Rightmark 3DS Testing

Rightmark 3DS TestingTest System used:
CPU: E8400 @ 3.0Ghz
RAM:2Gb DDR2 800
GFX: Nvidia GTX260 Core 216

The Right mark 3DS application allows us to run synthetic tests which mimics a typical audio game engine in various tested modes. We have results for Direct Sound 2D, Direct Sound 3D Hardware and Direct Sound3D+ EAX. We tested the Forte which is a hardware DSP card against a Xonar DX which is a software effects engine. The Xonar DX was chosen to show the difference between software vs. hardware card on system performance.

Direct Sound 2D
We are starting out with direct sound 2D tests. The Xonar DX is performing between 5-9% based on the buffer #. Now, look at the numbers put out by the Forte, The card is flexing it's hardware muscle and in many cases is below 1% CPU usage during the test.

Direct Sound 3D
Let's have a look at the Direct sound 3D testing as this would give us a better idea of how the card would perform in a game. Again we see the Forte Flexing its DSP muscle and just crunching those DSP effect numbers.

Direct Sound 3D+EAX
Here we have the last sequence of test with is Direct sound 3D hardware and EAX effects.
These tests would be the hardest on the test cards with the 127 buffer tests being the most extreme for the testing results. The Forte is using 5% CPU usage when using 127 buffers which is quite good.