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    Very low FPS in 3DMark Vantage?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Nuggstein, May 17, 2010.

  1. Nuggstein

    Nuggstein Notebook Consultant

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    I have the preset set to "performance" @ 1280x800...

    I am getting about 8 FPS on every test.

    I have a:
    Core i7 720QM
    6 GB DDR3 @ 1333 MHz
    NVIDIA GeForce GT 330M @ 1GB, OC'd to 675/900/1485 ... factory was 575/790/1265.
    Windows 7
    7200 RPM HDD

    I don't understand why this is happening. I play FEAR 2 @ max settings @ 1680x1050 very smoothly, and I play Bioshock @ max settings @ 1920x1200.

    [​IMG]


    What's the deal??

    Even the CPU tests and the Physics tests are incredibly slow!
     
    Nuggstein, May 17, 2010
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  2. jenesuispasbavard

    jenesuispasbavard Notebook Evangelist

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    I get a minimum of 8 fps in the first test, and the CPU tests are quite slow as well. That is just how Vantage is on today's laptops I'm afraid, even the better ones, and certainly the ones with a GT330M.
     
    jenesuispasbavard, May 17, 2010
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  3. HTWingNut

    HTWingNut Potato

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    Yeah, 330m is not a very powerful card. Respectable but it's a mid-range GPU. Even the CPU is not that powerful compared with a desktop. Vantage will tax even powerful desktops. Heck, 3DMark06 taxed my desktop back when it was pretty powerful (Athlon64 x2 4400+, 2GB RAM, 8800 GTS) five years ago. It's just a benchmark to get a score to compare. Don't worry about it.
     
    HTWingNut, May 17, 2010
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  4. Biosci3c

    Biosci3c Notebook Consultant NBR Reviewer

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    Um, compared with the core i7 for desktops or in general?

    I have this chip in my Dell Studio XPS16, and have found it to be very fast (and good at multitasking).
     
    Biosci3c, May 18, 2010
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  5. HTWingNut

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    In general. I'm not saying it isn't powerful for a laptop CPU, but desktop CPU's, even my desktop Q9550 and GTX 260 core 216 struggles with Vantage. And my desktop config is a good deal more powerful than most any notebook setup.
     
    HTWingNut, May 18, 2010
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    killerclam Notebook Enthusiast

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    i got 13161 vantage score with my laptop. That's not bad is it? >.<
     
    killerclam, May 18, 2010
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  7. HTWingNut

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    Err, no, not at all, but look at the hardware you've got. I've got a desktop with at least two year old technology that gets about 12500 Vantage, and would cost $700 to buy. That laptop probably cost over $3000. It's just my point that CPU and GPU power is relative. You may have a top notch laptop, but it is in no way any comparison with an average desktop. An I7-720QM is better than the mobile Core 2 Quads it replaced, but it's still relatively weak in the performance world.
     
    HTWingNut, May 18, 2010
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