ELSA GLADIAC ULTRA 64MB GeForce2 Ultra

Test Rig Configuration:

 

Processor	Intel Pentium III@1GHz
Motherboard:	ASUS CUSL2 815
Memory:	128 MB Crucial PC133 CAS-2 DRAM
Hard-Drive:	DiamondMax Plus 45GB 7200RPM
Sound:	Diamond Monster MX-400
Video Cards	ELSA GLADIAC Ultra 64MB DDR (NVIDIA reference drivers version 6.31) NVIDIA reference GeForce2 Ultra 64MB (NVIDIA reference drivers version 6.31) Hercules 3D Prophet II GTS 64MB DDR (NVIDIA reference drivers version 6.18) Asus AGP-V7700 GeForce2 GTS 32MB (NVIDIA reference drivers version 6.18)
CD/DVD :	Ricoh Media Master MP9060A
Software/Test settings :	Windows 98 Second Edition, Direct-X 7.0A, V-Sync was disabled

 

Quake III Arena:

It’s back to the Quake III Arena for OpenGL performance benchmarking. We tested the card on Intel’s high-end 1GHz processor under Windows 98 SE. Quake III is a very demanding game on any video card with it’s advanced 3D features.

At the low resolutions all cards give very similar performance due to CPU limtation. But at 1280×1024 the Ultra boards start pulling away.

In Max mode setting with all bells and whistles, the Ultra shows what it’s made of! Just the 800×600 mark brings in the change over point in performance for the GTS and Ultra boards. Even at 1600×1200,the Elsa Gladiac Ultra gives over 50FPS. Very impressive indeed!

Re-Volt:

Re-Volt is a fast-paced racing game and a DirectX 6 benchmark that we used to fill in a few gaps of 3D card testing of the past.

Well both GTS and the Ultra cards do pretty well at the 16-bit setting. Still, the Gladiac Ultra is about 40FPS faster than the GTS boards at 1600×1200.

All cards give above 50FPS at all the resolutions. Even though the GeForce2 GTS gives good performance, the Gladiac Ultra Out shines the GeForce2 GTS in rather stylish manner.

MDK 2 :

MDK 2 uses the OpenGL API and is a 3rd-person action game and also makes use of T&L support to enhance performance. So it is a somewhat different testing to the Quake 3 arena. We ran the tests in 32-bit color with the maximum quality settings and hardware T&L on.

Again, the 1024×768 mark brings the change over point in performance for the GeForce2 GTS and the Ultra. Below this resolution it’s the CPU that is limiting the test. Now who wants to play MDK2 at 1600×1200 with 62 FPS!!

3D WinBench 2000:

In 3D WinBench 2000 the Gladiac Ultra gets a record-breaking 151FPS at 1024x768x32. Now where’s the competition?