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.
For a
budget card, the PixelView GeForce4 MX440-8X performs quite
well. It's able to match the far more advanced ECS AG400
(Xabre400). Please remember though, because the PixelView is a DirectX 7 part it does not
support Pixel Shaders.
With the
resolution higher, the PixelView GeForce4 MX440-8X starts to out perform the ECS
AG400. Overclocking does boost performance quite a bit!