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Doom3 Hardward Guide...Summary Tables...

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Powerhouse2k

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Well, since Kyle and Brent probably wont be adding anything to their sweet ass Doom 3 article, I thought I would create the summary pages for everyone myself. So here ya go....

(info from page 6)...
GPU/CPU/MEMORY.............VideoSize/Quality.........MinFPS...MaxFPS...AveFPS

FX5700U/AMD 2500+/512........800x600 HQ..................18............60...........47.6
FX5700U/AMD 2500+/512.......1024x768 HQ.................18............60...........41.5
FX5600U/AMD 2500+/512........800x600 MQ..................23............60...........50.4
FX5200U/AMD 2500+/512........640x480 MQ..................16............60...........38.9
Ti4600/AMD 2500+/512............800x600 MQ..................16............60...........46.9
9600XT/AMD 2500+/512...........800x600 MQ..................22............60...........47.7
9500Pro/AMD 2500+/512..........800x600 MQ..................18............60...........47.9
8500/AMD 2500+/512................640x480 LQ...................13............60...........36.7

(info from page 7)...
GPU/CPU/MEMORY.............VideoSize/Quality.........MinFPS...MaxFPS...AveFPS
6800U/AMD 3200+/512...........1600x1200 HQ..................40............60...........57.3
6800GT/AMD 3200+/512.........1600x1200 HQ..................32............60...........56.4
6800/AMD 3200+/512..............1280x1024 HQ..................37............60...........57.1
5900U/AMD 3200+/512.............1024x768 HQ..................22............60...........47.9
5700U/AMD 3200+/512...............800x600 HQ..................20............60...........44.7
X800XT-PE/AMD 3200+/512...1600x1200 HQ..................26............60...........53.8
X800Pro/AMD 3200+/512........1280x1024 HQ..................23............60...........51.7
9800XT/AMD 3200+/512...........1024x768 HQ..................23............60...........50.2
9800Pro/AMD 3200+/512..........1024x768 HQ...................7.............60...........47.3
9600XT/AMD 3200+/512...........1024x768 MQ..................13............60...........35.4

(info from page 8)...
GPU/CPU/MEMORY.............VideoSize/Quality.........MinFPS...MaxFPS...AveFPS
FX5900U/Intel 2.4/1gig.............1024x768 HQ..................22............60...........47.2
FX5700U/Intel 2.4/1gig.............1024x768 MQ..................16............60...........35.9
9800Pro/Intel 2.4/1gig..............1024x768 MQ..................21............60...........49.8
9600XT/Intel 2.4/1gig.................800x600 MQ..................21............60...........49.0

(info from page 9)...
GPU/CPU/MEMORY.............VideoSize/Quality.........MinFPS...MaxFPS...AveFPS
6800U/Intel 3.0/1gig.................1600x1200 HQ..................36............60...........57.5
6800GT/Intel 3.0/1gig...............1600x1200 HQ..................35............60...........56.5
6800/Intel 3.0/1gig....................1600x1200 HQ..................27............60...........51.4
5900U/Intel 3.0/1gig...................1024x768 HQ..................22............60...........47.5
X800XT-PE/Intel 3.0/1gig.........1600x1200 HQ..................26............60...........53.2
X800Pro/Intel 3.0/1gig..............1280x1024 HQ..................23............60...........51.6
9800XT/Intel 3.0/1gig.................1024x768 HQ..................22............60...........50.0
9800Pro/Intel 3.0/1gig................1024x768 MQ..................22............60...........50.4

(info from page 10)...
GPU/CPU/MEMORY.............VideoSize/Quality.........MinFPS...MaxFPS...AveFPS
6800U 2xaa/Intel 2.8/1gig.......1600x1200 HQ..................28............60...........54.7
6800GT/Intel 2.8/1gig..............1600x1200 HQ..................30............60...........56.0
X800XT-PE/Intel 2.8/1gig........1600x1200 HQ..................23............60...........50.9
X600/Intel 2.8/1gig......................800x600 MQ..................24............60...........50.3

(info from page 11)...
GPU/CPU/MEMORY.............VideoSize/Quality.........MinFPS...MaxFPS...AveFPS
6800U 2xAA/Intel 3.6/1gig........1600x1200 HQ................25............60...........54.2
6800GT 2xAA/Intel 3.6/1gig......1600x1200 HQ................25............60...........51.9
X800XT-PE/Intel 3.6/1gig.........1600x1200 HQ................22............60...........50.7

(info from page 12)...
GPU/CPU/MEMORY.............VideoSize/Quality.........MinFPS...MaxFPS...AveFP
6800U 2xAA/Intel 3.4EE/1gig...1600x1200 HQ..............29............60...........54.9
6800GT/Intel 3.4EE/1gig..........1600x1200 HQ..............27............60...........55.3
X800XT-PE/Intel 3.4EE/1gig....1600x1200 HQ..............23............60...........50.6

(info from page 13)...
GPU/CPU/MEMORY.............VideoSize/Quality.........MinFPS...MaxFPS...AveFP
6800U/Intel 2.8/1gig.................1600x1200 HQ...............36............60...........57.6
6800GT/Intel 2.8/1gig...............1600x1200 HQ...............32............60...........55.9
X800XT-PE 2xAA/Intel 2.8/1gig.1600x1200 HQ..............20............60...........50.8
X600/Intel 2.8/1gig........................800x600 MQ..............24............60...........50.5

(info from page 14)...
GPU/CPU/MEMORY.............VideoSize/Quality.........MinFPS...MaxFPS...AveFP
6800U 2xAA/Intel 3.6/1gig........1600x1200 HQ...............29............60...........54.2
6800GT/Intel 3.6/1gig...............1600x1200 HQ...............30............60...........55.9
X800XT-PE 2xAA/Intel 3.6/1gig.1600x1200 HQ..............19............60...........46.3

(info from page 15)...
GPU/CPU/MEMORY.............VideoSize/Quality.........MinFPS...MaxFPS...AveFP
6800U 2xAA/Intel 3.4EE/1gig..1600x1200 HQ...............29............60...........54.5
6800GT 2xAA/Intel 3.6/1gig.....1600x1200 HQ..............26............60...........50.8
X800XT-PE 2xAA/Intel 3.6/1gig1600x1200 HQ.............19............60...........46.2

(info from page 16)...
GPU/CPU/MEMORY.............VideoSize/Quality.........MinFPS...MaxFPS...AveFP
6800U 4xAA/AMD 3500+/1gig.1600x1200 HQ.............18............60...........46.4
6800GT/AMD 3500+/1gig........1600x1200 HQ.............35............60...........57.2
6800/AMD 3500+/1gig.............1280x1024 HQ.............33............60...........57.2
5900U/AMD 3500+/1gig............1024x768 HQ.............22............60...........47.5
5800U/AMD 3500+/1gig............1024x768 MQ.............27............60...........52.9
X800XT-PE/AMD 3500+/1gig..1600x1200 HQ.............25............60...........53.5
X800Pro/AMD 3500+/1gig.......1280x1024 HQ.............24............60...........51.7
9800XT/AMD 3500+/1gig..........1024x768 HQ.............23............60...........50.0
9600Pro/AMD 3500+/1gig.........1024x768 HQ..............7.............60...........46.9

(info from page 17)...
GPU/CPU/MEMORY.............VideoSize/Quality.........MinFPS...MaxFPS...AveFP
6800U 4xAA/AMD FX53/1gig....1600x1200 HQ................18............60........46.5
6800U 4xAA/AMD FX53/2gig....1600x1200 UQ................17............60........46.0
6800GT/AMD FX53/2gig...........1600x1200 HQ................34............60........57.2
6800/AMD FX53/2gig................1600x1200 HQ................28............60........52.4
X800XT-PE/AMD FX53/2gig.....1600x1200 HQ................25............60........52.8
X800Pro/AMD FX53/2gig..........1280x1024 HQ................24............60........52.1
9800XT/AMD FX53/2gig.............1024x768 HQ................23............60........49.7

(From Page 19 to compare the above...)
GPU/CPU/MEMORY...............VideoSize/Quality.......MinFPS...MaxFPS...AveFP
6800U 4xAA/AMD FX53/2gig....1600x1200 UQ................17............60........46.0

(info from page 18)...
GPU/CPU/MEMORY.............VideoSize/Quality.........MinFPS...MaxFPS...AveFP
6800GT/AMD64 3000+/1gig.....1600x1200 HQ................36............60........57.3
6800/AMD64 3000+/1gig...........1280x1024 HQ................35............60........57.3
5900U/AMD64 3000+/1gig..........1024x768 HQ................22............60........47.9
5700U/AMD64 3000+/1gig............800x600 MQ................20............60........49.9

(From Page 19 to compare the above...)
GPU/CPU/MEMORY...............VideoSize/Quality.......MinFPS...MaxFPS...AveFP
6800/AMD64 3000+@2.45/1gig.1600x1200 HQ.............32............60........55.5


Hope I didn't miss anything or screw it up, but it's a good overall reference with easy comparisons. Enjoy everyone...
 
Powerhouse2k said:
9800XT/AMD 3200+/512.....1024x768 HQ..........23........60........50.2
9800Pro/AMD 3200+/512......1024x768 HQ...........7......60......47.3
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So my scores should be somewhere in that range.

Sweeet :D
 
in the higher resoultions 1024 and above, it seems its a lot more gpu dependent than cpu dependent, cpu doesnt make much difference, and i see this as a trend to come where GPU matters a lot more than cpu.
 
I dont get it, high quality is just high res textures right? What happens when you enable EAX and the physics detail?
 
Circuitbreaker8 said:
I dont get it, high quality is just high res textures right? What happens when you enable EAX and the physics detail?
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What EAX?
 
The EAX Creative is forcing upon iD through abusing a patent (more commonly known as Carmack's Reverse).

That was me being facetious; Doom III itself won't have EAX but Creative strong-armed their way to get EAX support in the Doom III engine, so we'll be seeing it being supported with future games powered by it.
 
Neurofreeze said:
The EAX Creative is forcing upon iD through abusing a patent (more commonly known as Carmack's Reverse).

That was me being facetious; Doom III itself won't have EAX but Creative strong-armed their way to get EAX support in the Doom III engine, so we'll be seeing it being supported with future games powered by it.
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Yeah, tell me about it. It's not in this one though, so hopefully Dietrich can straighten it all out by then :)
 
Having a AMD 2400+M CPU overclocked to 2.6GHz (can do 2.7 with 1.95v), I find this benchmark the most promissing for my system...

GPU/CPU/MEMORY.............VideoSize/Quality.........MinFPS...MaxFPS...AveFPS
6800U/AMD 3200+/512...........1600x1200 HQ..................40............60...........57.


Currently I have a 9500pro, so upgrading to a 6800U (I need a card with 2 DVI ports, otherwise I would get a GT), should provide me with more than enough horsepower to last for most of next year Im guessing (if not longer).
 
(From Page 19 to compare the above...)
GPU/CPU/MEMORY...............VideoSize/Quality.......MinFPS...MaxFPS...AveFP
6800U 4xAA/AMD FX53/2gig....1600x1200 UQ................17............60........46.0
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This is the level I'm going for.

Thanks for the table.
 
Ok, when they explain high quality. they say that you should have a card with 256, but the benchmarks explain differently. the regular 6800 is always recommended high quality, which includes 8x AF, and it does very well. so does the 6800 not apply to this rule?

i wasn't even considering getting a regular 6800 for doom3, because i thought, Well, it has 128mb so ill have to run medium quality which is not worth it, but maybe the GT isn't a smart move unless you run 1600x1200. right?
 
9800Pro/AMD 3200+/512..........1024x768 HQ...................7.............60...........47.3
9800Pro/Intel 3.0/1gig................1024x768 MQ..................22............60...........50.4

This is the one that gets me. Why the downgrade from HQ to MQ
when going from AMD to Intel?
 
hmm interesting on that last comment about 9800pro. Thats the card I got in a 2.8ghz P4...50fps is kind of excessive and I wouldn't mind around 40ish so I was wondering whether to go HQ or 1280X1024...can somebody else explain why HQ was used for AMD? Is that AMD (don't ask me lol I only know intel) that much superior to a 3.0ghz? The FX series is above it and the 5xx series is above that intel so that i875 system on MQ is really baffling considering the 3200+ running at HQ. Hmmm...we need an explain :rolleyes:
 
doh-nut said:
Ok, when they explain high quality. they say that you should have a card with 256, but the benchmarks explain differently. the regular 6800 is always recommended high quality, which includes 8x AF, and it does very well. so does the 6800 not apply to this rule?

i wasn't even considering getting a regular 6800 for doom3, because i thought, Well, it has 128mb so ill have to run medium quality which is not worth it, but maybe the GT isn't a smart move unless you run 1600x1200. right?
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Enough memory bandwidth to swap the textures.
 
You are correct. The 6800GTs and Ultras can run high quality for sure.
 
Mike Ryna said:
hmm interesting on that last comment about 9800pro. Thats the card I got in a 2.8ghz P4...50fps is kind of excessive and I wouldn't mind around 40ish so I was wondering whether to go HQ or 1280X1024...can somebody else explain why HQ was used for AMD? Is that AMD (don't ask me lol I only know intel) that much superior to a 3.0ghz? The FX series is above it and the 5xx series is above that intel so that i875 system on MQ is really baffling considering the 3200+ running at HQ. Hmmm...we need an explain :rolleyes:
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lmao, the athlon xp 3200 barely keeps up with a stock 3.0C ;) I have no idea why they did this...
 
Circuitbreaker8 said:
lmao, the athlon xp 3200 barely keeps up with a stock 3.0C ;) I have no idea why they did this...
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That's not an Athlon XP 3200.... it's an Athlon 64 3200

edit: nm... haha, there is an XP 3200 in there. I only paid attention to the last ten pages or so of the benches I think :eek:
 
doh-nut said:
what?
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The 6800NU, on a faster system, will be able to swap the textures and data out of memory fast enough to be playable at high, unlike some other 128mb cards.

EDIT: At least, that is the most obvious explination I can see
 
Thanks dude. Now i know i'm good to go w/1.7Ghz & 9800pro

no need for an upgrade this year :)
 
lopoetve said:
The 6800NU, on a faster system, will be able to swap the textures and data out of memory fast enough to be playable at high, unlike some other 128mb cards.

EDIT: At least, that is the most obvious explination I can see
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i see, thanks
 
Nice charts. It seems like they should have unlocked the 60 FPS max cap (if thats possible) when compiling these benchmarks. Not all cards have the same low and not all cards will have the same high. If some were to handle non taxing scenes especially well, that could spike the FPS briefly which would raise the overall avg.
 
60fps is good, we just all need video cards that have a Min FPS of 60, with everything turned on, with max eye candy...
 
6800U/Intel 3.0/1gig.................1600x1200 HQ..................36............60...........57.5

Wheeeeee! I'm set!
 
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