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    new macbookpro 3dmark test

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by jacques, Jun 9, 2007.

  1. jacques

    jacques Notebook Enthusiast

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    i got my new 2.4 8600GT 256m macbookpro to test 3dmark05 i got 6800score under 1024x768 and 3400score under 1280X1024
    under 3dmark free version
    IS it good or not
     
    jacques, Jun 9, 2007
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    benzman Notebook Enthusiast

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    The score is good enough to play the latest titles with average to high setting.
     
    benzman, Jun 9, 2007
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    masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook

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    your 3dmark score barely relates to your ability to play games.
    its loosely related to it, i guess, because it tests the rendering capability of your gpu, but honestly i have found that 3dmark scores often just dont correlate well to actual game performance.

    from what i have tested (i also just bought the same notebook) you can play the latest games with the settings maxed out.
     
    masterchef341, Jun 9, 2007
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    mongoloido Notebook Consultant

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    Is this the 15" or the 17"?

    To Masterchef341: When you game on your laptop, are you playing at 1440x900, or are you lowering the resolution?
     
    mongoloido, Jun 9, 2007
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  5. masterchef341

    masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook

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    1440x900.

    source based games like that 8600gt a LOT.

    give me some time to give my official word on other games like prey, FEAR, quake 4, and rvs vegas.

    then i will have a nice representation from a nice wide variety of engines- doom 3, proprietary, and ut3, and source.
     
    masterchef341, Jun 9, 2007
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    jacques Notebook Enthusiast

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    is 15.4 i tested also :lost planet ;i can not play it under max configuration because it let me out and the FPS is almost 12-15;
    and there is no way to text higher definition for 3DMARK06 since i have no version complet for that
     
    jacques, Jun 9, 2007
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  7. eh?

    eh? Notebook Enthusiast

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    all of which are pretty old engines so it wouldn't be too big a suprise if they performed well
     
    eh?, Jun 9, 2007
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