Nvida VS ATI Results

Feature	GeForce FX 5700 Ultra	GeForce FX 5900 XT	GeForce FX 5950 Ultra
CineFX? Engine	2.0	2.0	2.0
Intellisample? HCT	Yes	Yes	Yes
DirectX 9.0	Yes	Yes	Yes
AGP	8X	8X	8X
Clock Speed (MHz)	475c/950m	400c/700m	475c/950m
Pixels per Clock	4	8	8
Pixel Fillrate	1.9 billion pixels/sec	3.2 billion pixels/sec	3.8 billion pixels/sec
Memory	DDR2	DDR	DDR
Memory Interface	128-bit	256-bit	256-bit
Vertices/sec.	356 million	300 million	356 million

Feature	ATi Radeon 9600XT	ATi Radeon 9800 Pro	ATi Radeon 9800XT
SMARTSHADER?	2.0	2.1	2.1
SMOOTHVISION?	2.1	2.1	2.1
DirectX 9.0	Yes	Yes	Yes
AGP	8X	8X	8X
Clock Speed (MHz)	500c/600m	380c/680m	412c/730m
Pixels per Clock	4	8	8
Pixel Fillrate	2.0 billion pixels/sec	3.04 billion pixels/sec	3.3 billion pixels/sec
Memory	DDR	DDR	DDR
Memory Interface	128-bit	256-bit	256-bit
Vertices/sec.	250 million	380 million	412 million

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Each chart translates to a good, better, best scenario. For NVIDIA, we start at the 5700 Ultra with it's fast core and memory speeds, switch over to the similarly priced 5900XT, and end up with the heavy hitter, the GeForce FX 5950 Ultra, basically a revamped 5900 Ultra with a more elegant yet powerful cooling design. The basic technology used with all three cards remains similar, with the Pixels per clock being the main difference between the 5700 and 59XX models. ATi's three Radeons follow the same relative breakdown - the 9600XT is the fastest of four 9600 variants and has the highest core speed of any card listed here, but it's four pixels per clock keep it behind the powerhouse 9800/9800XT combo. The 9800 and 9800XT are identical in structure, with the 9800XT receiving a modest speed increase in both the VPU and memory speeds.