X2: The Threat	Source: Egosoft

A completely rewritten 3D engine based on DirectX8 encompasses many visual effects such as volumetric Nebulae (gas clouds) that have a real impact in the game (you can hide in them) and many new engine, shield, weapon and explosion effects. Objects cast real dynamic 3D shadows! Dynamic DP3 bump mapping allows a previously unseen level of detail.

X2: The Threat
1024x768	FPS	Ranking
MSI RX800XT-VTD256E	178.893
PowerColor X700 Pro	128.952
Albatron Trinity PC6600	99.768
Albatron Trinity PC6600U	126.467
MSI NX6600GT-TD128 AGP	140.952
Albatron Trinity GeForce 6800GT AGP	142.97
Gigabyte GV-NX66T128D	147.633
Gigabyte GV-3D1 (Single GPU Mode 500/1120)	150.862
Gigabyte GV-3D1 (SLI Mode 500/1120)	0
MSI NX6600GT-TD128E (Single)	147.94
MSI NX6600GT-TD128E (SLI Mode)	144.198
MSI NX6600GT-TD128E (SLI Mode 563/1130)	0
1600x1200	FPS	Ranking
MSI RX800XT-VTD256E	131.653
PowerColor X700 Pro	72.919
Albatron Trinity PC6600	52.586
Albatron Trinity PC6600U	72.223
MSI NX6600GT-TD128 AGP	86.314
Albatron Trinity GeForce 6800GT AGP	88.549
Gigabyte GV-NX66T128D	92.297
Gigabyte GV-3D1 (Single GPU Mode 500/1120)	95.189
Gigabyte GV-3D1 (SLI Mode 500/1120)	123.842
MSI NX6600GT-TD128E (Single)	92.239
MSI NX6600GT-TD128E (SLI Mode)	121.336
MSI NX6600GT-TD128E (SLI Mode 563/1130)	127.561

In X2: The Threat we were not able to complete the overclocked SLI benchmark at 1024x768 for some reason... but at a resolution of 1600x1200 everything worked perfectly? With SLI turned on, it again shows major benefits at higher resolutions.