3dMark Lowered

[gamerx256]

I had a geforce 6800 128mb video card in my system and bought a geforce 512mb 8500GT. When I ran 3dmark my score lowered by 300, and I went into world of warcraft and my fps was lower aswell.

 

[theAnimal]

Sounds about right. Bigger number doesn't necessarily mean better card.

 

[Zenthar]

300 isn't much, it could be that some process started in the background during the test. As for WoW, how lower are your FPS?

 

[boulard83]

A 8500GT is in par with a 6800. near to be.

You should have buyed a 9600gt or a HD4670 for a real improvement.

ATI Radeon HD 4670 512 MB : 8095
NVIDIA Geforce 9600 GT 1024 MB : 9925

NVIDIA Geforce 6800 Ultra 256 MB : 2646
NVIDIA Geforce 8500 GT 256 MB : 2378
NVIDIA Geforce 6800 GT 256 MB : 2302