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PowerColor Radeon 9600XT Ultra Videocard Review
PowerColor Radeon 9600XT Ultra Videocard Review - PCSTATS
The PowerColor Radeon 9600XT Ultra has 128MB of 2.5ns Samsung BGA DDR RAM backing the GPU up.
 85% Rating:   
Filed under: Video Cards Published:  Author: 
External Mfg. Website: PowerColor Apr 30 2004   C. Sun  
Home > Reviews > Video Cards > PowerColor R96T-C3

System Spec's and Benchmarks

PCStats Test System Specs:
processor:

intel pentium 4 3.0c

clock speed: 15 x 200 mhz = 3.0 ghz
motherboards:

gigabyte 8knxp, i875p

videocard:

ati radeon 9800xt
ati radeon 9800 pro
ati radeon 9700 pro
asus radeon 9600xt
msi fx5950 ultra-vtd256
msi fx5900u-vtd256
msi fx5900xt-vtd128
gigabyte gv-nv57u128d
msi fx5900xt-vtd128
powercolor radeon 9600xt

memory:

2x 256mb corsair twinx 3200ll

hard drive: 40gb wd special ed
cdrom: nec 52x cd-rom
powersupply: vantec stealth 470w
software setup

windowsxp build 2600
intel inf 5.02.1012
catalyst 3.9
detonator 53.03

workstation benchmarks

3dmark2001se
codecreatures
aquamark
aquamark3
gun metal 2
x2 the threat
ut2003

aa test, af and aa+af test
3dmark2001se
x2 the threat
ut2003

3DMark2001SE Source: FutureMark

By combining DirectX8 support with completely new graphics, it continues to provide good overall system benchmarks. 3DMark2001SE has been created in cooperation with the major 3D accelerator and processor manufacturers to provide a reliable set of diagnostic tools. The suite demonstrates 3D gaming performance by using real-world gaming technology to test a system's true performance abilities. Tests include: DirectX8 Vertex Shaders, Pixel Shaders and Point Sprites, DOT3 and Environment Mapped Bump Mapping, support for Full Scene Anti-aliasing and Texture Compression and two game tests using Ipion real-time physics.

Higher numbers denote better performance.

3DMark2001 - Benchmark Results
Video Card 3DMarks Ranking
ATi Radeon 9800XT 19073
ATi Radeon 9800 Pro 18762

ATi Radeon 9700 Pro

17430
Asus Radeon A9600XT 13604
MSI FX5950 Ultra-VTD256 17582
MSI FX5900U-VTD256 Ultra 17274
MSI FX5900XT-VTD128 16324
Gigabyte GV-NV57U128D 15165
PowerColor Radeon 9600XT 14050
PowerColor Radeon 9600XT (542/408) 15280

The PowerColor Radeon 9600XT is not a 3DMark killer, but it does perform fairly well and is faster than the Asus Radeon 9600XT at stock speeds.

CodeCreatures Source: CodeCult

CodeCretures requires a fully compatible DirectX 8 videocard with preferably 128 MB of RAM to store textures. Codecreatures utilizes vertex as well as pixel shaders to run their tests.

CodeCreatures - 1024x768
Video Card FPS Ranking
ATi Radeon 9800XT 50.1
ATi Radeon 9800 Pro 45.9

ATi Radeon 9700 Pro

39.6

Asus Radeon A9600XT 28.4
MSI FX5950 Ultra-VTD256 53.1
MSI FX5900U-VTD256 Ultra 51
MSI FX5900XT-VTD128 44.8
Gigabyte GV-NV57U128D 34.8
PowerColor Radeon 9600XT 29.2
PowerColor Radeon 9600XT (542/408) 32.4

In CodeCreatures the PowerColor Radeon 9600XT Ultra is able to outpace the Asus Radeon 9600XT just barely.

CodeCreatures - 1280x1024
Video Card FPS Ranking
ATi Radeon 9800XT 39.7
ATi Radeon 9800 Pro 36.5

ATi Radeon 9700 Pro

31.6

Asus Radeon A9600XT 21.8
MSI FX5950 Ultra-VTD256 42.3
MSI FX5900U-VTD256 Ultra 40.6
MSI FX5900XT-VTD128 35
Gigabyte GV-NV57U128D 25.6
PowerColor Radeon 9600XT 22.6
PowerColor Radeon 9600XT (542/408) 25.2

CodeCreatures - 1600x1200
Video Card FPS Ranking
ATi Radeon 9800XT 30.7
ATi Radeon 9800 Pro 28.2

ATi Radeon 9700 Pro

24.5

Asus Radeon A9600XT 16.8
MSI FX5950 Ultra-VTD256 33.5
MSI FX5900U-VTD256 Ultra 32.2
MSI FX5900XT-VTD128 27.6
Gigabyte GV-NV57U128D 19.6
PowerColor Radeon 9600XT 17.5
PowerColor Radeon 9600XT (542/408) 19.7

At higher resolutions all cards slow down, but the PowerColor Radeon 9600XT Ultra is still able to beat the Asus 9600 by a slim margin.

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Contents of Article: PowerColor R96T-C3
 Pg 1.  PowerColor Radeon 9600XT Ultra Videocard Review
 Pg 2.  — System Spec's and Benchmarks
 Pg 3.  Benchmarks: AquaMark 2.3, Aquamark3
 Pg 4.  Benchmarks: Gun Metal 2
 Pg 5.  Benchmarks: X2: The Threat, UT2003
 Pg 6.  Advanced Benchmarks: 3DMark2001, X2: The Threat
 Pg 7.  Advanced Benchmarks: UT2003, Conclusions

 
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