F.E.A.R
| X1900XTX | 7900GTX | |||||
| Default | AA AF | Performance Lost | Default | AA AF | Performance Lost | |
| 1024 | ||||||
| Min | 45 | 37 | 17.78% | 42 | 41 | 2.38% |
| Avg | 118.84 | 89.58 | 24.62% | 113.01 | 92.34 | 18.29% |
| Max | 367 | 281 | 23.43% | 295 | 295 | 0.00% |
| Average | 21.94% | 6.89% | ||||
| 1280 | ||||||
| Min | 38 | 29 | 23.68% | 40 | 36 | 10.00% |
| Avg | 91.95 | 68.92 | 25.05% | 99.22 | 65.11 | 34.37% |
| Max | 294 | 186 | 36.73% | 241 | 241 | 0.00% |
| Average | 28.49% | 14.79% | ||||
| 1600 | ||||||
| Min | 33 | 23 | 30.30% | 41 | 26 | 36.59% |
| Avg | 70.1 | 51.37 | 26.73% | 80.2 | 45.9 | 42.78% |
| Max | 201 | 134 | 33.33% | 169 | 103 | 39.05% |
| Average | 30.12% | 39.47% | ||||
| Weighted Average | 26.85% | 20.38% |
Don't be so quick to judge these results. With the newer drivers, the GeForce 7900GTX is more efficient than Radeon X1900XTX. Or is it? Look at the trend in penalty rate. We went from about 7 percent at 1024 x 768 to 40 percent at 1600 x 1200. The Radeon X1900XTX maintains a closer, gradual decline from 22 to 30 percent. While two cards are still not enough for 1600 x 1200, it's obvious who is more efficient here. After all, efficiency is not just minimizing AA and AF penalty but also maintaining that penalty rate across different resolutions.
Quake 4
| X1900XTX | 7900GTX | |||||
| Default | AA AF | Performance Lost | Default | AA AF | Performance Lost | |
| 1024 | ||||||
| Min | 62 | 54 | 12.90% | 69 | 64 | 7.25% |
| Avg | 113.17 | 95.7 | 15.44% | 124.51 | 108.01 | 13.26% |
| Max | 155 | 148 | 4.52% | 168 | 156 | 7.14% |
| Average | 10.95% | 9.21% | ||||
| 1280 | ||||||
| Min | 62 | 37 | 40.32% | 61 | 48 | 21.31% |
| Avg | 106.71 | 74.7 | 30.00% | 117.22 | 79.55 | 32.13% |
| Max | 151 | 139 | 7.95% | 164 | 129 | 21.34% |
| Average | 26.09% | 24.93% | ||||
| 1600 | ||||||
| Min | 54 | 28 | 48.15% | 60 | 38 | 36.67% |
| Avg | 94.28 | 58.2 | 38.27% | 112.97 | 59.29 | 47.52% |
| Max | 153 | 116 | 24.18% | 156 | 101 | 35.26% |
| Average | 36.87% | 39.81% | ||||
| Weighted Average | 24.64% | 24.65% |
This seems to indicate that ATI is finally doing something right in regards to their OpenGL drivers. The Radeon X1900XTX is pretty much an equal to the GeForce 7900GTX, efficiency wise. Since the nominal results are still not the same, there's still some improvements to be made by the Catalyst crew. However, mind you that these are benchmark results with older (Catalyst 6.2) drivers, newer drivers may have some performance improvements - that's why we're saying they're pretty equal here.
Serious Sam II
| X1900XTX | 7900GTX | |||||
| Default | AA AF | Performance Lost | Default | AA AF | Performance Lost | |
| 1024 | ||||||
| Min | 41 | 33 | 19.51% | 42 | 43 | -2.38% |
| Avg | 56.5 | 49.04 | 13.21% | 56.76 | 56.07 | 1.22% |
| Max | 78 | 65 | 16.67% | 79 | 79 | 0.00% |
| Average | 16.46% | -0.39% | ||||
| 1280 | ||||||
| Min | 38 | 33 | 13.16% | 42 | 40 | 4.76% |
| Avg | 54.89 | 43.09 | 21.50% | 56.62 | 53.33 | 5.81% |
| Max | 76 | 55 | 27.63% | 79 | 71 | 10.13% |
| Average | 20.76% | 6.90% | ||||
| 1600 | ||||||
| Min | 36 | 28 | 22.22% | 43 | 32 | 25.58% |
| Avg | 52.12 | 34.2 | 34.37% | 56.33 | 41.06 | 27.11% |
| Max | 69 | 43 | 37.68% | 79 | 52 | 34.18% |
| Average | 31.42% | 28.96% | ||||
| Weighted Average | 22.88% | 11.82% |
This is probably the one game where the two cards is just as bad as the other but on different aspects. We're still seeing the same steep drop at 1600 x 1200 with the GeForce 7900GTX. We expected this since we saw this fact on most games in our benchmark suite, so no surprises here. But the Radeon X1900XTX just lost way too much frame rate in this game - 16 to 30 percent. If this is the deal breaker, the GeForce 7900GTX is the obvious choice.
Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
| X1900XTX | 7900GTX | |||||
| Default | AA AF | Default | AA AF | |||
| 1024 | ||||||
| Min | 75.26 | 58.43 | 22.36% | 76.91 | 62.94 | 18.16% |
| Avg | 109.61 | 99.72 | 9.02% | 115.02 | 103.14 | 10.33% |
| Max | 185.53 | 161 | 13.22% | 198.8 | 192.49 | 3.17% |
| Average | 14.87% | 10.56% | ||||
| 1280 | ||||||
| Min | 50.96 | 41.71 | 18.15% | 63.78 | 44.66 | 29.98% |
| Avg | 95.81 | 77.58 | 19.03% | 102.66 | 77.86 | 24.16% |
| Max | 161.2 | 147.15 | 8.72% | 186.06 | 153.15 | 17.69% |
| Average | 15.30% | 23.94% | ||||
| 1600 | ||||||
| Min | 43.84 | 32.95 | 24.84% | 47.94 | 33.13 | 30.89% |
| Avg | 75.93 | 59.5 | 21.64% | 79.68 | 57.61 | 27.70% |
| Max | 144.34 | 141.57 | 1.92% | 150.75 | 135.42 | 10.17% |
| Average | 16.13% | 22.92% | ||||
| Weighted Average | 15.43% | 19.14% |
Shaders, shaders, shaders. If that is the way of the future, then it is obvious which card is the obvious choice for now and the future. You, know if we were to do a graph, the GeForce 7900GTX penalty graph would probably be like those Nero CD Speed with Zone-CLV drives while the Radeon X1900XTX is more P-CAV. The end results may be pretty similar - look at the nominal frame rates - but those who want smooth and sustainable frame rate will likely not be entirely happy with the GeForce 7900GTX.
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