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    what is 3dmark?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by dcp, Jun 9, 2007.

  1. dcp

    dcp Notebook Consultant

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    (sorry it's slightly off topic..)

    I mean the more benchmark results I read, the more I feel like it's a [edited by moderator] measurer than anything useful... an example

    http://www.bjorn3d.com/read.php?cID=1086&pageID=3334

    just keep your eyes on the 7950 GTand 8600 GTS XXX results. So 3dm06 "thinks" 8600 GTS XXX is faster or at least as fast as a 7950 GT, but then u look down a little bit and see the next page as well, 7950 crushes 8600 GTS XXX in all the other game benchmarks by large margins..

    any thoughts?
     
    dcp, Jun 9, 2007
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    Asteroid2782 Notebook Consultant

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    It's because the 7950GTX has a 256 bus but the 8600 only has 128, so 3DMark score is similar but in games the 7950GTX destroys the 8600
     
    Asteroid2782, Jun 9, 2007
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