Page 12 - 3D Mark 2001 SE performance
Performance - 3D Mark 2001 SE3DMark 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 ...
3D Mark 2001 SE Pro
800x600
1024x768
1280x1024
1600x1200
GeForce 4 Ti42008x
14028
12051
9696
7747
GeForce4 Ti 4800 SE
12277
9762
7794
Radeon 9700 Pro
15488
14121
12159
10365
GeForce FX 5800 Ultra
15107
13885
12416
10788
GeForce FX 5900 Ultra
15561
14398
13014
11482
Performance Mode
GeForce FX 5900 Ultra
15544
14364
13033
11484
Quality Mode
Radeon 9800 Pro
16153
14936
13502
11658
4xAA + 8xAF
12960
11544
9526
7578
Performance Mode
4xAA + 8xAF
12834
11583
9562
7581
Quality Mode
4xAA + 8xAF @ 1800+
9838
9009
7925
6722
Quality Mode
Athlon XP 1800+
11658
10688
9886
9028
Quality Mode
As you can see, the FX 5900 Ultra can't win from the Radeon 9800 Pro. Wether that's for a valid reason or that NVIDIA has dedicated less resources in driver development towards synhtetic benchmarks I do not know as in every single test we ran the FX 5900 Ultra is fastest. The fact remains that any Radeon is always very strong in the FutureMark benchmark suites. The card still kicks ass with the numbers as demonstrated above numbers though.
