Futuremark 3DMark Vantage 1.0.1	Source: FutureMark

3DMark Vantage is a PC benchmark suite designed to test the DirectX10 performance of your graphics card. We’ve been making 3DMark for over 10 years, with each new edition using the latest 3D technology to determine real-world performance. A 3DMark score is an overall measure of your system’s 3D gaming capabilities, based on comprehensive real-time 3D graphics and processor tests. By comparing your score with those submitted by millions of other gamers you can see how your gaming rig performs, making it easier to choose the most effective upgrades or finding other ways to optimize your system.

Futuremark 3DMark Vantage 1.0.1 Performance Overall: (P) Points Ranking Palit HD4870 X2 2GB 9116 Asus EAH3870 X2 1GB TOP/G/3DHTI/1G/A (Crossfire) 8852 Asus EAH4850 HTDI/512M 5579 MSI R4830-T2D512-OC (Radeon 4830) 5149 ASUS EAH4550 512M 1184 Gigabyte GV-N96TSL-1GI 5335 GPU Score: Points Ranking Palit HD4870 X2 2GB 12983 Asus EAH3870 X2 1GB TOP/G/3DHTI/1G/A (Crossfire) 12252 Asus EAH4850 HTDI/512M 5905 MSI R4830-T2D512-OC (Radeon 4830) 5269 ASUS EAH4550 512M 932 Gigabyte GV-N96TSL-1GI 4266 CPU score: Points Ranking Palit HD4870 X2 2GB 4814 Asus EAH3870 X2 1GB TOP/G/3DHTI/1G/A (Crossfire) 4830 Asus EAH4850 HTDI/512M 4786 MSI R4830-T2D512-OC (Radeon 4830) 4821 ASUS EAH4550 512M 6197 Gigabyte GV-N96TSL-1GI 21535

While the Gigabyte GV-N96TSL-1GI Geforce 9600GT videocard performed as expected in 3DMark Vantage's videocard benchmarks, We're at a loss to explain the aberrant CPU score. It was performed on exactly the same system as the other videocards, with 3DMark Vantage set to the exact same settings. The only difference is the use of the NVIDIA Geforce drivers 182.08 vs. the stand-by 169.25 drivers we've stuck with to maintain continuity between results. Looks like nVidia is up to artificially messing with 3DMark Vantage results again... or 3DMark Vantage isn't much use anymore.

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 Palit HD4870 X2 2GB 13231 Asus EAH3870 X2 1GB TOP/G/3DHTI/1G/A 13387 Asus EAH3870 X2 1GB TOP/G/3DHTI/1G/A (Crossfire) 13431 MSI R3870X2-T2D1G-OC 13468 Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT 9579 Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT CrossFire 11252 Asus EAH4850 HTDI/512M 10965 MSI R4830-T2D512-OC (Radeon 4830) 10352 ASUS EAH4550 512M 3713 Diamond HD 3650 PE 512 3494 MSI RX2600XT Diamond 4874 Asus EAX1900XTX 2DHTV/512M/A 6060 Asus EAX1950PRO/HTDP/256M/A 4904 Gigabyte GV-N96TSL-1GI 10634 nVidia Geforce 9600GTs in SLI 10831 Asus EN9600GT Top/HTDI/512M 9720 Foxconn 9600GT-512NOC 9549 Palit Geforce 9600GT 512 9579 Biostar V903GT52-NV1AN 9190 MSI NX8800GTX-T2D768E 10681 Foxconn FV-N88SMCD2-ONOC 8799 MSI NX8800GTS-T2D320E-HD-OC 8777 Palit 8800GT Super+ 1GB 9952 MSI NX8800GT-T2D512E-OC 10300 Asus EN8800GT TOP/G/HTDP/512M/A 10426 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 SM2.0 Points Ranking Palit HD4870 X2 2GB 5535 Asus EAH3870 X2 1GB TOP/G/3DHTI/1G/A 5855 Asus EAH3870 X2 1GB TOP/G/3DHTI/1G/A (Crossfire) 5641 MSI R3870X2-T2D1G-OC 5943 Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT 4163 Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT CrossFire 4793 Asus EAH4850 HTDI/512M 4692 MSI R4830-T2D512-OC (Radeon 4830) 4415 ASUS EAH4550 512M 1309 Diamond HD 3650 PE 512 1144 MSI RX2600XT Diamond 2356 Asus EAX1900XTX 2DHTV/512M/A 2342 Asus EAX1950PRO/HTDP/256M/A 1949 Gigabyte GV-N96TSL-1GI 4882 nVidia Geforce 9600GTs in SLI 4772 Asus EN9600GT Top/HTDI/512M 4604 Foxconn 9600GT-512NOC 4510 Palit Geforce 9600GT 512 4538 Biostar V903GT52-NV1AN 4331 MSI NX8800GTX-T2D768E 4812 Foxconn FV-N88SMCD2-ONOC 4010 MSI NX8800GTS-T2D320E-HD-OC 3958 Palit 8800GT Super+ 1GB 4676 MSI NX8800GT-T2D512E-OC 4717 Asus EN8800GT TOP/G/HTDP/512M/A 4763 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 HDR/SM3.0 Points Ranking Palit HD4870 X2 2GB 7973 Asus EAH3870 X2 1GB TOP/G/3DHTI/1G/A 7553 Asus EAH3870 X2 1GB TOP/G/3DHTI/1G/A (Crossfire) 8130 MSI R3870X2-T2D1G-OC 7577 Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT 4726 Diamond Viper Radeon HD 2900XT CrossFire 6382 Asus EAH4850 HTDI/512M 5623 MSI R4830-T2D512-OC (Radeon 4830) 5119 ASUS EAH4550 512M 1435 Diamond HD 3650 PE 512 1460 MSI RX2600XT Diamond 1922 Asus EAX1900XTX 2DHTV/512M/A 2614 Asus EAX1950PRO/HTDP/256M/A 2011 Gigabyte GV-N96TSL-1GI 4502 nVidia Geforce 9600GTs in SLI 5917 Asus EN9600GT Top/HTDI/512M 4580 Foxconn 9600GT-512NOC 4478 Palit Geforce 9600GT 512 4511 Biostar V903GT52-NV1AN 4195 MSI NX8800GTX-T2D768E 5177 Foxconn FV-N88SMCD2-ONOC 3976 MSI NX8800GTS-T2D320E-HD-OC 4006 Palit 8800GT Super+ 1GB 4770 MSI NX8800GT-T2D512E-OC 5059 Asus EN8800GT TOP/G/HTDP/512M/A 5084 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

The Gigabyte GV-N96TSL-1GI's score in 3DMark06 is a little better than that of its sibling Geforce cards, because while those cards have been factory overclocked in some cases, the larger 1GB ram size of the Gigabyte GV-N96TSL-1GI gives it an edge overall.