3DMark03
- Author: MadOnion/Futuremark
- DirectX Class: 9.0
- Pixel and Vertex Shaders: Yes (all tests) PS1.1/1.4/2.0
Overclocked FX 5900 Ultra wins for a 2nd time for the NVIDIA boards, beating 9800XT comfortably in 3DMark03. Pixel Shader performance for the 8 pixel pipeline cards appears odd, with a jump in performance over 9800XT when IQ is applied and pixel count goes up. It's very repeatable however, possibly driver related.
While 3DMark03 isn't a real world game test, and many argue its use of DirectX 9.0 features in no way reflect how a well coded game engine would use them, it's a valid DX9.0 test nonetheless.
9600XT gets beaten by FX 5700 Ultra yet again, NV36's improved pixel shader performance versus the 5600 Ultra helps it do the job.
