BenchMark

P11 · 10-26-2004, 11:11 PM

Can anyone tell me what the term benchmark refers to. (Can someone also tell me what the numbers represent in the chart on the following webpage:

http://www.guru3d.com/article/Videocards/124/6/

Blue · 10-27-2004, 12:22 AM

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Can anyone tell me what the term benchmark refers to.

It's when you check your system for performance video,audio,cpu,etc.

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Can someone also tell me what the numbers represent in the chart on the following webpage:

depends on what ones your talking about ;-).. if it's the ones above the first picture then they are FPS at diff. resolutions compared to other vid cards.

P11 · 10-27-2004, 04:52 PM

so if your fps is higher is it better or worse?

Blue · 10-27-2004, 06:43 PM

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so if your fps is higher is it better or worse?

Better, It means that the image on the screen is being drawn faster basicly.

smadge · 10-28-2004, 01:38 AM

like blue said fps means frames per second. the more you have the smoother the gameplay.

P11 · 10-28-2004, 02:05 AM

what about latency...lower the better?

Blue · 10-28-2004, 02:33 AM

what about latency...lower the better?

yup

Also as far as FPS goes it actualy changes physics in some games like Quake 1,2,3 the higher FPS you have the further you can jump and do tricks like climb walls with the plasma gun and such. Although I've noticed too high an fps is bad

. I set mine too 500 fps for quake3 and even though it was not constant it still reached it often but this made the screen very laggy.

P11 · 10-28-2004, 04:18 AM

how do you change your fps?

Blue · 10-28-2004, 05:36 AM

most games of course dont let you. That said :-). Quake 3's console command is /com_maxfps (number)

Of course the number of frames you get will be limited to the power of your video card.

**Praetor** · 10-29-2004, 03:33 PM

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Of course the number of frames you get will be limited to the power of your video card.

Well not jussst the v.c.

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Blue VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: London Ontario Age: 35 Posts: 3,555	what about latency...lower the better? yup Also as far as FPS goes it actualy changes physics in some games like Quake 1,2,3 the higher FPS you have the further you can jump and do tricks like climb walls with the plasma gun and such. Although I've noticed too high an fps is bad . I set mine too 500 fps for quake3 and even though it was not constant it still reached it often but this made the screen very laggy. __________________ FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND :F@H Team 44358 Last edited by Blue; 10-28-2004 at 02:36 AM.

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Blue VIP Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: London Ontario Age: 35 Posts: 3,555	most games of course dont let you. That said :-). Quake 3's console command is /com_maxfps (number) Of course the number of frames you get will be limited to the power of your video card. __________________ FOLDING FOR THE GOOD OF MANKIND :F@H Team 44358 Last edited by Blue; 10-28-2004 at 07:04 AM.

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