First post, by PhilsComputerLab
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It's benchmarking time!
Been plotting on this project for quite some time.
The goal is to benchmark a wide range of graphics cards under Windows 98 SE. I will use various systems / processors, but start at the high end with a 3.06 GHz Pentium 4 computer.
http://www.philscomputerlab.com/p4-306---w98- … benchmarks.html
System used:
Asus P4S533-VM motherboard with Universal AGP (AGP 1x, 2x and 4x supporting 3.3V as well as 1.5V cards)
512 MB DDR400
Intel Pentium 4 3.06 GHz Nortwood core, 512 KB Cache, 533 MHz FSB
Western Digital Raptor WD740 74.3 GB 10000 RPM SATA HDD with SATA to IDE adapter
80 GB Western Digital HDD with SATA to IDE adapter (for taking HDD images of the main drive)
Seagate DiscWizard (OEM version of Acronis for taking HDD images of the main drive)
Diamond Monster Sound MX300 (Aureal Vortex2 A3D chip)
Windows 98 SE
DirectX 8.1
Drivers used:
1.07.00-WHQL (Voodoo 3)
1.04.00 (Voodoo 4 and 5)
Matrox PowerDesk for Windows 95/98/Me 6.23.005 (All Matrox cards)
Detonator 12.90 (TNT2 range)
Tools used:
Nvidia Coolbits (Installs v-sync controls and overclocking)
3dfx overclock (Installs v-sync controls and overclocking)
PowerStrip (Access v-sync controls with Matrox cards)
Benchmarks used:
3DMark99
3DMark2000
3DMark2001SE
Earth 2150
Expendable
Drakan
Quake II
Quake III Arena
MDK 2
Resolutions and colour depths:
640x480x16
1024x768x16
1024x768x32
1280x1024x32 or 1280x960x32
1600x1200x32
The AGP cards:
3dfx Velocity 100
3dfx Voodoo3 2000
3dfx Voodoo3 3000
3dfx Voodoo3 3500
3dfx Voodoo4 4500
3dfx Voodoo5 5500
Matrox G400
Matrox G400 MAX
Nvidia Riva TNT2 M64 125 MHz core, 143 MHz memory (64 bit interface)
Nvidia Riva TNT2 125 MHz core, 150 MHz memory
Nvidia Riva TNT2 Pro 143 MHz core, 166 MHz memory
Nvidia Riva TNT2 Ultra 150 MHz core, 183 MHz memory
So I re-started this project again 😀
I just had way too many benchmarks and it became a chore and not retro fun :tired:
So I threw out a few tests and it's now much easier to manage. I also did new charts, learnt a few Excel things on the way and we are back in business.
I can now add everything in a sheet and produce whatever charts I'm after.
Here the first fruit of my labour, a few 16 bit benchmarks of popular Windows 98 retro gaming graphics cards!
Info about the test bench machine and so on can be found here: http://www.philscomputerlab.com/p4-306---w98- … benchmarks.html
The 32 bit charts have more resolutions up to 1600 x 1200.
