Configurazione di prova

Desktop
CPU	AMD Athlon 64 FX-57 2800 MHz
FSB	200MHz
Motherboard	ASUS A8N32-SLI Deluxe nForce4 SLI X16
Memoria	2x Corsair 1024 MB CMX1024-3500LLPRO
Hard Drive	Hitachi 120GB S-ATA (8MB)
DVD	Gigabyte GO-D1600C
LAN	Marvel 88E8053 PCI-E Gigabit
Alimentatore	Enermax 550W (ATX 1.0)
Driver & Configurazione
Scheda grafica	ATI Catalyst 5.10 NVIDIA 81.85
Chipset	NVIDIA nForce4 v6.66
OS	Windows XP Prof. SP1a
DirectX	Version 9.0c
Nvidia	Anti Aliasing (AA) and Anisotropic Filtering (AF)
ATI	AA by application, AF if possible by application otherwise by graphics driver
Benchmarks
Age of Empire 3	Fraps/Custom Recordgame Max Details/Quality
Fable – The Lost Chapters	Fraps/Custom Savegame Max Details/Quality
Quake 4	Custom THG-Timedemo Ultra Quality
Serious Sam 2	Timedemo Shield Generator28 Max Details/Quality/32-Bit
Blach & White 2	Fraps/Intro Flyby Insel Max Details/Quality
F.E.A.R.	F.E.A.R. Benchmark Max Details/Quality
3DMark 2005 1.2.0	Default Benchmark

Compatibilità dei processori grafici con i benchmark

Le prestazioni delle schede grafiche che supportano il PixelShader 2 non possono essere confrontate direttamente con quelle che utilizzano il PixelShader 2. Se un gioco come Age of Empires III o Black & White 2 supportano un motore shader di ultima versione, lo utilizzeranno per renderizzare gli effetti più complessi. In altre parole, le schede che supportano versioni shader più basse visualizzeranno meno effetti, raggiungendo prestazioni più elevate a causa del minor carico di lavoro. La stessa cosa vale per gli effetti ombra. Per esempio, i driver ATI automaticamente disabilitano le ombre lievi in F.E.A.R a partire dalla risoluzione di 1280×960 pixel, offrendo alla scheda prestazioni maggiori.

Ci sono da considerare delle differenze anche nella velocità di rendering dell’HDR. Attivare questa funzionalità in Seriuos Sam 2 può risultare in differenze dal 14% al 70% in base al processore grafico. Per assicurarci che i risultati siano confrontabili, abbiamo testato tutte le schede grafiche in base alla loro compatibilità e abbiamo raggruppato i risultati nei grafici utilizzando lo stesso criterio.

NVIDIA Compatibility with Benchmark Games
Graphics card	Age of Empire 3	Fable – The Lost Chapters	Quake 4	Serious Sam 2	Black & White 2	F.E.A.R.
Geforce 7800 GTX SLI	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%
Geforce 7800 GTX Extreme	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%
Geforce 7800 GTX	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%
Geforce 7800 GT	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%
Geforce 6800 Ultra SLI	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%
Geforce 6800 Ultra	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%
Geforce 6800 GT SLI	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%
Geforce 6800 GT	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%
Geforce 6800	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%
Geforce 6600 GT SLI	100%	shadow detail deactivated from 1024×768, 1600×1200 because 128 MB not possible	100%	100%	AA deactivated from 1024×768 due to 128 MB	100%
Geforce 6600 GT	100%	shadow detail deactivated from 1024×768, 1600×1200 because 128 MB not possible	100%	100%	AA deactivated from 1024×768 due to 128 MB	100%
Geforce 6600	100%	shadow detail deactivated from 1024×768, 1600×1200 because 128 MB not possible	100%	100%	AA deactivated from 1024×768 due to 128 MB	100%
Geforce 6200 Turbo Cache	Shader Quality High, Very High not possible	100%	100%	no HDR rendering	Blooming, depth of focus and distortion not possible	100%
Geforce 5900	Shader Quality High, Very High not possile	shadow detail deactivated from 1280×1024, 1600×1200 because 128 MB not possible	100%	no HDR rendering	Blooming, depth of focus and distortion not possible	100%
ATI Compatibility with Benchmark Games
Graphics card	Age of Empire 3	Fable – The Lost Chapters	Quake 4	Serious Sam 2	Black & White 2	F.E.A.R.
Radeon X1800 XT	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	Soft Shadows deactivated from 1280×960
Radeon X1800 XL	100%	100%	100%	100%	100%	Soft Shadows deactivated from 1280×960
Radeon X1300 Pro	100%	100%	100%	100%	graphics sometimes hang at 1024×768 AA2 AF4	Soft Shadows deactivated from 1280×960
Radeon X850 XT PE	Shader Quality High, Very High not possible	shadow details must be deactivated	100%	no HDR rendering	100%	Soft Shadows deactivated from 1280×960
Radeon X800 XT	Shader Quality High, Very High not possible	shadow details must be deactivated	100%	no HDR rendering	100%	Soft Shadows deactivated from 1280×960
Radeon X800 XL	Shader Quality High, Very High not possible	shadow details must be deactivated	100%	no HDR rendering	100%	Soft Shadows deactivated from 1280×960
Radeon X800 XL	Shader Quality High, Very High not possible	shadow details must be deactivated	100%	no HDR rendering	100%	Soft Shadows deactivated from 1280×960
Radeon X700 XT	Shader Quality High, Very High not possible	shadow details must be deactivated	100%	no HDR rendering	100%	Soft Shadows deactivated from 1280×960
Radeon X700 Pro	Shader Quality High, Very High not possible	shadow details must be deactivated	100%	no HDR rendering	100%	Soft Shadows deactivated from 1280×960
Radeon X600 XT	Shader Quality High, Very High not possible	shadow details must be deactivated	100%	no HDR rendering	100%	Soft Shadows deactivated from 1280×960
Radeon X600 Pro	Shader Quality High, Very High not possible	shadow details must be deactivated	100%	no HDR rendering	100%	Soft Shadows deactivated from 1280×960