3DMark Vantage only 2 days away

http://www.futuremark.com/3dmarkvantage/

Just realized it was this close. Though I am looking forward to it because it will hopefully be more demanding and thus a better stress test.

 

Hopefully people can adjust from '06.

 

if Microsoft ever makes Freelancer 2, I hope it looks like that

 

imagine my score drop from 9k to 4k

 

It`s only DX10 so I don`t care

 

Hi.

most people use 3dmark06demo as it` is free

the big plus is you cannot change the settings, meaning everybody`s test runs with the same resolution.

It makes it easier to compare systems.

3DMark Vantage looks fantastic, but how many people are going to have it?

Regards

John.

 

I think 3dmark06 is still plenty stressful even for new top end systems, a benchmark is not obsolete until it becomes invalidated in some manner.

Take good ol' aquamark3 for instance, its so "easy" that any current systems 3dcard can process it so fast that the cpu becomes a bottleneck and thus for the last 2 years or so aquamark3 was treated more like a cpu test rather than a video card test.

The bottleneck was very clear as OCing your gpu did nothing to your score while the cpu did.

 

Hi.

aquamark3 is no good for multi-core processors

I got a much better score on my laptop Core2Duo 2.4ghz 8600mGT

Than I get on my Desktop Core2Quad 2.4ghz 8600GT

Regards

John.

 

I wonder what test they`ll add or change, or maybe change the whole thing?

 

Yeah its so old its single threaded but thats what I mean AQM3 is outdated and no longer useful.

 

I sure hope there will be someone posting results soon so that my score will be better than theirs(my 3dmark06 vs the vantage )

 

people probably said the same thing about 3dmark03 and 3dmark05, but in time it will become the defacto standard like 06 is today.

 

Two words:

WHO CARES?

 

I second that!

 

I'll buy it. But just because I like watching the pretty pictures. And showing my friends how my 'pc games' look so much cooler than their 'console games' and 'board games'.

lulz.

 

Remember guys, if you don't have a DX10 card and Vista.. you're out of luck.

 

They lost me at "Operating System: Windows Vista" . . .

At any rate, I agree that 3DMark06 is still a good stress test. The CPU test is especially good, it can use up to 64 cores. It is an extremely demanding test.

 

i hope i dont get lower than 1k with my 8400M GT hehehe

 

I mainly use 3dmark to test my overclocks and such. I don't use it to test driver performance.

 

The rumors is that the summer-planned 9900 GTX is scoring "only" 10k in it

Since it's a DX10 bench, I guess we should see all the new features of DX10 right? Can't wait.

There will be a free basic edition like 06 right?

 

I'm not object to 3DMark because at least it is a common benchmark, and good to tax your GPU for overclock stability and such. But I'm far from excited about a benchmark being released. 3DMark06 is already taxing enough, and finally a somewhat reliable test for average hardware today. I remember scoring only a couple thousand 3DMark06 points on the hardware I had at the time.

Is the standard Vantage benchmark going to be widescreen only? That would make sense too if they're going to make it Vista and DX10 only!

 

i dont think 8400M GS users would even be able to run it

 

Well yeah but vantage is probably be the first product to be made for DX10 from the ground up and thats why I am excited about it.

 

http://www.yougamers.com/news/18513_3dmark_vantage_has_gone_gold/

You get ONE free run, the equiv of the free 06 edition is $6.95

I wouldnt be surprised if the $6.95 version becomes the defacto vid card "pack in" in the near future. As widely as their products are used I dont see a problem with the small entry fee for basic.

 

I cant get past the first test without it crashing, the 174 drivers havent been treating me to well, might roll back to 169's a little later and see how it goes.

 

I'm about to get it.... another hour for the download to complete...

 

No XP support=none of my money"!

 

XP = DX9

Anyways, I'm currently out of the dust since I only have XP installed. I'll probably start a new partition and fire up Vantage.

 

Yeah downloading now also.

 

Hi.

the one shot version, does not work for me, just says "website navigation cancelled"

maybe too much demand at the moments.

Regards

John.

 

Guys..... this is a good mirror if anyone is downloading....
http://www.techpowerup.com/downloads/1048/mirrors.php

 

I downladed and ran it but the program shows this page cannot be displayed.

 

Hi.

try pressing retry a few time, and you will eventually get the page to enter you registration number.

2 hours and i have not got my one-shot number yet.

Regards

John.

 

Thanks. I bought the basic. Testing in like 2 min or so. Got it to work.

Edit: Nvm gonna have to redownload the basic edition. What a hassle.

 

Hi

I run it at default settings, most tests run under 5 fps on my 8600GT.

like a slide show, not overly impressed, I think i will stick with 06

****************************************
174.74 ON 8600GT

P1412

8618 CPU

1104 GRAPHICS

****************************************

Regards

John.

 

Yeah in the trial you don't get a score I believe. Lets ssee how it goes for me.

Edit: Actually you should. I'm sure its something wrong with their servers for it or something.

 

Well I just ran Vantage... with 5-15 FPS.... the CPU tests are way cooler btw! But in the end.... when I click "View Results Online" it says that it is not able to submit the results... so after all the hassle I can't see my bloody score!!

 

Geez how did you guys enter the registration code? with the dashes? Mine keeps saying invalid.

 

Read the FAQ. It's said that it's a common bug with Vantage version 1. Clearing the field and entering it in again seems to have solved the problem for me....

 

So far the first time you enter it will say invalid, also be sure your caps are on.

 

GOt it. After about the 6th time. Yeah pretty much ran like a slideshow. Now to do some overclocking.

 

I got P4212 with the 169 whql driver set, 74's would crash after the first test, not sure how long they will allow it, but for the trial as long as you dont click the box on the results page you can keep running it, it allows you to scroll so you can see the results fully.

Performance was about as expected, not wowed with it overall, not enough to buy it at any rate with my current setup, might get it when I get a new card if it isnt bundled.

 

Yeah, first time it didn't show my score and now at the second cpu test it constantly says PhysX error.

 

Maybe install the latest physx driver software from the physx site ?

 

Hi.

I eventualy got a score

****************************************
174.74 ON 8600GT

P1412

8618 CPU

1104 GRAPHICS

****************************************

Regards

John.

 

There are no official supported driver sets yet, Both camps are working on drivers and they should pop up fairly soon. Right now the numbers are pretty much meaningless.

 

Yeah a 175.12 driver for 32 bit vista should be released soon.

Actually its already been released on nvidia's site.

http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvista_x86_175.12.html

 

Riva tuner doesnt seem to like the 175's

 

Hi.

Just tried 175.12

No performance difference from 174.74 on 3DMARK06demo for me.

Regards

John.

 

What inf did you use? Can't find a working one.

EDit: nvm got it.