Unreal Tournament 2003 (continued)

We continue our UT2003 testing with a CTF benchmark and a benchmark of the new bombing run gameplay mode.

Unreal Tournament 2003
ctf-citadel @ 1024x768
ATI Radeon 9700 Pro

NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti 4600

122.7

122.6

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0
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25
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49
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74
|
98
|
123
|
147

Unreal Tournament 2003
ctf-citadel @ 1280x1024
ATI Radeon 9700 Pro

NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti 4600

112.5

94.8

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0
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23
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45
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68
|
90
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113
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135

Unreal Tournament 2003
ctf-citadel @ 1600x1200
ATI Radeon 9700 Pro

NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti 4600

93.6

70.3

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0
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19
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37
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56
|
75
|
94
|
112

The two contenders are virtually tied at 1024x768, which is an indication of very solid drivers on NVIDIA's part. The Radeon 9700 Pro manages to extend a 33% lead at 1600x1200 where its memory bandwidth helps tremendously.

Unreal Tournament 2003
br-endagra @ 1024x768
ATI Radeon 9700 Pro

NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti 4600

173.0

153.6

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0
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35
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69
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104
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138
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173
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208

Unreal Tournament 2003
br-endagra @ 1280x1024
ATI Radeon 9700 Pro

NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti 4600

143.4

109.9

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0
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29
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57
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86
|
115
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143
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172

Unreal Tournament 2003
br-endagra @ 1600x1200
ATI Radeon 9700 Pro

NVIDIA GeForce4 Ti 4600

114.2

79.4

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0
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23
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46
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69
|
91
|
114
|
137

With frame rates as high as 173 fps at 1024x768, it's no wonder that the Radeon 9700 can't stretch its wings until we crank up the resolution to around 1600x1200. Even then, the card scores over 110 fps and 43% faster than the Ti 4600.

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  • SlyNine - Sunday, March 28, 2010 - link

    Long live the 9700pro lol.
  • joeh4384 - Tuesday, November 25, 2014 - link

    I remember having a P4 and the all in wonder version of this back in 03.
  • Thatguy97 - Thursday, May 7, 2015 - link

    Best card of all time hands down
  • astrophysicsblackguy - Sunday, May 21, 2017 - link

    Amazing graphics card, plays battlefield 1 flawlessly.
  • Mitty - Friday, April 13, 2018 - link

    Mine was watercooled. ;) God I feel old.
  • EliteRetard - Monday, February 3, 2020 - link

    Continuing the trend of looking back at the good ol' days.

    Considering inflation (vs 2020), this card launched at something like $550.

    I still have one running on an Asus A7N8X-E Deluxe w/ a Barton @ 2.6GHz
  • bswalt - Wednesday, October 21, 2020 - link

    That Asus A7N8X-E Deluxe was a legendary motherboard!! Sweet classic build there!!
  • bswalt - Wednesday, October 21, 2020 - link

    So many great memories from my first PC build. What a great video card! Looks so pedestrian in 2020.

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