Crytek FarCry 1.33	Source: Ubisoft

Real-time editing, bump mapping, static lights, network system, integrated physics system, shaders, shadows, and a dynamic music system are just some of the state of-the-art features that the CryENGINE offers. The game was set to Ultra quality and the Ubisoft's Regulator and Training demos were run.

CryTek FarCry 1.33:
UQ Regulator 1024x768:	FPS	Ranking
Asus EAX1900XTX 2DHTV/512M/A	115.87
Asus EAX1950PRO/HTDP/256M/A	117.69
MSI NX8800GTX-T2D768E	124.21
Foxconn FV-N88SMCD2-ONOC	126.13
MSI NX8800GTS-T2D320E-HD-OC	115.3
MSI NX7950GX2-T2D1GE	118.75
MSI NX7900GTX-T2D512E	122.88
Gigabyte GV-NX76T256D-RH	110.03
Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 7600GS	102.56
MSI NX7900GS-T2D512E-OC	113.26
MSI NX7900GS-T2D512E-OC (675/1612)	116.78
UQ Training 1024x768:	FPS	Ranking
Asus EAX1900XTX 2DHTV/512M/A	131.43
Asus EAX1950PRO/HTDP/256M/A	130.58
MSI NX8800GTX-T2D768E	137.25
Foxconn FV-N88SMCD2-ONOC	137.81
MSI NX8800GTS-T2D320E-HD-OC	127.59
MSI NX7950GX2-T2D1GE	129.18
MSI NX7900GTX-T2D512E	134.36
Gigabyte GV-NX76T256D-RH	119.26
Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 7600GS	108.29
MSI NX7900GS-T2D512E-OC	124.41
MSI NX7900GS-T2D512E-OC (675/1612)	127.21
UQ Regulator 1600x1200:	FPS	Ranking
Asus EAX1900XTX 2DHTV/512M/A	108.28
Asus EAX1950PRO/HTDP/256M/A	94.26
MSI NX8800GTX-T2D768E	122.19
Foxconn FV-N88SMCD2-ONOC	119.11
MSI NX8800GTS-T2D320E-HD-OC	112.11
MSI NX7950GX2-T2D1GE	117.08
MSI NX7900GTX-T2D512E	112.5
Gigabyte GV-NX76T256D-RH	66.06
Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 7600GS	56.36
MSI NX7900GS-T2D512E-OC	97.63
MSI NX7900GS-T2D512E-OC (675/1612)	105.62
UQ Training 1600x1200:	FPS	Ranking
Asus EAX1900XTX 2DHTV/512M/A	120.36
Asus EAX1950PRO/HTDP/256M/A	106.7
MSI NX8800GTX-T2D768E	136.02
Foxconn FV-N88SMCD2-ONOC	131.12
MSI NX8800GTS-T2D320E-HD-OC	124.26
MSI NX7950GX2-T2D1GE	129.1
MSI NX7900GTX-T2D512E	120.3
Gigabyte GV-NX76T256D-RH	71.5
Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 7600GS	60.04
MSI NX7900GS-T2D512E-OC	103.38
MSI NX7900GS-T2D512E-OC (675/1612)	107.44

FarCry results are good, however overclocking doesn't do as much for the MSI NX7900GS-T2D512E-OC. There won't be any problem turning on all the eye candy and gaming at a high resolution here!

Ubisoft Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory 1.08	Source: Ubisoft

State of the art graphics and sound technology collide to produce the most breathtaking gaming experience on any console. Advanced physics modeling enables rag doll physics, particle effects, and Seamlessly dynamic environments.

Ubisoft Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory 1.08
1024x768 SM1:	FPS	Ranking
Asus EAX1900XTX 2DHTV/512M/A	139.885792
Asus EAX1950PRO/HTDP/256M/A	64.443943
MSI NX8800GTX-T2D768E	199.735253
Foxconn FV-N88SMCD2-ONOC	196.231297
MSI NX8800GTS-T2D320E-HD-OC	195.397807
MSI NX7950GX2-T2D1GE	178.469615
MSI NX7900GTX-T2D512E	144.763566
Gigabyte GV-NX76T256D-RH	70.675839
Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 7600GS	60.732844
MSI NX7900GS-T2D512E-OC	118.241618
MSI NX7900GS-T2D512E-OC (675/1612)	132.684893
1600x1200 SM1:	FPS	Ranking
Asus EAX1900XTX 2DHTV/512M/A	87.584383
Asus EAX1950PRO/HTDP/256M/A	106.88449
MSI NX8800GTX-T2D768E	159.620465
Foxconn FV-N88SMCD2-ONOC	123.64561
MSI NX8800GTS-T2D320E-HD-OC	125.935686
MSI NX7950GX2-T2D1GE	118.73259
MSI NX7900GTX-T2D512E	83.9432
Gigabyte GV-NX76T256D-RH	38.890503
Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 7600GS	32.680666
MSI NX7900GS-T2D512E-OC	66.05565
MSI NX7900GS-T2D512E-OC (675/1612)	72.18963218
1024x768 SM3:	FPS	Ranking
Asus EAX1900XTX 2DHTV/512M/A	112.278394
Asus EAX1950PRO/HTDP/256M/A	82.984486
MSI NX8800GTX-T2D768E	174.862607
Foxconn FV-N88SMCD2-ONOC	139.046478
MSI NX8800GTS-T2D320E-HD-OC	142.313627
MSI NX7950GX2-T2D1GE	151.834762
MSI NX7900GTX-T2D512E	112.126407
Gigabyte GV-NX76T256D-RH	53.555388
Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 7600GS	44.737425
MSI NX7900GS-T2D512E-OC	89.210489
MSI NX7900GS-T2D512E-OC (675/1612)	104.3651
1600x1200 SM3:	FPS	Ranking
Asus EAX1900XTX 2DHTV/512M/A	64.317715
Asus EAX1950PRO/HTDP/256M/A	45.692169
MSI NX8800GTX-T2D768E	98.310611
Foxconn FV-N88SMCD2-ONOC	73.352521
MSI NX8800GTS-T2D320E-HD-OC	75.407716
MSI NX7950GX2-T2D1GE	85.479555
MSI NX7900GTX-T2D512E	59.896527
Gigabyte GV-NX76T256D-RH	27.516977
Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 7600GS	22.531252
MSI NX7900GS-T2D512E-OC	46.547863
MSI NX7900GS-T2D512E-OC (675/1612)	50.6518793

With SM3.0, most videocards suffer a large drop in frame rates. Overclocking can help mediate this, and here we see some pretty decent framerates from this MSI PCI Express videocard when running with a screen resolution of 1600x1200.