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Test Setup
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| Platform | |
|---|---|
| Motherboard | MSI K7 Master-S, AMD760 Chipset |
| Processor | Athlon 1333, overclocked to 1466 MHz |
| Memory | 256 MB Micron PC2100 CL2 DDR-SDRAM |
| Hard Drive | IBM DTLA307030 ATA100 IDE FAT32/NTFS |
| Operating System | Windows98SE for game benchmarksWindows2000 SP1 for SPECviewperf 6.1.2 |
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| Graphics Cards | |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce3 | 64 MB, Driver 11.01, Chip Clock 200 MHz, Memory Clock 460 MHz (DDR) |
| NVIDIA GeForce2 Ultra | 64 MB, Driver 11.01, Chip clock 250 MHz, Memory clock 460 MHz (DDR) |
| NVIDIA GeForce2 Pro | 64 MB, Driver 11.01, Chip Clock 200 MHz, Memory Clock 400 MHz (DDR) |
| NVIDIA GeForce2 GTS | 32 MB, Driver 11.01, Chip Clock 200 MHz, Memory Clock 366 MHz (DDR) |
| ATi Radeon DDR | 64 MB, Driver, Chip Clock 183 MHz, Memory Clock 183 MHz |
Theoretical Numbers
It's always good to have a look at the theoretical numbers provided by the chipmakers, just to have an idea how far truth can be from reality and how pointless those number games really are.
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| Header Cell - Column 0 | Memory Bandwidth | Pixel Fill Rate | Texel Fill Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA GeForce3 | 7360 MB/s | 800 MPixel/s | 1600 MTexel/s |
| NVIDIA GeForce2 Ultra | 7360 MB/s | 1000 MPixel/s | 2000 MTexel/s |
| NVIDIA GeForce2 Pro | 6400 MB/s | 800 MPixel/s | 1600 MTexel/s |
| NVIDIA GeForce2 GTS | 5856 MB/s | 800 MPixel/s | 1600 MTexel/s |
| ATi Radeon | 5856 MB/s | 366 MPixel/s | 1098 MTexel/s |
If you look at those numbers, GeForce3 should be inferior to GeForce2 Ultra. Let's see if this is indeed the case.
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