Crytek FarCry 1.33	Source: Ubisoft

Real-time editing, bump mapping, static lights, network system, integrated physics system, shaders, shadows, and a dynamic music system are just some of the state of-the-art features that the CryENGINE offers. The game was set to Ultra quality and the Ubisoft's Regulator and Training demos were run.

CryTek FarCry 1.33:
UQ Regulator 1024x768:	FPS	Ranking
Asus EAX1900XTX 2DHTV/512M/A	115.87
Asus EAX1950PRO/HTDP/256M/A	117.69
MSI NX8800GTX-T2D768E	124.21
Foxconn FV-N88SMCD2-ONOC	126.13
MSI NX8800GTS-T2D320E-HD-OC	115.3
MSI NX7950GX2-T2D1GE	118.75
MSI NX7900GTX-T2D512E	122.88
MSI NX7900GS-T2D512E-OC	113.26
Gigabyte GV-NX76T256D-RH	110.03
Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 7600GS	102.56
MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256E-OC	117.73
MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256E-OC (774/2240)	122.09
UQ Training 1024x768:	FPS	Ranking
Asus EAX1900XTX 2DHTV/512M/A	131.43
Asus EAX1950PRO/HTDP/256M/A	130.58
MSI NX8800GTX-T2D768E	137.25
Foxconn FV-N88SMCD2-ONOC	137.81
MSI NX8800GTS-T2D320E-HD-OC	127.59
MSI NX7950GX2-T2D1GE	129.18
MSI NX7900GTX-T2D512E	134.36
MSI NX7900GS-T2D512E-OC	124.41
Gigabyte GV-NX76T256D-RH	119.26
Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 7600GS	108.29
MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256E-OC	131.94
MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256E-OC (774/2240)	137.56
UQ Regulator 1600x1200:	FPS	Ranking
Asus EAX1900XTX 2DHTV/512M/A	108.28
Asus EAX1950PRO/HTDP/256M/A	94.26
MSI NX8800GTX-T2D768E	122.19
Foxconn FV-N88SMCD2-ONOC	119.11
MSI NX8800GTS-T2D320E-HD-OC	112.11
MSI NX7950GX2-T2D1GE	117.08
MSI NX7900GTX-T2D512E	112.5
MSI NX7900GS-T2D512E-OC	97.63
Gigabyte GV-NX76T256D-RH	66.06
Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 7600GS	56.36
MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256E-OC	71.38
MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256E-OC (774/2240)	79.37
UQ Training 1600x1200:	FPS	Ranking
Asus EAX1900XTX 2DHTV/512M/A	120.36
Asus EAX1950PRO/HTDP/256M/A	106.7
MSI NX8800GTX-T2D768E	136.02
Foxconn FV-N88SMCD2-ONOC	131.12
MSI NX8800GTS-T2D320E-HD-OC	124.26
MSI NX7950GX2-T2D1GE	129.1
MSI NX7900GTX-T2D512E	120.3
MSI NX7900GS-T2D512E-OC	103.38
Gigabyte GV-NX76T256D-RH	71.5
Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 7600GS	60.04
MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256E-OC	85.68
MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256E-OC (774/2240)	92.33

At 1024x768 the MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256E-OC has no problems keeping up with the other high end videocards. When the resolution is turned up, the lack of bandwidth really slows things down. The Geforce 8600GTS is not slow, but it's obviously not in the same class as the the GeForce 7900 series either.

Ubisoft Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory 1.08	Source: Ubisoft

State of the art graphics and sound technology collide to produce the most breathtaking gaming experience on any console. Advanced physics modeling enables rag doll physics, particle effects, and Seamlessly dynamic environments.

Ubisoft Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory 1.08
1024x768 SM1:	FPS	Ranking
Asus EAX1900XTX 2DHTV/512M/A	139.885792
Asus EAX1950PRO/HTDP/256M/A	64.443943
MSI NX8800GTX-T2D768E	199.735253
Foxconn FV-N88SMCD2-ONOC	196.231297
MSI NX8800GTS-T2D320E-HD-OC	195.397807
MSI NX7950GX2-T2D1GE	178.469615
MSI NX7900GTX-T2D512E	144.763566
MSI NX7900GS-T2D512E-OC	118.241618
Gigabyte GV-NX76T256D-RH	70.675839
Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 7600GS	60.732844
MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256E-OC	117.641941
MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256E-OC (774/2240)	134.1563249
1600x1200 SM1:	FPS	Ranking
Asus EAX1900XTX 2DHTV/512M/A	87.584383
Asus EAX1950PRO/HTDP/256M/A	106.88449
MSI NX8800GTX-T2D768E	159.620465
Foxconn FV-N88SMCD2-ONOC	123.64561
MSI NX8800GTS-T2D320E-HD-OC	125.935686
MSI NX7950GX2-T2D1GE	118.73259
MSI NX7900GTX-T2D512E	83.9432
MSI NX7900GS-T2D512E-OC	66.05565
Gigabyte GV-NX76T256D-RH	38.890503
Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 7600GS	32.680666
MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256E-OC	58.04113
MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256E-OC (774/2240)	72.56941
1024x768 SM3:	FPS	Ranking
Asus EAX1900XTX 2DHTV/512M/A	112.278394
Asus EAX1950PRO/HTDP/256M/A	82.984486
MSI NX8800GTX-T2D768E	174.862607
Foxconn FV-N88SMCD2-ONOC	139.046478
MSI NX8800GTS-T2D320E-HD-OC	142.313627
MSI NX7950GX2-T2D1GE	151.834762
MSI NX7900GTX-T2D512E	112.126407
MSI NX7900GS-T2D512E-OC	89.210489
Gigabyte GV-NX76T256D-RH	53.555388
Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 7600GS	44.737425
MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256E-OC	83.591378
MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256E-OC (774/2240)	93.15632123
1600x1200 SM3:	FPS	Ranking
Asus EAX1900XTX 2DHTV/512M/A	64.317715
Asus EAX1950PRO/HTDP/256M/A	45.692169
MSI NX8800GTX-T2D768E	98.310611
Foxconn FV-N88SMCD2-ONOC	73.352521
MSI NX8800GTS-T2D320E-HD-OC	75.407716
MSI NX7950GX2-T2D1GE	85.479555
MSI NX7900GTX-T2D512E	59.896527
MSI NX7900GS-T2D512E-OC	46.547863
Gigabyte GV-NX76T256D-RH	27.516977
Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 7600GS	22.531252
MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256E-OC	41.401805
MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256E-OC (774/2240)	48.632489

Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory is still hard on mainstream videocards. At high resolutions or when SM3.0 is enabled, the performance of the MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256E-OC really drops. Still, MSI's pre-overclocked NX8600GTS-T2D256E-OC is almost twice as fast as the previous mainstream GPU, the GeForce 7600GT.