Far Cry

Far Cry extensively uses complex pixel shaders and favors graphics cards with chips from ATI Technologies. The GeForce FX 5900 XT only wins one mode: 1600x1200 with enabled FSAA and AF.

Painkiller

Once again, the GeCube ALL-IN-WONDER 9600 XT is on top, like the rest of the ATI cards. It is especially clear in the eye-candy mode – even the GeForce 5900 XT gives up the fight. As usual, the only exception is the 1600x1200 resolution where the graphics memory bandwidth is the crucial factor.

Firestarter

The speed of processing geometry data is most important for Firestarter, so the overclocked GeCube All-In-Wonder RADEON 9600 XT, the GeForce FX 5900 XT and the GeForce FX 5700 Ultra are the fastest here. All the cards perform similarly in the eye-candy mode, save for the overclocked GeCube and the GeForce FX 5900 XT.