It’s overall similar to the second test, but ATI’s cards are not so far behind the leader. The gap between the XFX GeForce 6600 GDDR2 and the reference version of the card is bigger than in the second test because vertex processor performance, directly dependent on the GPU frequency, is very important here.

The reference GeForce 6600 GDDR2 is at first slower than the RADEON X700, but their results become similar in higher resolutions – the fast memory of the new GeForce 6600 says its word. The same memory helps to win the “eye candy” mode. This test requiring high computational capacity from the card, the XFX GeForce 6600 GDDR2 profits from its increased GPU clock rate. The extra 50MHz make the XFX card competitive against the RADEON X700 which is overall better suited for this test.