Whats the most demanding game/benchmark for a video card?

[Munky]

I'm feeling evil today, and I want to see if I can make my card put on a slideshow just for the hell of it. Hopefully it's not a huge download. Is it doom3 or something else?

 

[hans030390]

umm....3dmark 05 with all the settings up to the highest (especially high resolutions)

 

[ohnnyj]

If your monitor can handle it run Doom3 at 2056x1548 w/8xAA and 16xAF w/Ultra Quality.

 

[shortylickens]

Either hans or ohnnyj's idea is good enough.
Both of those programs will lay smackdown on any video card available now.

Even a pair of proffesionals cards would have a difficult time.
(FireGL or Quadro)

 

[2Xtreme21]

Professional cards couldn't take those games even at low resolutions. Professional cards do not have the capabilities for hardcore OpenGL and Direct3D processing as it relates to video games.

I'm sure you meant SLI 6800 Ultras.

 

[MDE]

Originally posted by: 2Xtreme21
Professional cards couldn't take those games even at low resolutions. Professional cards do not have the capabilities for hardcore OpenGL and Direct3D processing as it relates to video games.

I'm sure you meant SLI 6800 Ultras.

They do have the horsepower but their drivers are tuned for extreme precision, IQ, and stability, not speed.

 

[SonicIce]

farcry 2048x1536 with hdr

 

[Insomniak]

Doom3 or Far Cry push the hardest in all directions.

Half-Life 2 looks amazing but it's so damn well optimized it really doesn't stress anything less than 18 months old.

 

[Munky]

Ok, just ran 3dmark05, and what a nice slideshow. Scored 2924 om my Barton @2.5ghz + 9800p @450/365. Average fps was less than 20 on all 3 video tests, and like 2-5 fps on cpu tests. What kind of fps do all you A64/6800 SLI peeps get?

 

[CheesePoofs]

You think thats a slideshow?? I ran 3dmark on my old computer that had an fx5200. Talk about a slideshow, I think the average was like 2fps on some tests, 1fps on at least one test.

 

[Megatomic]

RTHDRIBL 1.2

Jack up the resolution and stuff and run it full screen. It'll make your card cry.

 

[mrscintilla]

wow. I ran 3dmark05 on my OCed 6600 non-gt and got 3200. I was quite proud. but I saw your 9800p can already pull 2924.. pretty close man. 9800 rocks!

 

[otispunkmeyer]

Originally posted by: CheesePoofs
You think thats a slideshow?? I ran 3dmark on my old computer that had an fx5200. Talk about a slideshow, I think the average was like 2fps on some tests, 1fps on at least one test.

nah i think it just puts 1fps when it cant count any lower.....so misleading

 

[lavaheadache]

Munky, Is that the 9800 pro I sold you? Did you ever flash it to XT?

 

[Munky]

Originally posted by: lavaheadache
Munky, Is that the 9800 pro I sold you? Did you ever flash it to XT?

Yeah, it is. And I did flash it to XT, slapped on a fv700, oc'd to 450/365 and now enjoying eye candy in HL2 and FarCry. A big step up from my old 9000p.

 

[lavaheadache]

cool man. That card will last you a while still if you play at 1024x768.

 

[imported_humey]

Doom 3 is a breeze, its Doom3 ROE that peeps having problems with at max, but to test a gpu, id use a proper proggy like 3dmark 2005, cause i can get artifacts in that if i o/c to much even at normal settings as i cant touch as non pro, but games play fine, so to be safe i only o/c as far as the 3dmark 2005 lets me with no artifacts.

 

[Munky]

I also find that rthdribl will show up artifacts pretty quick if you OC the card too far, or in my case, I just bump up the agp voltage to let me oc a little higher w/o artifacts.

 

[imported_humey]

That works for older cards like my G4 TI4600, cause they get all their power from agp slot, but new card get their main power from the molex(s).

 

[Doctorweir]

Farcry...definitely.

3d Mark05 runs fine with max the card can make (gpu/mem clock), farcry shows artifacts / irritations...

 

[carlosd]

Farcry and doom 3 at max settings with AA and AF activated at max.

 

[imported_humey]

Farcry was a beeze for 6800U even in hdr, Doom3 ROE is still my worste but never artifacts