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RangerJoe
10-17-02, 06:56 PM
alright...think of it this way...how many points were some of the top cards on 3dmark 2000 getting when 2001 came out..prolly around 15k-20k...so, would this kinda stay the same way...i think they will be making a new bench...and the 9700's will be getting around 5k..which it about what the top cards were getting when 2001 came out
TheFrag
10-17-02, 07:02 PM
i think they should just keep the same scoring system. If they were to change it, it would ruin all current benchies and everyone would be confused
Cullam3n
10-17-02, 07:19 PM
If we were using that logic we would still be using 3dmark 2000.

-PC
Ghost68
10-17-02, 07:28 PM
hmm just imagine in 5 years people will be able to say haha you only got 15000 3dmarks... i think it will become nescicairy to upgrade the engine when dx9 comes out... not when new cards...
3dmark2000 was based on dx7 2001 was for dx8.0/1 now 3dmark2002 should be for dx9...
tom_ozahoski
10-17-02, 07:32 PM
Originally posted by Cullam3n
If we were using that logic we would still be using 3dmark 2000.

-PC

I think you meam 3dmark99:beer:
RangerJoe
10-17-02, 07:34 PM
good point ghost...i forgot about that part
SemiCycle
10-17-02, 11:02 PM
Just like any other software company, they are working on a new/updated version of their software. There is no way around this. You must have an up to date benchmark for newer GPUs, or you will never be able to test out the newer functionality of them.

There are specific tests for the following 2 examples, but these test didn't exsist in earlier version of 3D mark.

Pixel Shader test
Vertex Shader test

Who knows what features will be added into newer GPUs/VPUs that will need to be benched/tested.
TUK101
10-17-02, 11:26 PM
Originally posted by Ghost68
hmm just imagine in 5 years people will be able to say haha you only got 15000 3dmarks... i think it will become nescicairy to upgrade the engine when dx9 comes out... not when new cards...
3dmark2000 was based on dx7 2001 was for dx8.0/1 now 3dmark2002 should be for dx9... This is what I think too. For example, in 3DMark 2000 the Voodoo 5 was one of the top cards at the time. In 3DMark 2001 the Voodoo 5 sucks because it lacks the directX 8 technology. When DirectX9 hits then expect a new benchmark from Madonion, but I wouldnt expect it any sooner. The current one is sufficient for now.