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Performances Comparisons
With Novalogic's Comanche 4 |
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Combat Helicopter Sim |
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Comanche
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We used Novalogic's combat helicopter simulator Comanche
4 for our next batch of DirectX benchmarks. Comanche 4
uses DX8 class pixel and vertex shaders to produce some
of the realistic visuals used throughout the game.
Unlike some of the previous tests, this benchmark is
heavily influenced by CPU and system memory performance,
especially at lower resolutions. However, when the
resolution is raised and anti-aliasing and Anisotropic
filtering are enabled, the current crop of video cards
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BFG Asylum GeForce FX 5700 Ultra
Comanche 4 proved to be a
stressful test for all cards involved. While typically
considered a benchmark that is CPU limited, once features
are enabled in the video card's drivers, it does a good job
of making a video card work hard to push every pixel. The
CPU limitation can easily be seen with the No AA test where
all cards tested hovered in the low to mid 60 frames per second. Once
we enabled 4X AA we began to see a slide with the two
mid-range cards, with each slipping roughly 10FPS.
When we enabled Anisotropic Filtering and 4X AA, both
cards dropped significantly, although the slippage was more
so with the 5700 Ultra, falling almost 23FPS. When we
switched to 6X AA, the 5700 Ultra regained some ground,
besting the 9600XT by 8FPS. It looks like the only
card to take on all tests without breaking a sweat was the Radeon 9800XT.
BFG Asylum GeForce FX 5700 Ultra
Once we increased the resolution
to 1600x1200, the BFG Asylum GeForce FX 5700 Ultra did well. With the No AA pass we saw a lead of
3FPS over the 9600XT, but once we enabled anti-aliasing, the trend shifted significantly. The 9600XT
did gain some ground in the 4X AA + Aniso test, but
ultimately could not keep up with the 5700 Ultra.
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Benchmarks / Comparison
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Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory |
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Q3
Engine Based Freebie |
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Wolfenstein: ET
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Wolfenstein:
ET is a free, standalone multiplayer game that is based
on the original Return to Castle Wolfenstein, which was
released a few years back.
It uses a heavily modified
version of Quake 3 engine which makes it a very easy to
use benchmarking tool.
We created a custom demo and used the built-in timedemo
feature to check each card's frame rate. The tests
below were run at 1024x768 and 1600x1200, with out
anti-aliasing, with 4X AA and again with 4X AA and 8X
anisotropic filtering. |
BFG Asylum GeForce FX 5700 Ultra
BFG Asylum GeForce FX 5700 Ultra
The Wolfenstein: ET benchmark
typically run well with GeForce video cards. In all phases of
the tests, regardless of resolution, the 5700 Ultra from BFG
held a firm lead over the Radeon 9600XT. At the maximum
setting of 4X AA with 8X Anisotropic filtering, the BFG GeForce
FX 5700 Ultra pulled ahead of the 9600XT by over 20 FPS.
Tomb Raider: AOD, Overclocking & Our Final Analysis
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