Graphics Performance

First we wanted to get the performance score from the specialized synthetic graphics subsystem benchmark from the PCMark05 suite.

These numbers reflect the ratings of the graphics cores based on their performance in 2D mode, at video playback, and at executing pixel and vertex shaders. ATI’s integrated graphics yields a very low result against the achievements of the GeForce 6150 and GeForce 6100. Take a look at the next table with subtest numbers to see where this difference comes from:

As you see, the new GeForce 6100 series chipsets surpass the ATI Radeon Xpress 200 in nearly every parameter, especially in the pixel and vertex shader performance subtests. The ATI chipset is the worst in the Transparent Windows and the graphics memory tests, too. The only success of ATI here is the relatively high video playback speed.

And here are the results of some other benchmarks from Futuremark:

NVIDIA’s integrated chipsets are the best in all the three 3DMark versions. The difference in the performance of the graphics cores of the GeForce 6150 and GeForce 6100 is easy to observe and varies from 3% to 7%.