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 3 cards
High end video card testing requires a high-end system to test it on. After all, if you're going to spend $500+ on a video card you're not likely to have a AMD Duron CPU, 256MB of memory and a SIS based chipset motherboard. In that vein, our test system for video cards is still relevant, as a FX-57 is the fastest single-core AMD CPU, 2GB of RAM is sufficient for every use and 2 250GB hard drives is enough storage space for anyone. With the addition of 3 new video cards to the lineup, I decided to include cards that are either the direct competition (x1900XTX), or equivalent in the performance charts. You'll notice the inclusion of performance scores from a reference 7900GT; this was the EVGA 7900GT downclocked to 450/660.
Test System
- AMD FX-57 CPU 2.8GHz
- 2GB Crucial Ballistix DDR400 memory
- 2 250GB WD SATA HDDs
- ASUS 16x DVD-ROM
- Antec 650W PSU
- ASUS A8N-SLI Premium motherboard
- Windows XP with SP2
- DirectX 9.0c
Test Software
- Doom 3 1024x768 32-bit HQ settings, 1024x768, 1280x1024, 1600x1200 no AA no AF, 4x AA 16x AF
- Quake 4 1024x768 32-bit HQ settings, 1024x768, 1280x1024, 1600x1200 no AA no AF, 4x AA 16x AF
- COD2 1024x768 32-bit Maximum settings, 1024x768, 1280x1024, 1600x1200 no AA no AF, 4x AA 16x AF
- FEAR 1024x768 32-bit Maximum settings, 1024x768, 1280x960 1600x1200 no AA no AF, 4x AA 16x AF
- Far Cry 1024x768 32-bit HQ settings, 1024x768, 1280x1024, 1600x1200 no AA no AF, 4x AA 16x AF
- 3DMark06 1024x768,1280x1024, 1600x1200
- 3DMark05 Default run
- 3DMark03 Default run
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