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NHL 2005 I really wanted to include a game outside of your standard shooter and being the hockey fan that I am, I threw in NHL 2005. As you might guess, NHL 2005 isn’t the most intensely graphical game, but it does manage to deliver some good visuals.
You may want to note that only 1600x1200 and 1280x1024 resolutions were used in NHL.
The standard X800 PCI-E is based on the same PCB as the X800 XL PCI-E. The inclusion of the Rialto chip, as well as the extra power circuitry, has made the X800 AGP a longer card. Half Life 2 With Half-Life 2 I ran a custom demo from the single player portion of the game where you are attacked on your hover boat.
Note that with no AA or AF applied, the X800 still outpaces the 9700 Pro by a significant margin at every resolution.
The difference in overall performance with AA and AF enabled is also quite stunning, especially once 1280x1024 is reached. At 1600x1200, the X800 is over twice as fast as the older 9700 Pro.
The situation is much the same for the higher AA and AF settings. The X800 simply burns the 9700 Pro at every resolution, and once 1600x1200 is reached it is over three times faster than the 9700 Pro. As you can see, the X800 even on a system that is a bit older absolutely owns Half-Life 2. It is still playable at the max resolution with AA and AF turned on.
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