* * 3dMark05 Partner, but no review by B3D == busy or unsure
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Dave's doing the 3DMark05 write-up but we're waiting for FM to help clear up some questions we have.
Ever since we got the gold version (before 3DMark05 was publicly launched), Dave asked me to do the write-up actually (because he'd been out of the loop and didn't have the time due to his marriage), and I agreed, but I had to back out because I didn't have the time.
Ever since we got the gold version (before 3DMark05 was publicly launched), Dave asked me to do the write-up actually (because he'd been out of the loop and didn't have the time due to his marriage), and I agreed, but I had to back out because I didn't have the time.
For a while I wondered what Extremetech was doing (the other website BDP partner), but apparently they just released an article.
And they seem to fully agree with Futuremark, and don't mention anything about FM secretly changing the rules on them.
Link: http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1558,1665281,00.asp
And they seem to fully agree with Futuremark, and don't mention anything about FM secretly changing the rules on them.
Link: http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,1558,1665281,00.asp
The article is nothing more than the generic PDF.
It is actually, they rate the product and list the pros and cons. In other words: they give their opinion and experience with the product.
While they use some info from the whitepaper, they've at least corrected the 6-seamonster mistake in it, and they also give extra information about how they did the tests (with DST enabled for example), and post background info like reactions of NVIDIA and ATi and such things.
While they use some info from the whitepaper, they've at least corrected the 6-seamonster mistake in it, and they also give extra information about how they did the tests (with DST enabled for example), and post background info like reactions of NVIDIA and ATi and such things.
Taa, welcome back Dave, I'd love to hear your impressions of how 3DM05 scales with CPU capability - did Futuremark get this bit right and how dependent are our scores today on CPU speed?
I get about 4700 on a 2.3GHz AthlonXP with a 6800GT (stock speed 66.72 driver Win2K) - I was curious how my scores would be with a slightly slower processor or a Athlon64 3800.
Is my CPU limiting my graphic card and if so by how much potential performance?
I get about 4700 on a 2.3GHz AthlonXP with a 6800GT (stock speed 66.72 driver Win2K) - I was curious how my scores would be with a slightly slower processor or a Athlon64 3800.
Is my CPU limiting my graphic card and if so by how much potential performance?
