Doom 3 is one of the heaviest games available today. As we’ve done on other programs, we ran this game at three resolutions: 1024x768x32, 1280x1024x32 and 1600x1200x32. This game allows several image quality levels and we’ve done our benchmarking on two levels, low and high. We ran demo1 four times and wrote the obtained number of frames per second. The first result we discarded at once, since it is far inferior than the other results. This happens because at the first time we run the demo the game must load all textures to video memory, fact that doesn’t happen from the second time we run the demo on. From the three results left, we consider as our official result the middle result, i.e. we discard the highest and the lowest values. Curiously almost all times the values obtained at the second round on were the same.
A very important detail that we must mention is that Doom 3 has an internal FPS lock: it is only capable of generating 60 frames per second, even if your board is able to produce more frames per second than that. This is done in order to make the game to have the same "playability" sensation independently from the video card installed on the PC. This lock, however, is disabled in the game benchmarking mode.
For further details on how to measure 3D performance with Doom 3, read our tutorial on this subject.
| Doom 3 – 1024x768 - Low |
Score |
Difference |
| Radeon X850 XT Platinum Edition (ATI) |
97.3 |
65.48% |
| GeForce 6800 Ultra (XFX) |
87.6 |
48.98% |
| Radeon X800 XT Platinum Edition (ATI) |
87.2 |
48.30% |
| GeForce 6600 GT AGP (Leadtek) |
80.4 |
36.73% |
| Radeon X800 Pro (Sapphire) |
75.9 |
29.08% |
| Radeon X1600 Pro (HIS) |
58.8 |
|
| GeForce FX 5950 Ultra (Gigabyte) |
53.8 |
9.29% |
| Radeon 9800 XT (ATI) |
53.3 |
10.32% |
| Radeon X700 (HIS) |
50.2 |
17.13% |
At a resolution of 1024x768 without any image quality enhancement, HIS Radeon X1600 Pro was 9.29% faster than Gigabyte GeForce FX 5950 Ultra, 10.32% faster than ATI Radeon 9800 XT and 17.13% faster than HIS Radeon X700.
HIS Radeon X1600 Pro was beaten by ATI Radeon X850 XT Platinum Edition, which was 65.48% faster, XFX GeForce 6800 Ultra, which was 48.98% faster, ATI Radeon X800 XT Platinum Edition, which was 48.30% faster, Leadtek GeForce 6600 GT AGP, which was 36.73% faster and Sapphire Radeon X800 Pro, which was 29.08% faster.
| Doom 3 – 1280x1024 - Low |
Score |
Difference |
| GeForce 6800 Ultra (XFX) |
85.0 |
121.35% |
| Radeon X850 XT Platinum Edition (ATI) |
83.4 |
117.19% |
| Radeon X800 XT Platinum Edition (ATI) |
71.2 |
85.42% |
| GeForce 6600 GT AGP (Leadtek) |
61.1 |
59.11% |
| Radeon X800 Pro (Sapphire) |
54.6 |
42.19% |
| Radeon X1600 Pro (HIS) |
38.4 |
|
| GeForce FX 5950 Ultra (Gigabyte) |
35.8 |
7.26% |
| Radeon 9800 XT (ATI) |
34.4 |
11.63% |
| Radeon X700 (HIS) |
33.3 |
15.32% | |
At a resolution of 1280x1024 without any image quality enhancement, HIS Radeon X1600 Pro was 7.26% faster than Gigabyte GeForce FX 5950 Ultra, 11.63% faster than ATI Radeon 9800 XT and 15.32% faster than HIS Radeon X700.
HIS Radeon X1600 Pro was beaten by XFX GeForce 6800 Ultra, which was 121.35% faster, ATI Radeon X850 XT Platinum Edition, which was 117.19% faster, ATI Radeon X800 XT Platinum Edition, which was 85.42% faster, Leadtek GeForce 6600 GT AGP, which was 59.11% faster and Sapphire Radeon X800 Pro, which was 42.19% faster.
| Doom 3 – 1600x1200 - Low |
Score |
Difference |
| GeForce 6800 Ultra (XFX) |
75.0 |
174.73% |
| Radeon X850 XT Platinum Edition (ATI) |
64.7 |
137.00% |
| Radeon X800 XT Platinum Edition (ATI) |
55.1 |
101.83% |
| GeForce 6600 GT AGP (Leadtek) |
44.9 |
64.47% |
| Radeon X800 Pro (Sapphire) |
39.9 |
46.15% |
| Radeon X1600 Pro (HIS) |
27.3 |
|
| GeForce FX 5950 Ultra (Gigabyte) |
25.9 |
5.41% |
| Radeon 9800 XT (ATI) |
23.4 |
16.67% |
| Radeon X700 (HIS) |
22.8 |
19.74% |
At a resolution of 1600x1200 without any image quality enhancement, HIS Radeon X1600 Pro was 5.41% faster than Gigabyte GeForce FX 5950 Ultra, 16.67% faster than ATI Radeon 9800 XT and 19.74% faster than HIS Radeon X700.
HIS Radeon X1600 Pro was beaten by XFX GeForce 6800 Ultra, which was 174.73% faster, ATI Radeon X850 XT Platinum Edition, which was 137.00% faster, ATI Radeon X800 XT Platinum Edition, which was 101.83% faster, Leadtek GeForce 6600 GT AGP, which was 64.47% faster and Sapphire Radeon X800 Pro, which was 46.15% faster.
| Doom 3 – 1024x768 - High |
Score |
Difference |
| Radeon X850 XT Platinum Edition (ATI) |
95.3 |
71.40% |
| GeForce 6800 Ultra (XFX) |
84.6 |
52.16% |
| Radeon X800 XT Platinum Edition (ATI) |
83.1 |
49.46% |
| GeForce 6600 GT AGP (Leadtek) |
76.1 |
36.87% |
| Radeon X800 Pro (Sapphire) |
69.6 |
25.18% |
| Radeon X1600 Pro (HIS) |
55.6 |
|
| Radeon 9800 XT (ATI) |
47.1 |
18.05% |
| Radeon X700 (HIS) |
45.8 |
21.40% |
| GeForce FX 5950 Ultra (Gigabyte) |
44.1 |
26.08% |
At a resolution of 1024x768 enabling image quality enhancements, HIS Radeon X1600 Pro was 18.05% faster than ATI Radeon 9800 XT, 21.40% faster than HIS Radeon X700 and 26.08% faster than Gigabyte GeForce FX 5950 Ultra.
HIS Radeon X1600 Pro was beaten by ATI Radeon X850 XT Platinum Edition, which was 71.40% faster, XFX GeForce 6800 Ultra, which was 52.16% faster, ATI Radeon X800 XT Platinum Edition, which was 49.46% faster, Leadtek GeForce 6600 GT AGP, which was 36.87% faster and Sapphire Radeon X800 Pro, which was 25.18% faster.
| Doom 3 – 1280x1024 - High |
Score |
Difference |
| Radeon X850 XT Platinum Edition (ATI) |
80.4 |
117.30% |
| GeForce 6800 Ultra (XFX) |
80.1 |
116.49% |
| Radeon X800 XT Platinum Edition (ATI) |
67.1 |
81.35% |
| GeForce 6600 GT AGP (Leadtek) |
57.5 |
55.41% |
| Radeon X800 Pro (Sapphire) |
50.1 |
35.41% |
| Radeon X1600 Pro (HIS) |
37.0 |
|
| Radeon 9800 XT (ATI) |
31.9 |
15.99% |
| Radeon X700 (HIS) |
31.3 |
18.21% |
| GeForce FX 5950 Ultra (Gigabyte) |
30.8 |
20.13% |
At a resolution of 1280x1024 enabling image quality enhancements, HIS Radeon X1600 Pro was 15.99% faster than ATI Radeon 9800 XT, 18.21% faster than HIS Radeon X700 and 20.13% faster than Gigabyte GeForce FX 5950 Ultra.
HIS Radeon X1600 Pro was beaten by ATI Radeon X850 XT Platinum Edition, which was 117.30% faster, XFX GeForce 6800 Ultra, which was 116.49% faster, ATI Radeon X800 XT Platinum Edition, which was 81.35% faster, Leadtek GeForce 6600 GT AGP, which was 55.41% faster and Sapphire Radeon X800 Pro, which was 35.41% faster.
| Doom 3 – 1600x1200 - High |
Score |
Difference |
| GeForce 6800 Ultra (XFX) |
68.9 |
158.05% |
| Radeon X850 XT Platinum Edition (ATI) |
62.4 |
133.71% |
| Radeon X800 XT Platinum Edition (ATI) |
51.9 |
94.38% |
| GeForce 6600 GT AGP (Leadtek) |
42.8 |
60.30% |
| Radeon X800 Pro (Sapphire) |
37.4 |
40.07% |
| Radeon X1600 Pro (HIS) |
26.7 |
|
| GeForce FX 5950 Ultra (Gigabyte) |
23.0 |
16.09% |
| Radeon 9800 XT (ATI) |
22.2 |
20.27% |
| Radeon X700 (HIS) |
21.6 |
23.61% |
At a resolution of 1600x1200 enabling image quality enhancements, HIS Radeon X1600 Pro was 16.09% faster than Gigabyte GeForce FX 5950 Ultra, 20.27% faster than ATI Radeon 9800 XT and 23.61% faster than HIS Radeon X700.
HIS Radeon X1600 Pro was beaten by XFX GeForce 6800 Ultra, which was 158.05% faster, ATI Radeon X850 XT Platinum Edition, which was 133.71% faster, ATI Radeon X800 XT Platinum Edition, which was 94.38% faster, Leadtek GeForce 6600 GT AGP, which was 60.30% faster and Sapphire Radeon X800 Pro, which was 40.07% faster. |
