3DMark 2001SE and 3DMark03
3DMark 2001SE b330- Author: MadOnion/Futuremark
- DirectX Class: 8.1
- Pixel and Vertex Shaders: Yes (Nature test) PS1.1/1.4
The thin blue line is what we're interested in here. We fully expect it to be above the 9800 Pro's red line, but the FX 5900 Ultra is something of an unknown quantity. It's got greater native GPU and memory speeds, but it suffers from a design that isn't directly comparable to the Radeons' strict 8x1 approach.
The Hercules 9800XT is the only card to break the 20,000-mark barrier at the default benchmark and it maintains its lead right the way through to the taxing 1600x1200 4xAA 8x AF test. A decent start here. How about 3DMark 03 ?.
3DMark03 b340
- Author: MadOnion/Futuremark
- DirectX Class: 9.0
- Pixel and Vertex Shaders: Yes (all tests) PS1.1/1.4/2.0
3DMark 03, patched up to the latest 340 build, looks kindly upon ATI cards. At the default resolution of 1024x768x32, the Hercules 9800XT has a significant lead over the FX 5900 Ultra, both sporting 256MB of onboard RAM. The gap narrows markedly as we approach the more card-taxing resolutions, but Hercules' card remains on top.
