 |
233 |
595 |
345 |
04. |
HD 2600 PRO 256MB, 700/1400 |
232 |
334 |
110 |
05. |
8800 GTS 640MB, 512/1600 |
222 |
682 |
440 |
06. |
8800 GTX 768MB, 575/1800 |
213 |
803 |
610 |
07. |
X1300 XT 256MB 500/800 |
212 |
229 |
57 |
08. |
X1950 PRO 256MB, 580/1400 |
210 |
373 |
149 |
09. |
8600 GTS 256MB, 720/2200 |
209 |
414 |
201 |
10. |
8800 Ultra 768MB, 655/2250 |
207 |
876 |
720 |
11. |
HD 2600 XT 256MB, 800/2200 |
207 |
369 |
155 |
12. |
HD 2900 XT 512MB, 750/1660 |
205 |
639 |
419 |
13. |
HD 2600 PRO 256MB, 600/1000 |
199 |
301 |
100 |
14. |
8800 Ultra 768MB, 612/2160 |
195 |
827 |
700 |
15. |
X1650 PRO 256MB 590/1380 |
190 |
257 |
80 |
16. |
8500 GT 256MB, 450/800 |
186 |
248 |
82 |
17. |
HD 2400 XT 256MB, 700/1600 |
176 |
234 |
73 |
18. |
X1950 PRO 512MB, 575/1370 |
175 |
399 |
195 |
19. |
HD 2900 XT 1024MB, 750/2000 |
172 |
669 |
530 |
20. |
8800 Ultra SLI 2x768MB, 612/2160 |
128 |
996 |
1400 |
21. |
X1950 XTX 512MB, 650/2000 |
123 |
471 |
368 |
22. |
7900 GS 256MB, 450/1320 |
116 |
259 |
129 |
23. |
7600 GT 256MB, 560/1400 |
102 |
229 |
118 |
GENERAL usability rating
# |
НАЗВАНИЕ УСКОРИТЕЛЯ |
РЕЙТИНГ ПОЛЕЗ. |
РЕЙТИНГ ПЕРСП. |
ЦЕНА |
01. |
HD 2600 XT 256MB, 800/1400 |
994 |
728 |
121 |
02. |
HD 2600 PRO 256MB, 700/1400 |
970 |
687 |
110 |
03. |
8600 GT 256MB, 560/1560 |
948 |
719 |
129 |
04. |
8800 GTS 320MB, 512/1600 |
904 |
1200 |
345 |
05. |
X1950 PRO 256MB, 580/1400 |
852 |
765 |
149 |
06. |
HD 2600 XT 256MB, 800/2200 |
851 |
763 |
155 |
07. |
X1300 XT 256MB 500/800 |
843 |
459 |
57 |
08. |
8600 GTS 256MB, 720/2200 |
841 |
847 |
201 |
09. |
HD 2600 PRO 256MB, 600/1000 |
841 |
622 |
100 |
10. |
HD 2900 XT 512MB, 750/1660 |
829 |
1304 |
419 |
11. |
8800 GTS 640MB, 512/1600 |
824 |
1331 |
440 |
12. |
8800 GTX 768MB, 575/1800 |
777 |
1553 |
610 |
13. |
X1650 PRO 256MB 590/1380 |
770 |
521 |
80 |
14. |
8800 Ultra 768MB, 655/2250 |
763 |
1702 |
720 |
15. |
8500 GT 256MB, 450/800 |
730 |
500 |
82 |
16. |
HD 2400 XT 256MB, 700/1600 |
726 |
480 |
73 |
17. |
8800 Ultra 768MB, 612/2160 |
720 |
1609 |
700 |
18. |
X1950 PRO 512MB, 575/1370 |
719 |
815 |
195 |
19. |
HD 2900 XT 1024MB, 750/2000 |
686 |
1348 |
530 |
20. |
X1950 XTX 512MB, 650/2000 |
506 |
963 |
368 |
21. |
8800 Ultra SLI 2x768MB, 612/2160 |
474 |
1939 |
1400 |
22. |
7900 GS 256MB, 450/1320 |
418 |
492 |
129 |
23. |
7600 GT 256MB, 560/1400 |
361 |
433 |
118 |
Prospect rating
GAMING ONLY prospect rating
# |
НАЗВАНИЕ УСКОРИТЕЛЯ |
РЕЙТИНГ ПОЛЕЗ. |
РЕЙТИНГ ПЕРСП. |
ЦЕНА |
01. |
8800 Ultra SLI 2x768MB, 612/2160 |
128 |
996 |
1400 |
02. |
8800 Ultra 768MB, 655/2250 |
207 |
876 |
720 |
03. |
8800 Ultra 768MB, 612/2160 |
195 |
827 |
700 |
04. |
8800 GTX 768MB, 575/1800 |
213 |
803 |
610 |
05. |
8800 GTS 640MB, 512/1600 |
222 |
682 |
440 |
06. |
HD 2900 XT 1024MB, 750/2000 |
172 |
669 |
530 |
07. |
HD 2900 XT 512MB, 750/1660 |
205 |
639 |
419 |
08. |
8800 GTS 320MB, 512/1600 |
233 |
595 |
345 |
09. |
X1950 XTX 512MB, 650/2000 |
123 |
471 |
368 |
10. |
8600 GTS 256MB, 720/2200 |
209 |
414 |
201 |
11. |
X1950 PRO 512MB, 575/1370 |
175 |
399 |
195 |
12. |
X1950 PRO 256MB, 580/1400 |
210 |
373 |
149 |
13. |
HD 2600 XT 256MB, 800/2200 |
207 |
369 |
155 |
14. |
8600 GT 256MB, 560/1560 |
240 |
354 |
129 |
15. |
HD 2600 XT 256MB, 800/1400 |
240 |
352 |
121 |
16. |
HD 2600 PRO 256MB, 700/1400 |
232 |
334 |
110 |
17. |
HD 2600 PRO 256MB, 600/1000 |
199 |
301 |
100 |
18. |
7900 GS 256MB, 450/1320 |
116 |
259 |
129 |
19. |
X1650 PRO 256MB 590/1380 |
190 |
257 |
80 |
20. |
8500 GT 256MB, 450/800 |
186 |
248 |
82 |
21. |
HD 2400 XT 256MB, 700/1600 |
176 |
234 |
73 |
22. |
7600 GT 256MB, 560/1400 |
102 |
229 |
118 |
23. |
X1300 XT 256MB 500/800 |
212 |
229 |
57 |
GENERAL prospect rating
# |
НАЗВАНИЕ УСКОРИТЕЛЯ |
РЕЙТИНГ ПОЛЕЗ. |
РЕЙТИНГ ПЕРСП. |
ЦЕНА |
01. |
8800 Ultra SLI 2x768MB, 612/2160 |
474 |
1939 |
1400 |
02. |
8800 Ultra 768MB, 655/2250 |
763 |
1702 |
720 |
03. |
8800 Ultra 768MB, 612/2160 |
720 |
1609 |
700 |
04. |
8800 GTX 768MB, 575/1800 |
777 |
1553 |
610 |
05. |
HD 2900 XT 1024MB, 750/2000 |
686 |
1348 |
530 |
06. |
8800 GTS 640MB, 512/1600 |
824 |
1331 |
440 |
07. |
HD 2900 XT 512MB, 750/1660 |
829 |
1304 |
419 |
08. |
8800 GTS 320MB, 512/1600 |
904 |
1200 |
345 |
09. |
X1950 XTX 512MB, 650/2000 |
506 |
963 |
368 |
10. |
8600 GTS 256MB, 720/2200 |
841 |
847 |
201 |
11. |
X1950 PRO 512MB, 575/1370 |
719 |
815 |
195 |
12. |
X1950 PRO 256MB, 580/1400 |
852 |
765 |
149 |
13. |
HD 2600 XT 256MB, 800/2200 |
851 |
763 |
155 |
14. |
HD 2600 XT 256MB, 800/1400 |
994 |
728 |
121 |
15. |
8600 GT 256MB, 560/1560 |
948 |
719 |
129 |
16. |
HD 2600 PRO 256MB, 700/1400 |
970 |
687 |
110 |
17. |
HD 2600 PRO 256MB, 600/1000 |
841 |
622 |
100 |
18. |
X1650 PRO 256MB 590/1380 |
770 |
521 |
80 |
19. |
8500 GT 256MB, 450/800 |
730 |
500 |
82 |
20. |
7900 GS 256MB, 450/1320 |
418 |
492 |
129 |
21. |
HD 2400 XT 256MB, 700/1600 |
726 |
480 |
73 |
22. |
X1300 XT 256MB 500/800 |
843 |
459 |
57 |
23. |
7600 GT 256MB, 560/1400 |
361 |
433 |
118 |
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
7.1. Game bugs archive
Game quality archive
8. Game Quality Control
Game Quality Control Section
We thank all the companies that provided us with graphics cards and other equipment for our 3Digest, including:
Chaintech Russia and personally Alexander Petrushin,
Zotac,
BFG Russia and personally Mikhail Proshletsov,
EVGA Russia and personally Victoria Nikolaeva,
Foxconn Russia,
MSI Russia,
Gainward,
HIS (and personally Peter Yueng)
"NVIDIA Russia",
AMD Russia,
"Sapphire Technology Russia",
"ASUStek Russia",
The PSU for the testbed was provided by HIPER
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The Dell 3007WFP monitor was provided by NVIDIA
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