Futuremark 3DMark05 1.2.0	Source: FutureMark

3DMark05 is best suited for the latest generation of DirectX9.0 graphics cards. It is the first benchmark to require a DirectX9.0 compliant hardware with support for Pixel Shaders 2.0 or higher! By combining high quality 3D tests, CPU tests, feature tests, image quality tools, and much more, 3DMark05 is a premium benchmark for evaluating the latest generation of gaming hardware.

Futuremark 3DMark05 1.2.0
Overall	Points	Ranking
Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT	15656
Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT CrossFire	16233
MSI RX2600XT Diamond	10422
Asus EAX1900XTX 2DHTV/512M/A	12098
Asus EAX1950PRO/HTDP/256M/A	10260
MSI NX8800GTX-T2D768E	15251
Foxconn FV-N88SMCD2-ONOC	14674
MSI NX8800GTS-T2D320E-HD-OC	14703
GeForce 8600GTS SLI	15207
Foxconn 8600GTS-256	11640
MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256E-OC	11676
Albatron 8600GT-256	9701
Gigabyte GV-NX85T256H SLI	11361
MSI NX8500GT-TD256E	4457
MSI NX7950GX2-T2D1GE	13781
MSI NX7900GTX-T2D512E	11071
MSI NX7900GS-T2D512E-OC	8630
Gigabyte GV-NX76T256D-RH	5711
Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 7600GS	4998
MSI NX8600GT Twin Turbo	10473
MSI NX8600GT Twin Turbo (712/1754)	10863

3DMark05 results or the MSI NX8600GT Twin Turbo videocard at stock speeds are good. As you can see, this videocard scores quite a bit higher than the regular GeForce 8600GT.

FutureMark 3DMark06 1.0.2	Source: FutureMark

3DMark06 is the worldwide standard in advanced 3D game performance benchmarking. A fundamental tool for every company in the PC industry as well as PC users and gamers, 3DMark06 uses advanced real-time 3D game workloads to measure PC performance using a suite of DirectX 9 3D graphics tests, CPU tests, and 3D feature tests. 3DMark06 tests include all new HDR/SM3.0 graphics tests, SM2.0 graphics tests, AI and physics driven single and multiple cores or processor CPU tests and a collection of comprehensive feature tests to reliably measure next generation gaming performance today.

Futuremark 3DMark06 1.0.2
Overall:	Points	Ranking
Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT	9579
Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT CrossFire	11252
MSI RX2600XT Diamond	4874
Asus EAX1900XTX 2DHTV/512M/A	6060
Asus EAX1950PRO/HTDP/256M/A	4904
MSI NX8800GTX-T2D768E	9785
Foxconn FV-N88SMCD2-ONOC	8799
MSI NX8800GTS-T2D320E-HD-OC	8777
GeForce 8600GTS SLI	8827
Foxconn 8600GTS-256	5556
MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256E-OC	5518
Albatron 8600GT-256	4648
Gigabyte GV-NX85T256H SLI	5143
MSI NX8500GT-TD256E	2240
MSI NX7950GX2-T2D1GE	8057
MSI NX7900GTX-T2D512E	6173
MSI NX7900GS-T2D512E-OC	4945
Gigabyte GV-NX76T256D-RH	3268
Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 7600GS	2654
MSI NX8600GT Twin Turbo	5135
MSI NX8600GT Twin Turbo (712/1754)	5316
SM2.0	Points	Ranking
Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT	4163
Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT CrossFire	4793
MSI RX2600XT Diamond	2356
Asus EAX1900XTX 2DHTV/512M/A	2342
Asus EAX1950PRO/HTDP/256M/A	1949
MSI NX8800GTX-T2D768E	4551
Foxconn FV-N88SMCD2-ONOC	4010
MSI NX8800GTS-T2D320E-HD-OC	3958
GeForce 8600GTS SLI	4157
Foxconn 8600GTS-256	2376
MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256E-OC	2343
Albatron 8600GT-256	1949
Gigabyte GV-NX85T256H SLI	2272
MSI NX8500GT-TD256E	866
MSI NX7950GX2-T2D1GE	3619
MSI NX7900GTX-T2D512E	2579
MSI NX7900GS-T2D512E-OC	1974
Gigabyte GV-NX76T256D-RH	1286
Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 7600GS	1007
MSI NX8600GT Twin Turbo	2111
MSI NX8600GT Twin Turbo (712/1754)	2230
HDR/SM3.0	Points	Ranking
Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT	4726
Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT CrossFire	6382
MSI RX2600XT Diamond	1922
Asus EAX1900XTX 2DHTV/512M/A	2614
Asus EAX1950PRO/HTDP/256M/A	2011
MSI NX8800GTX-T2D768E	4688
Foxconn FV-N88SMCD2-ONOC	3976
MSI NX8800GTS-T2D320E-HD-OC	4006
GeForce 8600GTS SLI	3769
Foxconn 8600GTS-256	2083
MSI NX8600GTS-T2D256E-OC	2085
Albatron 8600GT-256	1675
Gigabyte GV-NX85T256H SLI	1942
MSI NX8500GT-TD256E	757
MSI NX7950GX2-T2D1GE	3466
MSI NX7900GTX-T2D512E	2494
MSI NX7900GS-T2D512E-OC	1935
Gigabyte GV-NX76T256D-RH	1163
Biostar Sigma-Gate GeForce 7600GS	1097
MSI NX8600GT Twin Turbo	1763
MSI NX8600GT Twin Turbo (712/1754)	1873

The MSI NX8600GT Twin Turbo performs well in 3DMark06 at stock and overclocked settings. Let's check out what happens when we run some real world games.