Is there anything else besides 3Dmark to test gpu performance?

[ryanthesav]

I have my 8800gts 640mb overclocked to 630gpu/1020ddr3. I am currently using Vista 64. The program I use to overclock is Rivatuner. I dont really see any difference in performance though. Im too lazy to download 3d mark06 again and test to see if any difference is being made. I guess my question is; is there any other programs that I can use to test to see if there is any difference being made in my overclock other than 3dmark?

 

[Evilonigiri]

You can always download FRAPS and benchmark your games while you play.

 

[ryanthesav]

I ended up using 3dmark06. Stock to overclocked yielded a 700 point difference. Ill take it and run, i guess. I still dont see much of a difference in the games I play, using fraps. I guess crysis is just going to stay at 23-30 fps.

 

[Evilonigiri]

700points is like a 5fps increase, depending on what game and res.

 

[ryanthesav]

Really...hmm, i dont think crysis cares about my little 700 point increase. It just laughs at me.

 

[Evilonigiri]

Damn right. Crysis is real difficult.

 

[Mathos]

Damn right. Crysis is real difficult.

Yeah, Crysis, and for some reason NWN2 seems to laugh at most video cards, even with a 3870 I can't run NWN2 on all highest settings without some stuttering.

Hmmm Lightsmark is another one that you can use, at least that one includes some decent music to listen to while it runs. http://dee.cz/lightsmark/

Fraps is commonly used to make a video based on game play and it will tell you your Frame rate during the video. There may be others, but I haven't tried to find a lot of them.

 

[Hatman]

Lots of people prefer 3dmark03 because there is much more reliance on graphics cards rather than CPUs.

 

[bildo123]

@ title of thread, I usually setup my Graphics card on a treadmill at 10mph and dangle a few PCI-E molex connectors in the front.