Performance: OpenGL Gaming Benchmarks

Among OpenGL applications, there are the ones that use Quake 3 engine: Return to Castle Wolfenstein, Jedi Knight 2: Jedi Outcast and Quake 3: Arena itself. Besides, we used Serious Sam: The Second Encounter that supports both API – OpenGL and Direct3D.

Quake 3: Arena, Demo four

The OpenGL driver from NVIDIA is traditionally strong and helps GeForce4 Ti4200-8x gain the lead in the mode without FSAA and anisotropic filtering, but overclocked RADEON 9500 PRO is better, especially in higher resolutions. When FSAA and anisotropic filtering are enabled, the workload on the graphics card increases and RADEON 9500 PRO is ahead in resolutions higher than 1024x768. Overclocking makes the gap even larger.

Return to Castle Wolfenstein, Demo checkpoint

This game is also powered by the Quake 3 engine, but it has more complex graphics and demands more from the graphics card. Let’s see what we have here.

The same picture: GeForce4 Ti4200-8x outperforms RADEON 9500 PRO in the first mode, but loses dramatically when FSAA and anisotropic filtering are on. The overclocked RADEON 9500 PRO is, naturally, beyond competition.