System Setup and Notes
- XFX GeForce 6800 Ultra, NVIDIA NV40, 256MB, AGP8X
- ASUS AX800PRO/TD/P, ATI R420, 256MB, AGP8X
- AMD Athlon 64 Model 3400+, 2200MHz, 1MB L2
- ASUS K8V Deluxe, Socket 754, VIA K8T800
- 512MB Corsair XMS3200LLPT, 2-2-2-6
Software
- Microsoft Windows XP Professional, Service Pack 1
- VIA Hyperion 4.51v
- NVIDIA ForceWare 61.34 (XFX)
- ATI CATALYST 4.5 BETA (AX800PRO)
- Far Cry
- Painkiller
- Unreal Tournament 2003
- Call of Duty
- Serious Sam: Second Encounter
- 3DMark03
Notes
Following on from the 61.34 work done in the Gainward review, the XFX on test here gets 61.34. The XFX is also tested with Quality driver optimisations enabled, so you can see the performance boost.Control Panel AA and AF settings were only used when the application didn't supply its own control.
- Far Cry - App AA, App AF
- Painkiller - App AA, CP AF
- Unreal Tournament 2003 - CP AA, App AF
- Call Of Duty - CP AA, CP AF
- Serious Sam: SE - CP AA, App AF
- 3DMark03 - App AA, App AF
Driver Optimisations
- NVIDIA Trilinear Optimisations - 61.34 - Off, On
- NVIDIA Anisotropic Optimisations - 61.34 - Off
- ATI Trilinear Optimisations - BETA 4.5 - On
Clocks
The XFX review sample shipped at 450/1100.
Rumours say that XFX aren't shipping all retail boards at 450MHz however, we'll contact XFX and get the full story, updating this article when they reply.
