SAPPHIRE RADEON X700 PRO vs MSI 6600 GT vs POWERCOLOR 9700 PRO vs LEADTEK GEFORCE 6600 BY ULTIMATE HARDWARE

SAPPHIRE RADEON X700 PRO REVIEW

"Sapphire Radeon x700 Pro review also featuring MSI GEFORCE 6600 GT, Powercolor Radeon 9700 Pro and Leadtek GeForce 6600. Software used:- Toca Race Driver 3, Tribes Vengeance and World Racing 2."

GENERAL SYSTEM INFORMATION

PROCESSOR	AMD ATHLON64 3000
VIDEO CARD	SAPPHIRE RADEON X700 PRO
	MSI GEFORCE 6600 GT
	POWERCOLOR RADEON 9700 PRO
	LEADTEK GEFORCE 6600
ATI DRIVER	ATI CATALYST v6.6
NVIDIA DRIVER	NVIDIA FORCEWARE v91.31
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

TOCA RACE DRIVER 3

LOW QUALITY

	62
	58
	55
	49

MEDIUM QUALITY

	54
	58
	44
	44

HIGH QUALITY

	39
	53
	32
	35

SAPPHIRE RADEON X700 PRO MSI GEFORCE NX 6600 GT
POWERCOLOR RADEON 9700 PRO LEADTEK WINFAST PX6600

COMMENT - "Once again Sapphire Radeon x700 Pro starts off well beating MSI GEFORCE 6600 GT by 7%, however MSI GEFORCE 6600 GT fights back beating the Sapphire Radeon x700 Pro by between 7% to 26% using higher settings."

TRIBES VENGEANCE

LOW QUALITY

	133
	123
	130
	108

MEDIUM QUALITY

	77
	79
	65
	52

HIGH QUALITY

	42
	45
	35
	28

SAPPHIRE RADEON X700 PRO MSI GEFORCE NX 6600 GT
POWERCOLOR RADEON 9700 PRO LEADTEK WINFAST PX6600

COMMENT - "The Sapphire Radeon x700 Pro delivers a good result using low quality settings beating the MSI GEFORCE 6600 GT by 8%, however once again the MSI GEFORCE 6600 GT fights back beating the Sapphire Radeon x700 Pro by between 3% to 7%."

WORLD RACING 2

LOW QUALITY

	80
	82
	55
	51

MEDIUM QUALITY

	41
	45
	30
	28

HIGH QUALITY

	22
	25
	16
	15

SAPPHIRE RADEON X700 PRO MSI GEFORCE NX 6600 GT
POWERCOLOR RADEON 9700 PRO LEADTEK WINFAST PX6600

COMMENT - "World Racing 2 favours Nvidia cards and the MSI GEFORCE 6600 GT beats the Sapphire Radeon x700 Pro by between 3% to 12%."

SAPPHIRE RADEON X700 PRO REVIEW INDEX

PAGE 1 - SAPPHIRE RADEON X700 PRO INTRODUCTION

PAGE 2 - AURORA WATCHING, EARTH 2160, FAR CRY AND GT LEGENDS

PAGE 3 - PANZER ELITE, QUAKE 4 AND SCOOTER WAR3Z

PAGE 4 - SCRAPLAND, SERIOUS SAM II AND TRACKMANIA SUNRISE

PAGE 5 - TOCA RACE DRIVER 3, TRIBES VENGEANCE AND WORLD RACING 2

PAGE 6 - X3 REUNION, XPAND RALLY AND FINAL RESULT

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