MSI Overclocked GeForce 8600 GTS Review

Quake 4 uses the same game engine as Doom 3 and since we are comparing mid-range cards, we decided to run this program in two resolutions, 1024x768 (simulating a low resolution) and 1600x1200 (simulating a high resolution), first with image quality set at �low� and then with image quality set at �high�. We upgraded this game to version 1.3 and run the id_demo001 net demo that comes with this version. Click here for more details on how to use Quake 4 to benchmark a system. The results you check below and are given in frames per second. All video cards listed below were running with the default clock rates defined by the chip manufacturer except the cards marked with �OC�, which are cards that are factory-overclocked.

GeForce 8600 GTS

Quake 4 1.3 - 1024x768 - Low Score Difference

GeForce 8600 GTS 256 MB (MSI) OC 123.25

GeForce 8600 GTS 256 MB (MSI) 123.21 0.03%

GeForce 8600 GT 256 MB (MSI) OC 119.93 2.77%

GeForce 8600 GT 256 MB (MSI) 114.53 7.61%

GeForce 7600 GT 256 MB (XFX) 109.14 12.93%

Radeon X1950 Pro 256 MB (PowerColor) 106.73 15.48%

Radeon X1650 XT 256 MB (HIS) 85.44 44.25%

GeForce 7600 GS 256 MB (XFX) 79.65 54.74%

GeForce 6600 GT 128 MB (nVidia) 77.86 58.30%

GeForce 7300 GT 256 MB (Zogis) 74.81 64.75%

Radeon X1650 Pro 256 MB (HIS) 66.54 85.23%

GeForce 8500 GT 256 MB (MSI) 61.90 99.11%

Radeon X1300 XT 256 MB GDDR3 (HIS) 55.69 121.31%

GeForce 6600 128 MB (Albatron) 46.40 165.63%

GeForce 6200 128-bit 128 MB (Leadtek) 35.03 251.84%

GeForce 8600 GTS

Quake 4 1.3 - 1600x1200 - Low Score Difference

GeForce 8600 GTS 256 MB (MSI) OC 80.55

GeForce 8600 GTS 256 MB (MSI) 77.30 4.20%

Radeon X1950 Pro 256 MB (PowerColor) 67.88 18.67%

GeForce 8600 GT 256 MB (MSI) OC 67.55 19.25%

GeForce 7600 GT 256 MB (XFX) 65.14 23.66%

GeForce 8600 GT 256 MB (MSI) 61.34 31.32%

Radeon X1650 XT 256 MB (HIS) 44.18 82.32%

GeForce 7600 GS 256 MB (XFX) 41.01 96.42%

GeForce 6600 GT 128 MB (nVidia) 39.59 103.46%

GeForce 7300 GT 256 MB (Zogis) 37.63 114.06%

Radeon X1650 Pro 256 MB (HIS) 33.65 139.38%

GeForce 8500 GT 256 MB (MSI) 29.63 171.85%

Radeon X1300 XT 256 MB GDDR3 (HIS) 28.01 187.58%

GeForce 6600 128 MB (Albatron) 23.02 249.91%

GeForce 6200 128-bit 128 MB (Leadtek) 16.95 375.22%

GeForce 8600 GTS

Quake 4 1.3 - 1024x768 - High Score Difference

GeForce 8600 GTS 256 MB (MSI) OC 122.21

GeForce 8600 GTS 256 MB (MSI) 120.14 1.72%

GeForce 8600 GT 256 MB (MSI) OC 117.08 4.38%

GeForce 8600 GT 256 MB (MSI) 112.95 8.20%

GeForce 7600 GT 256 MB (XFX) 110.23 10.87%

Radeon X1950 Pro 256 MB (PowerColor) 100.20 21.97%

Radeon X1650 XT 256 MB (HIS) 78.24 56.20%

GeForce 7600 GS 256 MB (XFX) 75.27 62.36%

GeForce 6600 GT 128 MB (nVidia) 71.89 70.00%

GeForce 7300 GT 256 MB (Zogis) 70.76 72.71%

GeForce 8500 GT 256 MB (MSI) 60.53 101.90%

Radeon X1650 Pro 256 MB (HIS) 58.80 107.84%

Radeon X1300 XT 256 MB GDDR3 (HIS) 49.15 148.65%

GeForce 6600 128 MB (Albatron) 42.87 185.07%

GeForce 6200 128-bit 128 MB (Leadtek) 32.15 280.12%

GeForce 8600 GTS

Quake 4 1.3 - 1600x1200 - High Score Difference

GeForce 8600 GTS 256 MB (MSI) OC 78.95

GeForce 8600 GTS 256 MB (MSI) 75.51 4.56%

GeForce 8600 GT 256 MB (MSI) OC 65.99 19.64%

Radeon X1950 Pro 256 MB (PowerColor) 63.35 24.63%

GeForce 7600 GT 256 MB (XFX) 62.23 26.87%

GeForce 8600 GT 256 MB (MSI) 59.99 31.61%

Radeon X1650 XT 256 MB (HIS) 41.05 92.33%

GeForce 7600 GS 256 MB (XFX) 39.05 102.18%

GeForce 6600 GT 128 MB (nVidia) 37.10 112.80%

GeForce 7300 GT 256 MB (Zogis) 35.94 119.67%

Radeon X1650 Pro 256 MB (HIS) 30.75 156.75%

GeForce 8500 GT 256 MB (MSI) 28.93 172.90%

Radeon X1300 XT 256 MB GDDR3 (HIS) 25.62 208.16%

GeForce 6600 128 MB (Albatron) 21.47 267.72%

GeForce 6200 128-bit 128 MB (Leadtek) 15.76 400.95%