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Here we go: the HD 2600 XT starts to show some better performance here, with X3. It comes in first with AA/AF off; but again, the HD 2600 XT's AA/AF-on performance is uninspired. I would have thought those 120 stream processors, compared to the 32 of the GT/GTS's, would have come into play more. It is possible that future DirectX 10 games will make better use of this difference -- but for now there isn't much we can say. Before not too long native DirectX 10 games will flood the market, and maybe then this card will deliver better relative performance -- we will have to wait and find out.

The same story continues with Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory. Very solid non-AA/AF performance, where the HD 2600 XT beats the XFX 8600 GT, but subpar frame rates with AA/AF enabled.

On to Company of Heroes...