3DMark 06

While some may wonder at the use of still including 3DMark06 in the tests it gives us a good idea of the basic limitations of a graphics card. Since the standard test runs at 1280x1024 there will be a fair amount of CPU bottlenecking with higher-end cards and remember that in many cases a higher 3DMark score does not equate better performance. Here we have also included tests with AA and AF enabled


This was the first test I ran on this card and let me tell you, I did a double take...and then a triple take with my mouth hanging open. Both with and without AA turned on, the Palit HD4870 simply ate the competition alive. What surprised me the most was the fact that it clobbered the HD4850 like it wasn't even there. Not only that but it is running very close to the GTX 280 as well.