The Chronicles of Riddick

The PowerColor X1900 GT is as fast as the Radeon X1800 XL in all the three standard resolutions and is always keeping rather far away from the GeForce 7900 GT.

Like in the previous test, the overclocking provides a 10% speed bonus. This makes the gap between the PowerColor and the Radeon X1800 XT 512MB smaller, but doesn’t eliminate it completely.

The PowerColor X1900 GT’s average performance is 50fps in 1280x1024, which is not enough for comfortable play as it lacks any speed reserve. It means you have to use 1024x768 resolution or lower the level of detail or disable full-screen antialiasing. You don’t have to face this choice if you’ve got a GeForce 7900 GT: thanks to the game’s using OpenGL and dynamic stencil shadows, this card delivers over 65fps in 1280x1024 and is almost as fast as the Radeon X1900 XT.

Call of Duty 2

It’s only in 1600x1200 that the Radeon X1900 GT enjoys a considerable advantage over the Radeon X1800 XL, but this advantage is of no real use for the gamer because the average speeds of these two cards aren’t higher than 20fps then. 1024x768 is in fact the single resolution you can play the game with more or less comfort in even on the GeForce 7900 GT which is 25% ahead of the PowerColor card.

Even the mighty Radeon X1900 XT doesn’t suffice for normal play in the higher resolutions if full-screen antialiasing is turned on. So like in the previous test, the user has to choose between lowering the level of detail, which will make the game less attractive visually, and disabling FSAA. We’d prefer the latter option as it affects the game’s visuals less.