Testing Methodology:

We will compare the ELSA ERAZOR X2 to a NVIDIA TNT2 Ultra.  We will test OpenGL scores using Quake III Retail.  We will test Direct3D performance using 3DMark 2000 MAX.  We chose to test at 1024 x 768 and 1600 x 1200 resolutions.  We omitted 640 x 480 and 800 x 600, because no one should play at 640x480 or 800x600 with a GeForce card.  Any game benchmarks that we use are run just like any regular user would run them.  We do not tweak them in any way for higher performance.  Similarly, we do not change any settings in the drivers, we use them as most people would and that is by leaving them as is.

Here is the system configuration used for this test:

Drivers Used:

• NVIDIA Detonator Drivers 3.68 for Windows 9X

This first test reveals that the ERAZOR X2 comes out with a significant lead over the TNT2 Ultra using a Celeron 400. Since the TNT2 Ultra has quite a high clock speed, it is not trailing too far behind.  At 1600x1200 even with the T&L engine, it seems as if the Celeron 400 just doesn't have enough juice to power either card.

Using a Celeron 540, the TNT2 would not run at all because of the 90MHz.  In this test we did overclock the GeForce to see if there were any differences.  As you can see, the performance improvements are only minor.

The ERAZOR X2's 3DMark scores absolutely crush those that I was able to get with the TNT2. This is mainly due to the T&L engine on the GeForce and since 3DMark takes advantage of this, the scores are much higher.  There has been some controversy over the T&L engine in 3DMark, but unfortunately we are rather limited in testing T&L with Direct3D.

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