Hey all,
Nate has me thinking about our video card tests we will use on our upcoming video card reviews. We are planning on sticking to pretty much all real-Game tests. Here is what we have so far:
1. 3dMark2003
2. AquaMark3
3. UT2003
4. RTCW
5. Max Payne 2
6. Halo
7. Tomb Raider: AOD
8. Call of Duty
As of now, I plan on using the following for Image quality tests:
1. Max Payne 2
2. Halo
3. Call of Duty
4. 3dMark2003
Please give your thoughts on what I have so far, and what else you would like to see. Thanks!
New Video Card Test Suite
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We consider AquaMark to be "just another synthentic test". We plan on keeping the two 3dMark's for now because so many people use them and it is an easy way for our readers to test their own systems for comparison.kpothuwila wrote:What about AquaMark?
Basically, we just don't have the confidence that AquaMark gives truely meaningful results. Do you agree or disagree? Thanks!
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The updated test suite should be alright.
Aquamark is not as synthetic as 3DMark. We are still using 3DMark because of it's popularity.
3DMark2001 is alright for benchmarking purposes but 2003 is filled with disputes(don't no who to blame, nVidia or 3DMark). So I'll say just do it but don't rely on it to give us conclusions.
I know you guys @ Legit Reviews won't do that, your conclusions will base on the whole test suite, right?
Keep up the reviewing...
Aquamark is not as synthetic as 3DMark. We are still using 3DMark because of it's popularity.
3DMark2001 is alright for benchmarking purposes but 2003 is filled with disputes(don't no who to blame, nVidia or 3DMark). So I'll say just do it but don't rely on it to give us conclusions.
I know you guys @ Legit Reviews won't do that, your conclusions will base on the whole test suite, right?
Keep up the reviewing...
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