7900GT and 0 fps in 3dmark06

[shotinthedark]

Throughout the lower batch size triangle tests, I'm getting 0-2 FPS tests with all the settings turned down. The higher # of triangle tests run fine at 30-40 fps. I'm concerned it might even be artifacting, as it appears sort of like motion blur. Is this normal?

I looped it 5 times on the benchmark and it went through, the final score was 6049 marks in 1024x768 with no AA/AF on, if that helps.

 

[vanvock]

Welcome, yep I think that's pretty much normal

 

[xtknight]

The last tests use the CPU.

 

[shotinthedark]

Originally posted by: xtknight
The last tests use the CPU.

I have the athlon X2 3800 should I conclude my CPU sucks or is it dead?

 

[nullpointerus]

Originally posted by: shotinthedark

Originally posted by: xtknight
The last tests use the CPU.

I have the athlon X2 3800 should I conclude my CPU sucks or is it dead?

I don't think use is the right word. Maybe more like decimate or torture.

 

[shotinthedark]

Thanks for the help, but make sure to never dereference yourself if you're a null pointer

 

[TheRyuu]

I get an avg of 2fps on the CPU tests (or close to that) so if the test uses the CPU then yea, it should be ~0

 

[Nightmare225]

Wait, what does it exactly do to demand that much from the CPU?!?!? I'm pretty sure mine would get -15 FPS on test... (3.2 GHz P4 Northwood)

 

[bobsmith1492]

Rendering video is a very specialized task, thus the reason for video cards - if you tried using software rendering like they do for that test, ALL your games would run that slow.

 

[JohnAn2112]

Originally posted by: Nightmare225
Wait, what does it exactly do to demand that much from the CPU?!?!? I'm pretty sure mine would get -15 FPS on test... (3.2 GHz P4 Northwood)

Uhh you would get 0-1 FPS on those CPU tests.

 

[josh6079]

You're fine. CPU's get about that in that bench. Hence to show the reason and need for dedicated graphic processing units.