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Follow-up on the previous part - this time with DX8 and DX9 hardware. If you are instered in this era of GPUs, you are in the right place. Radeon 9700 Pro, GeForce FX 5800 Ultra and many others, everything thoroughly tested.

Half-Life 2 - High (DX9)


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Half-Life 2 (High, DX9) – 1024×768 noAA, noAF [fps]


◄ 1% low fps | average fps ►
Radeon X800 XT PE
88.8
188.1
Radeon X1800 XL
81.4
172.5
Radeon X850 Pro
83.7
166.8
GeForce 7800 GS
75.2
165.5
GeForce 7800 GT
72.1
163.7
GeForce 6800 Ultra
72.2
160.6
GeForce 6800 GS AGP
73.3
155.5
Radeon X1600 XT
80.3
148.2
Radeon X800 GT
77.3
135.9
Radeon 9800 XT
73.1
121.7
Radeon X700 Pro
69.1
119.2
GeForce 6700 XL
61.0
119.0
GeForce 6800
52.1
109.2
Radeon 9700 Pro
60.3
98.5
Radeon X1300 Pro
54.1
90.1
Radeon 9600 TX
52.4
84.8
GeForce 6800 LE
44.6
80.8
GeForce 9300 GE
46.3
72.6
Radeon 9600 XT
39.9
72.1
GeForce 6600
43.3
69.4
Radeon HD 2400 Pro
36.8
69.3
GeForce 6200 (Unlock)
41.2
60.5
GeForce 7300 GS
29.7
53.3
GeForce GT 610 PCI
15.3
49.3
Chrome S25
23.5
48.0
Radeon 9500
29.9
44.1
GeForce 6200 (NV43)
26.9
40.5
P650
0.0
Parhelia AGP 8×
0.0
Radeon 9200 SE
0.0
Radeon 8500
0.0
Radeon 9100
0.0
Radeon 9000
0.0
Radeon 9000 Pro
0.0
GeForce3 Ti200
0.0
GeForce3 Ti500
0.0
GeForce4 Ti4200
0.0
GeForce4 Ti4600
0.0
GeForce FX 5200 (64-bit)
0.0
GeForce FX 5200
0.0
GeForce FX 5600
0.0
Quadro FX 1100
0.0
GeForce FX 5800 Ultra
0.0
GeForce FX 5900 XT
0.0
GeForce FX 5950 Ultra
0.0



Half-Life 2 (High, DX9) – 1024×768 2×AA, 4×AF [fps]


◄ 1% low fps | average fps ►
Radeon X1800 XL
81.4
161.1
Radeon X800 XT PE
85.0
156.9
GeForce 7800 GT
66.1
146.4
Radeon X850 Pro
78.4
132.2
GeForce 7800 GS
65.6
121.9
GeForce 6800 GS AGP
64.2
106.1
GeForce 6800 Ultra
62.0
103.4
Radeon X800 GT
55.8
93.9
Radeon X1600 XT
55.8
90.2
Radeon X700 Pro
49.8
83.2
Radeon 9800 XT
48.8
78.1
GeForce 6700 XL
42.7
75.6
Radeon 9700 Pro
43.7
72.6
GeForce 6800
34.7
67.1
Radeon X1300 Pro
38.4
61.9
GeForce 9300 GE
41.0
59.7
Radeon 9600 TX
36.5
56.7
GeForce 6800 LE
30.3
50.3
GeForce GT 610 PCI
13.7
47.4
Radeon 9600 XT
29.9
46.1
GeForce 6600
27.2
44.8
Radeon HD 2400 Pro
22.0
41.0
GeForce 6200 (Unlock)
24.3
36.4
GeForce 7300 GS
17.4
27.7
GeForce 6200 (NV43)
17.1
24.8
Radeon 9500
16.6
23.8
Chrome S25
7.8
18.7
P650
0.0
Parhelia AGP 8×
0.0
Radeon 9200 SE
0.0
Radeon 8500
0.0
Radeon 9100
0.0
Radeon 9000
0.0
Radeon 9000 Pro
0.0
GeForce3 Ti200
0.0
GeForce3 Ti500
0.0
GeForce4 Ti4200
0.0
GeForce4 Ti4600
0.0
GeForce FX 5200 (64-bit)
0.0
GeForce FX 5200
0.0
GeForce FX 5600
0.0
Quadro FX 1100
0.0
GeForce FX 5800 Ultra
0.0
GeForce FX 5900 XT
0.0
GeForce FX 5950 Ultra
0.0



Half-Life 2 (High, DX9) – 1024×768 4×AA, 8×AF [fps]


◄ 1% low fps | average fps ►
Radeon X1800 XL
77.2
144.7
Radeon X800 XT PE
79.5
133.1
GeForce 7800 GT
66.8
127.6
Radeon X850 Pro
64.7
107.8
GeForce 7800 GS
63.8
102.5
GeForce 6800 GS AGP
55.3
87.4
GeForce 6800 Ultra
50.3
84.2
Radeon X800 GT
45.1
75.2
Radeon X1600 XT
41.8
71.6
Radeon X700 Pro
39.6
67.5
Radeon 9800 XT
36.9
59.9
Radeon 9700 Pro
35.1
57.3
GeForce 9300 GE
36.8
54.0
GeForce 6800
26.3
51.6
Radeon X1300 Pro
32.3
51.2
GeForce 6700 XL
24.4
49.3
GeForce GT 610 PCI
14.3
47.6
Radeon 9600 TX
28.2
44.3
GeForce 6800 LE
22.7
39.9
Radeon 9600 XT
22.0
34.4
GeForce 6600
21.7
34.4
Radeon HD 2400 Pro
19.8
30.9
GeForce 6200 (Unlock)
17.4
24.9
GeForce 7300 GS
12.4
18.9
GeForce 6200 (NV43)
11.3
17.4
Radeon 9500
10.2
15.6
P650
0.0
Parhelia AGP 8×
0.0
Radeon 9200 SE
0.0
Radeon 8500
0.0
Radeon 9100
0.0
Radeon 9000
0.0
Radeon 9000 Pro
0.0
GeForce3 Ti200
0.0
GeForce3 Ti500
0.0
GeForce4 Ti4200
0.0
GeForce4 Ti4600
0.0
GeForce FX 5200 (64-bit)
0.0
GeForce FX 5200
0.0
GeForce FX 5600
0.0
Quadro FX 1100
0.0
GeForce FX 5800 Ultra
0.0
GeForce FX 5900 XT
0.0
GeForce FX 5950 Ultra
0.0
Chrome S25
0.0



Half-Life 2 (High, DX9) – 1280×1024 noAA, noAF [fps]


◄ 1% low fps | average fps ►
Radeon X800 XT PE
86.4
153.6
Radeon X1800 XL
80.1
148.0
GeForce 7800 GT
69.2
147.2
Radeon X850 Pro
75.3
125.1
GeForce 7800 GS
67.4
121.2
GeForce 6800 GS AGP
61.7
108.2
Radeon X1600 XT
59.9
102.3
GeForce 6800 Ultra
45.5
93.2
Radeon X800 GT
51.6
86.8
Radeon 9800 XT
47.5
76.7
GeForce 6700 XL
43.6
76.4
Radeon X700 Pro
44.6
74.2
GeForce 6800
37.6
71.1
Radeon 9700 Pro
37.7
60.0
Radeon X1300 Pro
35.1
54.8
GeForce 6800 LE
27.5
51.6
Radeon 9600 TX
33.0
51.5
GeForce GT 610 PCI
13.7
49.2
GeForce 9300 GE
31.2
47.8
GeForce 6600
29.3
44.7
Radeon 9600 XT
27.6
44.3
Radeon HD 2400 Pro
25.5
44.1
GeForce 6200 (Unlock)
24.8
37.7
GeForce 7300 GS
21.7
33.3
Chrome S25
14.5
30.9
GeForce 6200 (NV43)
16.5
25.0
Radeon 9500
16.4
24.3
P650
0.0
Parhelia AGP 8×
0.0
Radeon 9200 SE
0.0
Radeon 8500
0.0
Radeon 9100
0.0
Radeon 9000
0.0
Radeon 9000 Pro
0.0
GeForce3 Ti200
0.0
GeForce3 Ti500
0.0
GeForce4 Ti4200
0.0
GeForce4 Ti4600
0.0
GeForce FX 5200 (64-bit)
0.0
GeForce FX 5200
0.0
GeForce FX 5600
0.0
Quadro FX 1100
0.0
GeForce FX 5800 Ultra
0.0
GeForce FX 5900 XT
0.0
GeForce FX 5950 Ultra
0.0



Half-Life 2 (High, DX9) – 1280×1024 2×AA, 4×AF [fps]


◄ 1% low fps | average fps ►
Radeon X1800 XL
65.7
116.5
Radeon X800 XT PE
60.9
108.1
GeForce 7800 GT
57.1
100.3
Radeon X850 Pro
52.1
85.7
GeForce 7800 GS
46.0
78.0
GeForce 6800 Ultra
40.6
66.5
GeForce 6800 GS AGP
40.4
65.1
Radeon X1600 XT
36.9
60.2
Radeon X800 GT
37.7
59.6
Radeon X700 Pro
33.0
51.8
GeForce GT 610 PCI
15.2
50.3
Radeon 9800 XT
32.5
49.5
Radeon 9700 Pro
24.8
44.5
GeForce 9300 GE
25.0
39.8
GeForce 6800
18.9
39.1
Radeon X1300 Pro
23.8
37.7
Radeon 9600 TX
20.9
34.3
GeForce 6700 XL
18.9
34.2
GeForce 6800 LE
15.5
29.8
Radeon 9600 XT
19.3
29.0
Radeon HD 2400 Pro
16.5
25.7
GeForce 6600
16.1
25.1
GeForce 6200 (Unlock)
12.9
20.0
GeForce 7300 GS
9.9
15.8
GeForce 6200 (NV43)
8.5
13.8
Chrome S25
4.5
10.6
Radeon 9500
6.5
10.2
P650
0.0
Parhelia AGP 8×
0.0
Radeon 9200 SE
0.0
Radeon 8500
0.0
Radeon 9100
0.0
Radeon 9000
0.0
Radeon 9000 Pro
0.0
GeForce3 Ti200
0.0
GeForce3 Ti500
0.0
GeForce4 Ti4200
0.0
GeForce4 Ti4600
0.0
GeForce FX 5200 (64-bit)
0.0
GeForce FX 5200
0.0
GeForce FX 5600
0.0
Quadro FX 1100
0.0
GeForce FX 5800 Ultra
0.0
GeForce FX 5900 XT
0.0
GeForce FX 5950 Ultra
0.0



Half-Life 2 (High, DX9) – 1280×1024 4×AA, 8×AF [fps]


◄ 1% low fps | average fps ►
Radeon X1800 XL
59.1
103.5
Radeon X800 XT PE
55.5
92.2
GeForce 7800 GT
49.2
85.3
Radeon X850 Pro
44.9
72.5
GeForce 7800 GS
39.9
66.7
GeForce 6800 Ultra
34.5
55.7
GeForce 6800 GS AGP
34.2
55.0
Radeon X800 GT
32.1
50.4
Radeon X1600 XT
31.8
50.3
GeForce GT 610 PCI
12.4
47.0
Radeon X700 Pro
27.0
44.1
Radeon 9800 XT
26.1
39.5
Radeon X1300 Pro
22.0
33.2
GeForce 9300 GE
23.0
33.1
Radeon 9700 Pro
18.1
32.4
Radeon 9600 TX
14.8
25.6
Radeon 9600 XT
15.5
23.1
Radeon HD 2400 Pro
12.9
20.0
GeForce 6800
2.3
18.7
GeForce 6800 LE
2.7
17.5
GeForce 6200 (Unlock)
8.0
13.6
GeForce 6700 XL
6.6
12.7
P650
0.0
Parhelia AGP 8×
0.0
Radeon 9200 SE
0.0
Radeon 8500
0.0
Radeon 9100
0.0
Radeon 9000
0.0
Radeon 9000 Pro
0.0
GeForce3 Ti200
0.0
GeForce3 Ti500
0.0
GeForce4 Ti4200
0.0
GeForce4 Ti4600
0.0
Radeon 9500
0.0
GeForce FX 5200 (64-bit)
0.0
GeForce FX 5200
0.0
GeForce FX 5600
0.0
Quadro FX 1100
0.0
GeForce FX 5800 Ultra
0.0
GeForce FX 5900 XT
0.0
GeForce 6200 (NV43)
0.0
GeForce 6600
0.0
GeForce FX 5950 Ultra
0.0
Chrome S25
0.0
GeForce 7300 GS
0.0