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The results:

X1950 Pro 1.8 GHz to 2.8 GHz

	1024	1280	1600		1024 AA AF	1280 AA AF	1600 AA AF
Minimum	40.20%	41.41%	42.42%		38.61%	12.00%	8.05%
Average	32.16%	27.09%	19.40%		18.11%	10.81	6.59%
Maximum	19.74%	25.97%	11.87%		13.20%	0.88%	0.56%

7900GS 1.8 GHz to 2.8 GHz

	1024	1280	1600		1024 AA AF	1280 AA AF	1600 AA AF
Minimum	39.22%	41.58%	40.59%		40.20%	-0.99%	0.00%
Average	30.94%	21.50%	12.34%		6.57%	2.44%	0.16%
Maximum	15.85%	14.93%	0.45%		0.00%	0.47%	0.69%

We chose to use a table instead of graph to show the scalability of these two graphics cards. If we were to use a graph, we would be forced to make separate graphs for minimum, average and maximum fps - a table is much easier to do and can be just as easy to read. The first row is for minimum fps, the second is for average fps and the third is maximum fps. By providing all three, we can see at what points these benchmarks scale. For the Call of Duty - Dawnville demo, we can see that for the most part it is on the lower frame rates we see the biggest boost - so those parts in the benchmark are heavily system limited. We're seeing something in the area of 40 % increase on both graphics cards. Notice how the Radeon X1950 still manage a 12 percent boost of minimun fps at 1280 x 960 with AA and AF enabled while the GeForce 7900GS frame rates hardly change at all. Another proof of more pixel processing headroom is the 13 percent boost in maximum fps at 1024 x 768 with AA and AF.


Call of Duty - Dawnville 1600
(click here for a more detailed graph)

	1.8 X1950 Pro	2.8 X1950 Pro	1.8 7900GS	2.8 7900GS
<30 fps	0	0	0	0
30-45 fps	0	0	0	0
45-60 fps	0	0	0	0
60-90 fps	0	0	0	0
90-120 fps	8	0	8	0
>120 fps	68	76	68	76
Total	76	76	76	76

results are in seconds

The table above don't really show anything, but it sure is breath taking. We spent most of our time at above 90 fps, running at 1600 x 1200. At this resolution, the GeForce 7900GS experience a performance penalty so the Radeon X1950 Pro was noticeably faster for most of this benchmark. This is true most the time at 1.8 GHz, but only about half the time at 2.8 GHz. The second half of the benchmark are the most system bound - we saw a 50 to 75 fps increase at one point by overclocking the processor to 2.8 GHz. However, we don't see any difference between the two cards. Graphical wise, the first parts of the benchmark are the part that's particularly interesting. It would seem that the GeForce 7900GS already hit its graphical limits while the Radeon X1950 Pro prove it can still offer higher frame rates with a higher clocked processor.

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