ULTIMATE HARDWARE - 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 with Athlon64 3000 and Asrock 939 Dual Sata using Nvidia Technical demos such as Dawn, Dusk, Luna and Nalu."

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.

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
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!

NVIDIA TECH DEMOS

DAWN

	44
	42

DUSK

	23
	18

LUNA

	6

NALU

	10
	1

LEADTEK WINFAST PX6600TD GIGABYTE GEFORCE PCX 5900

COMMENT - "We are benchmarking the Nvidia technical demos such as Dawn, Dusk, Luna and Nalu which were originally created to show the advanced features of Nvidia video cards. The advanced Leadtek Winfast PX6600 starts off well outperforming the Gigabyte GeForce PCX 5900 by 9% with Nvidia Dawn. Even using the more demanding Dusk demo the Leadtek Winfast PX6600 delivers a good 22% performance increase over the Gigabyte GeForce PCX 5900. The Gigabyte GeForce PCX 5900 only supports SM2.0 and the Luna demo requires SM3.0 which is why there are only results for the Leadtek Winfast PX6600. The Nalu demo was created to advertise the GeForce6 range and the Leadtek Winfast PX6600 is part of the GeForce6 range which is why it's performance is 10 times better than the Gigabyte GeForce PCX 5900."

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