PCSTATS     
[X]   Directory of
Guides & Reviews

Beginners Guides
Motherboards by Brand
Weekly Newsletter
Archived Newsletters

Asus Radeon A9600XT Videocard Review
Asus Radeon A9600XT Videocard Review  - PCSTATS
Asus' mainstream Radeon A9600XT comes packing 128MB of Samsung memory, and includes a DVI connector and DVI-to-analog converter.
 85% Rating:   
Filed under: Video Cards Published:  Author: 
External Mfg. Website: ASUS Dec 07 2003   C. Sun  
Home > Reviews > Video Cards > ASUS Radeon A9600XT

Benchmarks: AquaMark

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

105.5
2.

ATi Radeon 9700 Pro

99.3
3. Gigabyte Radeon 9600 Pro 64
4. MSI FX5900U-VTD256 Ultra 113.2
5. Albatron GeForceFX 5600 Ultra 75.2
6. MSI G4Ti4600-VT2D8X 84.8
7. Asus Radeon A9600XT 74.1
8. Asus Radeon A9600XT (553/341) 81

It seems AquaMark like the nVIDIA based card here.

AquaMark 1280x1024
Video Card FPS Ranking
1.

ATi Radeon 9800 Pro

81.1
2.

ATi Radeon 9700 Pro

71.2
3. Gigabyte Radeon 9600 Pro 41.2
4. MSI FX5900U-VTD256 Ultra 90.2
5. Albatron GeForceFX 5600 Ultra 49.9
6. MSI G4Ti4600-VT2D8X 57.3
7. Asus Radeon A9600XT 47.9
8. Asus Radeon A9600XT (553/341) 53.7

AquaMark 1600x1200
Video Card FPS Ranking
1.

ATi Radeon 9800 Pro

57.5
2.

ATi Radeon 9700 Pro

50.2

3. Gigabyte Radeon 9600 Pro 28.8
4. MSI FX5900U-VTD256 Ultra 67.5
5. Albatron GeForceFX 5600 Ultra 35.6
6. MSI G4Ti4600-VT2D8X 41.4
7. Asus Radeon A9600XT 33.6
8. Asus Radeon A9600XT (553/341) 37.7

As the resolution goes higher the lower end cards start to fall back quickly due to less memory bandwidth.

< Previous Page © 2023 PCSTATS.com Next Page >

 

Contents of Article: ASUS Radeon A9600XT
 Pg 1.  Asus Radeon A9600XT Videocard Review
 Pg 2.  Up close and personal
 Pg 3.  Asus Smart Doctor2
 Pg 4.  What's the difference?
 Pg 5.  Benchmarks: 3DMark 2001SE and 3DMark03
 Pg 6.  — Benchmarks: AquaMark
 Pg 7.  Benchmarks: AquaMark3
 Pg 8.  Benchmarks: CodeCreatures
 Pg 9.  Benchmarks: Gun Metal 2
 Pg 10.  Benchmarks: Quake III Arena
 Pg 11.  Benchmarks: UT2003
 Pg 12.  Benchmarks: 3DMark2001, Quake III w/AA
 Pg 13.  Benchmarks: 3DMark2001, Quake III w/AF
 Pg 14.  Benchmarks: 3DMark2001, Quake III w/AA+AF
 Pg 15.  Asus' newest mainstream videocard

 
Hardware Sections 


 
PCSTATS Network Features Information About Us Contact
FrostyTech
PCSTATS Newsletter
Tech Glossary
Technology WebSite Listings
News Archives
(Review RSS Feed)
Site Map
PCstats Wallpaper
About Us
Privacy Policy
Advertise on PCSTATS

How's Our Driving?
© Copyright 1999-2023 www.pcstats.com All rights reserved. Privacy policy and Terms of Use.