Overview
Here are the technical specification from both manufacturer's website.ATI X700 Pro 256 MB
Core Clock : 425 MHz
Memory Clock : 433 MHz (866 MHz DDR3)
Memory Bus Width : 128 bit
NVIDIA GeForce 6600GT 128 MB DDR3
Core Clock : 500 MHz
Memory Clock : 500 MHz (1000 MHz DDR3)
Memory Bus Width : 128 bit
Image Quality Comparison
The cards we test are not reference cards, but they are based on the reference
design. So for all intent and purposes, they represent Radeon X700 Pro and GeForce 6600GT quite well.
However, some manufacturer may use a lower or higher clock, so these cards will probably
perform slower or faster (but not by much).The games we tested with:
Graphics benchmarks:
Call of Duty
Splinter Cell
F1 Career Challenge
Nascar Season 2003
System benchmarks:
Dungeon Siege
Lock On: Modern Air Combat
Full Spectrum Warrior
Extra benchmarks:
Need for Speed: Underground
Battlefield 1942
Star Trek: Bridge Commander
Serious Sam: Second Encounter
Our test setup
AMD Athlon 64 3000+ 'Newcastle' socket 939
2 x 256 MB Kingston KVR 3-3-3 PC3200 DDR-SDRAM
MSI K8N NForce 4 SLI motherboard
Maxtor DiamondMaxPlus9 80 GBs Serial ATA 8 MB buffer
ASUS E-616 DVD-ROM
450 watts ATX power supply
Windows XP Professional with Service Pack 2 installed
ATI Catalyst 5.7 & 4.12 reference driver
NVIDIA Forceware 77.72 & 66.81 reference driver
NVIDIA NForce system driver version 6.66
Creative SoundBlaster Live! 24 bit integrated (motherboard supplied driver)
DirectX 9.0c
Below you can find screenshots we've taken for image comparison purposes. The left image is without AA and AF, while the right image (if any) are with AA and AF. You could click on the images to see the full image (1024 x 768, 32 bit). These full images are quite big, so they may take a while to load. A note on Splinter Cell's images: since the game uses pixel shaders, the oceans doens't look the same. Instead of looking at the ocean, try looking at Sam and the oil rig.
Catalyst 5.7 and 4.12
Call of Duty
Catalyst 4.12
Catalyst 5.7
No difference between the drivers for both default (Texture Preference: high quality/ MIP Detail Level: high quality) and 4x AA and 16x AF screenshots.
Splinter Cell
Catalyst 4.12
Catalyst 5.7
No difference between the drivers for both default (Texture Preference: high quality/ MIP Detail Level: high quality) and 16x AF screenshots.
F1 Career Challenge
Catalyst 4.12
Catalyst 5.7
Except for the sky, trees and tires there are no differences between the drivers for both default (Texture Preference: high quality/ MIP Detail Level: high quality) and 4x AA and 16x AF screenshots. The above varitations are normal and doesn't affect benchmark results.
Nascar 2003
Catalyst 4.12
Catalyst 5.7
No difference between the drivers for both default (Texture Preference: high quality/ MIP Detail Level: high quality) and 16x AF screenshots.
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