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3DMark03 Next Week

by Steve Gibson, Feb 07, 2003 3:37pm PST

Related Topics – Hardware (PC only)

3DMark03 by the folks at Futuremark is just about ready to be released, it's gonna be all purty and test out DX9 capabilities and everyone will be measuring their 'e-penis' (Thanks Lowtax) together! Here are a couple of images [ shot1 , shot2 ]. The real nerds can evaluate the clock and tell ya that the release is next Tuesday. We'll have it on Fileshack.

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By: Toraz Chryx x Show Full Post

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The question is, will this be ANYWHERE as l33t as the ATi natural light demo?

http://www.ati.com/products/pc/catalyst/dx9demos.html

Feb 08, 2003 7:35am PST

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The question is, will this be ANYWHERE as l33t as the ATi natural light demo? http://www.ati.com/produ... : Toraz Chryx
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- doubtful, between the natural light and the animusic demos ATi has owned everything though I'd still l : hawkeye

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So, size does matter? =(

Feb 08, 2003 9:54am PST

So, size does matter? =( : xphil

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By: locobastard x Show Full Post

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Alas...
my Geforce DDR has reached its end...
probably would only do less than 1/2 of the tests..

Feb 07, 2003 4:02pm PST

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Alas... my Geforce DDR has reached its end... probably would only do less than 1/2 of the tests.. : locobastard
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- it will be able to run 1 of all the tests, they said it on the page : neo69
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  So? Who cares about a benchmark application. A videocard needs to run games, not 3dmark scores. : [7]kami
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    This is true, and in that department the Radeon 9700 Pro wins on speed+image quality, featureset is imp... : Toraz Chryx
    - No sir. My 9700 PRO will run DOOM just fine. I 'ave a large penif already. : [7]kami

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ok ok, i think everyone been waiting for this bitch to come out to really seen if a new video card is needed. I personally am looking forward to this moment after my GF4 ti4400 card to fucked up i've been playing with a Geforce2MX card. I really want to see what Radeon 9700 and GeforceFx card score are before etting one of those cards I'm i right guys. I've been thinking on just getting a Geforec4Ti 4200 card but isn't that stupid me getting a new video that is not as good as was my GF4ti4400 card? Damn i wish i never sold my Geforce3Ti 500 card to my friend i should have kept that card just in case, when i bought my Geforce4Ti 4400,

Feb 07, 2003 8:07pm PST

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ok ok, i think everyone been waiting for this bitch to come out to really seen if a new video card is nee... : alsey7
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  Why on earth would you base your purchase decision on 3DMark? It astounds me. : Freon
  - Because its the only benchmark that you can compare stuff to accuriately? : ovrlrd

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Heh I wonder how many tests my GF2 Pro will be able to perform? It can only do about 3/4 of 3dmark2001's tests. They say DX7 cards will only be able to do one test.

Feb 07, 2003 3:46pm PST

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Heh I wonder how many tests my GF2 Pro will be able to perform? It can only do about 3/4 of 3dmark2001's... : smax
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  - well if its a dx9 benchmark, you can be sure they are gonna go heavy on the shaders : merpaholic

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well i'm getting ~17k with the new one....

I wonder how well this will go on my rig?

Feb 07, 2003 5:13pm PST

well i'm getting ~17k with the new one.... I wonder how well this will go on my rig? : ventro

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Well, I'll get my new rig in less then a month, Should be interesting to see how I score with this rig.

Feb 07, 2003 5:04pm PST

Well, I'll get my new rig in less then a month, Should be interesting to see how I score with this rig. : AMikaboshi

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what are the reqs. on this one?

Feb 07, 2003 4:37pm PST

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what are the reqs. on this one? : V0lk
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- Futuremark seems to be keeping the requirements under wraps for now... but they will be releasing hints o... : Zimmy

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Barely meet the minimum requirements, but I figure that by 32 meg graphics card, they probably weren't thinking of the GF2MX.

Feb 07, 2003 4:31pm PST

Barely meet the minimum requirements, but I figure that by 32 meg graphics card, they probably weren't th... : gregorybrown

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Does this still use the max payne engine?

Feb 07, 2003 4:15pm PST

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Does this still use the max payne engine? : Cpt. Baseballbat
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- My guess is that this is the next generation of the MAX-FX technology. : Zimmy

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By: The Wizard x Show Full Post

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Damn, my computer is out of the race. I won't be out of the race for that long once I build a new pc around the time Doom III comes out.

Feb 07, 2003 4:04pm PST

Damn, my computer is out of the race. I won't be out of the race for that long once I build a new pc arou... : The Wizard

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Be good to see some direct x 9 features

Feb 07, 2003 3:47pm PST

Be good to see some direct x 9 features : yourname00

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By: str8upkiller x Show Full Post

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damn might have to get a new vid card now so i can watch this thing over and over again.

Feb 07, 2003 3:46pm PST

damn might have to get a new vid card now so i can watch this thing over and over again. : str8upkiller

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By: Colin Higgins x Show Full Post

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Hurray! The annual nerdy-inferiority-complex race begins!

Feb 07, 2003 3:43pm PST

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Hurray! The annual nerdy-inferiority-complex race begins! : Colin Higgins
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- There's always someone with worse specs and a better score oO : xenoeye

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Will be interesting to see the benchmarks of this thing with a Geforce FX vs a R300.

Feb 07, 2003 3:42pm PST

Will be interesting to see the benchmarks of this thing with a Geforce FX vs a R300. : ovrlrd

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Cant Wait to see my score go down in the drain

Feb 07, 2003 3:39pm PST

Cant Wait to see my score go down in the drain : xtreme00