Post HL2 benches here

addiarmadar · Nov 16, 2004

Whenever they unlock the damed thing, post you FPS with main rig config so they rest like me will know to expect from the REAL game.

Only an overclocker can make a computer into a convectional oven.

priyajeet · Nov 16, 2004

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addiarmadar · Nov 16, 2004

Im not ceratin, havent bought the game yet but there should be a built in timedemo benchmark or just enable the FPS meter in the console and measure the high/low. Or it maybe a seperate prog to install since Ive heard the collectors edition has that benchtool weve all seen on the internet but cannot get. I could be wrong there.

Only an overclocker can make a computer into a convectional oven.

priyajeet · Nov 17, 2004

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priyajeet · Nov 17, 2004

list of editorial benchies:

<A HREF="http://www.hardocp.com/article.html?art=Njky" target="_new">[H]ard|Gaming</A>

<A HREF="http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=19707" target="_new">ATi</A>

<A HREF="http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2278" target="_new">Anandtech</A>

<A HREF="http://www.driverheaven.net/articles/Half life 2/" target="_new">Driver Heaven</A>

<A HREF="http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/half-life_2_performance/" target="_new">Firing Squad</A>

:tongue: <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/priyajeet/fing.jpg" target="_new">Very funny, Scotty. Now beam down my clothes.</A> :tongue: Edited by priyajeet on 11/17/04 04:46 PM.

pauldh · Nov 17, 2004

Anand has their recorded timedemos available for DL. Grap those and give it a try. I will sometime by the weekend. That way we can all compare results.

ABIT IS7, P4 2.6C, 1GB Corsair XMS 4000 Pro Series, Radeon 9800 Pro, Santa Cruz, TruePower 430wattEdited by Pauldh on 11/17/04 01:52 PM.

priyajeet · Nov 17, 2004

even [H] got theirs up at Fileshak.
TO all who plan to post results: Keep Vsync Off, or else we wont get raw resutlts. Rest setting are upto you.

ATI:
FTP1.ATI.COM
Userid - beta0098
Password - 3WWWWvxp

:tongue: <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/priyajeet/fing.jpg" target="_new">Very funny, Scotty. Now beam down my clothes.</A> :tongue: Edited by priyajeet on 11/17/04 03:52 PM.

priyajeet · Nov 17, 2004

demos can be got from here
https://mywebspace.wisc.edu/phora/web/HL2_demos

d* - ATI
thg* - THG
hard* - [H]
at* - anandtech
tech* - Tech Report

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How to Bench
You need to add the -console in the HL2 shortcut, if you have one. For those running it from steam menu, select HL2 in the menu -> right click on the game -> properties -> launch options -> put "-console" in there.

Start the game.
Console is pretty advanced and does auto complete for you. If you want FPS shown, type: cl_showfps 1
It will autocomplete 1/2 way thru, and you can use arrow keys to toggle commands.
then run timedemo filename. Note, filename will also autocomplete provided that you have put those .dem files in "C:\Program Files\Steam\SteamApps\EMAIL\half-life 2\hl2"
You just need to enter the 1st character and it will auto complete.

If you use the command timedemoquit, then after each demo, HL2 quits. This is useless. Better to do all together using the timedemo command.

In either case all the results are logged (appended, so dont worry abt ols ones getting deleted) to the following file "C:\Program Files\Steam\SteamApps\EMAIL\half-life 2\hl2\sourcebench.csv"

Its an excel (CSV) file. You can just copy and paste from there.

Also, these demos are spoilers, so watch out.

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<A HREF="http://www.hardocp.com/image.html?image=MTEwMDY3NjY3MjRBNGlnbngzY3hfMV8xX2wuZ2lm" target="_new">Console Commands</A>

:tongue: <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/priyajeet/fing.jpg" target="_new">Very funny, Scotty. Now beam down my clothes.</A> :tongue: Edited by priyajeet on 11/29/04 12:38 PM.

mrface · Nov 17, 2004

on the vid test for CS:S igot 99.97 fps.

"Never underestimate the predictability of Stupidity."
<A HREF="http://www.cameronwilliamson.com" target="_new">-={Neurotic Narcissist.}=-</A>
{FLM}

priyajeet · Nov 17, 2004

My benchmarks:
settings
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* Catalyst 4.12b with CCC 4.11, ALL default settings, except fastwrites OFF.
* Reso: 1280*1024
* dxlevel gamemode - 9.0 (full-precision)
* Sound: ON
* Ingame Settings - https://mywebspace.wisc.edu/phora/web/HL2_demos/settings.JPG
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system
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* ALL stock speeds
* P4C 3.2
* 2GB 2-2-2-5 RAM
* HIS ICEQ II X800XT PE
* Raptors in Raid 0
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benchies
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demofile: FPS

THG
thg2.dem: 50.3
thg5.dem: 81.5
thg8.dem: 86.1

[H]ard
hardocptimedemo_canals01.dem: 79.4
hardocptimedemo_coast03.dem: 79.2
hard_c17_12.dem: 64.8
hard_canals_09.dem: 59.9

AnandTech
at_c17_12.dem: 54.9
at_canals_08.dem: 66.9
at_coast_05.dem: 87.6
at_coast_12.dem: 79.6
at_prison_05.dem: 87.6

ATi
d1_canals_09.dem: 50.9
d1_town_01.dem: 80.8
d1_trainstation_02.dem: 51.7
d3_c17_12.dem: 41
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:tongue: <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/priyajeet/fing.jpg" target="_new">Very funny, Scotty. Now beam down my clothes.</A> :tongue: Edited by priyajeet on 11/24/04 11:35 PM.

priyajeet · Nov 17, 2004

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pauldh · Nov 17, 2004

Didn't see the [H] ones. But thanks. Do you ever have time on your hands or what?

ABIT IS7, P4 2.6C, 1GB Corsair XMS 4000 Pro Series, Radeon 9800 Pro, Santa Cruz, TruePower 430watt

priyajeet · Nov 18, 2004

Tweaks
<A HREF="http://www.beyond3d.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=18170" target="_new">http://www.beyond3d.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=18170</A>

:tongue: <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/priyajeet/fing.jpg" target="_new">Very funny, Scotty. Now beam down my clothes.</A> :tongue:

TheGreatGrapeApe · Nov 18, 2004

Grape - Hopefully u'll update ur catalyst review with this game - atleast for the last 3 drivers including 4.12b.

That's the plan.

- You need a licence to buy a gun, but they'll sell anyone a stamp (or internet account) ! - RED GREEN GA to SK :evil:

pauldh · Nov 18, 2004

That will be nice.

ABIT IS7, P4 2.6C, 1GB Corsair XMS 4000 Pro Series, Radeon 9800 Pro, Santa Cruz, TruePower 430watt

priyajeet · Nov 20, 2004

Mainstream Cards tested
<A HREF="http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2281" target="_new">http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2281</A>

:tongue: <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/priyajeet/fing.jpg" target="_new">Very funny, Scotty. Now beam down my clothes.</A> :tongue:

pauldh · Nov 20, 2004

I ran through Anand's timedemos. No overclocking or tweaking for that matter, and ATI quality set to defaults (blend) in control panel. Resolution 1280x1024 with <A HREF="http://server3.uploadit.org/files/PaulDH-settings.jpg" target="_new">These Settings</A>

Cat 4.11

55.09 AT_C17_12
60.10 AT_Canals_08
79.63 AT_Coast_05
65.88 AT_Coast_12
58.96 AT_Prison_05

Cat 4.12b

55.73 AT_C17_12
65.07 AT_Canals_08
82.08 AT_Coast_05
68.42 AT_Coast_12
66.87 AT_Prison_05

Anyway, even with a 9800 pro, i saw anywhere up to a 13% increase on these 5 timedemos going from 4.11 to 4.12b. Since none went down, and 2 hours of playing afterwards show no issues, I'll stick to the 4.12b's for now.

MSI K8N Neo2, A64 3000+, 1GB Corsair XMS 4000 Pro Series, Radeon 9800 Pro, Santa Cruz, TruePower 430wattEdited by Pauldh on 11/20/04 06:12 PM.

rx7000 · Nov 21, 2004

Pirya those are some real nice results espically with the levels you have everything on.

I just got done doing css stress test on a few diffrent settings, im going to do hl2 next (your walk threw is helpful).

Settings I actually play Counter Strike Source with:
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Resolution: 800x600
Model Detail: Medium
Texture Detail: medium
Antialiasing: off
Antistropic: 2x
Water Reflect: world
Shader detail: high
Shadow Detail: high
Vertical sync: disabled

Average Fps: 117.54

High settings for the hell of it:
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Resolution: 1280x1024
Model Detail: High
Texture Detail: High
Antialiasing: x6
Antistropic: 16x
Water Reflect: All
Shader Detail: High
Shadow Detail: High
Vertical Sync: Disabled

Average Fps: 109.99

*Missing half my ram, as tested: 512 in single channel mode.

*Using timedemoquit isnt totally useless, it auto generates a file showing your results ("for automated benching").

Asus p4c800 Deluxe,1 Gig Mushkin PC3200 Dual Channel Level II V2,Pentium 4 3.0 512k 800fsb HT, Thermaltake Xaser III, Thermaltake Spark 7+, Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS Platinum Pro, eVGA GeForce 6800 GTEdited by Rx7000 on 11/21/04 04:25 AM.

rx7000 · Nov 21, 2004

Heres my Half Life 2 Results.

System info:
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Pentium 4 3.0 (Turbo Mode)
Windows Xp Pro Sp2
512 Ram Single Channel

Videocard Info:
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Stock Clocks
Driver Version 66.93
Antialiasing Application Controlled
Anisotropic Filtering Application Controlled
Image Settings Quality
Vertical Sync Off

Game Settings:
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1280x1024
Model Detail: High
Texture Detail: High
Water Detail: Reflect All
Shadow Detail: High
Shader Detail: High
Antialiasing: 6x
Anisotropic Filtering: 16x

-Demo-------------------Fps-
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at_c17_12--------------51.03
at_canals_08-----------60.24
at_coast_05------------74.38
at_coast_12------------70.85
at_prison_05------------83.20
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d1_canals_09------------33.78
d1_town_01--------------72.75
d1_trainstation_02------47.15
d3_c17_12---------------33.13
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hardocptd_canals1-------78.54
hardocptd_coast03-------71.43
hard_c17_12-------------58.34
hard_canals_09----------44.96
========================

*Benches with overclock cooming soon...(Maybe, If I can find half way decent drivers).

Asus p4c800 Deluxe,1 Gig Mushkin PC3200 Dual Channel Level II V2,Pentium 4 3.0 512k 800fsb HT, Thermaltake Xaser III, Thermaltake Spark 7+, Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS Platinum Pro, eVGA GeForce 6800 GT

pauldh · Nov 21, 2004

Nice scores for that puny little card of yours.

LOL

I'd like to be able to keep 1280x1024 and play 4xAA/8xAF, but no dice with this card. Does a 6800GT even support 6X AA, or is it 4x4=8X that you are using?

I wish more people would post scores no matter what their hardware is. Gives an idea what other can expect. Plus there are no full system/card comparisons yet showing minimum system to top end systems with a broad range of video cards. That may help people who are bound to ask what should I upgrade as my system is poking it in HL2. New mobo/cpu or new video card? etc. I know no site will take the time to test a full range of cards on a full range of systems as much as I'd like, But I wish they would. [H] did that huge D3 hardware guide, but still didn't mix and match a slow CPU with a fast video card, or vise-versa. All they did on the low end was test the minimum cpu with the minimum video card.

If someone had an XP1700+ and an R9600 Pro, what $350 upgrade would serve them better. A 6800GT/X800pro or an new mobo and A64 3000+. Or if they had a NF2, maybe a cpu upgrade and doubling the ram would be best. I'd love to have the time to test and report on complete results like that.

ABIT IS7, P4 2.6C, 1GB Corsair XMS 4000 Pro Series, Radeon 9800 Pro, Santa Cruz, TruePower 430watt

rx7000 · Nov 21, 2004

I know and I agree, I just got done bitching to grape about how more people seriously need to participate in our benchies around here, espically half life 2. Where every hardware site on earth is making their own demos and drawing their own half baked theorys. If we got a decent amount of people to bench here we could draw and work off our own real world conclusions.

Your card did very nice also. My antialiasing options on the 6800 Gt are off 2x 2xQ 4x 8xS.

Now that you point it out im not really sure what 2xQ and 8xS means, can someone enlighten me?

Asus p4c800 Deluxe,1 Gig Mushkin PC3200 Dual Channel Level II V2,Pentium 4 3.0 512k 800fsb HT, Thermaltake Xaser III, Thermaltake Spark 7+, Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS Platinum Pro, eVGA GeForce 6800 GT

pauldh · Nov 22, 2004

Just adding some #'s for a IS7/P4 2.6C no overclocking. Still 1GB(2-512MB)PC4000 and a R9800 Pro, and the Cat 4.12b drivers on ATI's default blend settings.

1280x1024 same exact settings as the A64 system i posted above. Only change is the mobo and CPU.

Cat 4.12b

48.74 AT_C17_12
61.49 AT_Canals_08
73.84 AT_Coast_05
63.54 AT_Coast_12
66.19 AT_Prison_05

With the exception of a close tie in prison_05, the A64 3000+ scored 4-8 fps higher than the P4 2.6C.

MSI K8N Neo2 platinum, A64 3000+, 1GB Corsair XMS 4000 Pro Series, Radeon 9800 Pro

eden · Nov 22, 2004

I believe 2xQ is Quincunx AA. Not sure what 8xS is, I forgot what the special S AA was.

--
Ede

pauldh · Nov 22, 2004

<A HREF="http://www.firingsquad.com/hardware/half-life_2_athlon_xp/" target="_new">Firing Squad A-XP Benchies</A> are out now. It tests the X800 and 6800 series cards on Athlon XP's from 2100+ to 3200+, as well as a few at 2.4GHz. Also note they are using the 6702 forcewares for NV this time instead of the 6693's.

I had been thinking about doing the same thing with older cards (all I have :frown: ) as well take the cpu speed down to minimum specs also. I figure with an unlocked mobile XP2500+, I can come close to showing AXP performance by scaling from 1.2GHz up to 2.4 GHz. (I say come close because a 1.2GHz barton on NF2 with Dual channel DDR will outperform a TBird 1.2GHz on KT133 or even a K7S5A.) Anyway, I Just haven't found time to start that yet. It is something I'd enjoy, but is an overwhelming project as I hoped to do 6-8 video cards for HL2 first, and then continue on to other games like farcry, D3 demo, and MOHPA.

MSI K8N Neo2 platinum, A64 3000+, 1GB Corsair XMS 4000 Pro Series, Radeon 9800 Pro

rx7000 · Nov 22, 2004

That would be very cool, as it will be real world results people with those cards can relate to and help give them insight about their systems.

Asus p4c800 Deluxe,1 Gig Mushkin PC3200 Dual Channel Level II V2,Pentium 4 3.0 512k 800fsb HT, Thermaltake Xaser III, Thermaltake Spark 7+, Sound Blaster Audigy2 ZS Platinum Pro, eVGA GeForce 6800 GT

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