CodeCreatures	Source: CodeCult

CodeCretures requires a fully compatible DirectX 8 videocard with preferably 128 MB of RAM to store textures. Codecreatures utilizes vertex as well as pixel shaders to run their tests.

CodeCreatures 1024x768
	Video Card	FPS	Ranking
1.	ATi Radeon 9800 Pro	45.9
2.	ATi Radeon 9700 Pro	39.6
3.	Gigabyte Radeon 9600 Pro	24.1
4.	MSI FX5900U-VTD256 Ultra	51.1
5.	Albatron GeForceFX 5600 Ultra	28.8
6.	MSI G4Ti4600-VT2D8X	30.9
7.	Asus Radeon A9600XT	28.4
8.	Asus Radeon A9600XT (553/341)	34.8

CodeCreatures is a pure DirectX 8 benchmark and here it's no surprise that the more expensive videocards leave the older models in the dust.

CodeCreatures 1280x1024
	Video Card	FPS	Ranking
1.	ATi Radeon 9800 Pro	36.5
2.	ATi Radeon 9700 Pro	31.6
3.	Gigabyte Radeon 9600 Pro	18.7
4.	MSI FX5900U-VTD256 Ultra	40.6
5.	Albatron GeForceFX 5600 Ultra	22.2
6.	MSI G4Ti4600-VT2D8X	23.9
7.	Asus Radeon A9600XT	21.8
8.	Asus Radeon A9600XT (553/341)	27.4

CodeCreatures 1600x1200
	Video Card	FPS	Ranking
1.	ATi Radeon 9800 Pro	28.2
2.	ATi Radeon 9700 Pro	24.5
3.	Gigabyte Radeon 9600 Pro	14.5
4.	MSI FX5900U-VTD256 Ultra	32.2
5.	Albatron GeForceFX 5600 Ultra	17.3
6.	MSI G4Ti4600-VT2D8X	19.2
7.	Asus Radeon A9600XT	16.8
8.	Asus Radeon A9600XT (553/341)	21.3

At the higher resolutions things remain about the same. It seems the GeForceFX 5600 Ultra performs about the same as the new Radeon A9600XT.