AquaMark3
is a powerful tool to determine reliable information about the gaming
performance of computer systems. Because the benchmark extensively utilizes
DirectX9, DirectX8 and DirectX7 functionality, it represents the requirements of
typical gaming applications in 2003 and 2004.
| AquaMark3 |
| 1024x768 GFX |
Points |
Ranking |
| MSI RX800XT-VTD256E |
8849 |
   |
| Gigabyte GV-RX80L256V |
8516 |
|
| PowerColor X700 Pro |
0 |
|
| PowerColor Bravo X700 |
0 |
|
| Albatron Trinity PC6600 |
4107 |
   |
| Asus Extreme N6600TOP/TD/128M/A |
6198 |
|
| Albatron Trinity PC6600U |
5832 |
|
| MSI NX6600GT-TD128 AGP |
7305 |
|
| MSI NX6600GT-VTD128SP |
7620 |
|
| Albatron Trinity GeForce 6600GT AGP |
7449 |
|
| Gigabyte GV-NX66T128D |
7674 |
|
| Gigabyte GV-3D1 (Single GPU Mode 500/1120) |
7893 |
|
| Gigabyte GV-3D1 (SLI Mode 500/1120) |
11352 |
|
| MSI NX6600GT-TD128E (Single) |
7677 |
|
| MSI NX6600GT-TD128E (SLI Mode) |
11175 |
|
| 1024x768 Overall |
Points |
Ranking |
| MSI RX800XT-VTD256E |
62017 |
|
| Gigabyte GV-RX80L256V |
60148 |
|
| PowerColor X700 Pro |
0 |
|
| PowerColor Bravo X700 |
0 |
|
| Albatron Trinity PC6600 |
34626 |
|
| Asus Extreme N6600TOP/TD/128M/A |
48592 |
|
| Albatron Trinity PC6600U |
46092 |
|
| MSI NX6600GT-TD128 AGP |
54657 |
|
| MSI NX6600GT-VTD128SP |
55905 |
|
| Albatron Trinity GeForce 6600GT AGP |
55504 |
|
| Gigabyte GV-NX66T128D |
56810 |
|
| Gigabyte GV-3D1 (Single GPU Mode 500/1120) |
58027 |
|
| Gigabyte GV-3D1 (SLI Mode 500/1120) |
74136 |
|
| MSI NX6600GT-TD128E (Single) |
56858 |
|
| MSI NX6600GT-TD128E (SLI Mode) |
73338 |
|
SLI again provides a huge boost. It's starting to look
like this technology is for real... nVidia based cards usually do well on this
benchmark, but you have to like what we're starting to see here. The 6600GT
cards all provide excellent performance for the money here.
Gun Metal
2 is one of the first benchmarks to take full advantage of DirectX 9 technology.
According to Gun Metal 2, 2x AA is enabled by
default on all videocards and the listed frame rates are average.
| GunMetal 2 |
| Game 1 1024x768 |
FPS |
Ranking |
| MSI RX800XT-VTD256E |
58.79 |
|
| Gigabyte GV-RX80L256V |
52.96 |
|
| PowerColor X700 Pro |
30.25 |
|
| PowerColor Bravo X700 |
25.06 |
|
| Albatron Trinity PC6600 |
26.19 |
|
| Asus Extreme N6600TOP/TD/128M/A |
39.23 |
|
| Albatron Trinity PC6600U |
36.09 |
|
| MSI NX6600GT-TD128 AGP |
44.08 |
|
| MSI NX6600GT-VTD128SP |
45.79 |
|
| Albatron Trinity GeForce 6600GT AGP |
45.16 |
|
| Gigabyte GV-NX66T128D |
46.37 |
|
| Gigabyte GV-3D1 (Single GPU Mode 500/1120) |
47.7 |
|
| Gigabyte GV-3D1 (SLI Mode 500/1120) |
47.5 |
|
| MSI NX6600GT-TD128E (Single) |
46.49 |
|
| MSI NX6600GT-TD128E (SLI Mode) |
46.08 |
|
| Game 2 1024x768 |
FPS |
Ranking |
| MSI RX800XT-VTD256E |
67.8 |
|
| Gigabyte GV-RX80L256V |
64.17 |
|
| PowerColor X700 Pro |
39.91 |
|
| PowerColor Bravo X700 |
32.81 |
|
| Albatron Trinity PC6600 |
34.6 |
|
| Asus Extreme N6600TOP/TD/128M/A |
48.94 |
|
| Albatron Trinity PC6600U |
45.81 |
|
| MSI NX6600GT-TD128 AGP |
52.06 |
|
| MSI NX6600GT-VTD128SP |
53.98 |
|
| Albatron Trinity GeForce 6600GT AGP |
53.3 |
|
| Gigabyte GV-NX66T128D |
54.99 |
|
| Gigabyte GV-3D1 (Single GPU Mode 500/1120) |
55.83 |
|
| Gigabyte GV-3D1 (SLI Mode 500/1120) |
55.45 |
|
| MSI NX6600GT-TD128E (Single) |
54.89 |
|
| MSI NX6600GT-TD128E (SLI Mode) |
54.5 |
|
| Game 1 1600x1200 |
FPS |
Ranking |
| MSI RX800XT-VTD256E |
36.92 |
|
| Gigabyte GV-RX80L256V |
33.71 |
|
| PowerColor X700 Pro |
17.4 |
|
| PowerColor Bravo X700 |
14.03 |
|
| Albatron Trinity PC6600 |
16.36 |
|
| Asus Extreme N6600TOP/TD/128M/A |
24.94 |
|
| Albatron Trinity PC6600U |
22.89 |
|
| MSI NX6600GT-TD128 AGP |
27.17 |
|
| MSI NX6600GT-VTD128SP |
28.92 |
|
| Albatron Trinity GeForce 6600GT AGP |
27.99 |
|
| Gigabyte GV-NX66T128D |
29.1 |
|
| Gigabyte GV-3D1 (Single GPU Mode 500/1120) |
30.68 |
|
| Gigabyte GV-3D1 (SLI Mode 500/1120) |
30.66 |
|
| MSI NX6600GT-TD128E (Single) |
29.08 |
|
| MSI NX6600GT-TD128E (SLI Mode) |
28.96 |
|
| Game 2 1600x1200 |
FPS |
Ranking |
| MSI RX800XT-VTD256E |
47.07 |
|
| Gigabyte GV-RX80L256V |
43.54 |
|
| PowerColor X700 Pro |
22.02 |
|
| PowerColor Bravo X700 |
17.28 |
|
| Albatron Trinity PC6600 |
20.15 |
|
| Asus Extreme N6600TOP/TD/128M/A |
32.01 |
|
| Albatron Trinity PC6600U |
29.11 |
|
| MSI NX6600GT-TD128 AGP |
36.03 |
|
| MSI NX6600GT-VTD128SP |
38.11 |
|
| Albatron Trinity GeForce 6600GT AGP |
37.01 |
|
| Gigabyte GV-NX66T128D |
38.14 |
|
| Gigabyte GV-3D1 (Single GPU Mode 500/1120) |
39.81 |
|
| Gigabyte GV-3D1 (SLI Mode 500/1120) |
39.8 |
|
| MSI NX6600GT-TD128E (Single) |
38.14 |
|
| MSI NX6600GT-TD128E (SLI Mode) |
38.05 |
|
As we said above, SLI requires a profile in the
Detonator drivers for each game. We're fairly sure that our driver set did not
have one for Gunmetal 2, as this benchmark gained absolutely nothing from SLI
operation. If no profile exists, SLI reverts to single-GPU mode, and as you can
see, our results reflect this. Due to its faster memory, the Gigabyte GV-3D1
managed to come out on top again. All the Geforce 6600GT chips clearly
outperform the Radeon X700 Pro in this test, as do the tweaked 6600 cores of the
Albatron 6600U and the ASUS Extreme.
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