| Article Index |
|---|
| Cheap Cards - GeForce 8400 vs. Radeon 2400 Series Comparison |
| Page 2 - Performance |
| Page 3 - 3DMark06 |
| Page 5 - Prey |
| Page 6 - Lost Planet (DirectX 10) |
| Page 7 - Conclusion |
| All Pages |
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Performance:
The main focus of our review today will be the performance of the 3 cards in benchmark (3DMark06) and gaming situations (Quake4, Prey, Lost Planet) to see which one gives you the best bang for your buck.
The Test Bench Setup:
- Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 CPU
- ASUS P5N32-E SLI, nForce680i Motherboard
- Corsair TWIN2X 2GB PC2-8500 Memory Kit (2 x 1GB)
- Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250GB SATA-II Hard Drive
- Antec Basiq 500W ATX Power Supply
- Windows XP Pro SP2 for DirectX 9 Tests
- Windows Vista Premium for DirectX 10 Tests
As most current games and applications still run on DirectX 9, these will be the majority of our tests (3DMark06, Quake4, Prey), these will be run under Windows XP SP2. However as all the cards are DirectX10 compatible we will test their DX10 performance under Windows Vista using the Lost Planet Demo’s built in performance benchmark.
