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    how can you use 3dmark06 to estimate...

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by brian.hanna, Oct 20, 2008.

  1. brian.hanna

    brian.hanna Notebook Evangelist

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    i understand higher scores = better performance, but is their any list of sorts that will show what kind of games you can play if you score a certain amount in 3d mark?

    like 3000 = games such as counterstike
    4000 = assassins creed
    4500 = crysis


    anything like that?

    or can the score not be interpreted as such.
     
    brian.hanna, Oct 20, 2008
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  2. BenLeonheart

    BenLeonheart walk in see this wat do?

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    Never interpret 3DMark06's score as a final word.

    Just try the game yourself.

    In-game performance made me diagnose my CPU downthrottling problem.
    Whilst 3DMark06 changing in-between-tests did not.

    Thats why real performance > 3D Mark :)
     
    BenLeonheart, Oct 20, 2008
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  3. BenLeonheart

    BenLeonheart walk in see this wat do?

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    But i assume that... lets say scoring 4600 (1280x800 free 3D mark version), would let you play UT3 (4/4 settings at a steady average 28 fps)

    or something like that...
     
    BenLeonheart, Oct 20, 2008
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  4. redrazor11

    redrazor11 Formerly waterwizard11

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    There are so many different settings you can change for each game(resolutions, quality, aa/af, view scale, ect) that it's impossible to pin-point games you can play with each score.
     
    redrazor11, Oct 20, 2008
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    Face_Jones Notebook Evangelist

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    yea i wouldnt go by that cause a game like crysis is very scaleable so something that scores below 4500 will still play well just in lower settings.
     
    Face_Jones, Oct 20, 2008
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