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INNO3D GEFORCE FX 5600 ULTRA
"Inno3D GeForce FX 5600 Ultra review testing the new Inno3D GeForce FX 5600 Ultra against the MSI GeForce4 Ti4200, Inno3D GeForce FX 5200 Ultra and XFX GeForce FX 5200. Software was:- 3dmark 2001 SE, 3dmark 2003, GL Excess, Quake III Arena, Return to Castle Wolfenstein, Serious Sam the Second Encounter and Unreal Tournament 2003."
 Today we are testing the latest mainstream video card from Innovision the Inno3D GeForce FX 5600 Ultra. This video card uses the NV31 gpu from Nvidia and is clocked at roughly the same speed as the budget Inno3D GeForce FX 5200 Ultra. The GeForce FX 5600 Ultra was released to replace the GeForce4 Ti4200 and to compete against the Radeon 9600 range of video cards from ATI. The Inno3D GeForce FX 5600 Ultra is a full DX9 video card unlike the MSI GeForce4 Ti4200 which only supports DX8. Powered by the same advanced technology and features as the 5800 GPUs, the GeForce FX 5600 Ultra delivers studio-quality color and amazing cinematic gaming effects, without breaking the bank.
In this test we have decided to compare the Inno3D GeForce FX 5600 Ultra against the MSI GeForce4 Ti4200 which is also from Nvidia. To show the performance increase when compared to lower priced video cards we have also included the Inno3D GeForce FX 5200 Ultra and the XFX GeForce FX 5200.
GENERAL SYSTEM INFORMATION
RETURN TO CASTLE WOLFENSTEIN
INNO3D GEFORCE FX 5600 ULTRA MSI GEFORCE4 TI4200
INNO3D GEFORCE FX 5200 ULTRA XFX GEFORCE FX 5200 |
BENCHMARK SETTINGS
IXBT Benchmark
High Quality Setting
Geometric Detail High
Texture Detail High
Texture Quality 32Bit
Trilinear Filtering
Simple Shaders Disabled
Compressed Textures Disabled
Light Flares Enabled
Wall Marks Enabled
Dynamic Lights Enabled
Identify Target Enabled
Sync Every Frame Disabled
Simple Items Disabled
COMMENT - "This is one of the games based on the Quake 3 engine I was talking about earlier. Unlike the benchmarks tested so far this time the MSI GeForce4 Ti4200 beats the Inno3D GeForce FX 5600 Ultra at all resolutions tested."
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SERIOUS SAM SE
INNO3D GEFORCE FX 5600 ULTRA MSI GEFORCE4 TI4200
INNO3D GEFORCE FX 5200 ULTRA XFX GEFORCE FX 5200 |
BENCHMARK SETTINGS
1024x768 Resolution
Fullscreen Enabled
Extreme Quality Settings
Large Texture Size
Optimal Texture Quality
Detail Textures Enabled
COMMENT - "Now we are using a game which ISN'T based on the Quake engine and what a mixed result we get especially for the MSI GeForce4 Ti4200. The Inno3D GeForce FX 5600 Ultra is able to win 2 out of the 3 benchmarks and draw the third benchmark with the Inno3D GeForce FX 5200 Ultra. The Inno3D GeForce FX 5600 Ultra does especially well in the Citadel benchmark and it's performance only drops off when tested with the cpu limited Grand Cathedral."
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UNREAL TOURNAMENT 2003
INNO3D GEFORCE FX 5600 ULTRA MSI GEFORCE4 TI4200
INNO3D GEFORCE FX 5200 ULTRA XFX GEFORCE FX 5200 |
BENCHMARK SETTINGS
Flyby
Antalus Benchmark
Character Shadows Enabled
Decals Enabled
Dynamic Lighting Enabled
Detail Textures Enabled
Projectors Enabled
Foliage Enabled
COMMENT - "The Inno3D GeForce FX 5600 Ultra does especially well with this game, it loses to the MSI GeForce4 Ti4200 by 1fps at 800x600 but then manages a pretty convincing victory at the other resolutions tested."
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UNREAL TOURNAMENT 2003
INNO3D GEFORCE FX 5600 ULTRA MSI GEFORCE4 TI4200
INNO3D GEFORCE FX 5200 ULTRA XFX GEFORCE FX 5200 |
BENCHMARK SETTINGS
Botmatch
Antalus Benchmark
Character Shadows Enabled
Decals Enabled
Dynamic Lighting Enabled
Detail Textures Enabled
Projectors Enabled
Foliage Enabled
COMMENT - "Things are reversed with this botmatch benchmark, the MSI GeForce4 Ti4200 wins 2 of the 3 tests but the Inno3D GeForce FX 5600 Ultra wins the important high resolution test. Let's see what will happen if we enable 4x FSAA and 8x Anisotropic filtering."
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UNREAL TOURNAMENT 2003
4x FSAA & 8x ANISOTROPIC
INNO3D GEFORCE FX 5600 ULTRA MSI GEFORCE4 TI4200
INNO3D GEFORCE FX 5200 ULTRA XFX GEFORCE FX 5200 |
BENCHMARK SETTINGS
Botmatch
Antalus Benchmark
Character Shadows Enabled
Decals Enabled
Dynamic Lighting Enabled
Detail Textures Enabled
Projectors Enabled
Foliage Enabled
COMMENT - "Wow, all of the video cards are really struggling now apart from the Inno3D GeForce FX 5600 Ultra which delivers playable performance upto 1280x1024. The MSI GeForce4 Ti4200 and XFX GeForce FX 5200 are unplayable at all resolutions and fail to reach 30fps for smooth gameplay."
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CONCLUSION - "The Inno3D GeForce FX 5600 Ultra offers good anisotropic filtering performance and image quality. The Inno3D GeForce FX 5600 Ultra was very stable and there are no problems to report. Although the Inno3D GeForce FX 5600 Ultra doesn't beat the MSI GeForce4 Ti4200 with 3dmark 2001 SE it's gaming and 3dmark 2003 performance is superior most of the time. It's DX9 compatibility makes it more future proof than the MSI GeForce4 Ti4200 and it's high image quality performance especially with anti-aliasing with anisotropic filtering was very impressive."
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