First post, by havli
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We already have a very nice Doom 3 thread, so why not start another one for Q3A? Back in the day it was the top game to use for GPU benchmarks. Q3A launched at the end of 1999 and the last (official) patch 1.32 was released sometime in 2002 I think. So I've prepared four period-correct rankings for years 1999-2002 - each split in two parts. CPU & GPU period correct must use CPU + GPU + chipset launched before December 31st of that year. I did some research and (most) of the allowed hardware is written at the start of each category. GPU period-correct (my favorite 🤣 ) only limits the GPU, you are free to use any CPU and MB you want.
You can use any official Q3A version. Version 1.11 or demo 1.11 is reccommended though. https://www.fileplanet.com/34621/download/Quake3:-Arena-Demo Just type "timedemo 1" in the console and then run demo001.
The requirements are:
1. demo001
2. 1024x768 resolution (windowed mode also allowed)
3. 32-bit colors and textures (except Voodoo3 and possibly other 16-bit only capable HW), Lightmap lighting and full details
GPU & CPU period-correct list (1999) - 1024x768
CPU: Up to PIII 800EB, Celeron 533 (Mendocino), PIII Xeon 733 (256kB L2), Athlon 750 (512kB L2)
Chipset: i440BX/GX, i810, i820, i840, VIA Apollo Pro(+), Apollo Pro 133(A), AMD-750
GPU: Up to Voodoo3 3500, Rage 128 Pro, Riva TNT2 Ultra, GeForce 256 SDR/DDR, Matrox G400 MAX
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1. 87.8 FPS, Kamerat, GeForce 256 DDR @ 151/344 MHz (71.89), dual Pentium III 800EB @ 796 MHz, Asus P2B-D (i440BX), 512MB SDRAM PC133 CL2-2-2, XP-SP3
2. 42.3 FPS, appiah4, Voodoo3 3000 AGP, Pentium III 450, 440BX, 256MB PC133, WinMe
3. 38.9 FPS, zerker, 3Dfx Voodoo 3 2000 (4.12.01.0666) @ 143.2 MHz, Pentium III 450 @ 448.96 MHz, Intel SE440BX-2 (82440BX), 192MB SDRAM PC100 CL3-2-2, 98SE
4. 35.5 FPS, zerker, Voodoo3 2000 PCI (4.12.01.0666), Pentium II 350, Intel SE440BX-2 Motherboard (i440BX), 192MB SDRAM PC100, Win 98SE
GPU period-correct list (1999) - 1024x768
CPU: any
Chipset: any
GPU: Up to Voodoo3 3500, Rage 128 Pro, Riva TNT2 Ultra, GeForce 256 SDR/DDR, Matrox G400 MAX
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1. 75.8 FPS, havli, GeForce 256 DDR @ 120/300 MHz (71.89), Pentium E5700 @ 3.9 GHz, ASRock 4CoreDual-SATA2 (PT880 Ultra), 2GB DDR2 600 CL4-4-4-12, XP-SP3
2. 58.7 FPS, havli, GeForce 256 SDR @ 120/166 MHz (71.89), Pentium E5700 @ 3.9 GHz, ASRock 4CoreDual-SATA2 (PT880 Ultra), 2GB DDR2 600 CL4-4-4-12, XP-SP3
3. 43.6 FPS, Standard Def Steve, Voodoo3 3000 AGP, Celeron 1400, 512MB SDR 100, Win 98SE
GPU & CPU period-correct list (2000) - 1024x768
CPU: Up to Pentium 4 1.5, PIII 1133 (Coppermine), PIII Xeon 1000 (256kB L2), PIII Xeon 700 (2MB L2), Celeron 766, Athlon 1200, Duron 800
Chipset: i815 (all), i820E, i850, VIA Apollo Pro 266, VIA KX133, KT133
GPU: Up to Voodoo5 6000, GeForce2 Ultra, Radeon SDR/DDR, Savage 2000, Kyro
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1. 76.4 FPS, Kamerat, GeForce2 MX @ 225/210 MHz (71.89), dual Pentium III 800EB @ 796 MHz, Asus P2B-D (i440BX), 1024MB SDRAM PC133 CL2-2-2, XP-SP3
2. 51.0 FPS, zerker, GeForce 2 MX400 (93.71) @ 200/182.55 MHz, Pentium III 450 @ 448.96 MHz, Intel SE440BX-2 (82440BX), 192MB SDRAM PC100 CL3-2-2, XP-SP2
3. 48.6 FPS, zerker, GeForce2 MX400, Pentium II 350, Intel SE440BX-2 Motherboard (i440BX), 192MB SDRAM PC100, Win 98SE
4. 45.2 FPS, zerker, GeForce2 MX400, Pentium II 350, Intel SE440BX-2 Motherboard (i440BX), 192MB SDRAM PC100, XP-SP2
GPU period-correct list (2000) - 1024x768
CPU: any
Chipset: any
GPU: Up to Voodoo5 6000, GeForce2 Ultra, Radeon SDR/DDR, Savage 2000, Kyro
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1. 144.4 FPS, havli, GeForce2 Ultra @ 250/460 MHz (71.89), Pentium E5700 @ 3.9 GHz, ASRock 4CoreDual-SATA2 (PT880 Ultra), 2GB DDR2 600 CL4-4-4-12, XP-SP3
2. 81.1 FPS, havli, Radeon DDR VIVO @ 183/366 MHz (6.11), Pentium E5700 @ 3.9 GHz, ASRock 4CoreDual-SATA2 (PT880 Ultra), 2GB DDR2 600 CL4-4-4-12, XP-SP3
3. 78.7 FPS, havli, Voodoo5 5500 PCI @ 166/166 MHz, Pentium E5700 @ 3.9 GHz, ASRock 4CoreDual-SATA2 (PT880 Ultra), 2GB DDR2 600 CL4-4-4-12, XP-SP3
GPU & CPU period-correct list (2001) - 1024x768
CPU: Up to Pentium 2.0 (Willamette), PIII-S 1400, Celeron 1200, Xeon 2.0 (Foster), Athlon XP 1900+ (Palomino), Duron 1200
Chipset: i860, SiS 645, 650, VIA P4X266(A), SiS 735, 745, VIA KT133A, KT266(A), nForce 215 - 420
GPU: Up to GeForce2 Ti, GeForce3 Ti500, Radeon 7500, 8500, Kyro II
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1. 15.7 FPS, Standard Def Steve, Radeon VE (7000) PCI, Pentium II 300, 192MB EDO, Win 2000 SP4
GPU period-correct list (2001) - 1024x768
CPU: any
Chipset: any
GPU: Up to GeForce2 Ti, GeForce3 Ti500, Radeon 7500, 8500, Kyro II
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1. 215.4 FPS, havli, Radeon 8500 @ 275/550 MHz (6.11), Pentium E5700 @ 3.9 GHz, ASRock 4CoreDual-SATA2 (PT880 Ultra), 2GB DDR2 600 CL4-4-4-12, XP-SP3
2. 192.2 FPS, havli, GeForce3 Ti200 @ 175/400 MHz (71.89), Pentium E5700 @ 3.9 GHz, ASRock 4CoreDual-SATA2 (PT880 Ultra), 2GB DDR2 600 CL4-4-4-12, XP-SP3
GPU & CPU period-correct list (2002) - 1024x768
CPU: Up to Pentium 4 3.06 HT (FSB 533), Celeron 2.2, Celeron 1500, Xeon 2.8 (Prestonia), Xeon MP 2.0 (Gallatin), Athlon XP 2800+ (Tbred), Duron 1300
Chipset: i845 (all), i850E, E7205, E7501, E7505, SiS 645DX, 650GX, 651, VIA KT333, KT400, nForce2 SPP/IGP (FSB 333 max)
GPU: Up to GeForce4 Ti 4600, Radeon 9700 Pro
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1. 244.2 fps, dexvx, EVGA GeForce4 Ti4600 297/650 (stock, 71.89), P4 3.06/133 (stock, 1C/1T), Asus P4S533 (SiS 645DX), 1GB DDR 333
2. 144.8 FPS, slivercr, Radeon 9100 @ 250/500 MHz (5.8 Catalyst), Pentium III-S 1400 @ 1400 MHz, intel OR840 (i840), 2 GB RDRAM PC800-45, XP-SP3 //Radeon 9100 = 8500LE rebrand
3. 27.3 FPS, Standard Def Steve, GeForce4 Ti4400, K6-2 500, 128MB SDR 100, Win 98SE
GPU period-correct list (2002) - 1024x768
CPU: any
Chipset: any
GPU: Up to GeForce4 Ti 4600, Radeon 9700 Pro
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1. 345 FPS, havli, GeForce4 Ti4600 @ 300/650 MHz (71.89), Pentium E5700 @ 3.9 GHz, ASRock 4CoreDual-SATA2 (PT880 Ultra), 2GB DDR2 600 CL4-4-4-12, XP-SP3
2. 216.7 FPS, havli, Radeon 9500 @ 275/540 MHz (10.2), Pentium E5700 @ 3.9 GHz, ASRock 4CoreDual-SATA2 (PT880 Ultra), 2GB DDR2 600 CL4-4-4-12, XP-SP3
>2002 list - 1024x768
CPU: any
Chipset: any
GPU: any
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1. 998.5 FPS, havli, GeForce GTX 1080 (382.53), Core i7 7700K @ 4.8 GHz, Asus Maximus VIII Ranger (Z170), 32GB DDR4 3200 CL15-17-17-35, Win 10 x64
2. 985.1 FPS, Standard Def Steve, GeForce GTX 970 OC, Core i7 4930K @ 4.5 GHz, X79 Board, 32GB DDR3 2400, Win 7 x64
3. 981.4 FPS, Standard Def Steve, GeForce GTX 680, Core 2 E8600 @ 4 GHz, P45 Board, 8GB DDR3 1600, XP-SP3
4. 979.3 FPS, Standard Def Steve, GeFoce GTX 760, Phenom II X6 1090T @ 4070 MHz, 890FX Board, 16GB DDR3 1760, XP-SP3
5. 977.5 FPS, agent_x007, GeForce GTX 780 Ti @ 928/7000 MHz (382.33), Core i7 3820 @ 4.65 GHz, Asus Sabertooth (X79), xGB DDR3 , Win 10 x64
6. 926.4 FPS, agent_x007, Radeon HD 5870 @ 850/4800 MHz (10.2), Core 2 QX9770 @ 3.84 GHz, ASRock 4CoreDual-SATA2 (PT880 Ultra), 4GB DDR2 682 CL5-5-4-12, XP-SP3
7. 688.8 FPS, Standard Def Steve, GeForce GTX 560, Core Duo (Yonah) @ 3083 MHz, i975X Board, 8GB DDR2 800, XP-SP3
8. 548.9 FPS, Standard Def Steve, GeForce 8800 GTS 640, Pentium M (Dothan) @ 2720 MHz, i915 Board, 2GB DDR2 544, XP-SP3
9. 516.0 FPS, Standard Def Steve, GeForce GTX 560, Opteron 185 @ 3133 MHz, NF4 SLI-x16 Board, 4GB DDR 418, XP-SP3
10. 486.6 FPS, dottoss, Geforce 6800 Ultra (AGP), Intel Pentium 4 EE 3.4 GHz Gallatin, Asus P4C800-E, 1GB DDR 400 CL2-2-2-5, WinME
11. 486.3 FPS, havli, GeForce FX 5800 Ultra @ 500/1000 MHz (71.89), Pentium E5700 @ 3.9 GHz, ASRock 4CoreDual-SATA2 (PT880 Ultra), 2GB DDR2 600 CL4-4-4-12, XP-SP3
12. 421.3 FPS, agent_x007, GeForce FX 5950 Ultra @ 475/950 MHz (93.71), Pentium E5800 @ 4 GHz, ASRock 4CoreDual-SATA2 (PT880 Ultra), 3GB DDR2 533 CL4-4-3-13, XP-SP3
13. 250.4 FPS, Standard Def Steve, Radeon X1950Pro, Athlon XP 2800+ (2083MHz), nForce2, 2GB DDR-333, onboard audio, XP SP3
14. 235.1 FPS, Standard Def Steve, GMA X4500HD, Core 2 E8600, Q45 Board, 8GB DDR3 1066, Win 7 x64
15. 208.6 FPS, Standard Def Steve, Radeon 9800 Pro, PIII-S @ 1575 MHz, 2GB DDR 300, XP-SP3
16. 196.4 FPS, Standard Def Steve, Intel HD, Atom X7 Z8700 1.6/2.4 GHz, 4GB DDR3 1600, Win 10 x64
17. 130.1 FPS, Standard Def Steve, Radeon 9250 PCI (128-bit), Pentium 4 2.4A, 1GB DDR 266, XP-SP3
18. 110.0 FPS, Kamerat, GeForce FX 5200 64 bit @ 250/530 MHz (71.89), dual Pentium III 800EB @ 796 MHz, Asus P2B-D (i440BX), 1024MB SDRAM PC133 CL2-2-2, XP-SP3
>2002 list - 1600x1200
CPU: any
Chipset: any
GPU: any
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1. 983.9 FPS, agent_x007, GeForce GTX 780 Ti @ 928/7000 MHz (382.33), Core i7 3820 @ 4.65 GHz, Asus Sabertooth (X79), xGB DDR3 , Win 10 x64
2. 244.9 FPS, havli, GeForce FX 5800 Ultra @ 500/1000 MHz (71.89), Pentium E5700 @ 3.9 GHz, ASRock 4CoreDual-SATA2 (PT880 Ultra), 2GB DDR2 600 CL4-4-4-12, XP-SP3
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