Benchmarks: Splinter Cell
Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory
The fairly graphically demanding Splinter Cell sees the X1300 XTs drop below 50fps average for the first time in our testing. However, at this resolution they're already approximately 35% quicker than the GeForce 7300 GT and twice as fast as the 7300 GS.
Unlike in our previous two games, the performance difference doesn't significantly increase between Radeon and GeForce cards as we hit 1280x1024. However, performance does start to drop into the realm of the questionable. The X1300 XTs do their best to maintain a playable framerate, though.
Turn on the fancy lights!
HDR performance at 1024x768 is akin to non-HDR performance at 1280x1024. There's hardly any difference between the two sets of results. The Radeons command a performance lead over the 7300 GT in excess of 40% now.
At 1280x1024, the 7300 GS practically gives up, the 7300 GT barely hanging on. Both X1300 XTs hang on in there, barely above 25fps, with less than 0.5fps between the two of them. None of the benchmarked cards would give a particularly enjoyable experience at these settings in Splinter Cell.
The results are consistent, to say the least. In every single test, the order of results is the same. At higher resolutions, the performance difference between the Radeon X1300 XTs and the two GeForce cards tends to increase, the reds coping better with the increase in pixels.
