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AndroidPeru

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what is this 3dmark program i always hear about it i just dont know if its good to have it or not and if i can buy it at any computer store
 
3DMark05 is the newest release. It requires a load of GPU power just to run. 3DMark03 is great for mid to high range video cards.

These programs run a series of tests, stressing the video card and CPU. They are great for establishing a reference point. Then you can tweak your system and rerun the benchmark to see if you have gained performance.

They also seem to promote some competitiveness among tweakers with similar set-ups :) .

 
AndroidPeru said:
what does it tell me then
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For ranking purposes, benchmarks do give you an indication, nothing more, of the overall gaming potential of a computer. As most 3D benchmarks averages D3D and OpenGL performance the scores may not reflect the performance of different video cards in games. Game performance may also be CPU limited, in which case 3D benchmarks will tell you nothing.

For tweaking purposes the 3DMark series is nice, much due to the online database.
 
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