AquaMark is
another DirectX 8 benchmark. Using vertex shaders, any card that is DirectX8
compatible will not just have a huge speed boost, the image will also look
better. Default test has 24 MB worth of textures.
AquaMark 1024x768 |
|
Video Card
|
FPS |
Ranking |
1. |
MSI GF4
Ti4600 2x AA |
45.7 |
|
2. |
MSI GF4
Ti4600 oc'ed 2x AA |
53.2 |
|
3. |
MSI GF4
Ti4600 QC AA |
45.2 |
|
4. |
MSI GF4
Ti4600 oc'ed QC AA |
53.2 |
|
5. |
MSI GF4
Ti4600 4x AA |
27.4 |
|
6. |
MSI GF4
Ti4600 oc'ed 4x AA |
31 |
|
7. |
MSI GF4
Ti4600 4xS AA |
25.6 |
|
8. |
MSI GF4
Ti4600 oc'ed 4xS AA |
29.4 |
|
With AA,
AquaMark is still playable with 2x and QC AA, however 4x is out of the
picture.
AquaMark 1600x1200 |
|
Video Card
|
FPS |
Ranking |
1. |
MSI GF4
Ti4600 2x AA |
21.3 |
|
2. |
MSI GF4
Ti4600 oc'ed 2x AA |
24.7 |
|
3. |
MSI GF4
Ti4600 QC AA |
20.2 |
|
4. |
MSI GF4
Ti4600 oc'ed QC AA |
23.2 |
|
5. |
MSI GF4
Ti4600 4x AA |
12.3 |
|
6. |
MSI GF4
Ti4600 oc'ed 4x AA |
14.2 |
|
7. |
MSI GF4
Ti4600 4xS AA |
11.5 |
|
8. |
MSI GF4
Ti4600 oc'ed 4xS AA |
13.4 |
|
At
1600x1200, no form of AA is acceptable. The framerate is just too low.