Performance in Synthetic Benchmarks

Futuremark 3DMark03 build 340

The GeForce 6600 has a higher total score, but the overclocked Extreme AX600 XT/HTVD takes the first place with an advantage of about 500 points. Let’s view each of the 3DMark03 tests in detail.

Don’t forget that the first game test isn’t a problem for any modern graphics card. The Extreme AX600 XT is faster here thanks to its excellent overclockability. When working at its default frequencies, this card is slightly slower than the GeForce 6600.

The superiority of the overclocked ASUS is less obvious in the eye candy mode, but it is also closer to the GeForce 6600 at the default frequencies.

The second game test is known to use rendering algorithms that run better on graphics cards with NVIDIA’s GPUs, so it’s natural the GeForce 6600 wins it. The overclocked Extreme AX600 XT is only 2-3fps behind, though.

The same goes for the eye candy mode with its full-screen anti-aliasing and anisotropic filtering.