Futuremark 3DMark05 1.2.0	Source: FutureMark

3DMark05 is best suited for the latest generation of DirectX9.0 graphics cards. It is the first benchmark to require a DirectX9.0 compliant hardware with support for Pixel Shaders 2.0 or higher! By combining high quality 3D tests, CPU tests, feature tests, image quality tools, and much more, 3DMark05 is a premium benchmark for evaluating the latest generation of gaming hardware.

Futuremark 3DMark05 1.2.0
Overall	Points	Ranking
Asus EAX1900XTX 2DHTV/512M/A	12098
Asus EAX1950PRO/HTDP/256M/A	10260
MSI NX8800GTX-T2D768E	15251
MSI NX7950GX2-T2D1GE	13781
MSI NX7900GTX-T2D512E	11071
Gigabyte GV-NX76T256D-RH	5711
Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 7600GS	4998
Foxconn FV-N88SMCD2-ONOC	14674
MSI NX8800GTS-T2D320E-HD-OC	14703
MSI NX8800GTS-T2D320E-HD-OC (662/2020)	15362

3DMark05 results from the MSI NX8800GTS-T2D320E-HD-OC videocard are good and high. It's nice to see that the MSI videocard scores higher than the Foxconn model, even though the memory is slower. The mainstream GeForce 8800GTS 320MB puts on a pretty good show against the higher end GeForce 8800GTX too.

FutureMark 3DMark06 1.0.2	Source: FutureMark

3DMark06 is the worldwide standard in advanced 3D game performance benchmarking. A fundamental tool for every company in the PC industry as well as PC users and gamers, 3DMark06 uses advanced real-time 3D game workloads to measure PC performance using a suite of DirectX 9 3D graphics tests, CPU tests, and 3D feature tests. 3DMark06 tests include all new HDR/SM3.0 graphics tests, SM2.0 graphics tests, AI and physics driven single and multiple cores or processor CPU tests and a collection of comprehensive feature tests to reliably measure next generation gaming performance today.

Futuremark 3DMark06 1.0.2
Overall:	Points	Ranking
Asus EAX1900XTX 2DHTV/512M/A	6060
Asus EAX1950PRO/HTDP/256M/A	4904
MSI NX8800GTX-T2D768E	9785
MSI NX7950GX2-T2D1GE	8057
MSI NX7900GTX-T2D512E	6173
Gigabyte GV-NX76T256D-RH	3268
Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 7600GS	2654
Foxconn FV-N88SMCD2-ONOC	8799
MSI NX8800GTS-T2D320E-HD-OC	8777
MSI NX8800GTS-T2D320E-HD-OC (662/2020)	9423
SM2.0	Points	Ranking
Asus EAX1900XTX 2DHTV/512M/A	2342
Asus EAX1950PRO/HTDP/256M/A	1949
MSI NX8800GTX-T2D768E	4551
MSI NX7950GX2-T2D1GE	3619
MSI NX7900GTX-T2D512E	2579
Gigabyte GV-NX76T256D-RH	1286
Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 7600GS	1007
Foxconn FV-N88SMCD2-ONOC	4010
MSI NX8800GTS-T2D320E-HD-OC	3958
MSI NX8800GTS-T2D320E-HD-OC (662/2020)	4306
HDR/SM3.0	Points	Ranking
Asus EAX1900XTX 2DHTV/512M/A	2614
Asus EAX1950PRO/HTDP/256M/A	2011
MSI NX8800GTX-T2D768E	4688
MSI NX7950GX2-T2D1GE	3466
MSI NX7900GTX-T2D512E	2494
Gigabyte GV-NX76T256D-RH	1163
Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 7600GS	1097
Foxconn FV-N88SMCD2-ONOC	3976
MSI NX8800GTS-T2D320E-HD-OC	4006
MSI NX8800GTS-T2D320E-HD-OC (662/2020)	4375

3DMark06 results between each of these high end platforms is very close, it's pretty amazing to see how well the MSI NX8800GTS-T2D320E-HD-OC performs compared to the high end GeForce 8800GTX. It's not much slower and costs about half of what the high end videocard goes for.