Test System

• All video card results were obtained on this exact system with the exact same configuration.
• All games were set to their highest quality setting

The following resolutions were tested per benchmark:

• 1024 x 768, No Anti-aliasing, No anisotropic filtering. This is a standard resolution without demanding display settings.
• 1280 x 1024, 2x Anti-aliasing, 8x anisotropic filtering. Common resolution for most gamer flatscreens today. A bit of eye candy turned on in the drivers.
• 1600 x 1200, 4x Anti-aliasing, 16x anisotropic filter. Highest non-widescreen resolution available to a wide range of users. Very good looking driver graphics settings.
• 2048 x 1536, 4x Anti-aliasing, 16x anisotropic filter. Highest non-widescreen resolution available to any consumer video card. Very good looking driver graphics settings.

We tested the Zotac 8500 GT with NVIDIA's 158.14 driver which is the suggested driver for G84/G86 reviews.

The score "GeForce 8500 GT" represents the 8500 GT clocked at NVIDIA's default speed of 400 MHz core.