UT2K3 Benchmark Util v2.1

Unreal Tournament 2003 can be used as a great benchmark tool since it is an actual real game that people play. It has built in benchmark functionality. However, with its current setup we found that it could be improved upon to make it incredibly easy and functional for people to use this game to compare performance on their own system or with others. To that extent we developed a benchmarking tool that uses the built in files of UT2K3 to run flyby benchmarks in maps. This produces a low/average/max frames per second results that you can use. One of the changes that we had made however was to build our own INI files that are tuned for a very High Quality setting and a very Low Quality setting all built into the benchmarking utility. We also gave you the option to change resolutions. We also included a CPU Test that tested one map in very low quality with T&L disabled so that the CPU would do most of the work to make good CPU comparisons. That was all in our original release of the program.

v2.0 added the option to benchmark with the full version game or the demo of UT2K3. It also allowed you to benchmark in Direct3D or OpenGL along with more resolution options. We also introduced a Custom Test that let you select one map at a time and enable or disable sound and the option to use your own INI file for comparisons on your own system. This was all good but we discovered some bugs, one major one, that required us to create a new version and thoroughly test it to make sure it is working correctly.