Unreal 15-way GPU Shootout

by Maarten Goldstein, Jan 24, 2002 8:39am PST

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None of the screenshots make the next gen Unreal look like an upgrade whore. So why does it need so much horsepower?

Jan 25, 2002 2:29am PST

None of the screenshots make the next gen Unreal look like an upgrade whore. So why does it need so much... : hi-c

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I'm impressed that Epic gave access to these benchmarks given how ... bad... the new stuff seems to perform on old hardware.. not that it's Epic's fault... just... heh...

Jan 24, 2002 10:23am PST

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I'm impressed that Epic gave access to these benchmarks given how ... bad... the new stuff seems to perfo... : freshview
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HELLO??? What kind of bullshit is this? The "new" unreal engine doesnt use any of the new GPU features like vertex shaders or pixel shaders or ATI's smartshader??? So basically the engine is designed for the lowest common denominator Kyro card? Ugh. When will gamers get a new engine designed for all the new Nvidia/ATI feature sets? Or are these features just marketing gimmicks that wont work in the real world? Somebody get the Carmack to answer this stuff.....

Jan 24, 2002 1:14pm PST

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HELLO??? What kind of bullshit is this? The "new" unreal engine doesnt use any of the new GPU features li... : kraemer
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- If what I remember is correct, Anand mentioned something like "the first release of this tech doesn't ha... : ob3ron
- Eventualy we will see the features used in games when those become the standard, its just a waiting game... : elementZen

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Anand > [H]

That was interesting. Thank you

Jan 24, 2002 4:07pm PST

Anand > [H] That was interesting. Thank you : 0Wingfan

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Obviously this is an attempt to dethrone quake 3 as the gaming benchmark no. 1

if every hardware site uses this benchmark it's cheap advertising for epic .

they'll get more licensees and better driver support from ihvs

Jan 24, 2002 1:21pm PST

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Obviously this is an attempt to dethrone quake 3 as the gaming benchmark no. 1 if every hardware site... : jokerman
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- And this is a bad thing? : sshock

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REPOSTED :-)
Anandtech writes alot of text doesn't he?
Now someone got another answer for this!
200 Mhz GPU on a MX400
200 Mhz GPU on a Geforce 2 Pro
Actually the same GPU :-)
But Almost 50% slower FPS
(http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.html?i=1580&p=5)

But the Geforce 2 Pro has faster Memory!
It's still all about Memory speed isn't it?
GPU test my ass? smells more like bandwidth test part "one million"

Jan 24, 2002 11:02am PST

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REPOSTED :-) Anandtech writes alot of text doesn't he? Now someone got another answer for this! 200 Mh : -TKF-
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must.... hold off.... on further upgrades... until Doom3.... must... fight... temptation!

Jan 24, 2002 10:10am PST

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must.... hold off.... on further upgrades... until Doom3.... must... fight... temptation! : johnny rotten
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  HA I'm waiting for PCI 3.0 pal! No upgrades till then. But it will be a major upgrade might I add :) : MarksmanX
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    and when will that be on mobos? : cannonfodder
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      SCSI pwns j00 : Toraz Chryx

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I'm going to cry.

1.2GHz and a GF2 GTS seems so slow now :(

Jan 24, 2002 2:11pm PST

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I'm going to cry. 1.2GHz and a GF2 GTS seems so slow now :( : Boogieman
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  a 1.2 GHZ Athlon isn't that slow. The fastest Athlon right now is just 1.6 GHZ. AND, some of us here ... : StimpyBoy-KNoB-
  - Oh yea! Hahahaha! : Boogieman
  - yeah, but that 1.6Ghz Palomino is also faster per clock than the 1.2Ghz Thunderbird : Toraz Chryx

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nobody seemed to believe me when i said unreal 2 and doom 3 will require similar hardware requirements either. we'll see when both are out. you CAN quote me on this too. remember the unoptimized doom 3 demo footage was running on a 600mhz mac. these tests were on a cpu MANY times faster. anyways, lets wait and see.

Jan 24, 2002 10:50am PST

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nobody seemed to believe me when i said unreal 2 and doom 3 will require similar hardware requirements ei... : boobie
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  well well, if it isnt everyones favourite uninformed epic troll. : seeberg
  - whats uninformed? the information is the benchmarks. i didnt make them. read em and weep. : boobie

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Arr me s3 Virge Trio 64+ isn't even listed? WTF

What kind of framerates will i see? Anand is so bias to ati and nvidia.

Jan 24, 2002 9:54am PST

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Arr me s3 Virge Trio 64+ isn't even listed? WTF What kind of framerates will i see? Anand is so bias t... : firebone
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  probably will average about 2fps. Sweet! Will the new unreal engine have a software mode? : zipr
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    That would be a major shock ;) I don't think they've made software enabled games (at least not high-budg... : ob3ron
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      Yes. The new engine is hardware only. As it should be. : johnny rotten

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This could almost be a full size article in my opinion. The radeon 8500 comes out looking pretty rosey (although it wasnt rendering fog which is a fillrate hit). Man, by shiney new Ti200 looks like its going to be puffing and wheezing to run this one. Good thing its clocked at higher than a GF3... :)

Jan 24, 2002 9:17am PST

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This could almost be a full size article in my opinion. The radeon 8500 comes out looking pretty rosey (... : johnny rotten
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  FWIW a Radeon 8500 renders fog but the driver seems to mess up the fog distance calculation. AFAIK fog i... : vogel
  - ok so I'm sure you hear tim muttering all the time: whats your impression of his overall opinion been of... : johnny rotten
  - Don't trust him, he's German! : Dechter
- I also agree this could be a full news item ;) : ob3ron

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shoulda called it 'Unreal 15-way GPU Gangbang" oh wait, ve woulda called it that

interesting results indeed. i cant wait to get my hands on unreal2

Jan 24, 2002 11:38am PST

shoulda called it 'Unreal 15-way GPU Gangbang" oh wait, ve woulda called it that interesting results i... : elosorojo

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like i said before, unreal 2=ass slow

Jan 24, 2002 10:41am PST

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like i said before, unreal 2=ass slow : boobie
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- lol, not slow, realistic. People are too used to running a 3 year old engine on current hardware. As m : johnny rotten

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all these cards are obsolete. the geforce 4 will be announced in the next month, and i'm sure ATI won't be far behind.

gunna grab me at gf4 Ti1000, baby!

Jan 24, 2002 10:19am PST

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all these cards are obsolete. the geforce 4 will be announced in the next month, and i'm sure ATI won't ... : frostythehitman
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  are you sure your credit rating is good enough to buy one? : Do_Or_Die
  - no worries, i'll take a 2nd mortgage on my house. : frostythehitman

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wow, my cheapo kyro II didn't do too bad, gonna have to upgrade before i can actually play next gen games though.

Jan 24, 2002 10:27am PST

wow, my cheapo kyro II didn't do too bad, gonna have to upgrade before i can actually play next gen games... : Turd Ferguson

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I just want a GPU with a higher clock rate than my CPU....

Jan 24, 2002 10:21am PST

I just want a GPU with a higher clock rate than my CPU.... : freshview

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The Radeon 8500 is tempting....

but I want to play with the vertex and pixel shaders on the GeForce!!!

well, I guess I get to do that at work.. maybe I'll buy a radeon to screw with at home.. it has it's own vertex and pixel shaders...

Jan 24, 2002 10:21am PST

The Radeon 8500 is tempting.... but I want to play with the vertex and pixel shaders on the GeForce!!!... : freshview

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Where's the benchmark for my Diamond Monster card?

And does this include real shadows? ;)

Jan 24, 2002 9:22am PST

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Where's the benchmark for my Diamond Monster card? And does this include real shadows? ;) : zipr
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- hehe, I had one of those babies too! It *ruled* in Descent! =) : Grigory

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Looks like my switch from a GeForce-256 to an ATi Radeon 8500 was a good idea. Although my TBird 1333 isn't the fastest thing on the block, it's still doing a pretty decent job on my system.

Jan 24, 2002 9:53am PST

Looks like my switch from a GeForce-256 to an ATi Radeon 8500 was a good idea. Although my TBird 1333 is... : JGene

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Holishit.. 28.2 fps on my Geforce DDR and the CPU they are using to test is like 3x faster than my Cel2 @ 850 :)

I can't deny it anymore. I need to upgrade soon.

Jan 24, 2002 9:19am PST

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Holishit.. 28.2 fps on my Geforce DDR and the CPU they are using to test is like 3x faster than my Cel2 @... : mc-fine
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- I have a GeForce 2 MX. I feel your pain :( BUT, I would wait until either this, or GTA3, or UT2 co... : StimpyBoy-KNoB-

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Anandtech owns. That is THE hardware website fer me.

Jan 24, 2002 9:16am PST

Anandtech owns. That is THE hardware website fer me. : mc-fine

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Thank god I returned that GF3Ti200 when I had the chance. Gonna need a GF4 for these games.

Jan 24, 2002 9:00am PST

Thank god I returned that GF3Ti200 when I had the chance. Gonna need a GF4 for these games. : Zillax0rz

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Ouch, even my GF2 is gonna be hurting on this game. :)

Jan 24, 2002 8:52am PST

Ouch, even my GF2 is gonna be hurting on this game. :) : artillery

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