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FX 5900 Ultra vs. R9800 Pro

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2003-10-08

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FX 5900 Ultra vs. R9800 Pro

Setup and Benchmarking

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FX 5900 Ultra vs. R9800 Pro - Benchmarking Part 5

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Manufacturer:	nVidia / ATi
Product:	GF FX 5900 Ultra vs. Radeon 9800 Pro
Price:	USD $499 $399
Written By:	SPeeD

GeForce FX 5900 Ultra vs. Radeon 9800 Pro

VS.

Benchmarks Continued

ShaderMark v1.7

ShaderMark tests DX9 and 2.0 Pixel Shaders. Let's see the outcome between the 2 cards.


ShaderMark v1.7 DX9 2.0 Pixel Shader
	BFG GF FX 5900 Ultra 256MB	FIC Radeon 9800 Pro 128MB
Fixed Function - Gouraud Shading Fixed Function - Gouraud Shading	623.86	435.08
Fixed Function - Diffuse Texture Mapping Fixed Function - Diffuse Texture Mapping	607.25	431.67
Fixed Function - Diffuse Bump Mapping Fixed Function - Diffuse Bump Mapping	277.91	243.89
PS 2.0 - Diffuse Bump Mapping PS 2.0 - Diffuse Bump Mapping	267.21	235.15
PS 2.0 - Diffuse Bump Mapping PS 2.0 - Bumped Diffuse Lighting with per pixel intensity falloff	193.49	217.72
PS 2.0 - Bumped Diffuse + Specular PS 2.0 - Diffuse Bump Mapping	286.09	256.03
PS 2.0 - Bumped Diffuse + Specular PS 2.0 - Bumped Diffuse Lighting with per pixel intensity falloff	213.61	242.92
PS 2.0 - Bumped Diffuse and Specular Lighting with per pixel Specular Exponent PS 2.0 - Diffuse Bump Mapping	274.71	270.94
PS 2.0 - Bumped Diffuse and Specular Lighting with per pixel Specular Exponent PS 2.0 - Bumped Diffuse Lighting with per pixel intensity falloff	206.83	256.34
PS 2.0 - Per Pixel Anisotropic Lighting PS 2.0 - Diffuse Bump Mapping	285.93	302.14
PS 2.0 - Per Pixel Anisotropic Lighting PS 2.0 - Bumped Diffuse Lighting with per pixel intensity falloff	213.69	284.46
PS 2.0 - Per Pixel Bumped Anisotropic Lighting plus Diffuse PS 2.0 - Diffuse Bump Mapping	242.99	250.35
PS 2.0 - Per Pixel Bumped Anisotropic Lighting plus Diffuse PS 2.0 - Bumped Diffuse Lighting with per pixel intensity falloff	188.25	236.86
PS 2.0 - Cubic Environment Bumped Reflections PS 2.0 - Diffuse Bump Mapping	185.09	215.72
PS 2.0 - Cubic Environment Bumped Reflections PS 2.0 - Bumped Diffuse Lighting with per pixel intensity falloff	153.58	208.71
PS 2.0 - Cubic Environment Bumped Diffuse and Independently Colored Reflections PS 2.0 - Diffuse Bump Mapping	166.22	162.40
PS 2.0 - Cubic Environment Bumped Diffuse and Independently Colored Reflections PS 2.0 - Bumped Diffuse Lighting with per pixel intensity falloff	138.82	156.07
PS 2.0 - Ghost Shader PS 2.0 - Diffuse Bump Mapping	175.30	196.92
PS 2.0 - Ghost Shader PS 2.0 - Bumped Diffuse Lighting with per pixel intensity falloff	140.62	185.14
PS 2.0 - Cubic Environment Bumped Diffuse and Tinted Reflections with per pixel Fresnel Term PS 2.0 - Diffuse Bump Mapping	192.78	215.36
PS 2.0 - Cubic Environment Bumped Diffuse and Tinted Reflections with per pixel Fresnel Term PS 2.0 - Bumped Diffuse Lighting with per pixel intensity falloff	156.36	206.84
PS 2.0 - Cubic Environment Bumped Diffuse and Independently Colored Reflections PS 2.0 - Diffuse Bump Mapping	203.62	215.13
PS 2.0 - Cubic Environment Bumped Diffuse and Independently Colored Reflections PS 2.0 - Bumped Diffuse Lighting with per pixel intensity falloff	162.73	205.57
PS 2.0 - 4 Lights/Pass Diffuse Bump Mapping PS 2.0 - 4 Lights/Pass Diffuse Bump Mapping	114.00	113.26
PS 2.0 - 2 Spot Lights PS 2.0 - 2 Spot Lights	81.12	88.93
PS 2.0 - Cubic Environment Bumped Diffuse and Independently Colored Reflections PS 2.0 - 4 Lights/Pass Diffuse Bump Mapping	104.13	114.91
PS 2.0 - Cubic Environment Diffuse Light and Tinted Refractions PS 2.0 - 4 Lights/Pass Diffuse Bump Mapping	110.54	125.48

The FX 5900 starts out strong, but the R9800 Pro comes in and consistently shows higher numbers than the 5900 throughout the testing. Pixel Shaders will be used extensively in upcoming next gen video games and the R9800 Pro dominates this one. Impressive for a card that has been out quite a bit longer than the still unavailable FX 5900 Ultra.

Next: Benchmarking Part 6 >>