Performance in Third-Person 3D Shooters

Shooters with third-person view do not require as high a frame rate as first-person shooters do. As a rule, 35-45fps should suffice for comfortable play.

Hitman: Blood Money

Unfortunately, the ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT GDDR4 cannot yield even 30fps in this game. The GeForce 8600 GT cannot do that, either. The latter card has a higher minimum of speed at low resolutions, but this doesn’t make it suitable for playing this game.

As for the GeForce 8600 GTS and the old Radeon X1950 Pro, both deliver comfortable frame rates at 1280x1024.