We followed the same methodology described on the previous page, but this time running 3DMark03. Keep in mind that 3DMark03 simulates DirectX 9 games, which are contemporary games, and Intel GMA900 and GMA950 and ATI Xpress 200 engines are DirectX 9, so this is the best program to measure the performance of these graphics engines. You can check the results below.

 

Motherboard	3Dmark03 (Build 3.6.0	%
Gigabyte GA-8I945GMH-RH (Intel i945G) DDR2 + GeForce 6200 PCI-E	4009	+114.50
Gigabyte GA-8I945GMH-RH (Intel i945G) DDR2 + GeForce 6200 TC	2597	+38.95
Gigabyte GA-8I945GMH-RH (Intel i945G) DDR2 on-board	1869
Intel D915 GEVL (Intel i915G) DDR2 on-board	1597	-17.03
ASUS P5RD1-V (ATI Xpress 200) DDR on-board	1584	-17.99
Foxconn 865G7MC-ES (Intel i865G) DDR + GeForce FX 5200 AGP	1547	-20.81
PCChips M985G (Intel i915GV) DDR2 on-board	1045	-78.85
PCChips M985G (Intel i915GV) DDR on-board	967	-93.28
Foxconn 865G7MC-ES (Intel i865G) DDR on-board	135	-1284.44

Once again Gigabyte GA-8I945GMH-RH achieved the best 3D performance among motherboards with on-board video we have tested, achieving a performance 20.81% greater than GeForce FX 5200 with 128 MB and 128-bit memory interface installed on a motherboard with AGP slot (Foxconn 865G7MC-ES - Intel i865G), which is a fantastic achievement.

A GeForce 6200 with 128 MB and 128-bit memory interface was 114.50% faster on 3DMark03 than the on-board video from Gigabyte GA-8I945GMH-RH. A GeForce 6200 TurboCache with 64 MB and 64-bit interface was 38.95% faster than the on-board video from the reviewed motherboard.