Test Setup And Benchmarks
We've tried to include as many relevant graphics cards from the bottom rung to the top-end flagship architectures. One of our goals is to find out the cheapest cards that offer the ultimate image quality. Here are the details of the system with which we're benchmarking, and a list of the graphics cards we put to the test:
Test System | ||||
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Motherboard | Gigabyte MA790XT-UD4P Socket AM3, AMD 790X, BIOS F8G | |||
Processor | Phenom II X6 1100T 3.3 GHz (3.7 GHz Max Turbo CORE)Hexa-Core, 6 MB L3 Cache | |||
CPU Cooler | Cooler Master Hyper 212 Plus | |||
Memory | Crucial DDR3-1333 Dual-Channel 2 x 2048 MB, 669 MHz, CAS 9-9-9-24-1T | |||
Graphics | HIS Radeon HD 68501 GB GDDR5XFX Radeon HD 57501 GB GDDR5Radeon HD 5670 Reference512 MB GDDR5ASUS EAH5550 SilentRadeon HD 5550, 1 GB DDR2ASUS EAH5450 SilentRadeon HD 5450, 1 GB DDR2Galaxy GeForce GTX 4701280 MB GDDR5EVGA GeForce GTX 460 FTW EditionGeForce GTX 460, 1 GB GDDR5Gigabyte NX88TGeForce 8800 GT (representing 9800GT),512 MB DDR3Gigabyte N40D5GeForce GT 240, 512 MB GDDR5ASUS ENGT 430GeForce GT 430, 1 GB DDR3ASUS EN210 SilentGeForce G 210, 512 MB DDR2(all clock rates have been set to reference specifications for the purpose of benchmarking) | |||
Hard Drive | Western Digital Caviar Black 640 GB 7200 RPM, 32 MB Cache SATA 3Gb/s |