Graphics card for running 3DMark Vantage

[Rupert]

I'm going to uy a new graphics card, i'm not sure abut my budget right now. But i need a graphics card that is capable of running 3DMark Vantage. Any good suggestions? please give response as soon as possible

[Raiz]

System Requirements of 3DMark Vantage :

Processor

• Requirement: SSE2 support
• Recommendation: A dual-core processor with performance equivalent to Intel Core 2 Duo E6600, AMD Athlon X2 6000+, or higher

Graphics Card

• Requirement: Fully DirectX10-compliant graphics hardware
• Recommended: 512MB of video memory (Needed to run every Preset)

Display Device

• Requirement: Capable of 1280x1024 resolution
• Recommendation: Capable of 1920x1200 resolution (Needed to run every Preset)

System Memory

• Requirement: Windows Vista minimum requirement
• Recommendation: 2 GB or more

Hard Disk

• Requirement: 1 GB of free hard disk space

Operating System

• Requirement: Windows Vista with Service Pack 1

Source: futuremark.com

[Eldon]

3D mark vantage is available for directx 10 only benchmark. Which means you need to be on vista or window 7 to use it, which means you can't have 2 different graphics drivers working at the same time . That means you can't have nvidia and ati cards running properly at the same time, so only one will be working properly. See this 3DMark Vantage Reviewer's Guide .

[Owen]

Graphics cards capable of running 3DMark Vantage

ATI

FireGL V3600
FireGL V5600
FireGL V7600
FireGL V8600
FireGL V8650

Mobility Radeon HD 2400
Mobility Radeon HD 2400 XT
Mobility Radeon HD 2600
Mobility Radeon HD 2600 XT

Radeon HD 2400 Pro
Radeon HD 2400 XT
Radeon HD 2600 Pro
Radeon HD 2600 XT
Radeon HD 2900 Pro
Radeon HD 2900 XT

Radeon HD 3450
Radeon HD 3470
Radeon HD 3650
Radeon HD 3850
Radeon HD 3850 X2
Radeon HD 3870
Radeon HD 3870 X2

NVIDIA

GeForce 8400 GS
GeForce 8500 GT
GeForce 8600 GT
GeForce 8600 GTS
GeForce 8800 GS
GeForce 8800 GT
GeForce 8800 GTS - all models
GeForce 8800 GTX
GeForce 8800 Ultra

GeForce 8400M G
GeForce 8400M GT
GeForce 8400M GS
GeForce 8600M GS
GeForce 8600M GT
GeForce 8700M GT
GeForce 8800M GTS
GeForce 8800M GTX

GeForce 9600 GSO
GeForce 9600 GT
GeForce 9800 GTX
GeForce 9800 GX2

Quadro FX 370
Quadro FX 570
Quadro FX 1700
Quadro FX 3700
Quadro FX 4600
Quadro FX 4700 X2
Quadro FX 5600