Quake 4 is the latest shooter from ID and is based on
the Doom 3 engine. Tweaked to for more eye candy, Quake 4 promises to be tougher
on videocards and systems than its predecessor was. Quake 4 also does not have a
60 fps limiter like Doom 3, with the Ultra setting, graphic textures can surpass
the 500MB mark! Each test is run three times and with the third run being
recorded.
Quake 4 Custom
Demo: |
HQ 1024x768 |
FPS |
Ranking |
Asus EAX1900XTX/2DHTV/512M/A |
138.7 |
   |
MSI RX1800XT-VT2D512E |
136.5 |
   |
Gigabyte GV-RX18L256V-B |
130.1 |
   |
PowerColor X1600 XT |
101.7 |
   |
ATi Radeon X850 XT PE |
128.6 |
   |
MSI RX800XT-VTD256E |
124.3 |
   |
ATi Radeon X800 XL |
120.9 |
   |
PowerColor X700 Pro |
83.9 |
   |
MSI NX7900GTX-VT2D512E |
141.1 |
   |
MSI NX7800GTX-VT2D512E |
141.6 |
   |
MSI NX7800GTX-VT2D256E (Single) |
142.5 |
   |
MSI NX7800GTX-VT2D256E (SLI Mode) |
141.8 |
   |
Asus EN7800GT 2DHTV/256M/OSP/A (Single) |
138.6 |
   |
Asus EN7800GT 2DHTV/256M/OSP/A (SLI Mode) |
141.8 |
   |
MSI NX6800GT-T2D256E |
128.1 |
   |
MSI NX6600GT-TD128E (Single) |
114.3 |
   |
MSI NX6600GT-TD128E (SLI Mode) |
133 |
   |
Asus EN7900GT TOP/2DHT/256M/A |
141.6 |
   |
Asus EN7900GT TOP/2DHT/256M/A (561/1.51) |
141.5 |
   |
HQ 1600x1200 |
FPS |
Ranking |
Asus EAX1900XTX/2DHTV/512M/A |
125.9 |
   |
MSI RX1800XT-VT2D512E |
119.8 |
   |
Gigabyte GV-RX18L256V-B |
106.4 |
   |
PowerColor X1600 XT |
61.4 |
   |
ATi Radeon X850 XT PE |
100.7 |
   |
MSI RX800XT-VTD256E |
93.6 |
   |
ATi Radeon X800 XL |
86.5 |
   |
PowerColor X700 Pro |
45 |
   |
MSI NX7900GTX-VT2D512E |
134.2 |
   |
MSI NX7800GTX-VT2D512E |
128.3 |
   |
MSI NX7800GTX-VT2D256E (Single) |
124.6 |
   |
MSI NX7800GTX-VT2D256E (SLI Mode) |
137.6 |
   |
Asus EN7800GT 2DHTV/256M/OSP/A (Single) |
120.1 |
   |
Asus EN7800GT 2DHTV/256M/OSP/A (SLI Mode) |
136.1 |
   |
MSI NX6800GT-T2D256E |
93.8 |
   |
MSI NX6600GT-TD128E (Single) |
70.6 |
   |
MSI NX6600GT-TD128E (SLI Mode) |
111.2 |
   |
Asus EN7900GT TOP/2DHT/256M/A |
130.1 |
   |
Asus EN7900GT TOP/2DHT/256M/A (561/1.51) |
130.2 |
   |
UQ 1024x768 |
FPS |
Ranking |
Asus EAX1900XTX/2DHTV/512M/A |
133.9 |
   |
MSI RX1800XT-VT2D512E |
133.2 |
   |
Gigabyte GV-RX18L256V-B |
121.1 |
   |
PowerColor X1600 XT |
88.4 |
   |
ATi Radeon X850 XT PE |
119.9 |
   |
MSI RX800XT-VTD256E |
113.6 |
   |
ATi Radeon X800 XL |
108.4 |
   |
PowerColor X700 Pro |
61.6 |
   |
MSI NX7900GTX-VT2D512E |
140.3 |
   |
MSI NX7800GTX-VT2D512E |
133.2 |
   |
MSI NX7800GTX-VT2D256E (Single) |
130.3 |
   |
MSI NX7800GTX-VT2D256E (SLI Mode) |
131 |
   |
Asus EN7800GT 2DHTV/256M/OSP/A (Single) |
129.4 |
   |
Asus EN7800GT 2DHTV/256M/OSP/A (SLI Mode) |
131.1 |
   |
MSI NX6800GT-T2D256E |
113.5 |
   |
MSI NX6600GT-TD128E (Single) |
96 |
   |
MSI NX6600GT-TD128E (SLI Mode) |
113.9 |
   |
Asus EN7900GT TOP/2DHT/256M/A |
130.6 |
   |
Asus EN7900GT TOP/2DHT/256M/A (561/1.51) |
132.6 |
   |
UQ 1600x1200 |
FPS |
Ranking |
Asus EAX1900XTX/2DHTV/512M/A |
118.8 |
   |
MSI RX1800XT-VT2D512E |
112.1 |
   |
Gigabyte GV-RX18L256V-B |
92.9 |
   |
PowerColor X1600 XT |
54.6 |
   |
ATi Radeon X850 XT PE |
87.1 |
   |
MSI RX800XT-VTD256E |
76.9 |
   |
ATi Radeon X800 XL |
73.3 |
   |
PowerColor X700 Pro |
32.4 |
   |
MSI NX7900GTX-VT2D512E |
133.7 |
   |
MSI NX7800GTX-VT2D512E |
124.7 |
   |
MSI NX7800GTX-VT2D256E (Single) |
112.6 |
   |
MSI NX7800GTX-VT2D256E (SLI Mode) |
125.9 |
   |
Asus EN7800GT 2DHTV/256M/OSP/A (Single) |
107 |
   |
Asus EN7800GT 2DHTV/256M/OSP/A (SLI Mode) |
124 |
   |
MSI NX6800GT-T2D256E |
81.3 |
   |
MSI NX6600GT-TD128E (Single) |
58.7 |
   |
MSI NX6600GT-TD128E (SLI Mode) |
83.7 |
   |
Asus EN7900GT TOP/2DHT/256M/A |
117.4 |
   |
Asus EN7900GT TOP/2DHT/256M/A (561/1.51) |
120.4 |
   |
As we saw in the Doom 3 benchmark
results, only at high resolutions with high textures settings do we see a
separation of videocard classes. The Asus EN7900GT TOP/2DHT/256M/A handles this
gaming benchmark with a score of 117 FPS at stock, 120FPS when overclocked.