Unreal Tournament 3

	Min	Max	Avg
MSI RX2600XT Diamond OC Edition	26	62	42.789
MSI NX8600 GTS OC Edition	36	64	54.722

Keep in mind that UT3 is running at a slightly lower resolution on the 8600 GTS. That aside, the RX2600XT mostly stays above 30fps. Keep in mind that UT3 is still a work in progress and we were using a demo for the test.

Unreal Tournament 3 - Image Quality

The game's effects and overall gameplay is much improved in my opinion over the previous version. The particle effects are especially impressive and the game is certainly on my radar on launch.

Call of Duty 4

	Min	Max	Avg
MSI RX2600XT Diamond OC Edition	15	72	28.339
MSI NX8600 GTS OC Edition	21	110	48.861

COD4 is another highly anticipated game and despite the lower framerates on the RX2600XT, the game was actually playable. However, we would suggest dropping back to 1024 to 1280 for a better experience. We play tested at 1024, and with 2xAA, we were maintaining 40fps on average.

Bioshock - Image Quality

The weather effects are nice and it's fairly engrossing when you leave the body count on the high setting in the game options. Be prepared to take a hit on performance though. Night vision was pretty cool and there didn't seem to be any negative impact on performance.

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