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 |
67.1 |
|
2. |
Albatron
MX440 |
24.8 |
|
3. |
Albatron MX440
(oc'ed) |
27.9 |
|
The
Albatron MX440 does very well here considering that it's not DirectX8. With the videocard overclocked it actually makes the game playable!
AquaMark 1280x1024 |
|
Video Card |
FPS |
Ranking |
1. |
MSI GF4
Ti4600 |
44.9 |
|
2. |
Albatron
MX440 |
17 |
|
3. |
Albatron MX440
(oc'ed) |
20.7 |
|
AquaMark 1600x1200 |
|
Video Card |
FPS |
Ranking |
1. |
MSI GF4
Ti4600 |
32.9 |
|
2. |
Albatron
MX440 |
12.4 |
|
3. |
Albatron MX440
(oc'ed) |
15.4 |
|
As the resolution is turned up, the videocard begins to tank. It's obvious that AquaMark at these resolutions is too much for the nVidia MX440 GPU.