XFX 7800GS AGP Extreme Edition Review :: Test Setup and Performance

Card

After long consideration, I decided not to use our standard AGP platform for this review. There's two problems with using the same platform, games have progressed a long way since 2004, and the rest of the hardware is a bit outdated as well. The next question to arise was what hardware should I use? I decided to use the same FX-57 CPU and other components as our video card platform. The motherboard is a GIGABYTE Socket 939 AGP board. I also decided to use the same tests: F.E.A.R., Doom 3, HL2, COD2, Quake4, 3DMark06, 3DMark05, 3DMark03.

Test System

• AMD FX-57 CPU
• 2GB Crucial Ballistix DDR memory
• 2 240GB WD SATA HDDs using RAID 0
• XFX 7800GS AGP Extreme Edition video card running 81.98 Forceware dated 2/7/06 for 7800GS
• ASUS 16x DVD-ROM
• Windows XP with SP2
• DirectX 9.0c

Test Software

• F.E.A.R. 32-bit max settings 1024x768, 1280x960, 1600x1200 no AA no AF, 4x AA 16x AF
• Far Cry 32-bit max settings 1024x768, 1280x1024, 1600x1200 no AA no AF, 4x AA 16x AF
• Doom 3 32-bit max settings 1024x768, 1280x1024, 1600x1200 no AA no AF, 4x AA 16x AF
• Call of Duty 2 32-bit max settings 1024x768, 1280x1024, 1600x1200 no AA no AF, 4x AA 16x AF
• Quake 4 32-bit max settings 1024x768, 1280x1024, 1600x1200 no AA no AF, 4x AA 16x AF
• 3dmark06 1024x768, 1280x1024, 1600x1200
• 3DMark05 Default
• 3DMark03 Default
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Contents:

1. Introduction
2. The Card
3. The Features
4. Bundle and Drivers
5. Test Setup and Performance
6. Performance: DOOM III
7. Performance: Quake 4
8. Performance: Far Cry
9. Performance: F.E.A.R.
10. Performance: Call Of Duty II
11. Performance: 3DMark
12. Gaming 7800GS AGP Style
13. Conclusion