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Asus Radeon A9600XT Videocard Review
Asus Radeon A9600XT Videocard Review  - PCSTATS
Asus' mainstream Radeon A9600XT comes packing 128MB of Samsung memory, and includes a DVI connector and DVI-to-analog converter.
 85% Rating:   
Filed under: Video Cards Published:  Author: 
External Mfg. Website: ASUS Dec 07 2003   C. Sun  
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Benchmarks: 3DMark2001, Quake III w/AF

3DMark2001SE Source: FutureMark

By combining DirectX8 support with completely new graphics, it continues to provide good overall system benchmarks. 3DMark2001SE has been created in cooperation with the major 3D accelerator and processor manufacturers to provide a reliable set of diagnostic tools. The suite demonstrates 3D gaming performance by using real-world gaming technology to test a system's true performance abilities. Tests include: DirectX8 Vertex Shaders, Pixel Shaders and Point Sprites, DOT3 and Environment Mapped Bump Mapping, support for Full Scene Anti-aliasing and Texture Compression and two game tests using Ipion real-time physics.

Higher numbers denote better performance.

3DMark2001SE Benchmark Results with AF
Video Card FPS Ranking
1.

Asus Radeon A9600XT 2x AF

12221
2.

Asus Radeon A9600XT 4x AF

11457
3.

Asus Radeon A9600XT 6x AF

10753
4.

Asus Radeon A9600XT 8x AF

10268

It's nice to see that AF does not degrade performance much. In this case the Asus Radeon A9600XT is able to break 12k which is awesome.

Quake III Arena

Source: ID Software

Quake III Arena is a First Person Shooter (FPS) that revolutionized gaming as we know it. Using multiple light sources and having graphics textures that can fill videocards.

Quake III Arena MAX 1024x768 demo001 with AF
Video Card FPS Ranking
1.

Asus Radeon A9600XT 2x AF

249.8

2.

Asus Radeon A9600XT 4x AF

233.8

3.

Asus Radeon A9600XT 6x AF

222.4
4.

Asus Radeon A9600XT 8x AF

216.7

Unlike when AA is enabled Quake III does not get much of a performance hit when AF is enabled.

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Contents of Article: ASUS Radeon A9600XT
 Pg 1.  Asus Radeon A9600XT Videocard Review
 Pg 2.  Up close and personal
 Pg 3.  Asus Smart Doctor2
 Pg 4.  What's the difference?
 Pg 5.  Benchmarks: 3DMark 2001SE and 3DMark03
 Pg 6.  Benchmarks: AquaMark
 Pg 7.  Benchmarks: AquaMark3
 Pg 8.  Benchmarks: CodeCreatures
 Pg 9.  Benchmarks: Gun Metal 2
 Pg 10.  Benchmarks: Quake III Arena
 Pg 11.  Benchmarks: UT2003
 Pg 12.  Benchmarks: 3DMark2001, Quake III w/AA
 Pg 13.  — Benchmarks: 3DMark2001, Quake III w/AF
 Pg 14.  Benchmarks: 3DMark2001, Quake III w/AA+AF
 Pg 15.  Asus' newest mainstream videocard

 
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