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X800PRO vs 6800

First up are the 12-pipe parts.

	6800	X800PRO	% Increase over 6800
3DMark 2003	9059	8595	-5.12%
Aquamark	54,398	56,187	+3.29%
% Increase over 6800			-1%
Far Cry (Low) Average FPS	62.49	60.85	-2.62%
Far Cry (Medium) Average FPS	41.54	48.36	+16.42%
Far Cry (High) Average FPS	30.18	29.54	-2.12%
% Increase over 6800			+4%
Halo (Low) Average FPS	69.17	67.62	-2.24%
Halo (Medium) Average FPS	58.76	59.58	+1.4%
Halo (High) Average FPS	43.72	44.70	+2.24%
% Increase over 6800			0%
Call of Duty (Low) Average FPS	100.8	125.0	+24.01%
Call of Duty (Medium) Average FPS	93.3	123.1	+31.94%
Call of Duty (High) Average FPS	83.5	120.7	+44.55%
% Increase over 6800			+34%
Average % Increase Over 6800			+10%

Performance here is very close in all areas except Call of Duty, where there is a massive 34% difference in performance. But frame rates are hardly low on the 6800, so this isn't really an issue. This does however pull the average up quite a bit, making the X800PRO 10% faster than the 6800. In reality though, it is nowhere near this much. Excluding Call of Duty brings the percentage to 1% which is actually quite a bit closer to reality. The most notable difference that does mean something, is Far Cry in medium settings, running 16% faster on the ATi card.