3dmark06 - slow?

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frankyk

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i ran a few minutes of a benchmark test on my X1800XT 512MB and i just watched the first 5 min and i was getting like 15-20 FPS on the first scenario, then 7-15 FPS on the next few.
is this right? i was expecting higher FPS than 7-15 on these tests.

also, does turning on/off AA/AF do anything? my FPS did go up slightly when i turned it off, it went from 10-15 on the first scenario to about 15-20.

but in anycase, am i running the test right? should i be getting so few FPS (i left before the benchmark finished)
 
3DMark06 will assrape even the highest end enthusiast GPUs out there. Don't be alarmed.
 
To get the highest 3Dmarks set your card to performance and turn off AA/AF.

And yes 3Dmark06 is tuff on cards.
 
sculelos said:
Well 3Dmark scores don't matter to me much as I don't play 3Dmark06. :D
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QTF.

But if one is to insist to bench with 3DMark, I think the closest test to current games would be the version one or two generations old 3DMark. I mean, even Oblivion isn't as taxing as 3DMark06. So for today's games, the comparable bench would be 3DMark03 or 3DMark05, not 3DMark06.... that's for mainstream games in 2k6-2k7
 
Zap [PCGO] said:
QTF.

But if one is to insist to bench with 3DMark, I think the closest test to current games would be the version one or two generations old 3DMark. I mean, even Oblivion isn't as taxing as 3DMark06. So for today's games, the comparable bench would be 3DMark03 or 3DMark05, not 3DMark06.... that's for mainstream games in 2k6-2k7
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And since FutureMark cannot predict the future, nor use any "real" game-engines that makes it useless.
Gamer's benchmark my ass...

Terra - Gamers play, and if they "benchmark" they use Fraps + REAL games...
 
Yea 3Dmark is a helpfull tool to see if optimizations have worked and your getting good performance out of your system, but it's better to just play games and see how well they perform.
 
sculelos said:
Well 3Dmark scores don't matter to me much as I don't play 3Dmark06. :D
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I do! It's better than the free pinball game in XP. I love using the anti-grav tank to take out all them little flying speeders. :D

What you haven't played 3dmark06? Just thought it was a benchmark only? n00b!
 
HighTest said:
I do! It's better than the free pinball game in XP. I love using the anti-grav tank to take out all them little flying speeders. :D

What you haven't played 3dmark06? Just thought it was a benchmark only? n00b!
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I've actually played it but bored quickly of it.
 
I dont die for 3dmark but there is one simple fact here, like it or not, the majority of time, if system A does better than system B at 3dmark then it will do better in most games as well.
 
shaolin95 said:
I dont die for 3dmark but there is one simple fact here, like it or not, the majority of time, if system A does better than system B at 3dmark then it will do better in most games as well.
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Not true, the 7900 cards get better scores then the X1900 ones, but that doesn't mean thier faster.
 
Depends on the game and resolution and the 7900gtx is faster than the 1900xtx in many games and slower in others. Depends on game engine, resolution and if there is full moon... :D
My point is, people complain about benchmarks but at least they offer some basic baseline.
 
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