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I ran a progam called Q3Bench. These are the results from my Radeon 8500.


--------------------- Q3Bench RESULTS ---------------------

FILE: q3b_120301_232826.txt
START TIME: Monday, December 03, 2001 11:28:26 PM
COMMENT: Bench 1

BENCHMARK SETUP:
----------------
DEMO: DEMO001
CFG FILES RUN: Normal, High, Maximum
RESOLUTIONS RUN: 640x480, 800x600, 1024x768, 1280x1024, 1600x1200

NUMBER OF RUNS: 3 times.


NORMAL Configuration File Settings:
(640x480) 137.8, 137.7, 137.8, AVERAGE FPS: 137.77
(800x600) 97.3, 97.3, 97.3, AVERAGE FPS: 97.30
(1024x768) 102.1, 102.1, 102.1, AVERAGE FPS: 102.10
(1280x1024) 140.5, 141.5, 141.4, AVERAGE FPS: 141.13
(1600x1200) 113.4, 113.6, 113.6, AVERAGE FPS: 113.53

HIGH Configuration File Settings:
(640x480) 113.0, 112.9, 113.0, AVERAGE FPS: 112.97
(800x600) 75.2, 75.2, 75.2, AVERAGE FPS: 75.20
(1024x768) 64.8, 64.8, 64.8, AVERAGE FPS: 64.80
(1280x1024) 128.7, 128.7, 128.7, AVERAGE FPS: 128.70
(1600x1200) 98.1, 98.1, 98.1, AVERAGE FPS: 98.10

MAX Configuration File Settings:
(640x480) 111.4, 111.4, 111.4, AVERAGE FPS: 111.40
(800x600) 74.2, 74.2, 74.2, AVERAGE FPS: 74.20
(1024x768) 64.2, 64.2, 64.2, AVERAGE FPS: 64.20
(1280x1024) 126.2, 126.3, 126.3, AVERAGE FPS: 126.27
(1600x1200) 96.4, 96.5, 96.5, AVERAGE FPS: 96.47

Those numbers seem bizarre, don't you think? Could it be a driver issue?

It would be nice to know what they consider a "Normal", "High", and "Max" configurations. Also your computer specs would be helpful.

One more thing, do you have a link to the Q3Bench program? I'd like to give it a try.

Grab it from here : http://www.guru3d.com/

SPECS
Athlon 1.33GHz
512megsPC2100
400w PS
Asus A7A266
Radeon 8500
SB Live X-gamers
30gig WD ATA66 5400rpm ( 3x10gig partitions)
Pioneer 16x Slot load DVD
Yamaha 20x10x40x CDRW

Nascar,

Something isn't right with those benchmarks. You shouldn't see an increase in fps when going from a 1024 x 768 resolution to 1280 x 1024 resolution. Here are my results:

--------------------- Q3Bench RESULTS ---------------------

FILE: q3b_120501_023626.txt
START TIME: Wednesday, December 05, 2001 02:36:26 AM
COMMENT: First run 12-5-01

BENCHMARK SETUP:
----------------
DEMO: FOUR
CFG FILES RUN: Normal High Maximum
RESOLUTIONS RUN: 800x600 1024x768
NUMBER OF RUNS: 3 times.


NORMAL Configuration File Settings:
(800x600) 79.7, 79.6, 79.8, AVERAGE FPS: 79.70
(1024x768) 79.4, 79.4, 79.4, AVERAGE FPS: 79.40

HIGH Configuration File Settings:
(800x600) 79.7, 80.0, 79.6, AVERAGE FPS: 79.77
(1024x768) 77.3, 77.5, 77.2, AVERAGE FPS: 77.33

MAX Configuration File Settings:
(800x600) 76.7, 76.7, 77.0, AVERAGE FPS: 76.80
(1024x768) 75.0, 75.0, 74.9, AVERAGE FPS: 74.97

My system

Celeron 533A @800 MHz
Abit BX6 Rev 2
256 MB Crucial PC-133 RAM
Creative Labs Annihilator Pro w/Nvidia 23.11 drivers
Diamond MX-300 sound card with Aureal reference drivers
10.1 GB IBM 5400 RPM hard drive