ATI's X1000 Series: Extended Performance Testing
by Derek Wilson on October 7, 2005 10:15 AM EST- Posted in
- GPUs
The Chronicles of Riddick Performance
We don't have as much data as we would like for The Chronicles of Riddick as it looks like the game itself checks the capabilities of our monitor before allowing a setting to be run. While the monitor that we use to test games at high resolutions is capable of running at up to 2048x1536, the data it reports to graphics cards is unreliable. NVIDIA and ATI allow for the ability to specify manually the limits of one's monitor, but in this case, the game goes straight to the flawed source. In any case, all these tests were run with the shader level set to 2.0.
With the data that we have, the high end NVIDIA cards absolutely dominate this benchmark. The 6800 GT even performs as well as the X1800 XT. The X850 XT keeps up with the X1800 XL, and the only surprise is that the X1600 XT performs the same as the 6600 GT. Once again, the playability of the X1300 Pro is limited to 1024x768.
We don't have as much data as we would like for The Chronicles of Riddick as it looks like the game itself checks the capabilities of our monitor before allowing a setting to be run. While the monitor that we use to test games at high resolutions is capable of running at up to 2048x1536, the data it reports to graphics cards is unreliable. NVIDIA and ATI allow for the ability to specify manually the limits of one's monitor, but in this case, the game goes straight to the flawed source. In any case, all these tests were run with the shader level set to 2.0.
With the data that we have, the high end NVIDIA cards absolutely dominate this benchmark. The 6800 GT even performs as well as the X1800 XT. The X850 XT keeps up with the X1800 XL, and the only surprise is that the X1600 XT performs the same as the 6600 GT. Once again, the playability of the X1300 Pro is limited to 1024x768.
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bob661 - Friday, October 7, 2005 - link
Are they fully DX10 or partially? If partially, will that be enough to be Vista compliant?Clauzii - Friday, October 7, 2005 - link
I´m pretty amased that ATI despite the higher clockrate can acomplish almost the same as a 7800GTX although with 2/3 the Pipelinecapacity.I´ll look even more forward to R580.
MemberSince97 - Friday, October 7, 2005 - link
Ahh Thank You Derek, this is much more AT style.Madellga - Friday, October 7, 2005 - link
Derek, nice update. Thanks for including 1920x1200 in the benchmarks, it is a good move and I hope that other sites follow AT on that.It is interesting to see how the performance of some higher level cards fall after 1600x1200. Anyone buying WS monitors should pay attention to this.
I was not conviced that the X1800XT was better performer than the 7800GTX, but looking at the WS high resolutions and AA+AF that pretty much settles the discussion.
Don't let the critics bug you. Use it as feedback and source of ideas for future reviews.
On the next article, please do not forget to check the famous "shimmering" effect.
Does the R520 family handles this issue better than the G70?
Take care
JNo - Monday, October 10, 2005 - link
Well put! This is extremely helpful for 1920x1200 LCD ownerserinlegault - Friday, October 7, 2005 - link
I think important point that is missing from all reviews is the importance of a Vista compatible graphics crad. The x1xxx's are the first graphics cards compatible with the new spec.So the price premium may be worth while if you are interested in upgrading the Vista, when ever it is finally released.
bob661 - Friday, October 7, 2005 - link
All you need is DX9 to be Vista compatible.bob661 - Friday, October 7, 2005 - link
Oops, DX8.tfranzese - Friday, October 7, 2005 - link
From the article:Yet you guys tested none. I think benchmarking available versions of FEAR, Call of Duty 2, Serious Sam 2, Black and White 2, etc would be much more enteresting than some of the choices made here. All the cards tested handle todays games well, but I would expect most who buy these cards are buying these for games that are soon-to-be released or coming in the next one or two quarters.
karlreading - Friday, October 7, 2005 - link
i must admit it seems to me everyones just giving anadtech a hard time. the review seemed prtty reasonable, they responded to the massive backlash they got from there first review, and i think thats where the deserve the credit. sheesh guys! givem a break!karlos