Alcpone's Official 3DMark '06 Compilation

[HeavyH20]

Wow! Nice clock on the Quad Paulie!

J, is it me or is the synthetic benches 3dm06 specifically that the HD4 series doesnt do well in? Your opinion please.

Actually, 3DMark06 is where the 4 series shine. Since it is such a low resoution, the benchmark has become a bit of a CPU test since all modern cards are barely processing during the tests. It comes down to how fast the pixels run through the engine and higher clock rates (CPU and GPU), not processing power (read shaders), are key. So, since NVIDIA cards are more about bandwidth versus clock speed, the HD 4 series dominate this benchmark.

 

[JrRacinFan]

Yeah, that's also something I didn't think about. Thanks for the info. But even @ 1280x1024 default?

 

[HeavyH20]

At the lowest resolutions (like 1280 x 1024), CPU clock is key, especially in the DX9 tests. So, the first thing you need to do is get out of the way with your CPU which, in this test, is incredibly high (read 5 GHz). Next, once your CPU is well out of the way, you need to have very high clocks on the GPU. This is where the HD 4 series handily outperforms the 200 series. The fastest 06 scores are owned by 4 series cards.

 

[Tatty_Two]

At the lowest resolutions (like 1280 x 1024), CPU clock is key, especially in the DX9 tests. So, the first thing you need to do is get out of the way with your CPU which, in this test, is incredibly high (read 5 GHz). Next, once your CPU is well out of the way, you need to have very high clocks on the GPU. This is where the HD 4 series handily outperforms the 200 series. The fastest 06 scores are owned by 4 series cards.

Hmmmmm not so sure about that, I reckon I can match any normally (as in not voltmodded etc) overclocked 4870 with my GTX260 with the CPU's clock for clock, if you look at the scores here I dont see anything that suggests the 4870 is faster in 2006, maybe at stock I would agree though.

Maybe I will give it a try at 4gig on my quad to see how it stands up to E Rockers score with his heavily overclocked 4870 sometime, I am pretty sure when I got this chip my first 2006 run was at 4gig and I got 19,600 points, if thats is the case it would make the 260 a fair bit faster??

Edit: I got 21,500 at 4.2gig, just checked my orb results.

 

[technicks]

Damn Tatty. on the cpu oc. Damn 4.1 24/7 i almost fainted.

I foud this one from a while back. For the records.

 

[Hayder_Master]

good this thread back , im put mine soon

 

[Deleted member 24505]

Heres my latest,with cpu at 4ghz and card at 750/1200

 

[g30rg1e]

add me please

hi, another run from me 18,928, great work on the thread its appreciated

 

[HeavyH20]

Hmmmmm not so sure about that, I reckon I can match any normally (as in not voltmodded etc) overclocked 4870 with my GTX260 with the CPU's clock for clock, if you look at the scores here I dont see anything that suggests the 4870 is faster in 2006, maybe at stock I would agree though.

Maybe I will give it a try at 4gig on my quad to see how it stands up to E Rockers score with his heavily overclocked 4870 sometime, I am pretty sure when I got this chip my first 2006 run was at 4gig and I got 19,600 points, if thats is the case it would make the 260 a fair bit faster??

Edit: I got 21,500 at 4.2gig, just checked my orb results.

Yes, I think 1 to 1 the GTX 260 out does the 4870. But, if you have enough GPU horsepower to present no real load during the bench, the CPU and GPU clocks are key. Your result of 800 on the 260 is not normal (well, for most people) and is more aligned with a clock you could get on the 4 series cards. My reference is the top 100 list on HWBOT which is chocked full of 4870x2 and 3870x2 cards.

 

[erocker]

I have some new things coming. In 3dMark06 terms what does a E8600 need to match a Q6600 at 4ghz?

 

[jbunch07]

Jbunch, man I can tell that card is bottle necked by the CPU. If only you can get a higher clock out of it. My single 4870 is outperforming you in 3dmark, however just 3dmark, i'm sure games it different.

I can only imagine your score with a good clock on the CPU

Oh I know even having this thing clocked at 3ghz was nice, I just wish I could have seen my score, I finished a 3ghz bench at right when the score was about to show i got BSOD. It was really flying though.

 

[Wile E]

I have some new things coming. In 3dMark06 terms what does a E8600 need to match a Q6600 at 4ghz?

I bet it's somewhere north of 5GHz to match a 4GHz quad.

 

[DOM]

I have some new things coming. In 3dMark06 terms what does a E8600 need to match a Q6600 at 4ghz?

http://forums.techpowerup.com/showpost.php?p=1020446&postcount=140

I bet it's somewhere north of 5GHz to match a 4GHz quad.

for the L2 12MB may be look at link

 

[Wile E]

http://forums.techpowerup.com/showpost.php?p=1020446&postcount=140



for the L2 12MB may be look at link

That was because of different drivers. Take a look at the cpu scores.

 

[Chicken Patty]

http://forums.techpowerup.com/showpost.php?p=1020446&postcount=140



for the L2 12MB may be look at link

thats weird, but most apps aren't optimized for Quads. dual cores will be around for a while still and nowadays still do the job with ease.

 

[DOM]

thats weird, but most apps aren't optimized for Quads. dual cores will be around for a while still and nowadays still do the job with ease.

06 likes Q's i just did a 06 run at 4.4GHz with E8500 but think the 178.24 divers suck or need to be reinstalled cuz it fsb droped on the ship 3rd game test 6k sm2 3k sm3

 

[Chicken Patty]

06 likes Q's i just did a 06 run at 4.4GHz with E8500 but think the 178.24 divers suck or need to be reinstalled cuz it fsb droped on the ship 3rd game test 6k sm2 3k sm3

hmm weird, thats where I get the best FPS and best scores, in the "Canyon Flight"

 

[Wile E]

06 likes Q's i just did a 06 run at 4.4GHz with E8500 but think the 178.24 divers suck or need to be reinstalled cuz it fsb droped on the ship 3rd game test 6k sm2 3k sm3

Sounds like she dropped out of 3d mode. I had that problem with Rivatuner for a while. I had to run Rivatuner from the run box with the /build switch, and rebuild the databases.

 

[DOM]

Sounds like she dropped out of 3d mode. I had that problem with Rivatuner for a while. I had to run Rivatuner from the run box with the /build switch, and rebuild the databases.

what do i need to put in run to do it ?

cuz it was in 3d when it finished

 

[Wile E]

what do i need to put in run to do it ?

cuz it was in 3d when it finished

First, try to conform that's what it's doing. Leave the RivaTuner Monitoring window open for an 06 run, and have it log. Check the gpu speeds after the run to see if it's staying in 2D clocks for extended periods of time.

 

[DOM]

First, try to conform that's what it's doing. Leave the RivaTuner Monitoring window open for an 06 run, and have it log. Check the gpu speeds after the run to see if it's staying in 2D clocks for extended periods of time.

i guess brb lol

okay back yep it went to 2d in the same spot the fps droped what now

thats why in 01 am 05 i wasnt getting that high of a score was just getting lil higher then the Q at 3.8GHz was so pissed

I thought it was my HD cuz sometimes the screen well freeze then start to work so its the drivers ?

 

[DOM]

First, try to conform that's what it's doing. Leave the RivaTuner Monitoring window open for an 06 run, and have it log. Check the gpu speeds after the run to see if it's staying in 2D clocks for extended periods of time.

okay reinstalled RT and it worked

how do i update it in run so i dont have to do that everytime i update drivers

 

[Wile E]

okay reinstalled RT and it worked

how do i update it in run so i dont have to do that everytime i update drivers

Navigate to the Rivatuner install folder. hit Win+R. Drag the Rivatuner exe into the box, then add a space at the end and type /build. Hit enter.

 

[Wile E]

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Decided to take the 2900XT out of the mothballs. Never ran it with h2o or the QX. Wanted to see what it could do.

Wile E - HD 2900 XT @ 935/999 - QX9650 @ 4455Mhz - 15650

http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=8675716

 

[Tatty_Two]

There's life in the old dog yet!