X2: The Threat	Source: Egosoft

A completely rewritten 3D engine based on DirectX8 encompasses many visual effects such as volumetric Nebulae (gas clouds) that have a real impact in the game (you can hide in them) and many new engine, shield, weapon and explosion effects. Objects cast real dynamic 3D shadows! Dynamic DP3 bump mapping allows a previously unseen level of detail.

X2 The Threat
1024x768	FPS	Ranking
MSI RX850XT-TD256E	186.568
MSI RX800XT-VTD256E	178.893
ATi Radeon X800 XL	146.816
PowerColor X700 Pro	128.952
PowerColor Bravo X700	98.304
GeForce 7800 GTX (SLI)	208.108
Gigabyte GV-NX78X256V-B	171.934
MSI NX6800GT-T2D256E	149.745
MSI NX6800-TD128E	133.33
MSI NX6800-TD128E (6800 SLI)	157.194
Gigabyte GV-3D1 (Single 500/1120)	150.862
Gigabyte GV-3D1 (SLI 500/1120)	0
MSI NX6600GT-TD128E (Single)	147.94
MSI NX6600GT-TD128E (SLI Mode)	144.198
Albatron Trinity PC6600	99.768
MSI NX6200TC-TD32E	62.371
Albatron GeForce 7800 GTX	172.349
Albatron GeForce 7800 GTX (479/1347)	176.905
1600x1200	FPS	Ranking
MSI RX850XT-TD256E	140.729
MSI RX800XT-VTD256E	131.653
ATi Radeon X800 XL	109.067
PowerColor X700 Pro	72.919
PowerColor Bravo X700	53.561
GeForce 7800 GTX (SLI)	164.532
Gigabyte GV-NX78X256V-B	141.131
MSI NX6800GT-T2D256E	112.257
MSI NX6800-TD128E	89.771
MSI NX6800-TD128E (6800 SLI)	126.419
Gigabyte GV-3D1 (Single 500/1120)	95.189
Gigabyte GV-3D1 (SLI 500/1120)	123.842
MSI NX6600GT-TD128E (Single)	92.239
MSI NX6600GT-TD128E (SLI Mode)	121.336
Albatron Trinity PC6600	52.586
MSI NX6200TC-TD32E	30.159
Albatron GeForce 7800 GTX	141.767
Albatron GeForce 7800 GTX (479/1347)	145.078

X2: The Threat is not demanding enough to show the difference between the high end cards but we see that SLI does indeed improve performance.