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Test system
6x86 Pr200
32 megabytes 60ns EDO (2x16)
AOpen AX5T-3.1
Oak Warp 5 209a , 4megs
STB Velocity 128 , 4megs
S3 Trio 64V2 , 1 meg
2.1 gig Samsung EIDE
2D tests were run on 800x600x16 because S3
had only 1 meg RAM.
DirectDraw performance - This
uses the direct draw tests found in Winbench 98. In order to obtain DirectMarks
, I averaged the results of 9 tests (BLTSize 256,1024,4096;Animate8bit,16bit,32bit;Animate640x480,800x600,1024x768)
and compared each cards score to that of the RIVA. DirectMark is how much
percent of RIVA performance the card gives.
Oak Warp 5 - As you can see , the Oak's 2D performance isn't all that.
It doesnt even score a 50 on DirectMark , making it a weak DirectDraw card. |
Intense 3D Voodoo - the Alliance chipset performs quite
well in DirectDraw , scoring ~71% of RIVA performance. (Note that the RIVA
is a DirectDraw 'god' , and 71% of this is damn good! |
Velocity 128 - The King of DirectDraw. (period) No card
comes close. (Dont even mention the Mill2 , it's DDraw is pitifull (it
would probably score a 53 or something) |
2D Speedmark - This old benchmark
which came with my old hercules dynamite power tests raw 2D power. The
tests preformed are ScrtoScr , MemtoScr , Ternary ROPS , Fonts , Vectors
(styled/filled) , and PolyFill (Hatched/solid color). The Score is an average
in Kpixels/sec. (This benchmark needs replacing...don't worry , soon we
will have some REAL 2D benchmarks!)
S3 Trio64/V2 DX - I have included this card mearly for comparision
purposes. This is the standard card found in many low-end and even in a
few average priced PC's.
Intense 3D Voodoo - Based on the Alliance Promotion AT25 128bit 2D graphic
accelerator , this Voodoo Rush based board performs quite well in 2D Speedmark.
(236.72) The 128bit datapath really helps in these tests. |
Oak Warp 5 - As you can see , this card does outpreform
the average/low-end S3 significantly , however it is no match for...
(128.38) |
Velocity 128 - The Ultimate powerhouse proves itself once
again. Scoring an amazing 292.67Kpix/sec! The blazing SGRAM and high powered
RIVA chip show off here. |
Final Reality Benchmark 1.0 - This
is one of the coolest benchmarks available. Watching this one is actually
fun!
Oak Warp 5 - The Warp 5 processor seems to handle this benchmark
a little better than the previous. Though the 3D preformance still isn't
quite up to par , the image quality is better and the 2D is almost the
same. [ 2D-1.05 , 3D-1.76 , Total-1.45] |
Velocity 128 - Once again , the RIVA card comes out on top.
Scoring an amazing 2.14 in 3D! The image quality isn't as nice though ,
mostly due to the anti-alaising. [2D-1.07 , 3D-2.14 , Total - 1.67] Also
, the Velocity didn't quite like the 2D here. |
Intense 3D Voodoo - for some reason , this card kept failing the tests.
I dont know why (?) Actually , it did complete the 2D test with a 1.06. |
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3D Turok Demo (FPS) - Who cares
if a video card can preform in benchmarks if it can't preform in real life
tests. (Rage Pro...) The results here were obtained by typing turokdemo
-benchmark. Tests were run in 800x600 and 640x480 , all supported features
turned on for both cards.
Oak Warp 5 - The Warp 5 isn't that slow , at least not according
to Turok. 15.6fps at 640x480 with a 6x86 isn't slow at all , as a matter
of fact , it is pretty fast! Also , Turok was playable at 800x600 running
at 13.2fps. Even though these numbers aren't as fast as the RIVA , the
image quality of the Oak makes up for its lack of speed.
Intense 3D Voodoo - As you can see , I have not posted scores for the
Intense 3D Voodoo. There are 2 reasons. First of all , the version included
with the card worked , however , I did not know how to benchmark using
it. (-benchmark , -tmark , they didnt work , if anyone knows how
, please e-mail me.) The game was
very playable though , even in 800x600. |
Velocity 128 - As you can see once again , the Velocity
128 is definately the choice for Direct3D. On 640x480 Turok ran in excess
of 21 frames while in 800x600 Turok raced at a pace of 19.6fps. If only
the Velocity 128 had the Oak's image quality , choosing a video card would
not be as difficult as it is today. Unfortunately , this is not the case... |
Image Quality Comparision - I
have added this section at the request of a viewer. It is pretty much self
explanitory. NOTICE: JPG format is compressed using 20% (since not everyone
has a cable modem :) This causes image degradation. Snapshots were taken
at 800x600.
Oak Warp 5 - The Oak's image quality is damn near perfect.
It puts even the Voodoo's image quality to shame with its perfect anti-alaising
and automatic tri-linear filtering. (The Green sky is becuase of gamma
correction...) NOTE: I have received numerous e-mails from 3dfx lovers
:) that the Oak's image quality sucks because the image looks 'washed out'
, or 'too smooth' Please note that the Oak allows you to choose the filtering
method you prefer. If you do not like the 'too smooth' Warp images , just
select binary filtering instead of tri-linear , if you really want...BTW
, I dont have a comparision of both due to space limitations at tripod.
CLICK HERE FOR SCREEN SHOT.
Intense 3D Voodoo - The supposedly perfect image quality of the 3dfx
is pitiful compared to the Oak. It still wipes the floor from underneath
the RIVA. The lack of REAL anti-alaising is the major cause for its inferiority
to the Oak in image quality. BTW..the Voodoo has great image quality ,
just not as good as the Warp (in my opinion)
CLICK HERE FOR SCREEN SHOT.
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Velocity 128 - The Velocity's image is nowhere near that
of the Oak. It lacks quality anti-alaising and the filtering isn't great.
Also , when moving around you can see the textures changing...
CLICK HERE FOR SCREEN SHOT. |
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