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The
Hot Hardware Test System |
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Pentium 4 Power |
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Pentium 4 2.4GHz. (533 Bus)
Abit IT7 Motherboard i845E
256MB Corsair PC2700 (CAS2)
ATi Radeon 9000 Pro
ATi Radeon 8500LE
nVidia GeForce4 Ti4200
60GB IBM 60GXP Hard Drive
On-Board Realtek Audio
WindowsXP Professional
Intel Chipset Drivers 4.00.1013
Intel Application Accelerator Version 2.2
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ATi has made it clear that
their goal is to offer a powerful alternative to
nVidia's affordable GeForce4 MX line with the new Radeon
9000 series. The question is, how successful will
this approach be when the 9000 series will enter the
market in the range of $109 - $129 MSRP? We've
seen GeForce4 MX440s selling in the low $80 range and
the MX460 for $125. As far as the 9000 Pro goes,
we think that, dollar for dollar, the nVidia Ti4200
could possibly be a more accurate comparison at $143.
So in our tests we ran the ATi Radeon 9000 Pro versus a
GeForce4 MX440 and a GeForce4 Ti4200. We also
thought that we'd throw a Radeon 8500LE into the mix to
give an idea of how the new 9000 Pro compares to its
older brother. (All prices collected at
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Benchmarking the Radeon 9000 Pro With 3DMark2001SE
& Comanche 4 |
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DirectX 8.1
Performance! |
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We thought we would start of our
benchmarks by testing the Radeon 9000 Pro for DirectX 8.1
performance. What better programs to do this than
3DMark2001SE and Comanche 4?
3DMark2001SE
With 3DMark2001SE, the Radeon
9000 had no trouble maintaining a solid lead over the MX440,
but lagged behind the slower 8500LE. Let's see if the
same pattern holds true with Comanche 4.
Comanche 4
At 1024x768 and
1280x1024, the Radeon 9000 Pro once again held firm with a
narrow lead over the MX440. However as the resolution
increased to 1600x1200, the 9000 Pro slipped, giving the
MX440 the edge. Once again, there was no comparison to
the older 8500LE and Ti4200.
Now we'll kick
it into OpenGL mode and give it to the Radeon 9000 Pro from
all angles...
OpenGL Testing
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