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The Ultimate GPU Benchmark (2000 - 2002)

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No more modern graphic cards, let's ge back a bit to revisit some trully famous pieces of history. In this article, we will get back to year 2000. Starting with Voodoo4 and up to GeForce4 Ti and Radeon 9000 Series.

Quake 3 Arena


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Quake 3 Arena – 800×600 noAA, noAF [fps]


GeForce4 Ti4600
518.3
GeForce4 Ti4200
431.1
GeForce FX 5600
423.9
GeForce3 Ti500
388.2
Radeon 9500
336.8
Radeon 8500
320.1
GeForce4 MX 460
299.4
Radeon 9100
296.9
GeForce3 Ti200
293.8
GeForce FX 5200
288.0
Parhelia AGP 8×
258.1
Radeon 9000 Pro
233.5
GeForce2 Ultra
225.4
Radeon 9000
204.0
Radeon 7500
192.6
GeForce2 GTS
160.9
GeForce FX 5200 (64-bit)
151.0
Kyro 2
139.6
Radeon DDR VIVO
124.2
Voodoo5 5500 AGP
122.2
GeForce 256 DDR
119.8
GeForce2 MX 400
117.8
GeForce4 MX 440 SE
114.3
Radeon 9200 SE
114.0
P650
101.9
GeForce2 MX
98.2
Radeon SDR
97.1
Quadro SDR
96.4
GeForce 256 SDR
93.9
Voodoo4 4800 (64 MB)
76.0
Radeon 7000
69.4
Voodoo4 4500 PCI
67.8
Voodoo4 4500 AGP
67.6



Quake 3 Arena – 800×600 2×AA, 4×AF [fps]


GeForce4 Ti4600
285.8
GeForce FX 5600
277.7
GeForce4 Ti4200
232.8
Radeon 9500
178.5
GeForce FX 5200
173.1
GeForce4 MX 460
157.7
GeForce3 Ti500
148.2
Radeon 8500
123.9
Radeon 9100
114.8
GeForce3 Ti200
111.0
Radeon 9000 Pro
96.6
GeForce2 Ultra
90.0
Radeon 9000
84.6
GeForce FX 5200 (64-bit)
81.6
Radeon 7500
73.1
GeForce2 GTS
65.6
Voodoo5 5500 AGP
59.4
GeForce4 MX 440 SE
58.7
GeForce2 MX 400
48.2
Radeon 9200 SE
47.7
Radeon DDR VIVO
46.7
GeForce 256 DDR
46.7
Quadro SDR
39.3
GeForce 256 SDR
38.0
GeForce2 MX
37.4
Voodoo4 4800 (64 MB)
36.9
Radeon SDR
36.8
Voodoo4 4500 AGP
33.0
Voodoo4 4500 PCI
32.8
Radeon 7000
25.6
Kyro 2
25.2
P650
0.0
Parhelia AGP 8×
0.0



Quake 3 Arena – 800×600 4×AA, 8×AF [fps]


GeForce4 Ti4600
162.1
GeForce FX 5600
154.8
Radeon 9500
153.1
GeForce4 Ti4200
129.9
Parhelia AGP 8×
125.8
GeForce3 Ti500
108.7
GeForce FX 5200
86.4
GeForce3 Ti200
81.9
GeForce4 MX 460
80.3
Radeon 8500
69.7
Radeon 9100
64.4
GeForce2 Ultra
55.7
Radeon 9000 Pro
53.9
P650
47.5
Radeon 9000
47.2
GeForce FX 5200 (64-bit)
42.1
GeForce2 GTS
40.5
Radeon 7500
33.9
Voodoo5 5500 AGP
30.5
GeForce2 MX 400
29.4
GeForce4 MX 440 SE
28.9
Radeon DDR VIVO
28.8
Radeon 9200 SE
26.8
GeForce 256 DDR
24.7
GeForce2 MX
24.5
Quadro SDR
23.9
GeForce 256 SDR
23.1
Radeon SDR
22.8
Radeon 7000
13.1
Voodoo4 4500 PCI
0.0
Voodoo4 4500 AGP
0.0
Voodoo4 4800 (64 MB)
0.0
Kyro 2
0.0



Quake 3 Arena – 1024×768 noAA, noAF [fps]


GeForce4 Ti4600
345.0
GeForce4 Ti4200
281.0
GeForce FX 5600
274.3
GeForce3 Ti500
256.1
Radeon 9500
216.7
Radeon 8500
215.4
GeForce4 MX 460
201.7
Radeon 9100
199.6
GeForce3 Ti200
192.2
GeForce FX 5200
185.4
Parhelia AGP 8×
173.7
Radeon 9000 Pro
151.4
GeForce2 Ultra
146.2
Radeon 9000
131.9
Radeon 7500
127.5
GeForce2 GTS
103.1
GeForce FX 5200 (64-bit)
95.8
Kyro 2
89.9
Radeon DDR VIVO
81.1
Voodoo5 5500 AGP
79.8
GeForce 256 DDR
75.8
GeForce2 MX 400
74.2
Radeon 9200 SE
72.7
GeForce4 MX 440 SE
72.3
P650
65.1
Radeon SDR
62.7
GeForce2 MX
61.4
Quadro SDR
60.4
GeForce 256 SDR
58.7
Voodoo4 4800 (64 MB)
46.1
Radeon 7000
43.4
Voodoo4 4500 AGP
42.3
Voodoo4 4500 PCI
41.0



Quake 3 Arena – 1024×768 2×AA, 4×AF [fps]


GeForce FX 5600
188.1
GeForce4 Ti4600
185.2
GeForce4 Ti4200
148.8
Radeon 9500
122.4
GeForce FX 5200
109.9
GeForce4 MX 460
102.0
GeForce3 Ti500
94.2
Radeon 8500
79.5
Radeon 9100
73.5
GeForce3 Ti200
70.3
Radeon 9000 Pro
61.6
GeForce2 Ultra
57.3
Radeon 9000
53.8
GeForce FX 5200 (64-bit)
48.8
Radeon 7500
47.2
GeForce2 GTS
41.2
Voodoo5 5500 AGP
39.9
GeForce4 MX 440 SE
34.4
Radeon DDR VIVO
30.1
Radeon 9200 SE
29.7
GeForce2 MX 400
29.7
GeForce 256 DDR
25.6
Quadro SDR
24.1
Radeon SDR
23.4
GeForce 256 SDR
23.3
GeForce2 MX
22.9
Voodoo4 4800 (64 MB)
21.0
Voodoo4 4500 AGP
19.5
Voodoo4 4500 PCI
18.3
Radeon 7000
15.7
Kyro 2
15.6
P650
0.0
Parhelia AGP 8×
0.0



Quake 3 Arena – 1024×768 4×AA, 8×AF [fps]


GeForce4 Ti4600
103.0
Radeon 9500
101.4
GeForce FX 5600
100.3
Parhelia AGP 8×
87.5
GeForce4 Ti4200
81.8
GeForce3 Ti500
64.8
GeForce FX 5200
54.1
GeForce4 MX 460
50.8
GeForce3 Ti200
48.8
GeForce2 Ultra
35.1
Radeon 8500
33.6
P650
32.6
Radeon 9100
31.0
Radeon 9000 Pro
28.6
GeForce FX 5200 (64-bit)
25.6
GeForce2 GTS
24.7
Radeon 9000
23.9
Radeon 7500
21.1
Voodoo5 5500 AGP
17.7
GeForce4 MX 440 SE
17.4
GeForce2 MX 400
17.2
GeForce 256 DDR
15.5
GeForce2 MX
14.8
Radeon DDR VIVO
14.7
Quadro SDR
14.6
GeForce 256 SDR
13.9
Radeon 9200 SE
11.4
Voodoo4 4500 PCI
0.0
Voodoo4 4500 AGP
0.0
Voodoo4 4800 (64 MB)
0.0
Kyro 2
0.0
Radeon 7000
0.0
Radeon SDR
0.0



Quake 3 Arena – 1280×1024 noAA, noAF [fps]


GeForce4 Ti4600
218.6
GeForce4 Ti4200
176.2
GeForce FX 5600
172.0
GeForce3 Ti500
164.7
Radeon 9500
163.3
Radeon 8500
141.2
Radeon 9100
130.4
GeForce4 MX 460
129.3
GeForce3 Ti200
122.4
GeForce FX 5200
116.4
Parhelia AGP 8×
111.5
Radeon 9000 Pro
96.1
GeForce2 Ultra
90.2
Radeon 9000
83.5
Radeon 7500
80.1
GeForce2 GTS
62.4
GeForce FX 5200 (64-bit)
57.6
Kyro 2
54.9
Radeon DDR VIVO
51.0
Voodoo5 5500 AGP
49.4
Radeon 9200 SE
44.5
GeForce4 MX 440 SE
42.7
GeForce 256 DDR
42.0
P650
39.5
Radeon SDR
37.9
GeForce2 MX 400
37.0
Quadro SDR
35.8
GeForce 256 SDR
34.6
GeForce2 MX
30.1
Voodoo4 4800 (64 MB)
27.1
Radeon 7000
25.5
Voodoo4 4500 AGP
24.8
Voodoo4 4500 PCI
22.8



Quake 3 Arena – 1280×1024 2×AA, 4×AF [fps]


GeForce FX 5600
122.1
GeForce4 Ti4600
113.5
GeForce4 Ti4200
90.4
GeForce FX 5200
66.9
GeForce4 MX 460
63.2
GeForce3 Ti500
57.8
GeForce3 Ti200
42.9
Radeon 9500
42.7
Radeon 8500
37.7
GeForce2 Ultra
35.0
Radeon 9100
34.6
Radeon 9000 Pro
32.1
Radeon 9000
26.7
GeForce FX 5200 (64-bit)
26.7
Radeon 7500
23.6
Voodoo5 5500 AGP
22.7
Kyro 2
18.6
GeForce4 MX 440 SE
17.5
GeForce2 MX 400
16.3
Radeon DDR VIVO
16.0
Quadro SDR
14.2
Radeon 9200 SE
12.2
Radeon SDR
10.4
Voodoo4 4800 (64 MB)
10.2
Voodoo4 4500 PCI
0.0
Voodoo4 4500 AGP
0.0
P650
0.0
Parhelia AGP 8×
0.0
Radeon 7000
0.0
GeForce 256 SDR
0.0
GeForce 256 DDR
0.0
GeForce2 MX
0.0
GeForce2 GTS
0.0



Quake 3 Arena – 1280×1024 4×AA, 8×AF [fps]


Parhelia AGP 8×
59.2
GeForce4 Ti4600
58.6
GeForce FX 5600
56.5
GeForce4 Ti4200
46.2
GeForce3 Ti500
37.8
GeForce FX 5200
32.9
GeForce4 MX 460
30.9
GeForce3 Ti200
28.3
Radeon 9500
23.0
P650
21.4
GeForce2 Ultra
21.3
GeForce FX 5200 (64-bit)
14.9
Voodoo4 4500 PCI
0.0
Voodoo4 4500 AGP
0.0
Voodoo4 4800 (64 MB)
0.0
Voodoo5 5500 AGP
0.0
Kyro 2
0.0
Radeon 9200 SE
0.0
Radeon 7000
0.0
Radeon SDR
0.0
Radeon DDR VIVO
0.0
Radeon 7500
0.0
GeForce 256 SDR
0.0
GeForce 256 DDR
0.0
GeForce2 MX
0.0
GeForce2 MX 400
0.0
GeForce2 GTS
0.0
GeForce4 MX 440 SE
0.0
Quadro SDR
0.0
Radeon 8500
0.0
Radeon 9100
0.0
Radeon 9000
0.0
Radeon 9000 Pro
0.0