LEADTEK WINFAST PX6600TD GEFORCE 6600 vs GIGABYTE GEFORCE PCX 5900 REVIEW

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LEADTEK WINFAST PX6600TD GEFORCE 6600 REVIEW

"Leadktek Winfast PX6600TD Geforce 6600 verses Gigabyte Geforce PCX 5900 review benchmarked using Athlon64 3000 and Asrock 939 Dual Sata with:- 3dmark 2001 SE, 3dmark 2003, 3dmark 2005, 3dmark 2006 and Rightmark."

Leadtek Winfast PX6600TD GeForce 6600 graphics processors are the first mainstream GPUs to support Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0 Shader Model 3.0, and a superscalar architecture for unprecedented performance in its class. GeForce 6600 GPUs also feature a dedicated on-chip video processor that brings prosumer-quality video playback to the personal computer. The GeForce 6600 GPU also has an eight pipe superscalar design and supports 128MB of DDR graphics memory.

LEADTEK WINFAST PX6600TD GEFORCE 6600 SPECIFICATIONS

PCI EXPRESS SUPPORT - PCI Express is a new Intel bus architecture that doubles the bandwidth of the AGP 8X bus, delivering over 4 GB per second in both upstream and downstream data transfers.

ON-CHIP VIDEO PROCESSOR - Delivers unmatched video performance, features and quality. Next-generation PC games are not the only applications demanding more from today's graphics cards. Consumers are demanding top notch DVD playback, television encoding and decoding, and support for high-definition formats from their PC.

HDTV SUPPORT - HDTV (High-Definition Television) is a new TV standard for consumer electronics. It has best image quality and high resolution. Our WinFast PX6600 series can fully support it!

ULTRASHADOW II TECHNOLOGY - Enhances the performance of bleeding-edge games, like id Software's Doom III, that feature complex scenes with multiple light sources and objects. 2nd-generation technology delivers more than 4x the shadow processing power over the previous generation.

MICROSOFT® DIRECTX® 9.0 SHADER MODEL 3.0 SUPPORT - Ensures top-notch compatibility and performance for all DirectX 9 applications, including Shader Model 3.0 titles.

NVIEW MULTI-DISPLAY TECHNOLOGY - The nView hardware and software technology combination delivers maximum flexibility for multi-display options, and provides unprecedented end-user control of the desktop.

64-BIT TEXTURE FILTERING AND BLENDING WITH ADVANCED MEMORY CONTROL - Based on the OpenEXR technology from Industrial Light & Magic, NVIDIA's 64-bit texture implementation sets new standards for image clarity and quality through floating point capabilities in shading, filtering, texturing, and blending.

CINEFX 3.0 ENGINE - Powers the next generation of cinematic realism. Full support for Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0 Shader Model 3.0 enables stunning and complex special effects.

INTELLISAMPLE 3.0 TECHNOLOGY - The industry’s fastest antialiasing delivers ultra-realistic visuals, with no jagged edges, at lightning-fast speeds. Visual quality is taken to new heights through a new rotated grid sampling pattern.

OPENGL® 1.5 OPTIMIZATIONS AND SUPPORT - Ensures the best performance and application compatibility for all OpenGL applications.

DUAL 400MHz RAMDACs - Blazing-fast RAMDACs support dual QXGA displays with ultra-high, ergonomic refresh rates–up to 2048x1536@85Hz.

LEADTEK WINFAST PX6600TD

CHIP	GPU	CORE CLOCK MHZ	MEMORY CLOCK MHZ	MEMORY INTERFACE	PIXELS PER CLOCK	DIRECTX
LEADTEK WINFAST PX6600TD	NV43	300	550	128	8	9.0C
GIGABYTE GEFORCE PCX 5900	NV35	350	500	256	8	9.0
CHIP	GPU	CORE CLOCK MHZ	MEMORY CLOCK MHZ	MEMORY INTERFACE	PIXELS PER CLOCK	DIRECTX

GENERAL SYSTEM INFORMATION

PROCESSOR	AMD ATHLON64 3000
VIDEO CARD	LEADTEK WINFAST PX6600TD
	GIGABYTE GEFORCE PCX 5900
NVIDIA DRIVER	NVIDIA FORCEWARE v84.21
MOTHERBOARD	ASROCK 939 DUAL SATA 2 (BIOS v2.10)
MEMORY	2 x 512MB OCZ GOLD XTC PC3200 DDR
OPERATING SYSTEM	WINDOWS XP SERVICE PACK 2
DIRECTX VERSION	v9.0c

BENCHMARK SETTINGS:- We use three different image quality and resolution settings when we benchmark computer hardware for review. Low quality setting uses a resolution of 1024x768 (unless otherwise stated) and all of the game settings are set to low, this setting will mostly test for processor rather than video performance. Medium quality setting uses a resolution of 1280x1024 (unless otherwise stated) and all of the game settings are set to medium, this setting will test both the processor and video performance. High quality setting uses a resolution of 1600x1200 (unless otherwise stated) and all of the game settings are set to high, this setting is a very demanding test for video rather processor performance!

3DMARK BENCHMARKS

3DMARK 2001 SE

	13523
	13117

3DMARK 2003

	5168
	4576

3DMARK 2005

	1955
	862

3DMARK 2006

	875
	148

LEADTEK WINFAST PX6600TD GIGABYTE GEFORCE PCX 5900

COMMENT - "The Leadtek Winfast PX6600 delivers a small 4% victory over the Gigabyte Geforce PCX 5900 with 3dmark 2001 SE. This increases to 12% when using 3dmark 2003 and then the Leadtek Winfast PX6600 really shows what it can. The Leadtek Winfast PX6600 delivers a 56% performance increase over the Gigabyte Geforce PCX 5900 using 3dmark 2005 and then the Leadtek Winfast PX6600 delivers a HUGE increase of 84% using 3dmark 2006."

RIGHTMARK

PIXEL SHADING (PS1.1)

	646
	508

PIXEL SHADING (PS2.0)

	184
	47

LEADTEK WINFAST PX6600TD GIGABYTE GEFORCE PCX 5900

COMMENT - "We are now testing pure PS1.1 and PS2.0 Pixel Shading performance using Rightmark. The Leadtek Winfast PX6600 delivers a 22% performance increase over the Gigabyte Geforce PCX 5900 when using PS1.1 and when using PS2.0 the Leadtek Winfast PX6600 delivers a MASSIVE 75% increase over the Gigabyte Geforce PCX 5900."

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