3D Mark 2003 Sparks Controversy

cribb writes "3DMark 2003 is out, sparking an intense debate on how trustworthy its assessment of current graphics cards is, after some harsh words by nVidia and the reply from Futuremark. THG has an analysis of the current situation definately worth reading. The article exposes some problems with the new GeforceFX previously mentioned in a slashdot article on Doom3 and John Carmack. Alas, here seems to be no end to the troubles with the new nVidia flagship." If you've run the benchmark, post your scores here, and we'll all compare.

Comments

Like the old saying goes...

[JoeD]

There are lies, damn lies, and benchmarks.

Re:Like the old saying goes...

[blair1q]

So, are Suites of Benchmarks like Congress?

So long as...

[corebreech]

So long as my opponents are rendered as a red spot on the floor, I'm happy.

I need help..

[grub]

My Apple ][+ doesn't have enough disk space to download this program. Can someone help me out?

Re:I need help..

[spanky1]

Turn over your floppy disk and you'll have double the capacity.

Re:I need help..

[madmancarman]

My Apple ][+ doesn't have enough disk space to download this program. Can someone help me out?

I know you're just kidding, but something eerily similar happened when I volunteered for Apple Days when Mac OS 8.5 was released at the CompUSA in Cincinnati a couple of years ago when the iMac was still only one color. That morning, an odd-looking couple came in to look for some software. The people there really volunteered to talk about (sell) Mac OS 8.5, but we ended up spending most of our time helping people look for Mac peripherals and software (at least we got a free legit copy of 8.5!).

The couple had just purchased an "Apple" at a garage sale (a red flag) and were asking me questions about what sort of software they could buy for it. The guy picked up a copy of CorelDraw 8 and asked if it would work, so I played 20 questions to figure out what kind of system he had. It took a while, but it turned out he had purchased an Apple ][+ and wanted to use CorelDraw 8 on it. After I explained that CorelDraw wouldn't work, he started asking me where he could find software for his new computer. I tried to explain that the Apple ][ series was way outdated and he'd probably have to go to more garage sales to find software, but he wasn't getting it. Finally, I became frustrated and said, "There is absolutely nothing in this store that can help you." He gave me a strange look and the couple left.

About five minutes later, a CompUSA employee came back to the Mac section and said "Sure, this is our Apple stuff, everything here runs on Apple!" The guy then picked out CorelDraw 8 and walked to the register with it.

I still can't decide if the CompUSA guys were bastards or if the weirdo deserved it. I'll bet they charged him a 15% restocking fee when/if he returned it. I could just imagine him trying to force the CD-ROM into those big black 5.25" drives...

First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win. -- Gandhi

Benchmark results:

[Gannoc]

voltron:/home/gannoc/incoming/temp# chmod +x 3dmark2003.exe
voltron:/home/gannoc/incoming/temp # ./3dmark2003.exe
bash: ./3dmark2003.exe: cannot execute binary file

Re:Benchmark results:

[archeopterix]

And the point of running a gaming benchmark from a BASH shell is??

...to score a m4d score in Slashdot funnyness benchmark.

Re:Benchmark results:

[damiam]

$ wine ./3dmark2003.exe
Total 3DMarks: 2

Re:First post!

[RobertTaylor]

792 3DMarks

Thats about 2.5 inches then?

-1 inch for trying to get a 'first post', sad bastard.

This is terrible news!!!

[dgrgich]

Along with most of my geek friends, I really depend on excellent the "excellent" 3dMark scores of the latest and greatest hardware to drive down the price of the previous generation of video cards. After all, software that truly supports all of the whiz-bang features of the top-tier cards doesn't arrive until about 6-9 months after the cards appear on Best Buy's shelves.

If 3DMark isn't producing high enough scores for the new nVidia cards, where will my price breaks be?

Love Carmack... but.

[El Camino SS]

He makes my head explode every time he talks video cards.

Tell him Corky here can't handle this.

Re:My score

[gosand]

This shit is for people wanting to compare penis length without actually whipping it out.

What do you mean? Mine's out.

Re:Oh, how the tides have turned!

[Anonymous Coward]

Thank you for ignoring the previous post where I made this statement:

The reason why it looked like a cheat is because there was a bug in the drivers that degraded texture quality significantly when a certain combination of options were enabled. The texture bug was fixed in the very next driver release without impacting performance. They also extended the optimizations to work with all Q3 engine based games.

It's nice to know that /. readers not only don't read the articles but they also don't read all the relevant posts in the thread.

Slashdot reader must be an oxymoron.

Re:First post!

[BitHive]

I'd be more worried about your having multiple jaws than your low 3DMark score. . .

Re:First post!

[0biJon]

107 3DMarks! woot!

It must've been so fast it buffer overflowed!

PIII 1GHz 512 PC133 RAM GeForceII MX w/64Mb RAM

:-)