Before we go any further, I’d like to talk about the features that we looked for in the different cards. Since all the cards feature the same graphics controller and the same amount of onboard video RAM, we had to make a different scoring system.

First, we took performance as the biggest scoring point, which is really important and is one of the major points that a buyer thinks about –well, should think about, anyway- when making a choice.

Second, we favored cards that had important features in hardware or software, such as video input, output, tweaking and overclocking through software.

Third, we had to consider the price of each card for our decision. We also took into account mail-in rebates and the average retail price of each card rather than the manufacturers list price, which is generally higher than the average retail price. 

Lastly, we looked into driver support and documentation, which would determine if installation is as easy and trouble free as possible. We also took into account the level of support provided by each manufacturer for their Ultra TNT2 cards through their own websites.

So these are the four major areas that we took into consideration when testing and evaluating the five Ultra TNT2 cards. Our final decisions are based on how well each card ranked in each of these categories.
 
 

Table of contents
Introduction	Hercules Dynamite TNT2
Side by Side Comparison	Tweaking & Overclocking
What we looked for in the cards	Performance
ASUS AGP-V3800 Ultra Deluxe	CPU Scaling
Creative 3D Blaster Riva TNT2 Ultra	TNT2 Ultra Vs. Voodoo3 3500
Diamond Viper V770 Ultra	Conclusion
Guillemot Maxi Gamer Xentor 32