3DMark2001SE is the latest installment in the
3DMark series by MadOnion. By combining DirectX8 support with completely new
graphics, it continues to provide good overall system benchmarks. 3DMark2001SE
has been created in cooperation with the major 3D accelerator and processor
manufacturers to provide a reliable set of diagnostic tools. The suite
demonstrates 3D gaming performance by using real-world gaming technology to test
a system's true performance abilities. Tests include: DirectX8 Vertex Shaders,
Pixel Shaders and Point Sprites, DOT3 and Environment Mapped Bump Mapping,
support for Full Scene Anti-aliasing and Texture Compression and two game tests
using Ipion real-time physics.
Higher numbers denote better performance.
3DMark2001SE Benchmark Results |
|
Video Card |
3DMarks |
Ranking |
1. |
AIW Radeon 8500
2xP |
6906 |
|
2. |
AIW Radeon 8500
2xQ |
5771 |
|
3. |
AIW Radeon 8500
4xP |
3459 |
|
4. |
AIW Radeon 8500
4xQ |
2788 |
|
The performance drop when 2xP AA is enabled is about 25%
which is a little better then expected. Selecting Quality AA modes seems to
degrade performance by an additional 15-20%.
AquaMark is another DirectX 8 benchmark. Using
vertex shaders, any card that is DirectX8 compatible will not just have a huge
speed boost, the image will also look better. Default test has 24 MB worth of
textures.
AquaMark 1024x768 |
|
Video Card |
FPS |
Ranking |
1. |
AIW Radeon 8500
2xP |
42 |
|
2. |
AIW Radeon 8500
2xQ |
33.6 |
|
3. |
AIW Radeon 8500
4xP |
22.4 |
|
4. |
AIW Radeon 8500
4xQ |
17.7 |
|
AquaMark
is very demanding on the GPU, only 2xP at 1024x768
gives acceptable frame rates.
AquaMark 1600x1200 |
|
Video Card |
FPS |
Ranking |
1. |
AIW Radeon 8500
2xP |
31 |
|
2. |
AIW Radeon 8500
2xQ |
19.9 |
|
3. |
AIW Radeon 8500
4xP |
- |
|
4. |
AIW Radeon 8500
4xQ |
- |
|
Neither
4x forms of AA will work at 1600x1200.
Quake III Arena is a First Person Shooter (FPS)
that revolutionized gaming as we know it. Using multiple light sources and
having graphics textures that can fill videocards, even after 3 years it's still
able to bring a cutting edge system to its knees.
Quake III
Arena MAX 1024x768 demo001 |
|
Video Card |
FPS |
Ranking |
1. |
AIW Radeon 8500
2xP |
104.3 |
|
2. |
AIW Radeon 8500
2xQ |
90.9 |
|
3. |
AIW Radeon 8500
4xP |
49.9 |
|
4. |
AIW Radeon 8500
4xQ |
38.9 |
|
Quake III
Arena MAX 1600x1200 demo001 |
|
Video Card |
FPS |
Ranking |
1. |
AIW Radeon 8500
2xP |
35 |
|
2. |
AIW Radeon 8500
2xQ |
27.1 |
|
3. |
AIW Radeon 8500
4xP |
- |
|
4. |
AIW Radeon 8500
4xQ |
- |
|
Like in
AquaMark, only 1024x768 at 2x Performance AA will yield acceptable framerates.
We didn't include the nv15demo since that demo is more of a CPU tester then
anything else.