AquaMark 2.3	Source: Massive

AquaMark is another DirectX 8 benchmark. Using vertex shaders, any card that is DirectX8 compatible will not just have a huge speed boost, the image will also look better. Default test has 24 MB worth of textures.

AquaMark 1024x768
	Video Card	FPS	Ranking
1.	ATi Radeon 9800 Pro	94.3
2.	ATi Radeon 9700 Pro	88.1
3.	MSI G4Ti4600-TD	81.2
4.	Gigabyte Radeon 9600 Pro	63.8
5.	Albatron GeForceFX 5600P Turbo	58.7
6.	Albatron GeForceFX 5900PV	89.1
7.	Albatron GeForceFX 5900PV (466/975)	92.3

At 1024x768 the ATi Radeon 9800 Pro leads but the Albatron GeForceFX 5900PV is not far behind!

AquaMark 1280x1024
	Video Card	FPS	Ranking
1.	ATi Radeon 9800 Pro	77.7
2.	ATi Radeon 9700 Pro	69.7
3.	MSI G4Ti4600-TD	56.4
4.	Gigabyte Radeon 9600 Pro	41.1
5.	Albatron GeForceFX 5600P Turbo	39
6.	Albatron GeForceFX 5900PV	77.1
7.	Albatron GeForceFX 5900PV (466/975)	82.2

AquaMark 1600x1200
	Video Card	FPS	Ranking
1.	ATi Radeon 9800 Pro	57
2.	ATi Radeon 9700 Pro	49.7
3.	MSI G4Ti4600-TD	41.1
4.	Gigabyte Radeon 9600 Pro	28.9
5.	Albatron GeForceFX 5600P Turbo	27.8
6.	Albatron GeForceFX 5900PV	58.7
7.	Albatron GeForceFX 5900PV (466/975)	67.7

Thanks to more available memory bandwidth the Albatron GeForceFX 5900PV even at stock is able to beat the ATi Radeon 9800 Pro. Overclocking boosts performance nicely here.