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Asus A9800XT/TVD/256 Radeon 9800XT Videocard Review
Asus A9800XT/TVD/256 Radeon 9800XT Videocard Review - PCSTATS
While it is common knowledge that the Radeon 9800XT GPU is one fast little chip, what really sets the Asus A9800XT/TVD/256 apart from the competition is the impressive software bundle it ships with.
 86% Rating:   
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External Mfg. Website: ASUS Mar 09 2004   C. Sun  
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Benchmarks: X2: The Threat, UT2003

X2: The Threat Source: Egosoft

A completely rewritten 3D engine based on DirectX8 encompasses many visual effects such as volumetric Nebulae (gas clouds) that have a real impact in the game (you can hide in them), many new engine, shield, weapon and explosion effects. Objects cast real dynamic 3D shadows! Dynamic DP3 bump mapping allows a previously unseen level of detail.

X2: The Threat - 1024x768-32bit
Video Card FPS Ranking
ATi Radeon 9800XT N/A
ATi Radeon 9800 Pro 108.428

ATi Radeon 9700 Pro

99.821

Asus Radeon A9600XT 81.996
MSI FX5950 Ultra-VTD256 123.28
MSI FX5900U-VTD256 Ultra

120.8

Gigabyte GV-NV57U128D 96.134
Asus A9800XT/TVD/256

112.251

Asus A9800XT/TVD/256 (449/380) 115.565

The Asus A9800XT/TVD/256 performs exactly as we'd expect it to but not quite as fast as the high end nVIDIA cards.

X2 The Threat - 1600x1200-32bit
Video Card FPS Ranking
ATi Radeon 9800XT N/A
ATi Radeon 9800 Pro 68.95

ATi Radeon 9700 Pro

60.596

Asus Radeon A9600XT

42.836

MSI FX5950 Ultra-VTD256 83.137
MSI FX5900U-VTD256 Ultra

80.519

Gigabyte GV-NV57U128D 51.178
Asus A9800XT/TVD/256

73.556

Asus A9800XT/TVD/256 (449/380)

78.085

More of the same results here, the Asus 9800XT card is just about as good as it gets.

Unreal Tournament 2003

Source:Epic

Unreal Tournament 2003 is the sequel to 1999's multiple 'Game of the Year' award winner. It uses the very latest Unreal Engine technology - where graphics, sound and game play are taken beyond the bleeding edge. Unreal Tournament 2003 employs the use of Vertex as well as Pixel Shaders and it's recommended that you use a DirectX 8 videocard to get the most out of the game.

UT2003 - 1024x768
Flyby FPS Ranking
ATi Radeon 9800XT

244.09

ATi Radeon 9800 Pro 240.34

ATi Radeon 9700 Pro

228.13
Asus Radeon A9600XT

179.97

MSI FX5950 Ultra-VTD256 239.15
MSI FX5900U-VTD256 Ultra

238.11

Gigabyte GV-NV57U128D 179.16
Asus A9800XT/TVD/256

244.52

Asus A9800XT/TVD/256 (449/380) 247.33
Botmatch FPS Ranking
ATi Radeon 9800XT

83.64

ATi Radeon 9800 Pro 83.67

ATi Radeon 9700 Pro

83.45
Asus Radeon A9600XT

83.41

MSI FX5950 Ultra-VTD256 82.57
MSI FX5900U-VTD256 Ultra

82.64

Gigabyte GV-NV57U128D 83.72
Asus A9800XT/TVD/256 83.83
Asus A9800XT/TVD/256 (449/380) 83.76

You can use any card at 1024x768 and probably wouldn't notice the difference.

UT2003 - 1600x1200
Flyby FPS Ranking
ATi Radeon 9800XT

147.12

ATi Radeon 9800 Pro 135.99

ATi Radeon 9700 Pro

118.13

Asus Radeon A9600XT

76.66

MSI FX5950 Ultra-VTD256 153.69
MSI FX5900U-VTD256 Ultra

146.78

Gigabyte GV-NV57U128D 81.14
Asus A9800XT/TVD/256 146.33
Asus A9800XT/TVD/256 (449/380) 156.4
Botmatch FPS Ranking
ATi Radeon 9800XT

81.64

ATi Radeon 9800 Pro 80.38

ATi Radeon 9700 Pro

76.98

Asus Radeon A9600XT

58.06

MSI FX5950 Ultra-VTD256 81.3
MSI FX5900U-VTD256 Ultra

80.95

Gigabyte GV-NV57U128D 60.6
Asus A9800XT/TVD/256 81.67
Asus A9800XT/TVD/256 (449/380) 82.46

At 1600x1200 the mid level cards start to slow down quite a bit while the high flying Asus Radeon 9800XT still performs great.

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Contents of Article: ASUS A9800XT/TVD/256
 Pg 1.  Asus A9800XT/TVD/256 Radeon 9800XT Videocard Review
 Pg 2.  Cooling and Software Utilities
 Pg 3.  Smart Doctor and Game Face
 Pg 4.  Overclocking one of the fastest cards in the world!
 Pg 5.  Benchmarks: 3DMark2001, CodeCreatures
 Pg 6.  Benchmarks: AquaMark 2.3
 Pg 7.  Benchmarks: AquaMark3, Gun Metal
 Pg 8.  — Benchmarks: X2: The Threat, UT2003
 Pg 9.  Advanced Benchmarks: 3DMark2001, X2: The Threat
 Pg 10.  Advanced Benchmarks: UT2003, Conclusion
 Pg 11.  An extremely well rounded card!

 
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