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Gigabyte GV-R96X128D 9600XT Videocard Review
Gigabyte GV-R96X128D 9600XT Videocard Review  - PCSTATS
How many people got a new videocard this holiday season? If you did, it will probably be the last AGP based videocard you get, considering PCI Express is just around the corner.
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External Mfg. Website: Gigabyte Jan 05 2004   C. Sun  
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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 9800XT 105.6
2. ATi Radeon 9800 Pro 105.5
3.

ATi Radeon 9700 Pro

99.3
4. Asus Radeon A9600XT 74.1
5. Gigabyte Radeon 9600 Pro 64
6. MSI FX5900U-VTD256 Ultra 113.2
7. Albatron GeForceFX 5600 Ultra 75.2
8. MSI G4Ti4600-VT2D8X 84.8
9. Gigabyte GV-R96X128D 74.1
10. Gigabyte GV-R96X128D (587/327) 82.7

Here at 1024x768 we see that the Gigabyte GV-R96X128D gives playable frame rates and performs about the same as the Albatron GeForceFX 5600 Ultra.

AquaMark 1280x1024
Video Card FPS Ranking
1. ATi Radeon 9800XT 86.1
2. ATi Radeon 9800 Pro 81.1
3.

ATi Radeon 9700 Pro

71.2
4. Asus Radeon A9600XT 47.9
5. Gigabyte Radeon 9600 Pro 41.2
6. MSI FX5900U-VTD256 Ultra 90.2
7. Albatron GeForceFX 5600 Ultra 49.9
8. MSI G4Ti4600-VT2D8X 57.3
9. Gigabyte GV-R96X128D 47.9
10. Gigabyte GV-R96X128D (587/327) 54.3

AquaMark 1600x1200
Video Card FPS Ranking
1. ATi Radeon 9800XT 62.3
2. ATi Radeon 9800 Pro 57.5
3.

ATi Radeon 9700 Pro

50.2

4. Asus Radeon A9600XT 33.6
5. Gigabyte Radeon 9600 Pro 28.8
6. MSI FX5900U-VTD256 Ultra 67.5
7. Albatron GeForceFX 5600 Ultra 35.6
8. MSI G4Ti4600-VT2D8X 41.4
9. Gigabyte GV-R96X128D 33.5
10. Gigabyte GV-R96X128D (587/327) 38.2

At the higher resolutions, Gigabyte's mainstream videocard cannot really handle AquaMark.

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Contents of Article: Gigabyte GV-R96X128D
 Pg 1.  Gigabyte GV-R96X128D 9600XT Videocard Review
 Pg 2.  GPU cooling and Overclocking
 Pg 3.  Benchmarks: 3DMark2001, 3DMark03
 Pg 4.  — Benchmarks: AquaMark
 Pg 5.  Benchmarks: AquaMark3
 Pg 6.  Benchmarks: CodeCreatures
 Pg 7.  Benchmarks: GunMetal 2
 Pg 8.  Benchmarks: Quake III Arena
 Pg 9.  Benchmarks: UT2003
 Pg 10.  Benchmarks: 3DMark2001, Quake III Arena w/AA
 Pg 11.  Benchmarks: 3DMark2001, Quake III Arena w/AF
 Pg 12.  Benchmarks: 3DMark2001, Quake III Arena w/AA+AF
 Pg 13.  Gigabyte's Mainstream 9600XT

 
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