AquaMark3	Source: Massive Development

AquaMark3 is a powerful tool to determine reliable information about the gaming performance of a computer system. Because the benchmark extensively utilizes DirectX9, DirectX8 and DirectX7 functionality, it represents the requirements of typical gaming applications in 2003 and 2004.

AquaMark 3 Benchmark Results
	Graphics	Points	Ranking
1.	ATi Radeon 9800XT	6141
2.	ATi Radeon 9800 Pro	5670
3.	ATi Radeon 9700 Pro	4860
4.	Asus Radeon A9600XT	3735
5.	Gigabyte Radeon 9600 Pro	3045
6.	MSI FX5900U-VTD256 Ultra	5436
7.	Albatron GeForceFX 5600 Ultra	2520
8.	MSI G4Ti4600-VT2D8X	2085
9.	Gigabyte GV-NV57U128D	3435
10.	Gigabyte GV-NV57U128D (535/1000)	4803

AquaMark 3 Benchmark Results
	Overall	Points	Ranking
1.	ATi Radeon 9800XT	47175
2.	ATi Radeon 9800 Pro	44362
3.	ATi Radeon 9700 Pro	39219
4.	Asus Radeon A9600XT	31590
5.	Gigabyte Radeon 9600 Pro	26530
6.	MSI FX5900U-VTD256 Ultra	42994
7.	Albatron GeForceFX 5600 Ultra	22448
8.	MSI G4Ti4600-VT2D8X	18915
9.	Gigabyte GV-NV57U128D	29451
10.	Gigabyte GV-NV57U128D (535/1000)	38948

In AquaMark3 the Gigabyte GV-NV57U128D trails Asus Radeon A9600XT at stock speeds, but when overclocked it performs close to that of the ATi Radeon 9700 Pro.

Gun Metal 2	Source: Yeti Studio

Gun Metal 2 is one of the first games that will be taking advantage of DirectX 9 technology. According to Gun Metal 2, 2x AA is enabled by default on all videocards and the listed framerates are average.

Gun Metal 2 Demo 1 1600x1200
	Video Card	FPS	Ranking
1.	ATi Radeon 9800XT	19.75
2.	ATi Radeon 9800 Pro	18.23
3.	ATi Radeon 9700 Pro	16.17
4.	Asus Radeon A9600XT	10.96
5.	Gigabyte Radeon 9600 Pro	9.87
6.	MSI FX5900U-VTD256 Ultra	20.47
7.	Albatron GeForceFX 5600 Ultra	10.33
8.	MSI G4Ti4600-VT2D8X	9.45
9.	Gigabyte GV-NV57U128D	14.66
10.	Gigabyte GV-NV57U128D (535/1000)	17.32

Gun Metal 2 Demo 2 1600x1200
	Video Card	FPS	Ranking
1.	ATi Radeon 9800XT	25.32
2.	ATi Radeon 9800 Pro	23.18
3.	ATi Radeon 9700 Pro	20.23
4.	Asus Radeon A9600XT	13.03
5.	Gigabyte Radeon 9600 Pro	11.66
6.	MSI FX5900U-VTD256 Ultra	26.79
7.	Albatron GeForceFX 5600 Ultra	12.91
8.	MSI G4Ti4600-VT2D8X	9.96
9.	Gigabyte GV-NV57U128D	18.17
10.	Gigabyte GV-NV57U128D (535/1000)	21.47

No videocard offers good frame rates at 1600x1200, but the Gigabyte GV-NV57U128D does not fall as quickly as its competition.