Return to Castle Wolfenstein	Source: ID Software

Return to Castle Wolfenstein is a relatively new game benchmark. However, RTCW takes up where Quake III left off and continues to form the basis of the first person shooter system stressing that QIII has become a hallmark for. Based upon the Quake III engine, RTCS is obviously going to be quite taxing on even a top end system.

Higher numbers denote faster frames per second (FPS), and hence, better performance.

RTCW MAX 1024x768 atdemo6
	Video Card	FPS	Ranking
1.	GeForce2 Ti	57.6
2.	GeForce3 Ti500	59.8
3.	Radeon 64 DDR	48.6
4.	ATi Radeon 8500	59.2
5.	ATi Radeon 8500 (oc'ed)	61.3

RTCW MAX 1024x768 atdemo8
	Video Card	FPS	Ranking
1.	GeForce2 Ti	141.2
2.	GeForce3 Ti500	170.8
3.	Radeon 64 DDR	105.7
4.	ATi Radeon 8500	165.2
5.	ATi Radeon 8500 (oc'ed)	177.3

With the atdemo6 we're all CPU limited which is why the GeForce2 Ti can compete with the bigger guns. However with the atdemo8, things look a lot better. The Radeon 8500 at stock speeds can't quite keep up with the GeForce3 Ti500. Once the Radeon 8500 is overclocked it jumps quickly to a lead.

RTCW MAX 1600x1200 atdemo6
	Video Card	FPS	Ranking
1.	GeForce2 Ti	34.7
2.	GeForce3 Ti500	43.2
3.	Radeon 64 DDR	24.1
4.	ATi Radeon 8500	45.2
5.	ATi Radeon 8500 (oc'ed)	47.6

RTCW MAX 1600x1200 atdemo8
	Video Card	FPS	Ranking
1.	GeForce2 Ti	63.1
2.	GeForce3 Ti500	98.1
3.	Radeon 64 DDR	46.3
4.	ATi Radeon 8500	85.4
5.	ATi Radeon 8500	94.7

With all the cards pushing 1600x1200 we begin to separate the men from the boys. Older generation videocards such as the GeForce2 Ti and Radeon 64 DDR just don't have the power use this high a resolution with a game as demanding as RTCW. With the Radeon 8500 overclocked, it is just a touch slower then the GeForce3 Ti500.