Terry (Catalyst Maker) posted at [H] that what was the reason behind his demos showing a upto 50% better perf than NV, than the [H] ones that showed only upto 25%.
<b><i>"Sure. I can give it a shot.
The main reason why there are such differences between the Hard benchmarks and DH benchmarks is because of the timedemos used.
In summary [H] created timedemos that were indicative of average gameplay. In other words [H] used a full level as a timedemo. Showing the average framerate of a full level will cause all cards in the same category to have near identical performance. There will be areas in that level that are not graphically comlex at all, and when taking an average will benefit the inferior product.
Example, below are 2 hypothetical products that are benchmarked for 10 seconds. Each sample point is the FPS at the second.
90,90,90,90,90,90,90,90,90,90 = average is 90 FPS
60,60,90,90,90,90,90,90,90,90 = average is 84 FPS
Take a large enough sample (i.e. extend the 90's for another 50 seconds) you will see that the FPS will trend to the same number.
The other alternative to the above method is to benchmark only complex graphic situations. This in the above example would be a 2 second time demo.
90,90 = average of 90 FPS
60,60 = average of 60 FPS
The difference between the two hypothetical products is much more evident in this situation.
We have four timedemos created that are graphically complex. They were used by DH and 2 of them were even used by TheTechLounge.com.
I am prepared to put these demos on an FTP site for anyone who wants them. Interested?
These demos will show complex situations and will show that one hypothetical product is at times 90% faster than the second hypothetical product.
One such case will be using the flashlight. Record a timedemo of your own if you like using the flashlight alot. You will see what I am talking about.
And that concludes my lesson for the day. Cheers guys."
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AGAIN - where the fu*ck are Nvidia guys ? Y arent they interacting with the community ?
:tongue: <A HREF="http://www.geocities.com/priyajeet/fing.jpg" target="_new"><i><font color=red>Very funny, Scotty.</font color=red><font color=blue> Now beam down my clothes.</font color=blue></i></A> :tongue: