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Reply 100 of 197, by agent_x007

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Native mode FTW 😎
1024x768 @ 32bit
977.5 FPS, agent_x007, Geforce 7900 GTX (650/1700), Intel Core i7 980X @ 4,17GHz, Asus Rampage II Extreme, 1GB DDR3 1600 CL9.9.9.24 CR1T, Windows 98 SE, Aureal Vortex 2

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1600x1200 @ 32bit
719.0 FPS, agent_x007, Geforce 7900 GTX (650/1700), Intel Core i7 980X @ 4,17GHz, Asus Rampage II Extreme, 1GB DDR3 1600 CL9.9.9.24 CR1T, Windows 98 SE, Aureal Vortex 2

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No GPU-z because this OS doesn't support it 😀
No CPU-z because this hardware "breaks" .vxd driver it uses (ie. BSOD when checking CPU) 😁
GPU was at 650/1700MHz

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Reply 101 of 197, by W Gruffydd

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Ok one minor nitpick as I was browsing through some old articles. The last Athlon to release in 1999 was the Athlon 800 (512KB). […]
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Ok one minor nitpick as I was browsing through some old articles. The last Athlon to release in 1999 was the Athlon 800 (512KB). So that should be allowed on the 1999 cpu side.

https://www.anandtech.com/show/424

December 20, 1999 article

"As if that were not excessive enough, with rumors that Intel was going to start sampling their Pentium III based on the new Coppermine core in 750MHz and 800MHz flavors, AMD was pressured to release data on their competing product early. And thus we have our review of the AMD Athlon 800."

Tech sites often get their review hardware before it's actually available to consumers. For this reason, I don't count hardware as released until it is available to purchase in retail channels. The same article does mention: "The Athlon 800 will make its official shipping introduction sometime in January ... ." Personally, I'd also look into the retail availability of the GeForce256 DDR during that last week in December to determine release.

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Reply 102 of 197, by dexvx

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W Gruffydd wrote:
dexvx wrote:
Ok one minor nitpick as I was browsing through some old articles. The last Athlon to release in 1999 was the Athlon 800 (512KB). […]
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Ok one minor nitpick as I was browsing through some old articles. The last Athlon to release in 1999 was the Athlon 800 (512KB). So that should be allowed on the 1999 cpu side.

https://www.anandtech.com/show/424

December 20, 1999 article

"As if that were not excessive enough, with rumors that Intel was going to start sampling their Pentium III based on the new Coppermine core in 750MHz and 800MHz flavors, AMD was pressured to release data on their competing product early. And thus we have our review of the AMD Athlon 800."

Tech sites often get their review hardware before it's actually available to consumers. For this reason, I don't count hardware as released until it is available to purchase in retail channels. The same article does mention: "The Athlon 800 will make its official shipping introduction sometime in January ... ." Personally, I'd also look into the retail availability of the GeForce256 DDR during that last week in December to determine release.

Then the Pentium-3 800EB shouldn't be included, because it was launched on the exact same day - Dec 20, 1999. Should just go with launch date, unless there is a huge discrepancy between launch and availability.

Reply 103 of 197, by Kamerat

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dexvx wrote:
W Gruffydd wrote:

Thanks for the benchies.

Wasn't the DDR version of GeForce 256 released in 2000, though?

Late 1999. Like literally last week of December.

Too bad the FX 5800 Ultra didn't make the cut into 2002.

My Creative Annihilator Pro were bought on December 23rd 1999, so it were available at least a week before the last.

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Reply 104 of 197, by Putas

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vlask wrote:

Testing something quite rare, so tried Q3 too.
Trident Blade XP 32MB AGP clocked at 166/166MHz - 11FPS

Tested on Athlon XP 2200+, Soltek SL75-KAV (Via KT133A), 512MB SDR CL3

That is probably only Blade T64, right?

Just tested mine XP to be sure. It does 18.1/15.6 fps bilinear/trilinear.
Win 98, Pentium III 1400, i815, 133 MHz RAM CL3. Had to use AGP 2x to get it stable.

Reply 105 of 197, by silikone

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Geforce 3+ supposedly accelerates curved surfaces, but does Quake 3 leverage this feature without intervention?

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Reply 106 of 197, by Srandista

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Alright, few benchmarks from me. For now, only stock results, I will overclock the system in the future, and also finally install XP on it and try it there.

Both systems were identical, just swapped card between runs. Also I benchmark in 32-bit colors full screen (since running in window really tanked the performance, especially on V4), just put it into windowed mode after run because of screenshots.

304.0 FPS, Radeon 9500 @ 9700 (softmod, stock) @ 275/540 MHz (3.10), Pentium E6500K (stock) @ 2.93 GHz, ASRock 4CoreDual-SATA2 (PT880 Ultra), 256MB DDR RAM, Win 98SE
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39.2 FPS, Voodoo4 4500 AGP (stock) @ 166/166 MHz (1.04.01b), Pentium E6500K (stock) @ 2.93 GHz, ASRock 4CoreDual-SATA2 (PT880 Ultra), 256MB DDR RAM, Win 98SE
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And two more runs just for fun, one on my main desktop, and one on my work laptop. Both run in windowed mode, because it doesn't really matter.

932.1 FPS, Radeon RX470 @ 1250/1825 MHz (17.12.1), Core i5 6500 (stock) @ 3.2 GHz, Gigabyte GA-H170-HD3 DDR3 (H170), 16GB DDR3 RAM 1600 MHz, Win 10 x64
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292.3 FPS, Intel HD620 @ 1100/1067 MHz (22.20.16.4749), Core i5 7300U (stock) @ 2.6 GHz, Lenovo ThinkPad T470, 8GB DDR4 RAM, Win 10 x64
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Reply 107 of 197, by havli

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Nice scores! 😀
Unfortunately the edit function is missing for old posts, so I can no longer update the OP.

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Reply 108 of 197, by Srandista

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You should probably contact some admin/moderator with request for edit post (aftermath after closure of eBay auction thread).

Socket 775 - ASRock 4CoreDual-VSTA, Pentium E6500K, 4GB RAM, Radeon 9800XT, ESS Solo-1, Win 98/XP
Socket A - Chaintech CT-7AIA, AMD Athlon XP 2400+, 1GB RAM, Radeon 9600XT, ESS ES1869F, Win 98

Reply 109 of 197, by Standard Def Steve

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207.8 FPS, PIII-S @ 1575 MHz, 2GB DDR 300, GeForce 6800GT, X-Fi, WinXP-SP3
Running neck and neck with my 9800 Pro. I thought the 6800GT would gain a few FPS because of nVidia's better GL driver, but I guess it's just too CPU-bound to matter.

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P6 chip. Triple the speed of the Pentium.
Tualatin: PIII-S @ 1628MHz | QDI Advance 12T | 2GB DDR-310 | 6800GT | X-Fi | 500GB HDD | 3DMark01: 14,059
Dothan: PM @ 2.9GHz | MSI Speedster FA4 | 2GB DDR2-580 | GTX 750Ti | X-Fi | 500GB SSD | 3DMark01: 43,190

Reply 110 of 197, by Standard Def Steve

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Here's another PIII. In terms of FPS per MHz, Q3A is showing nearly perfect performance scaling!
110.5 FPS, PIII-850, 512MB PC100 CL2, Radeon 9800 Pro, SB Live!, WinXP-SP3

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P6 chip. Triple the speed of the Pentium.
Tualatin: PIII-S @ 1628MHz | QDI Advance 12T | 2GB DDR-310 | 6800GT | X-Fi | 500GB HDD | 3DMark01: 14,059
Dothan: PM @ 2.9GHz | MSI Speedster FA4 | 2GB DDR2-580 | GTX 750Ti | X-Fi | 500GB SSD | 3DMark01: 43,190

Reply 111 of 197, by Standard Def Steve

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That near-perfect scaling I was seeing before just went out the window. The 9800 Pro and XP-SP3 are a little on the heavy side for a 300MHz Klamath, but I used them to keep things consistent.
31.4 FPS, PII-300, 384MB PC66, Radeon 9800 Pro, SB Live, XP-SP3.

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P6 chip. Triple the speed of the Pentium.
Tualatin: PIII-S @ 1628MHz | QDI Advance 12T | 2GB DDR-310 | 6800GT | X-Fi | 500GB HDD | 3DMark01: 14,059
Dothan: PM @ 2.9GHz | MSI Speedster FA4 | 2GB DDR2-580 | GTX 750Ti | X-Fi | 500GB SSD | 3DMark01: 43,190

Reply 112 of 197, by appiah4

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GPU & CPU period-correct list (1999) - 1024x768 CPU: Up to PIII 800EB, Celeron 533 (Mendocino), PIII Xeon 733 (256kB L2), Athlon […]
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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

More scores to report; I upgraded the CPU from PIII-450 to PIII-700 and the RAM from 256 to 512MB and got a.. rather marginal performance boost to 43.5fps, rather disappointing:

43.5 FPS, appiah4, Voodoo3 3000 AGP, Pentium III 700, 440BX, 512MB PC133, WinMe

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Reply 113 of 197, by Fusion

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Retested my Voodoo 3 3000, stock and overclocked.

Stock (166/166): 44FPS

Overclocked (196/196): 52FPS

Pentium III @ 1.28Ghz - Intel SE440xBX-2 - 384MB PC100 - ATi Radeon DDR 64MB @ 200/186 - SB Live! 5.1 - Windows ME

Reply 114 of 197, by Palladium

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Demo001, 1600x1200 maxed = 991.3 fps

8700K 4.7GHz, DDR4-3000, GTX 1070

I also got like 5720 fps staring at a corner in UT99. 🤣 What a far cry to the days 640x480 HL1 was a slideshow on software rendering with K6-2 500 and barely 30fps @ 1024x768 with a TNT1.

Reply 115 of 197, by cxm717

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This was on my 4coredual-sata2 board with a core2 x6800@3.2 with 4gigs of ddr2@533 and a radeon x800pro. The x800pro has the full 16 pipelines enabled but its running at x800pro default clocks. I'm running the omega 38413 drivers. I lost about 100fps running the game in a window.

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Reply 117 of 197, by cxm717

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Parhelia 512. Default clock is only 207MHz.

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Reply 118 of 197, by agent_x007

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One of few games that isn't a slide show on this CPU :

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Celeron 2,0GHz (Northwood) + GTX 1080.
Avg. = 82FPS.

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Reply 119 of 197, by appiah4

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Another score to report, file under GPU/CPU correct 2000 please:

79.7 FPS, appiah4, GeForce 2 GTS, Pentium III 700, 440BX, 512MB PC133, WinMe

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