PCStats Test System Specs:

system 1 system 2 processor: intel pentium 4 540 intel pentium 4 3.0c clock speed: 16 x 200 mhz = 3.2 ghz 15 x 200 mhz = 3.0 ghz motherboards: gigabyte 8anxp-d, i925x gigabyte 8knxp, i875p videocard: msi rx800xt-vtd256e gigabyte gv-rx60x128v gigabyte gv-nx57128d msi pcx5750-td128 albatron trinity pc5900 albatron geforce pc6600 ati radeon 9800xt ati radeon 9800 pro ati radeon 9700 pro asus radeon 9600xt msi fx5950 ultra-td128 msi fx5900u-vtd256 msi fx5900xt-vtd128 aopen geforcefx 5900xt albatron geforce 6800gt asus a800xt/tvd memory: 2x 256mb crucial pc4300 ddr2 2x 256mb corsair twinx 3200ll hard drive: 40gb wd special ed 40gb wd special ed cdrom: msi x48 cd-rw/dvd-rom nec 52x cd-rom powersupply: vantec stealth 470w vantec stealth 470w software setup windowsxp build 2600 intel inf 5.02.1012 forceware 61.77 windowsxp build 2600 intel inf 5.02.1012 catalyst 4.8 detonator 61.77 benchmarks 3dmark2001se codecreatures aquamark aquamark3 x2 the threat ut2003 doom 3 aa test, af and aa+af test 3dmark2001se x2 the threat ut2003

note:the agp and pci-e systems are different, but similar. the results are included for reference purposes. gunmetal 2 benchmarks are not available for the geforce 6800 class videocards; they simply would not run the benchmark.

3DMark2001SE	Source: FutureMark

By combining DirectX8 support with completely new graphics, 3DMark2001 SE continues to provide a good overall system benchmark. 3DMark2001SE has been created in cooperation with the major 3D accelerator and processor manufacturers to provide a reliable set of diagnostic tools. The suite demonstrates 3D gaming performance by using real-world gaming technology to test a system's true performance abilities. Tests include: DirectX8 Vertex Shaders, Pixel Shaders and Point Sprites, DOT3 and Environment Mapped Bump Mapping, support for Full Scene Anti-aliasing and Texture Compression and two game tests using Ipion real-time physics.

3DMark2001 - Benchmark Results
Videocards:	Points	Ranking
Asus AX800XT	21318
MSI RX800XT-VTD256E	23221
ATi Radeon 9800XT	19073
ATi Radeon 9800 Pro	18762
ATi Radeon 9700 Pro	17430
Asus A9600XT/TVD/128	13604
Gigabyte GV-RX60X128V	14570
Albatron GeForce 6800GT	19288
Asus V9999 Gamer Edition	18455
MSI FX5950 Ultra-TVD256	17582
MSI FX5900U-VTD256 Ultra	17274
Albatron Trinity PCX 5900	15087
Albatron GeForceFX 5700 Ultra	15165
MSI PCX5750-TD128	12247
Albatron GeForce PC6600	14269
Albatron GeForce PC6600 (437/536)	15188

3DMark2001 has not been nVIDIA's strong suit since the GeForce4 days. Still if you want to play any DX8 game, the Albatron GeForce PC6600 is definitely up to the task.

3DMark05	Source: FutureMark

3DMark05 is the latest version of the highly favoured 3DMark series. It is the first benchmark to require DirectX®9.0 compliant hardware with support for Pixel Shader 2.0 or higher!

3DMark05 - Benchmark Results
Video Card	Points	Ranking
MSI RX800XT-VTD256E	5228
Albatron GeForce PC6600	1612
Albatron GeForce PC6600 (437/536)	1963

Unfortunately we did not have time to retest every videocard for 3DMark05, but I think you get the idea here. The Albatron GeForce PC6600 is no match for the high end MSI RX800XT-VTD256E but a score of 1612 is not bad considering the price of this mainstream-class videocard.