3DMark06 measures Shader 3.0 (i.e., DirectX 9.0c) performance. We run this software under three 16:10 widescreen resolutions, 1680x1050, 1920x1200, and 2560x1600, first with no image quality enhancements enabled – results we call “low” on the charts and tables below –, then setting 4x anti-aliasing and 16x anisotropic filtering. See the results below.

3DMark06 Professional 1.1.0 - 1680x1050 - Low	Score	Difference
Radeon HD 4870 X2	17557	13.37%
Radeon HD 4850 X2	16729	8.02%
Sapphire Atomic Radeon HD 3870 X2	16260	4.99%
GeForce 9800 GX2	15623	0.88%
GeForce GTX 295	15487
EVGA GeForce GTX 285 FTW	15472	0.10%
GeForce GTX 285	15374	0.74%
GeForce GTX 280	14904	3.91%
GeForce GTX 260 (216 Proc.)	14589	6.16%
Radeon HD 4870	14215	8.95%
GeForce GTX 260 (192 Proc.)	13701	13.04%
GeForce 9800 GTX+	13355	15.96%
GeForce 9800 GTX	12759	21.38%
Radeon HD 4850	11842	30.78%
GeForce 9800 GT	11471	35.01%
Radeon HD 4830	10898	42.11%
Radeon HD 3870	10694	44.82%

3DMark06 Professional 1.1.0 - 1920x1200 - Low	Score	Difference
Radeon HD 4870 X2	17414	10.12%
Radeon HD 4850 X2	16294	3.04%
EVGA GeForce GTX 285 FTW	15891	0.49%
GeForce GTX 295	15813
GeForce 9800 GX2	15547	1.71%
Sapphire Atomic Radeon HD 3870 X2	15489	2.09%
GeForce GTX 285	15365	2.92%
GeForce GTX 280	14215	11.24%
GeForce GTX 260 (216 Proc.)	13267	19.19%
Radeon HD 4870	13017	21.48%
GeForce GTX 260 (192 Proc.)	12668	24.83%
GeForce 9800 GTX+	12206	29.55%
GeForce 9800 GTX	11631	35.96%
Radeon HD 4850	10691	47.91%
GeForce 9800 GT	10253	54.23%
Radeon HD 4830	9787	61.57%
Radeon HD 3870	9454	67.26%

3DMark06 Professional 1.1.0 - 2560x1600 - Low	Score	Difference
Radeon HD 4870 X2	15920	2.20%
GeForce GTX 295	15577
Radeon HD 4850 X2	14140	10.16%
EVGA GeForce GTX 285 FTW	13490	15.47%
GeForce 9800 GX2	13015	19.68%
GeForce GTX 285	12573	23.89%
Sapphire Atomic Radeon HD 3870 X2	12315	26.49%
GeForce GTX 280	11766	32.39%
GeForce GTX 260 (216 Proc.)	10568	47.40%
Radeon HD 4870	10159	53.33%
GeForce GTX 260 (192 Proc.)	9894	57.44%
GeForce 9800 GTX+	9365	66.33%
GeForce 9800 GTX	8743	78.17%
Radeon HD 4850	8077	92.86%
GeForce 9800 GT	7679	102.85%
Radeon HD 4830	7308	113.15%
Radeon HD 3870	6823	128.30%

3DMark06 Professional 1.1.0 - 1680x1050 - High	Score	Difference
Sapphire Atomic Radeon HD 3870 X2	16260	5.64%
Radeon HD 4870 X2	16134	4.82%
GeForce GTX 295	15392
Radeon HD 4850 X2	14997	2.63%
EVGA GeForce GTX 285 FTW	13942	10.40%
GeForce 9800 GX2	13900	10.73%
GeForce GTX 285	13390	14.95%
GeForce GTX 280	12157	26.61%
GeForce GTX 260 (216 Proc.)	11088	38.82%
Radeon HD 4870	11063	39.13%
GeForce GTX 260 (192 Proc.)	10617	44.98%
GeForce 9800 GTX+	9391	63.90%
GeForce 9800 GTX	8981	71.38%
Radeon HD 4850	8881	73.31%
Radeon HD 4830	7943	93.78%
GeForce 9800 GT	7899	94.86%
Radeon HD 3870	6915	122.59%

3DMark06 Professional 1.1.0 - 1920x1200 - High	Score	Difference
GeForce GTX 295	15580
Sapphire Atomic Radeon HD 3870 X2	15489	0.59%
Radeon HD 4870 X2	15313	1.74%
Radeon HD 4850 X2	13809	12.82%
EVGA GeForce GTX 285 FTW	13231	17.75%
GeForce 9800 GX2	12213	27.57%
GeForce GTX 285	12018	29.64%
GeForce GTX 280	10991	41.75%
Radeon HD 4870	10014	55.58%
GeForce GTX 260 (216 Proc.)	9904	57.31%
GeForce GTX 260 (192 Proc.)	9450	64.87%
GeForce 9800 GTX+	8144	91.31%
Radeon HD 4850	7972	95.43%
GeForce 9800 GTX	7811	99.46%
Radeon HD 4830	7109	119.16%
GeForce 9800 GT	6826	128.24%
Radeon HD 3870	6114	154.82%

3DMark06 Professional 1.1.0 - 2560x1600 - High	Score	Difference
GeForce GTX 295	13339
Radeon HD 4870 X2	12479	6.89%
Sapphire Atomic Radeon HD 3870 X2	12315	8.32%
Radeon HD 4850 X2	10854	22.89%
EVGA GeForce GTX 285 FTW	10499	27.05%
GeForce 9800 GX2	9829	35.71%
GeForce GTX 285	9575	39.31%
GeForce GTX 280	8704	53.25%
GeForce GTX 260 (216 Proc.)	7707	73.08%
Radeon HD 4870	7550	76.68%
GeForce GTX 260 (192 Proc.)	7285	83.10%
GeForce 9800 GTX+	6065	119.93%
Radeon HD 4850	5896	126.24%
GeForce 9800 GTX	5774	131.02%
Radeon HD 4830	5213	155.88%
GeForce 9800 GT	5045	164.40%
Radeon HD 3870	4319	208.84%