Wrong move to get an X800 pro for Doom IIILooking at the cream of the crop in video cards, it is painfully obvious that ATI is going to have to make some changes in their product line to stay competitive, at least with DOOM 3 gamers. There is no way for a $500 X800XT-PE to compete with a $400 6800GT when the GT is simply going to outperform the more expensive card by a good margin. I am sure ATI is trying their best to figure out their next move and it will certainly be interesting to see if their driver teams pull a rabbit out of their hat or not.
The 9700 Pro has an inferior Hierarchical-Z to the 9800 Pro; don't expect to extrapolate on these benchmarks alone.
you can be sure they have them . . . Hardocp was just 1st.Originally posted by: Megatomic
It sure would have been nice to see numbers on a low end machine, like say mine.
Barton/NF2/1GB PC3200/9800P
How long before the other sites get to bench with D3?
Using an apples to apples comparison, for once.
it's id's benchOriginally posted by: Killrose
I still refuse to buy a $500 video card to play a $59 game. Actuall game play numbers using average framerates will be interesting. Also I wonder if this particular bench favors nvidia hardware? perhaps a different benchmark based on another map might show some improved numbers for the Ati hardware.
Of course, this benchmark might actually be "kind" to Ati :shocked:
Originally posted by: Killrose
I still refuse to buy a $500 video card to play a $59 game. Actuall game play numbers using average framerates will be interesting. Also I wonder if this particular bench favors nvidia hardware? perhaps a different benchmark based on another map might show some improved numbers for the Ati hardware.
Of course, this benchmark might actually be "kind" to Ati :shocked:
. The version of the game used to test is the same version you will be loading onto your own computer.
Talking to John briefly about his overclocking comments made some things clear to us that many enthusiasts will need to be aware of. When he speaks of "new usage patterns" he is literally talking about transistors on some of new GPUs that are going to be used for the first time when you play DOOM 3 on your video card. So be aware that pushing your GPU MHz may get you different results in DOOM 3 than with other games.
Even a subtle jump to an AMD 2500+ with a GeForce 3 video card that is two years old will deliver a solid gaming experience that will let you enjoy the game the way id Software designed it to be. That fact alone should let many of you know that you will not be left behind in experiencing DOOM 3.