Test Setup
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| System Hardware | |
|---|---|
| Processor(s) | AMD Athlon 64 FX-602.6 GHz, 1.0 GHz HT-Link, 1 MB L2 cache |
| Platform | Nvidia : Asus AN832-SLI PremiumNVIDIA nForce4 SLI, BIOS version 1205ATI : Asus A8R32-MVP PremiumATI Xpress 3200 CrossFire, BIOS version 0404 |
| RAM | Corsair CMX1024-4400Pro2x 1024 MB @ DDR400 (CL3.0-4-4-8) |
| Hard Drive | Western Digital Raptor, WD1500ADFD150 GB, 10,000 RPM, 16 MB cache, SATA150 |
| Networking | On-Board nForce4 Gigabit EthernetOnboard Marvell Gigabit Ethernet |
| Graphics Cards | |
| ATI Based Cards | ATI Radeon X1900XTX 512 MB GDDR3650 MHz Core775 MHz Memory (1.55 GHz DDR)ATI Radeon X1900XT 256 MB GDDR3625 MHz Core725 MHz Memory (1.45 GHz DDR) |
| Nvidia Based Cards | PNY GeForce 7900GTX 512 MB GDDR3675 MHz Core820 MHz Memory (1.64 GHz DDR)XFX GeForce 7900GT 256 MB GDDR3675 MHz Core815 MHz Memory (1.63 GHz DDR)PNY GeForce 7900GTX 256 MB GDDR3430 MHz Core600 MHz Memory (1.20 GHz DDR)PNY GeForce 7900GS 256 MB GDDR3450 MHz Core660 MHz Memory (1.32 GHz DDR)PNY GeForce 7800GTX 256 MB GDDR3430 MHz Core600 MHz Memory (1.20 GHz DDR)EVGA GeForce 7800GT 256 MB GDDR3445 MHz Core535 MHz Memory (1.07 GHz DDR) |
| Power Supply | PC Power & Cooling Turbo-Cool 1,000W |
| System Software & Drivers | |
| OS | Microsoft Windows XP Professional 5.10.2600, Service Pack 2 |
| DirectX Version | 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904) |
| Graphics Driver(s) | ATI - Catalyst 6.6 WHQLNVIDIA - Forceware 91.47 WHQL |
Benchmarks Results
3DMark05
In our first run of 3DMark we test at all resolutions with antialiasing and anisotropic filtering disabled. The second time around we increase the image quality with 4xAA and 8xAF.
We are not sure why the GeForce 7900GS did not beat the GeForce 7800GT in 3DMark05 ; this could be due to driver optimizations for the existing card compared to the newcomer. The only place where there is an improvement over the GeForce 7800GT is at high resolution with image quality features enabled.
