Here are the frame rates and the percentage evaluation results at 1280x1024, split by anti-aliasing setting. This makes comparison easier if you are looking for a graphics card for a particular screen size or resolution.
Remember that the image quality of an LCD monitor looks best in its native resolution (such as 1680x1050 for a 22 inch unit).
| 1280x1024 without AA | fps | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| GeForce GTX 280 (1024 MB) | 662.3 | 281.2 |
| Radeon HD 4870 (512 MB) | 633.9 | 269.2 |
| GeForce GTX 260 (896 MB) | 625.8 | 265.7 |
| GeForce 9800 GTX SLI (512 MB) | 610.2 | 259.1 |
| GeForce 8800 Ultra SLI (768 MB) | 607.0 | 257.7 |
| GeForce 8800 GTS OC (512 MB) | 606.6 | 257.6 |
| GeForce 8800 GT SLI (512 MB) | 605.2 | 257.0 |
| GeForce 8800 GTS SLI (512 MB) | 605.2 | 257.0 |
| GeForce 9800 GX2 (2x512 MB) | 602.9 | 256.0 |
| GeForce 8800 GT SLI (1024 MB) | 602.4 | 255.8 |
| GeForce 8800 GTS (512 MB) | 600.3 | 254.9 |
| GeForce 9800 GTX (512 MB) | 596.8 | 253.4 |
| Radeon HD 4850 (512 MB) | 595.1 | 252.7 |
| GeForce 9600 GT SLI (1024 MB) | 590.3 | 250.7 |
| GeForce 8800 Ultra (768 MB) | 588.2 | 249.8 |
| Radeon HD 4870 CF (512 MB) | 584.4 | 248.2 |
| GeForce GTX 280 SLI (1024 MB) | 570.9 | 242.4 |
| GeForce GTX 260 SLI (896 MB) | 570.7 | 242.3 |
| GeForce 8800 GTX (768 MB) | 565.6 | 240.2 |
| GeForce 8800 GT (1024 MB) | 564.3 | 239.6 |
| GeForce 8800 GT (512 MB) | 564.2 | 239.6 |
| Radeon HD 4850 CF (512 MB) | 564.2 | 239.6 |
| Radeon HD 3870 (512 MB) | 539.5 | 229.1 |
| GeForce 8800 GTS SLI (320 MB) | 536.7 | 227.9 |
| Radeon HD 3870 CF (512 MB) | 536.3 | 227.7 |
| Radeon HD 3850 CF (256 MB) | 524.4 | 222.7 |
| Radeon HD 3870 X2 (2x512 MB) | 522.2 | 221.7 |
| GeForce 9600 GT (1024 MB) | 500.2 | 212.4 |
| GeForce 8800 GTS (640 MB) | 486.4 | 206.5 |
| Radeon HD 3850 (256 MB) | 475.3 | 201.8 |
| GeForce 8800 GTS (320 MB) | 466.2 | 198.0 |
| GeForce 8600 GTS SLI (256 MB) | 420.0 | 178.3 |
| Radeon HD 3650 CF (512 MB) | 398.6 | 169.3 |
| GeForce 8600 GT SLI (256 MB) | 359.0 | 152.4 |
| GeForce 8600 GTS (512 MB) | 291.6 | 123.8 |
| GeForce 8600 GTS (256 MB) | 283.9 | 120.6 |
| Radeon HD 3650 (512 MB) | 261.7 | 111.1 |
| GeForce 8600 GT (256 MB) | 235.5 | 100.0 |
| 1280x1024 with AA | fps | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| GeForce GTX 280 (1024 MB) | 687.2 | 446.2 |
| GeForce GTX 260 (896 MB) | 645.1 | 418.9 |
| GeForce 8800 GTS SLI (512 MB) | 637.7 | 414.1 |
| GeForce 8800 GT SLI (512 MB) | 636.0 | 413.0 |
| GeForce 8800 GT SLI (1024 MB) | 634.7 | 412.1 |
| Radeon HD 4870 CF (512 MB) | 632.5 | 410.7 |
| GeForce 9800 GTX SLI (512 MB) | 630.6 | 409.5 |
| GeForce 9800 GX2 (2x512 MB) | 626.8 | 407.0 |
| GeForce 8800 Ultra SLI (768 MB) | 624.9 | 405.8 |
| GeForce GTX 260 SLI (896 MB) | 622.4 | 404.2 |
| GeForce GTX 280 SLI (1024 MB) | 622.3 | 404.1 |
| GeForce 9600 GT SLI (1024 MB) | 612.6 | 397.8 |
| Radeon HD 4850 CF (512 MB) | 596.5 | 387.3 |
| Radeon HD 4870 (512 MB) | 595.1 | 386.4 |
| GeForce 8800 Ultra (768 MB) | 588.7 | 382.3 |
| GeForce 8800 GTS OC (512 MB) | 551.4 | 358.1 |
| GeForce 8800 GTX (768 MB) | 541.7 | 351.8 |
| GeForce 9800 GTX (512 MB) | 537.9 | 349.3 |
| GeForce 8800 GTS (512 MB) | 536.0 | 348.1 |
| Radeon HD 4850 (512 MB) | 513.2 | 333.2 |
| Radeon HD 3870 CF (512 MB) | 513.2 | 333.2 |
| GeForce 8800 GT (1024 MB) | 511.2 | 331.9 |
| GeForce 8800 GT (512 MB) | 505.7 | 328.4 |
| Radeon HD 3870 X2 (2x512 MB) | 488.7 | 317.3 |
| GeForce 8800 GTS SLI (320 MB) | 468.2 | 304.0 |
| GeForce 9600 GT (1024 MB) | 463.1 | 300.7 |
| Radeon HD 3850 CF (256 MB) | 452.5 | 293.8 |
| GeForce 8800 GTS (640 MB) | 447.4 | 290.5 |
| GeForce 8800 GTS (320 MB) | 409.6 | 266.0 |
| Radeon HD 3870 (512 MB) | 394.9 | 256.4 |
| GeForce 8600 GTS SLI (256 MB) | 335.2 | 217.7 |
| Radeon HD 3850 (256 MB) | 331.7 | 215.4 |
| GeForce 8600 GT SLI (256 MB) | 295.2 | 191.7 |
| Radeon HD 3650 CF (512 MB) | 265.0 | 172.1 |
| GeForce 8600 GTS (512 MB) | 232.9 | 151.2 |
| GeForce 8600 GTS (256 MB) | 214.1 | 139.0 |
| GeForce 8600 GT (256 MB) | 176.9 | 114.9 |
| Radeon HD 3650 (512 MB) | 154.0 | 100.0 |
Summary
- Taxing Modern CPUs With Powerful Graphics
- Comparing The GPUs And Test Setup
- Radeon HD 4850
- CrossFire With Radeon HD 4850
- Radeon HD 4870 OC
- CrossFire With Radeon HD 4870 OC
- GeForce GTX 260 OC
- SLI With GeForce GTX 260 OC
- GeForce GTX 280 Superclocked
- SLI With GeForce GTX 280 Superclocked
- Assassin’s Creed v1.02
- Call of Duty 4 v1.6
- Crysis v1.21 High Quality
- Crysis v1.21 Very High Quality
- Enemy Territory: Quake Wars v1.4
- Half Life 2: Episode 2
- Mass Effect
- Microsoft Flight Simulator X SP2
- World in Conflict v1.05
- 3DMark06 1280x1024 v1.1.0
- How Overclocking Affected The MSI Cards
- Overall Performance
- Price/Performance Comparison
- How About Graphics Image Quality?
- Power Consumption, Noise, And Temperature
- Frames-Per-Watt For The GTX 200-Series And HD 4800-Series
- GTX 200-Series And HD 4800-Series At 1280x1024
- GTX 200-Series and HD 4800-Series At 1680x1050
- GTX 200-Series And HD 4800-Series at 1920x1200
- All Cards Compared At 1280x1024
- All Cards Compared At 1680x1050
- All Cards Compared At 1920x1200
- Is The Upgrade Worthwhile?
- Swapping Old Chips For New
- Evaluation Of The New Generation
- Conclusions – Radeon HD 4850 Is The Winner
