The Test
Our test system is the same setup that we used in our 11-card Geforce 6600GT roundup.| Performance Test Configuration | |
| Processor(s): | 3.4 GHz Pentium 4 Extreme Edition |
| RAM: | 2 x 256MB Samsung DDR2 (4:4:4:11) |
| Hard Drive(s): | Seagate Barracuda 7200.7 120GB PATA |
| Chipset Drivers: | Intel Chipset INF v6.2.1.1001 |
| Video Card(s): | ABIT Radeon X700 Pro (128MB) HIS Radeon X700 Pro PowerColor Radeon X700 Pro Sapphire Radeon X700 Pro NVIDIA Geforce 6600 GT |
| Video Drivers: | NVIDIA ForceWare 67.03 Beta ATI Catalyst 4.11 |
| Operating System(s): | Windows XP Professional SP2 |
| Power Supply: | OCZ PowerStream 520 PSU |
| Motherboards: | Intel D925XECV2 |
We are using the 4.11 version of Catalyst and the control panel rather than the Catalyst Control Center and .NET framework.
The ABIT card is the only 128 MB card that we tested. With the amount of extra memory needed for high resolution normal maps and multiple render targets used in current and future games, lower frame buffer sizes are impacting performance more and more.
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Pete84 - Monday, December 13, 2004 - link
Ah, poor ATI . . .Really though, this is the market segment that typically is the bulk of sales, and if ATI can't keep up with nVidia on this one, it will be interesting to see if the new x800 XL and Co can offset the $200 segment.
Pandaren - Monday, December 13, 2004 - link
uh, why is the article icon a Dell Inspiron 700m???