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    8600m gs weirdness 3dmark06-->

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Teleman, Mar 18, 2008.

  1. Teleman

    Teleman Newbie

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    hi, im a little bit confused right now because of my new acer 5920g's 8600m gs card.i searched net and these cards score about 2700-2900 and gt's around 3600.

    When i run 3dmark06 and tested my new laptop i got this:

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    i checked the temperture and its about 75-80 under load.

    is this normal?
     
    Teleman, Mar 18, 2008
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  2. NAS Ghost

    NAS Ghost Notebook Deity

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    Run it with the standard resolution and see what you get.
     
    NAS Ghost, Mar 18, 2008
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    you have xp running...it would be a bit different as you get some what of a bettery performance in xp in 3dmark 06
     
    Acorn, Mar 18, 2008
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    Naw, he's just running it on a lower res, XP and Vista diffrence isnt that much.
     
    Akuma, Mar 18, 2008
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  5. Teleman

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    Teleman, Mar 18, 2008
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  6. G1S_Noodle

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    Actually it IS. Unless you consider a 200~400 points difference in performance (exclusively because of the OS you're running the test) something casual...

    Btw, that "small" 400 points difference on 3dMark06 is almost the same that you'd get by running the test in Core 2 Duo T7300 and then running it again in a Core 2 Extreme X7900 !!!!! A processor around US$1.000,00 more expensive! :eek:

    I believe you...

    The thing is 1280x800 is NOT the default resolution for the 3DMark06 test...

    The default resolution is 1280x1024... However it might not be your fault... as the 3DMark 06 usually changes the max resolution of the test in case your notebook/desktop is unable to run it because the LCD/Monitor lacks the proper resolution. :rolleyes:
     
    G1S_Noodle, Mar 18, 2008
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  7. Teleman

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    you're right, The max and native res on my acer 5920g's is 1280x800, but i compared my points with others in this res here's something on this forum:
    after seeing this OC'ed 8600m gs is similar to stock 8600m gt with both having gddr2 of course, thats
    what it should be.Anyway, mainstream mobile gpu's are all crap, ill continue to game on my beloved desktop with 8800gts 512mb, leaving the daily work and other stuff to my notebook :)
     
    Teleman, Mar 18, 2008
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  8. G1S_Noodle

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    In one thing you're right... "mainstream mobile gpu's are all crap". :(

    However I've just tested my G1S on the 3DMark06 at 1280x800 res and got 5.2k on the score !!! Over 400 points from my previous result running it at 1280x1024 res... :eek:
     
    G1S_Noodle, Mar 19, 2008
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