Futuremark 3DMark05 1.2.0	Source: FutureMark

3DMark05 is best suited for the latest generation of DirectX9.0 graphics cards. It is the first benchmark to require a DirectX9.0 compliant hardware with support for Pixel Shaders 2.0 or higher! By combining high quality 3D tests, CPU tests, feature tests, image quality tools, and much more, 3DMark05 is a premium benchmark for evaluating the latest generation of gaming hardware.

Futuremark 3DMark05 1.2.0
Overall	Points	Ranking
Asus EAX1900XTX 2DHTV/512M/A	12098
Asus EAX1950PRO/HTDP/256M/A	10260
MSI NX8800GTX-T2D768E	15251
Foxconn FV-N88SMCD2-ONOC	14674
MSI NX8800GTS-T2D320E-HD-OC	14703
GeForce 8600GTS SLI	15207
Foxconn 8600GTS-256	11640
MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256E-OC	11676
MSI NX7950GX2-T2D1GE	13781
MSI NX7900GTX-T2D512E	11071
MSI NX7900GS-T2D512E-OC	8630
Gigabyte GV-NX76T256D-RH	5711
Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 7600GS	4998
Asus EN8800GTS/HTDP/320M	14398
Asus EN8800GTS/HTDP/320M (675/2060)	15231
Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 8600GTS	11653
Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 8600GTS (755/2210)	12218
Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 8600GTS (830/2425)	13475

3DMark05 results show how well the Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 8600GTS videocard scales when overclocked. At stock speeds, it gets the same score as the other GeForce 8600GTS videocards in the reference list. With the Biostar card is heavily overclocked the system cracks 13000 points, great for a GeForce 8600GTS class graphics card!

FutureMark 3DMark06 1.0.2	Source: FutureMark

3DMark06 is the worldwide standard in advanced 3D game performance benchmarking. A fundamental tool for every company in the PC industry as well as PC users and gamers, 3DMark06 uses advanced real-time 3D game workloads to measure PC performance using a suite of DirectX 9 3D graphics tests, CPU tests, and 3D feature tests. 3DMark06 tests include all new HDR/SM3.0 graphics tests, SM2.0 graphics tests, AI and physics driven single and multiple cores or processor CPU tests and a collection of comprehensive feature tests to reliably measure next generation gaming performance today.

Futuremark 3DMark06 1.0.2
Overall:	Points	Ranking
Asus EAX1900XTX 2DHTV/512M/A	6060
Asus EAX1950PRO/HTDP/256M/A	4904
MSI NX8800GTX-T2D768E	9785
Foxconn FV-N88SMCD2-ONOC	8799
MSI NX8800GTS-T2D320E-HD-OC	8777
GeForce 8600GTS SLI	8827
Foxconn 8600GTS-256	5556
MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256E-OC	5518
MSI NX7950GX2-T2D1GE	8057
MSI NX7900GTX-T2D512E	6173
MSI NX7900GS-T2D512E-OC	4945
Gigabyte GV-NX76T256D-RH	3268
Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 7600GS	2654
Asus EN8800GTS/HTDP/320M	8641
Asus EN8800GTS/HTDP/320M (675/2060)	9412
Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 8600GTS	5564
Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 8600GTS (755/2210)	5912
Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 8600GTS (830/2425)	6815
SM2.0	Points	Ranking
Asus EAX1900XTX 2DHTV/512M/A	2342
Asus EAX1950PRO/HTDP/256M/A	1949
MSI NX8800GTX-T2D768E	4551
Foxconn FV-N88SMCD2-ONOC	4010
MSI NX8800GTS-T2D320E-HD-OC	3958
GeForce 8600GTS SLI	4157
Foxconn 8600GTS-256	2376
MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256E-OC	2343
MSI NX7950GX2-T2D1GE	3619
MSI NX7900GTX-T2D512E	2579
MSI NX7900GS-T2D512E-OC	1974
Gigabyte GV-NX76T256D-RH	1286
Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 7600GS	1007
Asus EN8800GTS/HTDP/320M	3935
Asus EN8800GTS/HTDP/320M (675/2060)	4363
Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 8600GTS	2381
Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 8600GTS (755/2210)	2594
Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 8600GTS (830/2425)	2786
HDR/SM3.0	Points	Ranking
Asus EAX1900XTX 2DHTV/512M/A	2614
Asus EAX1950PRO/HTDP/256M/A	2011
MSI NX8800GTX-T2D768E	4688
Foxconn FV-N88SMCD2-ONOC	3976
MSI NX8800GTS-T2D320E-HD-OC	4006
GeForce 8600GTS SLI	3769
Foxconn 8600GTS-256	2083
MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256E-OC	2085
MSI NX7950GX2-T2D1GE	3466
MSI NX7900GTX-T2D512E	2494
MSI NX7900GS-T2D512E-OC	1935
Gigabyte GV-NX76T256D-RH	1163
Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 7600GS	1097
Asus EN8800GTS/HTDP/320M	3770
Asus EN8800GTS/HTDP/320M (675/2060)	4422
Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 8600GTS	2086
Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 8600GTS (755/2210)	2251
Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 8600GTS (830/2425)	2512

3DMark06 results are similar to those in 3DMark05. The Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 8600GTS videocard is definitely very fast. Memory bandwidth is very important to the G84 core, so when the memory is heavily overclocked we get a nice boost in performance.