3DMark06 Available (and post your scores)

[Web-Junkie]

Originally Posted by Bifta

This is going to depress everyone just like 3d Mark 05 did when it crawled along on the CPU tests at like 2-3 fps (if you were lucky);

I think that was by design! The scenes being rendered was just using the raw CPU power to create them to gauge how well the CPU performed the task, no help from the Video Hardware whatsoever, so it's no surprise they crawled along at <3 fps.

Downloading, but all of the servers are running slow due to the demand.

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CPU tests are just pathetic. 0.2 frames a second? Come on FutureMark!

The tests for people with Pixel Shader 2 graphics cards just re-run 2 of the tests from 05 but with better graphics (but it's the exact same script running).

URL to my score (996): http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=2589

Oh, default resolution is now 1280x1024, not 1024x768.

crap waste of time,unless you pay for it or use one of the inevitable key gens that will follow this is a total waste of time

[Ramrod]

Taking in the above posts I don't think I'll bother trying this

[jamesclarke555]

http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=5874

Not too bad

[MadGamer]

I would like to know how my system performs, but i really cant be asked to download a 580MB file on a 1MB connection as its gonna take ages. Anyone recommend any other software that is free?

[Bifta]

Originally Posted by zinglebarb

crap waste of time,unless you pay for it or use one of the inevitable key gens that will follow this is a total waste of time

If you use a keygen then you won't be able to use the online results browser which will end up making it even MORE crap.

Anyhow, I think it's fairly useful, especially for hardware performance comparison purposes.

Originally Posted by MadGamer

I would like to know how my system performs, but i really cant be asked to download a 580MB file on a 1MB connection as its gonna take ages. Anyone recommend any other software that is free?

IIRC, you have a X600 Pro?

Originally Posted by Bifta

If you use a keygen then you won't be able to use the online results browser which will end up making it even MORE crap.

Anyhow, I think it's fairly useful, especially for hardware performance comparison purposes.

I do agree and its a good cpu test I spose saving having to use prime so I concede it does have its uses

[MadGamer]

Originally Posted by Electrolyte

IIRC, you have a X600 Pro?

Yeah

Originally Posted by MadGamer

Yeah

Don't bother with 06 then unless you want to watch a photo slide-show.

[keithwalton]

and ati's hardware stratagy becomes clear. the R580 (X1900) series of graphics chips contain only 16 pipelines and is rumoured to be able todo 48 shader operations per pass (that is up alot from the r520 and nvidia lot) so its going to kick ass at shader performance which just happens to be what 3dmark stresses most. I expect the x1900xt to be scoring 6000+ if not 7000+ points on this one.

The cpu test is mainly a physics test rather than a graphical one and supports the use of a ppu which when avaliable should make that section run alot faster.

Oh and out of interest my pc score 1011, (9800xt) the cpu tests heavily favour the amd chips as i score the same as a 1.8G A64 and i've got a 3G P4 (HT, 1000mhz fsb)

[KingPhoenix]

crikey... missed this thread... downloading 3dmark06 now....

[dilli-theclaw]

No one was more suprised than me that it evan ran on my system - but the score I got was really bad Oh well - soon be time for an upgrage I think.

[KingPhoenix]

5157

http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=83839