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    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by DapperDan, Aug 15, 2012.

  1. DapperDan

    DapperDan Newbie

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    I used to have an R3 with 1600x900 res. Now I have an R4 with 1920x1080. Can anyone explain why I get lower fps when benching 3DMark Vantage with the higher res.? I have exactly the same hardware on both machines.I know gamers prefer 1920x1080 but is 1600x900 actually better for benching? Thanks
     
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    SVOShark Notebook Consultant

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    Higher resolution=more pixels
    More pixels=more graphics processing power needed

    Why would you get another machine with the exact same specs?
     
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    Drunken1 Notebook Consultant

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    Were the 2 machines scores comparable at the same resolution?

    That is all you need to worry about as Yes, the your scores will go down when you set the resolution higher.
     
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  4. DapperDan

    DapperDan Newbie

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    My scores were 1000 points higher with the lower res. The only difference in hardware was the cpu. I got a 3820 in the R4 and had a 2860 in the R3 Thanks Oh in the R3 i had a 6990 and now a 7970 both had 16 gb 1600 ram
     
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  5. Stern

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    Well it's not the same hardware, and as previously pointed out the higher res needs more power, so it's no surprise that the higher res would knock your performance down. Even if they were the same card the higher res would affect performance
     
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    Ok I appreciate the info
     
    DapperDan, Aug 15, 2012
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    sgogeta4 Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    That's why benching usually is set to a low (common) resolution, so there is at least one more variable controlled.
     
    sgogeta4, Aug 15, 2012
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    Run that benchmark with the settings specified here, and compare the results with the ones on that site, if there is no difference (taking into account the +/- margin of error) the system is working fine.
     
    Alienware-Natalia_J, Aug 15, 2012
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