[CUBE] Cube Modernization - new: graphic card data

[Stevie]

Hello friends again,


first the answer to Seans question: for my test I used a simple 
measuring tool for consumption (normally used for household 
appliances), that shows the numbers on a LCD-Display. You can read 
with 0.1 Watt reading precision. (Not just very exact, but enough as 
I believe/hope.)

Thanks for your data, Gnarlodious :-) !


Now data of a second test and a question:
After testing the consumption I wanted to know, which of my graphic 
Cards is fastest.

I took the original ATi Rage 128, a GeForce 4MX and a ATi Radeon 8500 
and the benchmarktool
Xbench V. 1.1.3 (with Panther 10.3.2)

And I got quite disappointing results.
Now I want to know, in which degree the graphic performance depends on the CPU.
Would some of you tell us their results on a cube with CPU-upgrade 
(esp. 1.2 GHz or so)?

You'll find Xbench at  http://xbench.com


The test should be run several times (of course without any other 
processes), because the results differ every time. I only send the 
graphic results...

My results are:
Cube 450 MHz - 1,5 GB RAM - Panther 10.3.2

For the Radeon 8500:
___________________
Quartz Graphics Test	70.44
	Line	57.18	1.46 Klines/sec [50% alpha]
	Rectangle	65.95	4.64 Krects/sec [50% alpha]
	Circle	69.07	1.59 Kcircles/sec [50% alpha]
	Bezier	66.04	717.63 beziers/sec [50% alpha]
	Text	114.76	1.87 Kchars/sec
OpenGL Graphics Test	47.54
	Spinning Squares	47.54	33.27 frames/sec

For the GeForce 4MX:
___________________
Quartz Graphics Test	69.29
	Line	56.75	1.44 Klines/sec [50% alpha]
	Rectangle	66.37	4.67 Krects/sec [50% alpha]
	Circle	65.11	1.50 Kcircles/sec [50% alpha]
	Bezier	65.88	715.83 beziers/sec [50% alpha]
	Text	111.89	1.82 Kchars/sec
OpenGL Graphics Test	55.79
	Spinning Squares	55.79	39.04 frames/sec

For the Rage 128:
________________
Quartz Graphics Test	63.46
	Line	49.09	1.25 Klines/sec [50% alpha]
	Rectangle	59.45	4.18 Krects/sec [50% alpha]
	Circle	60.77	1.40 Kcircles/sec [50% alpha]
	Bezier	64.18	697.36 beziers/sec [50% alpha]
	Text	104.58	1.70 Kchars/sec
OpenGL Graphics Test	73.12
	Spinning Squares	73.12	51.17 frames/sec

In fact, I can't believe these results: the Radeon 8500 and GeForce 
should be remarkable faster, but they aren't. Why?
And: Are these the best results at all? Or does it depends strongly on the CPU?
What is the maximum on our 2x AGP???

Have a nice weekend
Thanks in advance
Stevie

I sent this mail earlier today, but it was not accepted by the daemon, I think.
Maybe because I had coloured letters in the mail?