GeForce 7600 GT Sonic

This GeForce card, based on the NVIDIA 7600 GT series chipset, is an amazing

performer amongst cards of its category. In fact some of the scores that it

pulled off were even comparable to the mid-range gaming cards. We tested the

cards using an AM2 processor on an ASUS M2N32 SLI motherboard with 1 GB DDR2 RAM

and 7200 rpm 80 GB SATA HDD. The card doesn't disappoint you with its

performance most of the time. 

It has a 128-bit 256 MB GDDR3 memory, and can support up to 2560x1600

resolution. It scored 6399 on 3D Mark05-a score much higher than 5153 scored

by XFX 6800 GT that won the budget gaming category in the shootout we did (refer

to page 124, May 2006) this year. Even the MSI NX 7600GT-the winner in

mid-range gaming segment then-had scored 5995 3D Marks. It fared better over

the MSI card in scores for F.E.A.R. (85 fps) at 1024x768 and no AA/AF to the

latter's 59 fps for same test at AA4x/AF8x. So it went past the MSI card by a

small margin scoring 48 FPS to the latter's 46 fps. This is an impressive as

F.E.A.R. is an acid test for gaming cards.

Bottom Line: It is worth spending a bit higher for this card as it

performs better than some mid-range cards.