All tests were conducted with the same PC setup:

• Asus M2N32 WS Pro Bios 601 (Nvidia 590SLI) + AMD Athlon X2 4600+
• Thermaltake Soprano Case
• OCZ GameXStream GXS600 SLI-Ready
• 2x1GB Crucial PC2-8000 @ 4-4-4-8-2T
• WD 800JB 7200RPM
• Viewsonic 19" LCD VP930b (1280x1024 resolution)
• Windows XP SP2 with all latest updates installed
• Nvidia Forceware v93.71 with the following settings

We used a variety of games and applications to evaluate each VGA card's performance:

• FRAPS v2.8.0
• 3D Mark 05 v1.2.0
• 3D Mark 06 v1.2.0
• F.E.A.R v1.08
• Prey v1.2.0
• Half Life 2 Episode 1 June Edition
• Splinter Cell - Chaos Theory v1.05
• Battlefield 2142 v1.00
• Company Of Heroes v1.3.0
• Neverwinter Nights 2 v1.00
• NFS Carbon v1.2.0