The Futuremark benchmarks have been highly discussed between gamers and reviewers. For your information we post the results from 3DMark 05, 3DMark 06 and of course the newly released 3DMark Vantage that gives you a rough idea of what can you expect from the tested graphic cards.

The Gainward HD48501GB GS got a very high 3DMark05 score with 16432 points, just 133points less than the than the XFX 260GTX XXX edition. We should mention here that the XFX 260GTX XXX features a 640MHz core and has a memory of 896MB clocked at 1150MHz/448bits Gainward HD48501GB GS has a higher GPU clock (700MHz), a more memory (1GB) but with less bandwidth (256 bits).

At the 3D Mark 06, the difference between the two competitors is higher, while the 8800GTS 521SLI get the first place.

The 3DMark Vantage provides a clearer view about the card's performance at various resolutions. The Gainward HD4850 1GB GS performed much better than the 8800GTS and 9800GT series, while the XFX 260GTX XXX is the clear winner.