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Our new test platform for video cards was instituted with the launch of the AMD AM2 platform. The 5000+ is clocked at 2.6GHz, with two cores. As we go into 2007, more and more high-end computers will be sold with two cores on a single die. 3Dmark03 is rather dated, as is Aquamark 3 and Far Cry. I decided to add Oblivion to our test suite, as it's a great game. FRAPS was used to measure frame rates in Anvil, a town in the game for a complete walk through the town.
Test System
- AMD Athlon 64 5000+ AM2 CPU
- 2GB Corsair XMS2 8500 CL5 DDR2 memory
- 2 74GB WD Raptor SATA HDDs 10000 RPM
- ASUS EN7600GT Silent video card running 91.31 Forceware
- ASUS M2N32 SLI Deluxe motherboard
- Windows XP with SP2
- DirectX 9.0c
Test Software
- Oblivion 1280x1024, 1600x1200, 1920x1200, 2048x1536 resolution Max Settings with HDR enabled no AA no AF
- Doom 3 1024x768, 1280x1024, 1600x1200 HQ settings, no AA no AF, 4x AA 16x AF
- Quake 4 1024x768, 1280x1024, 1600x1200 HQ settings, no AA no AF, 4x AA 16x AF
- F.E.A.R. 1280x1024, 1600x1200, 2048x1536 HQ settings, no AA no AF, 4x AA 16x AF
- COD2 1280x1024, 1600x1200, 1920x1200, 2048x1536 max settings no AA no AF, 4x AA 16x AF
- 3DMark05 1280x1024, 1600x1200, 1920x1200, 2048x1536
- 3DMark06 1280x1024, 1600x1200, 1920x1200, 2048x1536
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