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
Foxconn FV-N88SMCD2-ONOC	14674
MSI NX8800GTS-T2D320E-HD-OC	14703
MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256E-OC	11676
nVidia Geforce 8600GTS Reference (SLI)	15207
MSI NX7950GX2-T2D1GE	13781
MSI NX7900GTX-T2D512E	11071
MSI NX7900GS-T2D512E-OC	8630
Gigabyte GV-NX76T256D-RH	5711
Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 7600GS	4998
Foxconn 8600GTS-256	11640
Foxconn 8600GTS-256 (763/2242)	12550

The Foxconn 8600GTS-256 performs exactly as expected in 3DMark05, at a similar level to the MSI GeForce 8600GTS and on par with the GeForce 7900GTX.

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
Foxconn FV-N88SMCD2-ONOC	8799
MSI NX8800GTS-T2D320E-HD-OC	8777
MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256E-OC	5518
nVidia Geforce 8600GTS Reference (SLI)	8827
MSI NX7950GX2-T2D1GE	8057
MSI NX7900GTX-T2D512E	6173
MSI NX7900GS-T2D512E-OC	4945
Gigabyte GV-NX76T256D-RH	3268
Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 7600GS	2654
Foxconn 8600GTS-256	5556
Foxconn 8600GTS-256 (763/2242)	6070
SM2.0	Points	Ranking
Asus EAX1900XTX 2DHTV/512M/A	2342
Asus EAX1950PRO/HTDP/256M/A	1949
MSI NX8800GTX-T2D768E	4551
Foxconn FV-N88SMCD2-ONOC	4010
MSI NX8800GTS-T2D320E-HD-OC	3958
MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256E-OC	2343
nVidia Geforce 8600GTS Reference (SLI)	4157
MSI NX7950GX2-T2D1GE	3619
MSI NX7900GTX-T2D512E	2579
MSI NX7900GS-T2D512E-OC	1974
Gigabyte GV-NX76T256D-RH	1286
Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 7600GS	1007
Foxconn 8600GTS-256	2376
Foxconn 8600GTS-256 (763/2242)	2641
HDR/SM3.0	Points	Ranking
Asus EAX1900XTX 2DHTV/512M/A	2614
Asus EAX1950PRO/HTDP/256M/A	2011
MSI NX8800GTX-T2D768E	4688
Foxconn FV-N88SMCD2-ONOC	3976
MSI NX8800GTS-T2D320E-HD-OC	4006
MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256E-OC	2085
nVidia Geforce 8600GTS Reference (SLI)	3769
MSI NX7950GX2-T2D1GE	3466
MSI NX7900GTX-T2D512E	2494
MSI NX7900GS-T2D512E-OC	1935
Gigabyte GV-NX76T256D-RH	1163
Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 7600GS	1097
Foxconn 8600GTS-256	2083
Foxconn 8600GTS-256 (763/2242)	2313

3DMark06 results for the Foxconn 8600GTS-256 are good for its class, and the card performs in line with the MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256E-OC too. The Geforce 8600GTS runs in the same range as the GeForce 7900GTX. Overclocking has the usual effect. Now, let's see if that trend continues in real world games.