Posted: June 20, 2002
Written by: Adam Honek

Visiontek Geforce4 x 4

Nvidia Geforce4 - Test Setup

Resolution range: 640x480, 800x600, 1024x768, 1280x1024, 1600x1200
FSAA: Quincunx

Operating System: Windows XP Professional
Nvidia driver version used: 29.20

(General test system specification)
CPU: 2.2GHz Intel Pentium 4 (400MHz FSB, 22x100MHz) Engineering Sample
CPU: 2.87GHz overclocked Pentium 4 where necessary, (520MHz, 22x130MHz)
Motherboard: Epox 4SDA+ (SIS645 chipset)
DRAM speed: 400MHz (2x256MB Crucial PC2100)
DRAM timings: 2.5, 6, 3, 3, 2
Hardisk: Maxtor Diamond 40 Plus 40.9GB 7200rpm IDE
Hardisk: Maxtor Diamond 80 81.9GB 5400rpm IDE
Sound card: Sound Blaster Audigy Platinum PCI
DVD: Pioneer DVD-106 16x IDE

Benchmark software used: MadOnion 3dMark2001SE, Id Software Return to Castle Wolfenstein, Novalogic Comanche 4

Test methodology: Benchmarks conducted at default card frequency and once again at the overclocked frequency. All tests were run with and without Quincunx FSAA.

Total standard tests: 330 of which 165 are without FSAA and the remaining 165 are using Quincunx FSAA.

Detail levels set to highest. Antistrophic filtering set to 8x. Direct3D filtering level set to blend.

Benchmark results

As the above graphs shows each card finds its honorable place. It is worthy to note how well the MX440 copes without FSSA or with Quincunx FSSA up to 1024x768x32. The Ti4600 distances itself comfortably from the previous performance king, the Ti500.

Here the MX440 finds it more of a challenge to keep pace at higher resolutions while the Ti4600 holds a wealthy edge over its brothers at resolutions of 800x600 and over. With FSSA on the Ti500 barely beats the MX440 brining us to the conclusion that LMA II really does work more efficiently than LMA.

Comanche 4 exploits its power more on CPU speed than 3D card performance. Here we can comment on how true this holds with proof of near identical velocity across the board. All the Geforce 4 Ti's flex their strengths while the MX440 and Ti500 are left in the shade. The Ti4600 even has the power to provide FSSA game play at higher resolutions, not an easy task for any card.

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