ATI Increases Its Lead: The New Radeon 9700, 9500 PRO and 9500

Unreal Tournament 2003

In Unreal Tournament 2003, it's a different picture. Both of the 9700's are far in the lead, and the 9500 PRO is at the level of the Ti 4400. Astonishing, however, is the slump in the minimum frame rate - this shows the extent to which a card can slow down when being run through its paces. While all ATI boards deliver respectable results in 1024 x 768, they slow down massively when in the higher resolutions. Could it be a driver bug? In this context, it is also interesting to note that the 64 MB Ti 4200 also lags behind, compared to the 128 MB version. This might suggest memory problems with the ATI cards, whatever the cause.