A bit more info on the card and overclocking
As I mentioned earlier, the Gainward GeForce 4 GS Ultra/750XP is based on the
reference designed nVidia GeForce 4 Ti4600 so the core speed is 300 MHz while the
RAM speed is 650 MHz.
Since Gainward has taken the step of placing heatsinks on the RAM, we can only guess that
it's the same BGA 2.8ns Samsung RAM. The RAMsinks are a good idea since
the memory does get warm during testing. As for overclocking went; the Gainward GeForce 4 GS Ultra/750XP
was up to the task.
The A2 stepping core hit it's limit at 328 MHz
which is very nice considering that only stock cooling was used. The BGA RAM memory went all
the way up to 745 MHz.
| pcstats test system
specs: |
|
|
computer hardware: |
|
| processor: |
amd athonxp 2000+ |
| clock speed:
|
12.5x133 mhz =
1.66 ghz |
| motherboards: |
epox
8k3a+ |
| chipset: |
via
kt333ce |
| videocard: |
ati radeon 8500
64mb retail (275/550)
msi geforce 4 ti4600
(300/660)
gainward geforce 4 gs ultra/750xp
(300/650)
gainward geforce
4 gs ultra/750xp (328/745) |
| sound card:
|
n/a |
| network
card: |
n/a |
| memory: |
256mb kingmax ddr333 |
| hard drive:
|
40gb 7200rpm maxtor
d740x ultra/133 |
| cdrom: |
panasonic 48x cd-rom cr-594-b |
| floppy: |
panasonic 1.44mb floppy drive |
| heatsink: |
Thermalright SK-6
w/60mm Delta |
| PowerSupply: |
Antec 400W PSU |
| Software
Setup: |
WindowsXP
VIA 4in1 4.38V
DetonatorXP 28.90 |
| Benchmarks: |
3DMark2000
3DMark2001SE
AquaMark
DroneZ
CodeCreatures
Commanche 4
Quake III Arena Ver 1.17
Return to Castle Wolfenstien
Serious Sam 2 Filll rate tests
3DMark2001SE with AA
AquaMark with AA
Quake III
Arena with AA |
Please note the MSI GeForce 4 Ti4600 is
clocked at 300/660 by default. We wanted to include a GeForce 3 Ti500 as
reference, however we had some serious problems trying to get the Ti500 to work
with WindowsXP.
3DMark2000 is still a popular benchmarks for evaluating 3D
performance even though it is getting a bit dated. 3DMark2000 continues to
provide benchmark results that gauge DirectX7 performance and hardware
transformation and lighting that older games still use. Version 1.1 ensures more
reliable functionality with hardware and operating systems that were released
after the launch of 3DMark2000 in December 1999.
Higher
numbers denote better performance.
| 3DMark 2000 Benchmark Results |
|
Video Card |
3DMarks |
Ranking |
| 1. |
Radeon
8500 |
11566 |
 |
| 2. |
MSI GF4 Ti4600 |
13345 |
|
| 3. |
Gainward GF4 Ti4600 |
13342 |
 |
| 4. |
Gainward GF4 Ti4600 oc'ed |
13348 |
|
3DMark2000 is a DirectX7 benchmark and here we can see
we're all CPU limited for the GeForce 4 based cards.
3DMark2001SE is the latest installment in the 3DMark series
by MadOnion. By combining DirectX8 support with completely new graphics, it
continues to provide good overall system benchmarks. 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.
Higher
numbers denote better performance.
| 3DMark2001SE Benchmark Results |
|
Video
Card |
3DMarks |
Ranking |
| 1. |
Radeon
8500 |
9227 |
|
| 2. |
MSI GF4
Ti4600 |
11086 |
|
| 3. |
Gainward GF4
Ti4600 |
11068 |
|
| 4. |
Gainward GF4
Ti4600 oc'ed |
11622 |
|
Here the
Radeon 8500 is left in the dust by the other cards. Here the MSI again beats the
Gainward however it is clocked higher by default. Overclocking the GS
Ultra/750XP doesn't seem to help the score much.
|
3DMark2000 Ver
1.1
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