Performance - 3D Mark 2001 SE Pro

3D Mark 2001 SE Pro 3DMark 2001 is an installment in the popular 3DMark series. By combining DirectX®8 support with completely new graphics, it continues to provide benchmark results that empower you to make informed hardware assessments. As with all MadOnion.com internet-enabled benchmarks, 3DMark2001 has been created in cooperation with the major 3D accelerator and processor manufacturers to provide you with the best possible and most reliable set of diagnostic tools. Weve also included a completely new demo-mode, which demonstrates some of the latest innovations and advances that real-time 3D Graphics can offer!

The Second Edition is a major enhancement to its 3DMark® benchmark solution, originally launched in 1998. Combining DirectX 8.1 support with the latest in 3D graphics, 3DMark2001 SE objectively measures how effectively a PC runs 3D graphics applications and provides users with an online results comparison tool that allows them to make informed hardware assessments and upgrade decisions

Using Remedy Entertainment's acclaimed MAX-FX Technology, 3DMark2001 demonstrates how to maximize your 3D gaming performance by using real-world gaming technology to test your system's true game performance abilities.

We ran a standard test in 32 bit resolutions ranging from 1024x768 up to 1600x1200. And any videocard will be tested severely with this benchmark of which the Second Edition registered Pro version was used.  And remember the fact that 3D Mark is not a game and can not be seen as such ...

We did not take any FA and AA results with any of the synthetic benchmarks. Quite frankly it's quite a time consuming process to take all the numbers and what exactly does a score tell you in terms of AA and AF ? Not much. The Radeon 9800 Pro is clearly the king in this software.