Call of Duty, Serious Sam: SE
Call of Duty
Twice the performance of 9800 XT at 1280x1024, 6AA and 16AF and CPU limitation everywhere else. Performance parity with 6800 Ultra outlines the CPU limited nature of our Call of Duty test, both GPUs sitting twiddling their thumbs while the CPU feeds them data as fast as it can.
NV40's 8X AA mode conspires against good showings when that mode is enabled, marking its 4X RGMS mode out as the most usable.
Serious Sam: SE
X800 XT's showing in Serious Sam: SE is less impressive than in previous tests, but it's still 1.4X as fast as 9800 XT. NV40 has no trouble keeping up while its 8X AA mode isn't used.
