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    3DMark Vantage vs. PCMark Vantage vs. 3DMark06

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by jnickell, Feb 12, 2009.

  1. jnickell

    jnickell Notebook Consultant

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    Anyone tried all 3 of these systems? Whats best? Which one should I use?
     
    jnickell, Feb 12, 2009
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    3D Mark is for benchmarking graphics performance while PC mark benchmarks overall system performance. Use 3DM Vantage if you have a newer gfx card (GeForce 9 series) or else 2006.
     
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  3. Han Bao Quan

    Han Bao Quan The Assassin

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    You can use all 3.
    Except the 2 Vantages are designed to run on Vista only.
     
    Han Bao Quan, Feb 12, 2009
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  4. jnickell

    jnickell Notebook Consultant

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    Can you use any of them to tune things up, or are they all just benchmarking?
     
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  5. Han Bao Quan

    Han Bao Quan The Assassin

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    Software tunings generally suck. If you have a subpar GPU then there is no way to play Crisis, period. Software won't help.

    To answer your question, those are benchmarkings only.
     
    Han Bao Quan, Feb 12, 2009
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    Note that 3DMark Vantage requires a DirectX 10 GPU.
     
    TehSuigi, Feb 12, 2009
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    Crysis is the new 3DMark06.

    Doesn't require DX10, and is an actual useful benchmark.
     
    Jlbrightbill, Feb 12, 2009
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    So you don't think 3DMark Vantage is even useful?
     
    jnickell, Feb 13, 2009
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    3D mark is a synthetic benchmark, it may not necessary reflect real world gaming performance. But, since 3D Mark has become the de facto standard for graphics benchmarking you can easily compare your card’s raw performance against others out there. In that sense it is useful.

    BTW, It is just a benchmarking tool, not a tweaking tool.
     
    PhoenixFx, Feb 13, 2009
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    They are all fairly just crap.

    Hardware makers tweak their hardware to actually get good marks in those programs.
    There was a different day and time...but the best is to get real applications with real benchmarks in them.

    Too often real benchmarks show the competition actually winning while in 3dmark it's reversed.
    Plus 3Dmark now has a charge for the application to boot.
     
    MadBoris, Feb 13, 2009
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