I've been looking through Aquamark2003 scores lately and have stumbled onto something very disturbing/strange. From the link here (My Aquamark2003 Score) and here (jonspd's Aquamark2003 Score), it seems we both have nearly the same video card. However, his is a non-Ultra version, and apparently built "differently" than mine.
Pay close attention in the "Graphics Detail Information" -> "Graphics Card SubSys ID" section. As you can see, my card has a SubSys ID of "0". What does that really mean? I don't know... BUT, check out the following screenshot.
My 3DMark2001 Detailed Display Driver Information
Where I have the arrows and question mark are the dubious areas I want everyone to consider. As you know, nVidia GeForce 5900 Ultras are supposed to support Pixel Shader 2.0 and Vertex Shader 2.0 - how come mine says differently??? Zero Max Vertex Blend Matrixes? No "Sub-system"?
I recall buying my video card (eVGA GeForce FX 5900 Ultra) very early in October 2003 from www.gameve.com. Could the vendor have done something awful to the card? Could the manufacturer possibly done something in their rush to get the first GeForce FX out to the market?
Please look again at the Aquamark GFX score for both jonspd and mine. There is a 178 point lag of my card compared to jonspd's.. when in fact mine should be the superior card (256MB RAM, 483/960 mhz vs 128MB RAM, 466/947 mhz).
If someone knows anything about this, or have a similar card to compare with, please reply.
Pay close attention in the "Graphics Detail Information" -> "Graphics Card SubSys ID" section. As you can see, my card has a SubSys ID of "0". What does that really mean? I don't know... BUT, check out the following screenshot.
My 3DMark2001 Detailed Display Driver Information
Where I have the arrows and question mark are the dubious areas I want everyone to consider. As you know, nVidia GeForce 5900 Ultras are supposed to support Pixel Shader 2.0 and Vertex Shader 2.0 - how come mine says differently??? Zero Max Vertex Blend Matrixes? No "Sub-system"?
I recall buying my video card (eVGA GeForce FX 5900 Ultra) very early in October 2003 from www.gameve.com. Could the vendor have done something awful to the card? Could the manufacturer possibly done something in their rush to get the first GeForce FX out to the market?
Please look again at the Aquamark GFX score for both jonspd and mine. There is a 178 point lag of my card compared to jonspd's.. when in fact mine should be the superior card (256MB RAM, 483/960 mhz vs 128MB RAM, 466/947 mhz).
If someone knows anything about this, or have a similar card to compare with, please reply.