Comanche 4 is one of the first games on the market to support DirectX8. With its high clock speed, the Athlon XP 2800+ can basically gain ground and reach the performance of a Pentium 4/2533 with PC800. When older processors are used, such as the Athlon 1400, the game can hardly be played.
DirectX 8 Hardcore Game: Unreal Tournament 2003
Another one of the latest games supporting DirectX 8 is Unreal Tournament 2003. With just about 207 frames, the Athlon XP 2800+ takes first place ahead of the P4/2800 with 199 frames.
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