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Benchmarks: 3DMark2001, AquaMark3
By
combining DirectX8 support with completely new graphics, it continues to provide
good overall system benchmarks. 3DMark2001 SE 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 3DMark scores denote better performance.
A more
powerful videocard could show the differences between the systems better. Still,
the Gigabyte GA-8ANXP-D scores the highest at stock speeds.
AquaMark3
is a powerful tool to determine reliable information about the gaming
performance of a computer system. Because the
benchmark extensively utilizes DirectX9, DirectX8 and DirectX7 functionality, it
represents the requirements of typical gaming applications in 2003 and
2004.
AquaMark3
is not really able to tell the differences between the motherboards, especially
considering the power of the videocard.
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