The 'Bang for your buck" section basically divides the score of the card by its current price. We chose the 1600x1200 with 4x AA and 16x AF as the resolution to measure the bang for your buck for x850XT- as we do with most highest-end cards. The prices for these graphics cards are according to what we found at newegg.com at the time of publishing this review.

Doom 3: 1600x1200 (AA:4x/AF:16x
Product Score Price Graph Difference nVidia 6800GT 32.30 399 +45% nVidia 6800 Ultra 36.30 499 +31% nVidia 6800GT SLI 46.40 798 +4% HIS x850XT IceQII 33.90 609 nVidia 6800 Ultra SLI 49.50 998 -11%

Far Cry: 1600x1200 (AA:4x/AF:16x)
Product Score Price Graph Difference HIS x850XT IceQII 43.60 609 nVidia 6800GT 27.56 399 -4% nVidia 6800 Ultra 31.08 499 -13% nVidia 6800GT SLI 36.60 798 -36% nVidia 6800 Ultra SLI 39.90 998 -44%

Half Life 2: 1600x1200 (AA:4x/AF:16x)
Product Score Price Graph Difference HIS x850XT IceQII 135 609 nVidia 6800GT 82.30 399 -7% nVidia 6800 Ultra 92.60 499 -16% nVidia 6800GT SLI 111.90 798 -37% nVidia 6800 Ultra SLI 118.70 998 -46%

Riddick: 1600x1200 (AA:4x/AF:16x)
Product Score Price Graph Difference nVidia 6800GT 22.96 399 +63% nVidia 6800 Ultra 25.08 499 +42% HIS x850XT IceQII 21.56 609 nVidia 6800GT SLI 22.29 798 -21% nVidia 6800 Ultra SLI 25 998 -29%

UT 2004: 1600x1200 (AA:4x/AF:16x)
Product Score Price Graph Difference HIS x850XT IceQII 103 609 nVidia 6800GT 44.83 399 -34% nVidia 6800 Ultra 50.29 499 -40% nVidia 6800GT SLI 42.55 798 -68% nVidia 6800 Ultra SLI 47.57 998 -72%