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How many people got a new videocard this holiday season? If you did, it will probably be the last AGP based videocard you get, considering PCI Express is just around the corner.
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External Mfg. Website: Gigabyte		Jan 05 2004	C. Sun

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Benchmarks: GunMetal 2

Gun Metal 2 Source: Yeti Studio

Gun Metal 2 is one of the first games that will be taking advantage of DirectX 9 technology. According to Gun Metal 2, 2x AA is enabled by default on all videocards and the listed framerates are average.

Gun Metal 2 Demo 1 1024x768

Video Card FPS Ranking

1. ATi Radeon 9800XT 31.42

2. ATi Radeon 9800 Pro 28.65

3.
ATi Radeon 9700 Pro

25.32

4. Asus Radeon A9600XT 18.9

5. Gigabyte Radeon 9600 Pro 16.79

6. MSI FX5900U-VTD256 Ultra 31.1

7. Albatron GeForceFX 5600 Ultra 14.58

8. MSI G4Ti4600-VT2D8X 19.24

9. Gigabyte GV-R96X128D
18.88

10. Gigabyte GV-R96X128D (587/327) 21.14

Gun Metal 2 Demo 2 1024x768

Video Card FPS Ranking

1. ATi Radeon 9800XT 40.5

2. ATi Radeon 9800 Pro 37.26

3.
ATi Radeon 9700 Pro

32.91

4. Asus Radeon A9600XT 24.29

5. Gigabyte Radeon 9600 Pro 21.5

6. MSI FX5900U-VTD256 Ultra 39.53

7. Albatron GeForceFX 5600 Ultra 21.97

8. MSI G4Ti4600-VT2D8X 19.24

9. Gigabyte GV-R96X128D
24.26

10. Gigabyte GV-R96X128D (587/327) 27.5

If Gun Metal is your game you might want to get a better videocard. Even at 1024x768 the Gigabyte GV-R96X128D and all other mainstream videocards struggle.

Gun Metal 2 Demo 1 1600x1200
	Video Card	FPS	Ranking
1.	ATi Radeon 9800XT	19.75
2.	ATi Radeon 9800 Pro	18.23
3.	ATi Radeon 9700 Pro	16.17
4.	Asus Radeon A9600XT	10.96
5.	Gigabyte Radeon 9600 Pro	9.87
6.	MSI FX5900U-VTD256 Ultra	20.47
7.	Albatron GeForceFX 5600 Ultra	10.33
8.	MSI G4Ti4600-VT2D8X	9.45
9.	Gigabyte GV-R96X128D	10.96
10.	Gigabyte GV-R96X128D (587/327)	12.34

Gun Metal 2 Demo 2 1600x1200

Video Card FPS Ranking

1. ATi Radeon 9800XT 25.32

2. ATi Radeon 9800 Pro 23.18

3.
ATi Radeon 9700 Pro

20.23

4. Asus Radeon A9600XT 13.03

5. Gigabyte Radeon 9600 Pro 11.66

6. MSI FX5900U-VTD256 Ultra 26.79

7. Albatron GeForceFX 5600 Ultra 12.91

8. MSI G4Ti4600-VT2D8X 9.96

9. Gigabyte GV-R96X128D
12.83

10. Gigabyte GV-R96X128D (587/327) 14.58

1600x1200 is too much for the Gigabyte GV-R96X128D as it is for all mainstream cards.

Contents of Article: Gigabyte GV-R96X128D

Pg 1. Gigabyte GV-R96X128D 9600XT Videocard Review
Pg 2. GPU cooling and Overclocking
Pg 3. Benchmarks: 3DMark2001, 3DMark03
Pg 4. Benchmarks: AquaMark
Pg 5. Benchmarks: AquaMark3
Pg 6. Benchmarks: CodeCreatures
Pg 7. — Benchmarks: GunMetal 2
Pg 8. Benchmarks: Quake III Arena
Pg 9. Benchmarks: UT2003
Pg 10. Benchmarks: 3DMark2001, Quake III Arena w/AA
Pg 11. Benchmarks: 3DMark2001, Quake III Arena w/AF
Pg 12. Benchmarks: 3DMark2001, Quake III Arena w/AA+AF
Pg 13. Gigabyte's Mainstream 9600XT

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