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ASUS EN9600GT DI/512MD3/A Geforce 9600GT Rev.B Videocard Review
ASUS EN9600GT DI/512MD3/A Geforce 9600GT Rev.B Videocard Review - PCSTATS
The Radeon HD 4770 has been widely praised for its lower power consumption, in no small part due to its die-shrink to 40nm. Will NVIDIA's new steppings allow the Geforce 9600GT to compete in terms of power efficiency?
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External Mfg. Website: ASUS Jun 03 2009   J. Apong  
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AA/AF Videocard Benchmarks: FarCry 2, Crysis

Far Cry 2 - AA/AF Tests

Source: Ubisoft

Far Cry 2 takes place in a fictional modern-day East African nation in a state of anarchy and civil war. The player takes control of a mercenary on a lengthy journey to locate and assassinate 'the Jackal," a notorious arms dealer. Far Cry 2 has extensive benchmarking tests that can be configured to break down system performance in several ways.

PCSTATS Benchmark ReportFar Cry 2 - Ultra HQ / DX10 / 4xAA/8xAA
1600x1200 4xAA FPS Ranking
Palit HD4870 X2 2GB 56.25
Asus EAH4890 HTDI/1GD5/A 47.31
Asus EAH4850 HTDI/512M 31.12
Gigabyte GV-R477D5-512HB 30.36
Gigabyte GV-R477D5-512HB Crossfire 52.27
ASUS ENGTX260 MT/HTDI/896MD3-A 44.94
Gigabyte GV-N26OC896H-GA 46.48
Sparkle GTX260 Core 216 44.9
ASUS ENGTS250 DK 22.17
ASUS EN9600GT DI/512MD3/A 22.43
1600x1200 8xAA FPS Ranking
Palit HD4870 X2 2GB 47.95
Asus EAH4890 HTDI/1GD5/A 35.53
Asus EAH4850 HTDI/512M 22.51
Gigabyte GV-R477D5-512HB 21.33
Gigabyte GV-R477D5-512HB Crossfire 39.68
ASUS ENGTX260 MT/HTDI/896MD3-A 37.94
Gigabyte GV-N26OC896H-GA 39.45
Sparkle GTX260 Core 216 32.7
ASUS ENGTS250 DK 13.92
ASUS EN9600GT DI/512MD3/A 15.44
1900x1200 4xAA FPS Ranking
Palit HD4870 X2 2GB 55.43
Asus EAH4890 HTDI/1GD5/A 42.93
Asus EAH4850 HTDI/512M 28.46
Gigabyte GV-R477D5-512HB 26.71
Gigabyte GV-R477D5-512HB Crossfire 46.53
ASUS ENGTX260 MT/HTDI/896MD3-A 41.94
Gigabyte GV-N26OC896H-GA 43.51
Sparkle GTX260 Core 216 41.94
ASUS ENGTS250 DK 17.56
ASUS EN9600GT DI/512MD3/A 20.03
1900x1200 8xAA FPS Ranking
Palit HD4870 X2 2GB 43.9
Asus EAH4890 HTDI/1GD5/A 31.73
Asus EAH4850 HTDI/512M 19.37
Gigabyte GV-R477D5-512HB 17.77
Gigabyte GV-R477D5-512HB Crossfire 30.98
ASUS ENGTX260 MT/HTDI/896MD3-A 34.51
Gigabyte GV-N26OC896H-GA 35.89
Sparkle GTX260 Core 216 34.38
ASUS ENGTS250 DK 10.91
ASUS EN9600GT DI/512MD3/A 10.49

For whatever reason, the ASUS EN9600GT DI/512MD3/A videocard manages to outperform the Geforce GTS 250 in everything but the most intensive of tests in Far Cry 2. Both NVIDIA cards lose to the Radeon HD 4770 by embarrassing margins, and remain largely unplayable at any of the graphics settings.

Crysis 1.2 - AA/AF Tests

Source: Electronic Arts

Crysis is a science fiction first-person shooter developed by Crytek. Crysis uses Microsoft's new API, DirectX 10 for graphics rendering, and includes the new engine—the CryEngine 2—that is the successor to Far Cry's CryEngine. CryEngine 2 is among the first engines to use the DirectX 10 framework of Windows Vista, but can also run using DirectX 9, both on Vista and Windows XP.

PCSTATS Benchmark ReportCrysis 1.2 HQ - 4xAA/8xAA Tests
1600x1200 4xAA FPS Ranking
Palit HD4870 X2 2GB 36.8
Asus EAH3870 X2 1GB TOP/G/3DHTI/1G/A 21.8
Asus EAH3870 X2 1GB TOP/G/3DHTI/1G/A (Crossfire) 27.95
MSI R3870X2-T2D1G-OC 25.2
Asus EAH4890 HTDI/1GD5/A 39.75
Asus EAH4850 HTDI/512M 24.7
MSI R4830 T2D512-OC (Radeon 4830) 22.01
Gigabyte GV-R477D5-512HB 23.2
Gigabyte GV-R477D5-512HB Crossfire 42.23
Asus EAH4770 HTDI/512MD5/A 23.21
ASUS ENGTX260 MT/HTDI/896MD3-A 34.25
Gigabyte GV-N26OC896H-GA 36.2
Sparkle GTX260 Core 216 34.1
ASUS ENGTS250 DK 25.09
ASUS ENGTS250 DK in SLI 35.28
ASUS EN9600GT DI/512MD3/A 14.6
Gigabyte GV-N96TSL-1GI 17.12
1600x1200 8xAA FPS Ranking
Palit HD4870 X2 2GB 37.2
Asus EAH3870 X2 1GB TOP/G/3DHTI/1G/A 28.2
Asus EAH3870 X2 1GB TOP/G/3DHTI/1G/A (Crossfire) 34.52
MSI R3870X2-T2D1G-OC 28.8
Asus EAH4890 HTDI/1GD5/A 42.89
Asus EAH4850 HTDI/512M 26.9
MSI R4830 T2D512-OC (Radeon 4830) 24.22
Gigabyte GV-R477D5-512HB 28.19
Gigabyte GV-R477D5-512HB Crossfire 46.73
Asus EAH4770 HTDI/512MD5/A 27.97
ASUS ENGTX260 MT/HTDI/896MD3-A 32.94
Gigabyte GV-N26OC896H-GA 34.74
Sparkle GTX260 Core 216 32.96
ASUS ENGTS250 DK 21.25
ASUS ENGTS250 DK in SLI 26.59
ASUS EN9600GT DI/512MD3/A 13.73
Gigabyte GV-N96TSL-1GI 16.5
1900x1200 4xAA FPS Ranking
Palit HD4870 X2 2GB 33.8
Asus EAH3870 X2 1GB TOP/G/3DHTI/1G/A 20.3
Asus EAH3870 X2 1GB TOP/G/3DHTI/1G/A (Crossfire) 24.69
MSI R3870X2-T2D1G-OC 14.5
Asus EAH4890 HTDI/1GD5/A 35.43
Asus EAH4850 HTDI/512M 18
MSI R4830 T2D512-OC (Radeon 4830) 18.41
Gigabyte GV-R477D5-512HB 20.24
Gigabyte GV-R477D5-512HB Crossfire 28.76
Asus EAH4770 HTDI/512MD5/A 20.58
ASUS ENGTX260 MT/HTDI/896MD3-A 28.71
Gigabyte GV-N26OC896H-GA 30.42
Sparkle GTX260 Core 216 28.71
ASUS ENGTS250 DK 19.78
ASUS ENGTS250 DK in SLI 26.21
ASUS EN9600GT DI/512MD3/A 12.95
Gigabyte GV-N96TSL-1GI 14.2
1900x1200 8xAA FPS Ranking
Palit HD4870 X2 2GB 34.2
Asus EAH3870 X2 1GB TOP/G/3DHTI/1G/A 24
Asus EAH3870 X2 1GB TOP/G/3DHTI/1G/A (Crossfire) 30.88
MSI R3870X2-T2D1G-OC 24.3
Asus EAH4890 HTDI/1GD5/A 38.19
Asus EAH4850 HTDI/512M 23.4
MSI R4830 T2D512-OC (Radeon 4830) 21.02
Gigabyte GV-R477D5-512HB 24.52
Gigabyte GV-R477D5-512HB Crossfire 41.25
Asus EAH4770 HTDI/512MD5/A 23.81
ASUS ENGTX260 MT/HTDI/896MD3-A 27.81
Gigabyte GV-N26OC896H-GA 29.32
Sparkle GTX260 Core 216 27.79
ASUS ENGTS250 DK 18.56
ASUS ENGTS250 DK in SLI 21.33
ASUS EN9600GT DI/512MD3/A 11.93
Gigabyte GV-N96TSL-1GI 13.58

In the last of today's benchmarks, mixing Crysis with a 9600GT and anti-aliasing just doesn't work. Anemic scores across the board pretty much confirm that the Geforce 9600GT was never meant for gaming at these kinds of resolutions.

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Contents of Article: ASUS EN9600GT DI/512MD3/A
 Pg 1.  ASUS EN9600GT DI/512MD3/A Geforce 9600GT Rev.B Videocard Review
 Pg 2.  Power Draw, Overclocking, Test System Specs
 Pg 3.  Videocard Benchmarks: 3DMark06
 Pg 4.  DX10 Videocard Benchmarks: 3DMark Vantage, STALKER, Crysis
 Pg 5.  DX10 Videocard Benchmarks: STALKER, Crysis
 Pg 6.  DX10 Videocard Benchmarks: Call of Juarez
 Pg 7.  DX10 Videocard Benchmarks: Lost Planet
 Pg 8.  Videocard Benchmarks: FEAR
 Pg 9.  — AA/AF Videocard Benchmarks: FarCry 2, Crysis
 Pg 10.  Asus EN9600GT - yesterday's card today

 
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