ATI X1400 3DMark 2006 scores low?

I'm not a big gamer, but was curious as to the performance of my E1505 with the X1400. After doing a bit of reading of other posts, it seems my 3dmark 2006 score of 823 seems a bit (quite a bit?) low.

During the testing phase, all the games show 1-3fps.

I haven't acually installed and tested any real games, but shouldn't the 3dmark 2006 be testing the games faster than 1-3fps?

My E1505 is no slouch (see below). Are my scores "normal" for the X1400?

 

Well that seems about right. The x1400 uses Hyper-memory. The 1-3 FPS is when it is running on the CPU...which is normal, for the most part. Alot of cards get really slow on those performance tests. That seems about right though...with stock settings.

 

Well, isn't the hyper-memory half dedicated and half system shared ram? How can an accelerator card run at 1-3fps? What does a stock Intel GMA integrated run at, negative fps (does the game play backwards?)

What, exactly, is the purpose of the X1400 if one only gets 1-3 fps?

Thanks!

 

No, no...CPU, not GPU. 3dMark05 tests out the CPU with the graphics also

You are correct, 1/2 is dedicated.

You do get higher FPS when you first load the test right?

(I have not yet run 3dMark06...haven't DLed it yet, speaking off 05 experience.)

 

No, the FPS for each of the three game tests in 3dmark2006 starts out, for a second, at maybe 5 fps, but quickly settles in a 1-2 fps.

Looking at the details of the 3dmark2006 results, the three game tests average is less than 2 fps for two of them, and 0.7 fps for the last game.

My CPU scores should be normal for a Core Duo 2.0Ghz. I'm running on AC with the CPU @ 2Ghz (not speedstepped down to 1.0Ghz).

It's the fps that seems wrong.

 

Well, I don't know too much about the X1400 or 3dMark06. I will let someone else chime in here.

 

I dont know a whole lot about 06 but i received marks very close to 1000 if i remember correctly. I can tell you that I have not experienced any troubles in any games so far with my FPS. in Quake 4, my most intensive game I have loaded I was runnning around 25fps smooth and silky at med/high settings. You need not be concerned about how it will perform unless you are totally set at running on extreme graphics

 

please don't take this as sarcastic, but instead of running benchmark software, why don't you just install a game and play it?

 

No sarcasm taken, but benchmarks are faster to perform, and help to place the performance of a particular configuration of notebook in line with other notebooks of similar configuration (ie., same model).

Like I said, I'm not a big game player, but having spent the extra money for an X1400, I'd expect that I could (should) be getting more than 1-3 fps in games. I did run 3dMark2006 on my desktop with an nVidia 7800GTX and got much different results (more of what I would expect from a decent graphics card).

I suppose, instead of running SUPER_PI to 2 million decimal places to benchmark my CPU like hundreds of others did in another thread on this forum, I could have loaded up Visual C++ suite and handwritten a subroutine to do the same thing...

 

well, i've played HL2 and D3 all the way on my x300 with no problems, so i think you're golden.

 

I have an ATI X1400 too. I played Fifa Soccer 2006 Demo, Titan Quest Demo and some few other 3D games, they run smoothly. I couldn't even run the 3DMark '06, tried '05 and got like 2-3 fps. That means don't take them too serious, just install your favorite game and see how it runs. Direct answer.

lng

 

Sounds good. It's weird why 3dmark06 is so slow on the X1400, though.

I will sleep better now, knowing the X1400 is worthy!!

Thanks all!

 

were you running off battery or the cord? when you are battery, your notebook underclocks itself to save juice.

 

Yes, I know about that. I had stated in my 2nd reply msg in this thread that I was running on AC and at 2.0Ghz....

Thanks for the suggestion, though.

 

I have an X300 and as well I was only getting 2-3 FPS and scored an 826. I have a Dimension 8400 with ATI X300 and I have as well played through HL2 and it looks pretty descent. Not excellent but descent. You should have no trouble.

The reason why it is so slow is because there are some people who have liquid cooled graphics with a cluster 0f like 2Graphics cards lined up to play a game it would be really fast and the FPS would be so fast it probaly wouldnt be able to measure. (okay probaly not that fast but you get the point)3dmark is a really graphics intense tester so the must make a benchmarking tool that will calculate the fast and the slow ones. Hope it helps

Jim
P4-3.4Ghz |2GB RAM |2 x Maxtor SATA 300GB in Raid 1 |ATI x300| 2005FPW

 

What you have to understand is these benchmarks are a performance indicator on how your video card will perform on upcoming games. The benchmarks are often absolutely ridiculous so not even the latest cards can run them at full speed, so your laptop x1400 is probably perfectly fine for any game, old games at full settings and newer games at medium to low settings.

 

3Dmark06 is incredibly demanding. 1-3FPS is normal. A score of 826 is actually good; I wouldn't be dissatisfied with that sort of performance from a mainstream card like the ATI X1400.

Remember, it's only a benchmark, or a measure of a component's (in this case, the video card's) performance as stated. That doesn't mean anything; the only thing that matters is how the card performs in the games you want to play.

Right. I tested the Go7900GTX 512MB in 3DMark06 in the Dell XPS M1710, and even that slowed down.

Chaz