The Graphics Charts are divided into two quality settings, mainstream and high-quality () highest and lowest graphics quality. The new layout improves the comparability of graphics chips. The maximum image quality (high quality) is based on the most powerful graphics chips, as they get faster, everything is open upward. With this maximum setting, but suffer from weak cards with too high graphics quality and high resolution tests, they are simply overwhelmed, the result is unplayable, extremely low frame rates. Since in practice, can not play it, there are additional charts with lower resolutions and lower quality graphics (both mainstream settings).

The mainstream settings based on the weakest graphics chip. The graphics quality is brought into the games to the lowest level, in addition to DirectX 9 is switched off, no less about. Current games are very demanding, so slow to deliver cards just yet reasonable frame rates. Anyone who wants more power must go to a smaller resolution or the graphics driver to optimize performance. Will be tested at four times the maximum anti-aliasing (AA) and eight times the anisotropic filtering (AF), as older 3D models a higher mode often does not speak or offer in the graphics driver.

Slides in which group a video card depends on its overall performance. In the mainstream settings will be mainly the older generation of chips will find (GeForce 7, Radeon X1000, HD 2000), which are for DirectX 10, or the high settings either inappropriate or too slow. With current graphics chip is often the name of a help, everything has a number below x600 (e.g. 8400 GS, 9500 GT, 4550 or 4350), is designed for high visual quality is almost always too weak. So you can compare the settings, there are a few test cards, which are with mainstream and high-quality graphics are tested, that the Radeon HD 3850, HD 4670, GeForce 8600 GTS and 8800 GTS 320th.

New in the comparison:

• Geforce 7950 GT
• Geforce 7900 GTX
• Geforce 7900 GTO
• Geforce 7900 GT
• Geforce 7900 GS
• Geforce 7800 GTX
• Radeon X1950 XT X
• Radeon X1950 XT
• Radeon X1950 Pro
• Radeon X1950 GT
• Radeon X1900 GT
• Radeon X1800 GTO

Tests with other models to follow in the coming weeks, a regular visit of the online charts is worth it.