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 February 2006 to the 15th of March 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 70th issue of 3Digest.

March 2006

In March NVIDIA announced its GeForce 7600-7900 series and started selling them right away.

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 128MB DDR 2.8ns (400/700 MHz)
9. PCI-E-ATI RADEON X800 GTO 256MB GDDR3 2.0ns (400/990 MHz)
10. PCI-E-ATI RADEON X800 XL 256MB GDDR3 2.0ns (400/990 MHz)
11. PCI-E-ATI RADEON X800 XL 512MB GDDR3 2.0ns (400/990 MHz)
12. PCI-E-ATI RADEON X850 XT 256MB GDDR3 1.6ns (520/1080 MHz)
13. PCI-E-ATI RADEON X850 XT PE 256MB GDDR3 1.6ns (540/1180 MHz)
14. PCI-E-ATI RADEON X1800 XT 512MB GDDR3 1.26ns (625/1500 MHz)
15. PCI-E-ATI RADEON X1800 XT PE 512MB GDDR3 1.26ns (700/1600 MHz)
16. PCI-E-ATI RADEON X1800 XL 256MB GDDR3 1.4ns (500/1000 MHz)
17. PCI-E-ATI RADEON X1800 GTO 256MB GDDR3 2.0ns (500/1000 MHz)
18. PCI-E-ATI RADEON X1900 XT 512MB GDDR3 1.26ns (625/1450 MHz)
19. PCI-E-ATI RADEON X1900 XTX 512MB GDDR3 1.1ns (650/1550 MHz)
20. PCI-E-ATI RADEON X1900 XT CrossFire 2x512MB GDDR3 1.26ns (2x625/1450 MHz)
21. PCI-E-NVIDIA GeForce 6600 128MB DDR 3.6ns (300/550 MHz)
22. PCI-E-NVIDIA GeForce 6600 256MB DDR2 2.5ns (350/800 MHz)
23. PCI-E-NVIDIA GeForce 6600GT 128MB GDDR3 2.0ns (500/1000 MHz)
24. PCI-E-NVIDIA GeForce 7600GT 256MB GDDR3 1.4ns (560/1400 MHz)
25. PCI-E-NVIDIA GeForce 6800 256MB DDR 2.8ns (350/600 MHz)
26. PCI-E-NVIDIA GeForce 6800 XT 256MB GDDR3 2.0ns (425/1000 MHz)
27. PCI-E-NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GS 256MB GDDR3 2.0ns (425/1000 MHz)
28. PCI-E-NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT 256MB GDDR3 2.0ns (350/1000 MHz)
29. PCI-E-NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra 256MB GDDR3 1.6ns (425/1100 MHz)
30. PCI-E-NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GT 256MB GDDR3 2.0ns (400/1000 MHz)
31. PCI-E-NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GT 256MB GDDR3 2.0ns (450/1100 MHz)
32. PCI-E-NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GTX 256MB GDDR3 1.6ns (430/1200 MHz)
33. PCI-E-NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GTX 256MB GDDR3 1.6ns (459/1300 MHz)
34. PCI-E-NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GTX 256MB GDDR3 1.6ns (486/1350 MHz)
35. PCI-E-NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GTX 512MB GDDR3 1.1ns (550/1700 MHz)
36. PCI-E-NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GTX SLI 2x512MB DDR3 1.1ns (2x550/1700 MHz)
37. PCI-E-NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GT 256MB GDDR3 1.4ns (450/1320 MHz)
38. PCI-E-NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GTX 512MB GDDR3 1.1ns (650/1600 MHz)
39. 

    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. News of March 2006

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

• 3.1. The following drivers were released from February 15, 2006 to March 15, 2006:
  
  
  • NVIDIA ForceWare for all NVIDIA-based cards:
    
    
    • Windows XP: 84.21 WHQL;

    
    

  • ATI Catalyst for all ATI-based cards:
    
    
    • Windows XP: CATALYST 6.3
      

  
  
  

• 3.2. This month we used 84.21 drivers for NVIDIA-based card summaries; 6.3 drivers for ATI-based card summaries.
  
  

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

  
  
  

• 4.11. RightMark3D, Shader Model 3.0, Procedural Fur
  • PCI-E cards

  
  
  

• 4.12. RightMark3D, Shader Model 3.0, Lighting Parallax Mapping
  • PCI-E cards

  
  
  

• 4.13. RightMark3D, Shader Model 2.0b, Frozen Glass (FP32/FP16)
  • PCI-E cards

  
  
  

• 4.14. RightMark3D, Shader Model 2.0b, Lighting Parallax Mapping (FP32/FP16)
  • 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 6.3, NVIDIA ForceWare 84.21).

  
  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

     01.	7600 GT 256MB, 560/1400	2079	784	225	(--)
     02.	X1600 XT 256MB 590/1380	1990	608	148	(04)
     03.	6800 XT 256MB 425/1000	1803	621	164	(01)
     04.	6600 DDR2 256MB 350/800	1795	488	105	(02)
     05.	X1600 PRO 256MB 500/800	1794	530	126	(05)
     06.	6600 GT 128MB 500/1000	1739	544	132	(03)
     07.	X1300 PRO 256MB, 600/800	1629	459	107	(06)
     08.	6800 GS 256MB 425/1000	1627	700	228	(07)
     09.	6600 128MB 300/550	1562	411	86	(09)
     10.	X1800 GTO 256MB 500/1000	1546	771	300	(--)
     11.	7800 GT 256MB, 400/1000	1507	856	367	(14)
     12.	7900 GT 256MB, 450/1320	1499	927	429	(--)
     13.	X800 128MB 400/700	1478	501	136	(12)
     14.	X1800 XL 256MB 500/1000	1434	817	366	(08)
     15.	X800 GTO 256MB 400/990	1404	537	163	(10)
     16.	7800 GT 256MB, 450/1100	1402	897	430	(13)
     17.	X700 256MB 400/700	1374	396	93	(22)
     18.	X1300 256MB, 450/550	1374	377	87	(16)
     19.	X1800 XT 512MB 625/1500	1348	934	495	(11)
     20.	6800 GT 256MB 350/1000	1317	703	283	(20)
     21.	6800 256MB 350/600	1311	617	222	(15)
     22.	X700 PRO 256MB 425/860	1289	428	115	(17)
     23.	X1900 XT 512MB, 625/1450	1269	1010	598	(18)
     24.	7800 GTX 256MB, 430/1200	1225	908	505	(25)
     25.	7800 GTX 256MB, 459/1300	1174	932	551	(24)
     26.	X800 GT 256MB 475/990	1160	489	167	(21)
     27.	6800 Ultra 256MB 425/1100	1144	759	374	(23)
     28.	X1900 XTX 512MB, 650/1550	1142	1031	687	(27)
     29.	X800 XL 512MB 400/990	1127	611	260	(31)
     30.	X850 XT 256MB 520/1080	1122	650	294	(19)
     31.	7800 GTX 256MB, 486/1350	1108	953	610	(30)
     32.	X850 XT PE 256MB 540/1180	1066	666	325	(28)
     33.	X800 XL 256MB 400/990	1062	599	267	(26)
     34.	X1800 XT PE 512MB 700/1600	1057	966	670	(29)
     35.	7900 GTX 512MB, 650/1600	940	1029	820	(--)
     36.	7800 GTX 512MB, 550/1700	875	998	840	(32)
     37.	X1900 XT CF 2x512MB, 625/1450	724	1176	1350	(33)
     38.	7900 GTX SLI 2x512MB, 650/1600	598	1177	1640	(--)
     39.	7800 GTX SLI 2x512MB, 550/1700	573	1165	1680	(34)

     
     
     

  2. GENERAL usability rating

     01.	X1600 XT 256MB 590/1380	2120	886	148	(01)
     02.	X1600 PRO 256MB 500/800	1895	772	126	(02)
     03.	X1300 PRO 256MB, 600/800	1645	657	107	(03)
     04.	X1800 GTO 256MB 500/1000	1538	1082	300	(--)
     05.	X1900 XT 512MB, 625/1450	1439	1499	598	(06)
     06.	X1800 XL 256MB 500/1000	1410	1141	366	(04)
     07.	X1800 XT 512MB 625/1500	1404	1333	495	(05)
     08.	X1300 256MB, 450/550	1388	540	87	(07)
     09.	7600 GT 256MB, 560/1400	1363	888	225	(--)
     10.	X1900 XTX 512MB, 650/1550	1302	1531	687	(08)
     11.	6800 XT 256MB 425/1000	1130	695	164	(09)
     12.	X1800 XT PE 512MB 700/1600	1117	1387	670	(10)
     13.	6600 DDR2 256MB 350/800	1064	537	105	(11)
     14.	6800 GS 256MB 425/1000	1033	782	228	(12)
     15.	7800 GT 256MB, 400/1000	1008	976	367	(15)
     16.	7900 GT 256MB, 450/1320	996	1055	429	(--)
     17.	7800 GT 256MB, 450/1100	939	1023	430	(14)
     18.	X1900 XT CF 2x512MB, 625/1450	909	1819	1350	(13)
     19.	6800 256MB 350/600	841	697	222	(16)
     20.	7800 GTX 256MB, 430/1200	825	1040	505	(18)
     21.	6800 GT 256MB 350/1000	813	774	283	(19)
     22.	7800 GTX 256MB, 459/1300	792	1067	551	(17)
     23.	7800 GTX 256MB, 486/1350	752	1093	610	(21)
     24.	6800 Ultra 256MB 425/1100	710	835	374	(20)
     25.	7900 GTX 512MB, 650/1600	665	1198	820	(--)
     26.	7800 GTX 512MB, 550/1700	604	1151	840	(22)
     27.	X700 256MB 400/700	561	366	93	(25)
     28.	X700 PRO 256MB 425/860	513	390	115	(24)
     29.	X800 GTO 256MB 400/990	509	466	163	(23)
     30.	X800 128MB 400/700	477	413	136	(27)
     31.	7900 GTX SLI 2x512MB, 650/1600	448	1409	1640	(--)
     32.	X800 GT 256MB 475/990	439	435	167	(26)
     33.	6600 128MB 300/550	434	246	86	(31)
     34.	7800 GTX SLI 2x512MB, 550/1700	425	1388	1680	(28)
     35.	6600 GT 128MB 500/1000	424	293	132	(30)
     36.	X850 XT 256MB 520/1080	393	553	294	(29)
     37.	X800 XL 512MB 400/990	393	520	260	(34)
     38.	X800 XL 256MB 400/990	375	513	267	(32)
     39.	X850 XT PE 256MB 540/1180	372	565	325	(33)

  Prospect rating (the previous rating is in parenthesis):
  
  

  1. GAMING ONLY prospect rating

     01.	7900 GTX SLI 2x512MB, 650/1600	598	1177	1640	(--)
     02.	X1900 XT CF 2x512MB, 625/1450	724	1176	1350	(01)
     03.	7800 GTX SLI 2x512MB, 550/1700	573	1165	1680	(02)
     04.	X1900 XTX 512MB, 650/1550	1142	1031	687	(03)
     05.	7900 GTX 512MB, 650/1600	940	1029	820	(--)
     06.	X1900 XT 512MB, 625/1450	1269	1010	598	(04)
     07.	7800 GTX 512MB, 550/1700	875	998	840	(05)
     08.	X1800 XT PE 512MB 700/1600	1057	966	670	(06)
     09.	7800 GTX 256MB, 486/1350	1108	953	610	(07)
     10.	X1800 XT 512MB 625/1500	1348	934	495	(08)
     11.	7800 GTX 256MB, 459/1300	1174	932	551	(09)
     12.	7900 GT 256MB, 450/1320	1499	927	429	(--)
     13.	7800 GTX 256MB, 430/1200	1225	908	505	(10)
     14.	7800 GT 256MB, 450/1100	1402	897	430	(11)
     15.	7800 GT 256MB, 400/1000	1507	856	367	(12)
     16.	X1800 XL 256MB 500/1000	1434	817	366	(13)
     17.	7600 GT 256MB, 560/1400	2079	784	225	(--)
     18.	X1800 GTO 256MB 500/1000	1546	771	300	(--)
     19.	6800 Ultra 256MB 425/1100	1144	759	374	(14)
     20.	6800 GT 256MB 350/1000	1317	703	283	(15)
     21.	6800 GS 256MB 425/1000	1627	700	228	(16)
     22.	X850 XT PE 256MB 540/1180	1066	666	325	(17)
     23.	X850 XT 256MB 520/1080	1122	650	294	(18)
     24.	6800 XT 256MB 425/1000	1803	621	164	(19)
     25.	6800 256MB 350/600	1311	617	222	(21)
     26.	X800 XL 512MB 400/990	1127	611	260	(20)
     27.	X1600 XT 256MB 590/1380	1990	608	148	(22)
     28.	X800 XL 256MB 400/990	1062	599	267	(23)
     29.	6600 GT 128MB 500/1000	1739	544	132	(24)
     30.	X800 GTO 256MB 400/990	1404	537	163	(25)
     31.	X1600 PRO 256MB 500/800	1794	530	126	(26)
     32.	X800 128MB 400/700	1478	501	136	(27)
     33.	X800 GT 256MB 475/990	1160	489	167	(28)
     34.	6600 DDR2 256MB 350/800	1795	488	105	(29)
     35.	X1300 PRO 256MB, 600/800	1629	459	107	(30)
     36.	X700 PRO 256MB 425/860	1289	428	115	(31)
     37.	6600 128MB 300/550	1562	411	86	(32)
     38.	X700 256MB 400/700	1374	396	93	(33)
     39.	X1300 256MB, 450/550	1374	377	87	(34)

     
     
     

  2. GENERAL prospect rating

     01.	X1900 XT CF 2x512MB, 625/1450	909	1819	1350	(01)
     02.	X1900 XTX 512MB, 650/1550	1302	1531	687	(02)
     03.	X1900 XT 512MB, 625/1450	1439	1499	598	(03)
     04.	7900 GTX SLI 2x512MB, 650/1600	448	1409	1640	(--)
     05.	7800 GTX SLI 2x512MB, 550/1700	425	1388	1680	(05)
     06.	X1800 XT PE 512MB 700/1600	1117	1387	670	(04)
     07.	X1800 XT 512MB 625/1500	1404	1333	495	(06)
     08.	7900 GTX 512MB, 650/1600	665	1198	820	(--)
     09.	7800 GTX 512MB, 550/1700	604	1151	840	(07)
     10.	X1800 XL 256MB 500/1000	1410	1141	366	(08)
     11.	7800 GTX 256MB, 486/1350	752	1093	610	(09)
     12.	X1800 GTO 256MB 500/1000	1538	1082	300	(--)
     13.	7800 GTX 256MB, 459/1300	792	1067	551	(10)
     14.	7900 GT 256MB, 450/1320	996	1055	429	(--)
     15.	7800 GTX 256MB, 430/1200	825	1040	505	(11)
     16.	7800 GT 256MB, 450/1100	939	1023	430	(12)
     17.	7800 GT 256MB, 400/1000	1008	976	367	(13)
     18.	7600 GT 256MB, 560/1400	1363	888	225	(--)
     19.	X1600 XT 256MB 590/1380	2120	886	148	(14)
     20.	6800 Ultra 256MB 425/1100	710	835	374	(15)
     21.	6800 GS 256MB 425/1000	1033	782	228	(16)
     22.	6800 GT 256MB 350/1000	813	774	283	(18)
     23.	X1600 PRO 256MB 500/800	1895	772	126	(17)
     24.	6800 256MB 350/600	841	697	222	(19)
     25.	6800 XT 256MB 425/1000	1130	695	164	(20)
     26.	X1300 PRO 256MB, 600/800	1645	657	107	(21)
     27.	X850 XT PE 256MB 540/1180	372	565	325	(22)
     28.	X850 XT 256MB 520/1080	393	553	294	(23)
     29.	X1300 256MB, 450/550	1388	540	87	(24)
     30.	6600 DDR2 256MB 350/800	1064	537	105	(25)
     31.	X800 XL 512MB 400/990	393	520	260	(26)
     32.	X800 XL 256MB 400/990	375	513	267	(27)
     33.	X800 GTO 256MB 400/990	509	466	163	(28)
     34.	X800 GT 256MB 475/990	439	435	167	(29)
     35.	X800 128MB 400/700	477	413	136	(30)
     36.	X700 PRO 256MB 425/860	513	390	115	(31)
     37.	X700 256MB 400/700	561	366	93	(32)
     38.	6600 GT 128MB 500/1000	424	293	132	(33)
     39.	6600 128MB 300/550	434	246	86	(34)

  
  
  

  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).
  
  
  
  
  PSU for tests provided by HIPER
  
  
  
  
  

Vitaly Milov (vmilov@ixbt.com)	Danil Gridasov (degust@ixbt.com)

Andrey Vorobiev (anvakams@ixbt.com)