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SAPPHIRE RADEON X800 GTO REVIEW

"Sapphire Radeon x800 GTO review featuring Sapphire Radeon x800, Sapphire Radeon x700 Pro and MSI GeForce 6600 GT. Software used was:- 3dmark 2003, 3dmark 2005 and 3dmark 2006."

SAPPHIRE RADEON X800 GTO


GENERAL SYSTEM INFORMATION

VIDEO CARD SAPPHIRE RADEON X800 GTO
SAPPHIRE RADEON X800
SAPPHIRE HYBRID X700 PRO
MSI GEFORCE 6600 GT
ATI DRIVER CATALYST v6.6
NVIDIA DRIVER FORCEWARE v91.31
PROCESSOR AMD ATHLON64 3000
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


3DMARK BENCHMARKS

3DMARK 2003

SAPPHIRE RADEON X800 GTO10040
SAPPHIRE RADEON X8008352
SAPPHIRE HYBRID X700 PRO7064
MSI GEFORCE NX 6600 GT7725

3DMARK 2005

SAPPHIRE RADEON X800 GTO4933
SAPPHIRE RADEON X8004006
SAPPHIRE HYBRID X700 PRO3226
MSI GEFORCE NX 6600 GT2982

3DMARK 2006

SAPPHIRE RADEON X800 GTO1531
SAPPHIRE RADEON X8001235
SAPPHIRE HYBRID X700 PRO1010
MSI GEFORCE NX 6600 GT1125

SAPPHIRE RADEON X800 GTO SAPPHIRE RADEON X800
SAPPHIRE HYBRID X700 PRO MSI GEFORCE NX 6600 GT

COMMENT - "3dmark 2003 shows a clear victory for the Sapphire Radeon x800 GTO of 17% over second placed Sapphire Radeon x800. When using the more advanced 3dmark 2005 the Sapphire Radeon x800 GTO is able to increase it's lead over the Sapphire Radeon x800 to 19%. The trend continues with 3dmark 2006 with the Sapphire Radeon x800 GTO increases it's lead over the Sapphire Radeon x800 to 20%. 3dmark 2006 is not really designed for video cards which don't support SM3.0 so I was surprised to see the Sapphire Radeon x800 GTO beat MSI GEFORCE 6600 GT by 27% which unlike the Sapphire Radeon x800 GTO can complete ALL the tests."

3DMARK 2003 GAME BENCHMARKS

BATTLE OF PROXYCON

SAPPHIRE RADEON X800 GTO77
SAPPHIRE RADEON X80060
SAPPHIRE HYBRID X700 PRO48
MSI GEFORCE NX 6600 GT57

TROLL'S LAIR

SAPPHIRE RADEON X800 GTO59
SAPPHIRE RADEON X80048
SAPPHIRE HYBRID X700 PRO40
MSI GEFORCE NX 6600 GT47

MOTHER NATURE

SAPPHIRE RADEON X800 GTO69
SAPPHIRE RADEON X80057
SAPPHIRE HYBRID X700 PRO52
MSI GEFORCE NX 6600 GT46

SAPPHIRE RADEON X800 GTO SAPPHIRE RADEON X800
SAPPHIRE HYBRID X700 PRO MSI GEFORCE NX 6600 GT

COMMENT - "We are now showing the 3dmark 2003 game benchmarks and the Sapphire Radeon x800 GTO storms ahead beating the Sapphire Radeon x800 by between 18% to 23%."

3DMARK 2005 GAME BENCHMARKS

RETURN TO PROXYCON

SAPPHIRE RADEON X800 GTO23
SAPPHIRE RADEON X80018
SAPPHIRE HYBRID X700 PRO15
MSI GEFORCE NX 6600 GT12

FIREFLY FOREST

SAPPHIRE RADEON X800 GTO15
SAPPHIRE RADEON X80012
SAPPHIRE HYBRID X700 PRO11
MSI GEFORCE NX 6600 GT9

CANYON FLIGHT

SAPPHIRE RADEON X800 GTO23
SAPPHIRE RADEON X80018
SAPPHIRE HYBRID X700 PRO15
MSI GEFORCE NX 6600 GT18

SAPPHIRE RADEON X800 GTO SAPPHIRE RADEON X800
SAPPHIRE HYBRID X700 PRO MSI GEFORCE NX 6600 GT

COMMENT - "Although the frame rates are lower for the more demanding 3dmark 2005 game benchmarks the Sapphire Radeon x800 GTO is clearly faster than the Sapphire Radeon x800 by between 20% to 22%."

SAPPHIRE RADEON X800 GTO REVIEW INDEX

PAGE 1 - SAPPHIRE RADEON X800 GTO INTRODUCTION
PAGE 2 - 3DMARK 2003, 3DMARK 2005 AND 3DMARK 2006
PAGE 3 - 3DMARK 2006 GAMES, RIGHTMARK AND SHADERMARK
PAGE 4 - FAR CRY, GT LEGENDS AND PREY
PAGE 5 - QUAKE 4, SCOOTER WAR3Z AND TRACKMANIA SUNRISE
PAGE 6 - TRIBES VENGEANCE, WORLD RACING 2, XPAND RALLY AND FINAL RESULT

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