Measure Gpu/ PC Performance ???

About to do a few major upgrades, gpu, cpu, mo' ram !

Want to measure performance before and after upgrade and want to know which programs will give me the best info, i.e. 3dmark 06, 05, Vantage ?

 

Try Vantage and 3DMark11, 06 is obsolete. Also, try running an in-game benchmark like Crysis.

 

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people might think 3dmark06 is obsolete but for the older computers like ours its still very much in use as you can compare to your older scores once youve upgraded.

 

Besides the thing about 3dmark11 is measuring DX11 right? Older hardware won't be able to produce scores that are comparable.

Stick to 3dmark06 and vantage.

 

Right, didn't think of that, OP wouldn't even be able to run 3DMark11, the 9xxx series isn't DX11. I'd still say Vantage will give him more useful results than 06, if OP wanted to benchmark with something that better represents modern games. The 9800M GTS is more than fast enough to run Vantage with good results.

 

Just do a before/after with Vantage. That will tell you enough.

To what GPU are you upgrading? I could tell you the % of increase, just with that info. Also skip the extra RAM, if it's for gaming. 4GB is more than sufficient.

 

use 3dmark6 it has already established alot of scores on many different setups so you have a reference point to compare your system to the others or the older setup you have. People who know better knows 3dmark6 is not obsolete.

 

Jesus,calling 3dmark06 obsolete.
Probably those peoples arent alont into benchmarks and overclock.
I do overclock since 10 years and your first program to run is 3dmark06.
Is still the most established and benchmark used because the results are easy to compare.
Also for those in the business,you may agree that we use even 3dmark05 and 2003 in some cases.
Anyway this should be the way:

3dmark06
3dmarkVantage
Fluidmark for physx enabled cards (nvidia from seres 8 and up)
Mafia II benchmark
Dirt 2 benchmark
Crysis benchmark
Metro 2033 benchmark
Unigine heaven benchmark
Aida64 cpu/mem test benchmark (in case if cpu oc)
Cinebench r10

For gpu oc stability/benchmark
FurMark
Msi Kombustor

For cpu oc stability/benchmark
Occt
Linpak
Intel burn test
SuperPi
Orthos
Wprime95

Thats it.

 

Upgrading to Nvidia 3700m, T9300 cpu and 8 gb of ram. Also installing Win 7 .

 

What exactly do you do with your computer and what are you upgrading from? For the sake of benchmarking, upgrades make a noticeable difference, but depending on your actual usage, you might not see any difference.

 

Err...............gaming, what else is there?

Upgrading from the components in my sig.

 

Well i can make a guess.
If you run the T9300 in ThrottleStop/DualIDA you get 2.70ghz.
At stock clocks the 3700m with that cpu should pull 10k 3dmarks06.
The 3700m is a matter of luck, some overclocks good some others doesnt, plus it runs hot.
The better deal would be a GTX280m, same core,same shaders, small die, less heat and more OC room. Also the 3700m is basically a gtx280m underclocked but with a bigger die.

 

As I ran 3dmark06, when I first got this rig, I seem to remember hitting in the low 9k area, so moving up a 1000 or so, sounds pretty good to me !

 

3DMark06 _is_ obsolete. It is CPU dependent to the point of ridiculousness.

An extreme example perhaps, but here it is anyway:
Phenom II X6 1055T @ 3.5GHz + GTX 460 @ 880/1760/950 = 19600 3DMark06 / 3950 3DMark11
Phenom II X6 1055T @ 3.5GHz + GTX 560 @ 950/1900/1000 = 19900 3DMark06 / 4731 3DMark11

 

3dmark06 splits the scores. We know that's cpu bound, just cut the cpu score out of the business when benching.
Same happens with Vantage althought its more limited to gpu muscles.
And no matter what everyone says, 3dmark06 is still the benchmark of reference, always been.
Just check the most OC oriented communities out there.

Also theres something wrong in these scores imho. Im able to pull 24k with my i5 and a cheap HD5850.
I was able to break 19k with a core duo E8500 @ 4,2ghz and a cheap GTX260 sp216.
Wait i know whats wrong: the amd cpu. But im an intel extremist, therefore my opinion doesnt count.
That 6core is a joke. Even a mid-range intel quad can kick is .
PLUS is bottlenecking the GTX560 alot, specially oced. At least it should run @ 4ghz to not bottleneck those faster cards.

 

In that case, I wonder why the 3DMark11 scores are just fine.

Edit: I'm just saying that 3DMark Vantage (which unfortunately isn't free) and 3DMark11 are better 3D performance indicators than 3DMark06.

 

I agree, they are.
But still '06 is a much needed/starting benchmark for anyone who want to test their systems.
As i said above, it works like this. You begin from 06 then move upward. The result is still an important factor in the whole OC experience.

 

Unlike Vantage, in '06 the CPU can affect the GPU scores.