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MSI FX5700 Ultra-TD128 Videocard Review - PCSTATS

With 128MB of memory on board, and nice little bundle of software in the box, this should prove to be a pretty good deal for about $280CDN.
83% Rating:

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External Mfg. Website: MSI		Feb 05 2004	C. Sun

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Benchmarks AquaMark3, Gun Metal 2

AquaMark3 Source: Massive Development

AquaMark3 is a powerful tool to determine reliable information about the gaming performance of a computer system. Because the benchmark extensively utilizes DirectX9, DirectX8 and DirectX7 functionality, it represents the requirements of typical gaming applications in 2003 and 2004.

AquaMark3 Benchmark Results

Graphics Points Ranking

ATi Radeon 9800XT 6141

ATi Radeon 9800 Pro 5670

ATi Radeon 9700 Pro

4860

Asus Radeon A9600XT 3735

MSI FX5900U-VTD256 Ultra 5736

MSI FX5900XT-VTD128 5436

Gigabyte GV-NV57U128D 3435

MSI FX5700 Ultra-TD128 3435

MSI FX5700 Ultra-TD128 (580/1003) 5109

AquaMark3 Benchmark Results

Overall Points Ranking

ATi Radeon 9800XT 47175

ATi Radeon 9800 Pro 44362

ATi Radeon 9700 Pro

39219

Asus Radeon A9600XT 31590

MSI FX5950 Ultra-TD128 44875

MSI FX5900U-VTD256 Ultra 43010

Gigabyte GV-NV57U128D 29446

MSI FX5700 Ultra-TD128 29451

MSI FX5700 Ultra-TD128 (580/1003) 40934

At stock speeds the MSI FX5700 Ultra-TD128 performs as we'd expect it to. Overclocking boosts performance quite nicely!

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

Overall FPS Ranking

ATi Radeon 9800XT 31.42

ATi Radeon 9800 Pro 28.65

ATi Radeon 9700 Pro

25.32

Asus Radeon A9600XT 18.9

MSI FX5950 Ultra-TD128 32.54

MSI FX5900U-VTD256 Ultra
31.05

Gigabyte GV-NV57U128D 23.74

MSI FX5900XT-VTD128
27.09

MSI FX5900XT-VTD128 (508/809) 40.02

Gun Metal 2 Demo 2 1024x768

Video Card FPS Ranking

ATi Radeon 9800XT 40.5

ATi Radeon 9800 Pro 37.26

ATi Radeon 9700 Pro

32.91

Asus Radeon A9600XT 24.29

MSI FX5950 Ultra-TD128 40.4

MSI FX5900U-VTD256 Ultra
38.85

Gigabyte GV-NV57U128D 31.38

MSI FX5700 Ultra-TD128
31.36

MSI FX5700 Ultra-TD128 (580/1003) 46.06

When overclocked at 1024x768, the MSI FX5700 Ultra-TD128 has no rivals.

Gun Metal 2 Demo 1 1600x1200

Video Card FPS Ranking

ATi Radeon 9800XT 19.75

ATi Radeon 9800 Pro 18.23

ATi Radeon 9700 Pro

16.17

Asus Radeon A9600XT 10.96

MSI FX5950 Ultra-TD128 21.46

MSI FX5900U-VTD256 Ultra
20.42

Gigabyte GV-NV57U128D 14.66

MSI FX5700 Ultra-TD128
14.65

MSI FX5700 Ultra-TD128 (580/1003) 23.9

Gun Metal 2 Demo 2 1600x1200

Video Card FPS Ranking

ATi Radeon 9800XT 25.32

ATi Radeon 9800 Pro 23.18

ATi Radeon 9700 Pro

20.23

Asus Radeon A9600XT 13.03

MSI FX5950 Ultra-TD128 26.74

MSI FX5900U-VTD256 Ultra
22.91

Gigabyte GV-NV57U128D 18.16

MSI FX5700 Ultra-TD128 18.13

MSI FX5700 Ultra-TD128 (580/1003) 30.03

Looks like the MSI FX5700 Ultra-TD128 ran out of bandwidth at 1600x1200. It's still fastest when overclocked, but not by as much.

Contents of Article: MSI FX5700 Ultra-TD128

Pg 1. MSI FX5700 Ultra-TD128 Videocard Review
Pg 2. Overclocking the FX5700 Ultra
Pg 3. Benchmarks: 3DMark2001, CodeCreatures
Pg 4. Benchmark: AquaMark2.3
Pg 5. — Benchmarks AquaMark3, Gun Metal 2
Pg 6. Benchmarks: X2 The Threat, UT2003
Pg 7. Benchmarks: 3DMark2001, X2 The Threat, UT2003 w/AA
Pg 8. Benchmarks: 3DMark2001, X2 The Threat, UT2003 w/AF
Pg 9. Benchmarks: 3DMark2001, X2 The Threat, UT2003 w/AA+AF

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