3dmark 2k1 bias?

[Ottoman]

I've wondered this for awhile..

is the scoring system biased?

u know on some older cards (like mine) when I run the benchmarks I can't do game 4 nature, the nature image quality test and pixel something (shading I think)

so do I get automatic zero's? and by newer cards simply completing those tests automatically get higher score than me?

[Yodums]

Well in that case it isn't biased since your card cannot read it so marks will be deducted.

If you write a test and you don't answer the question because you do not have the knowledge you loose marks simple as that it based on 2001 ..

[Ottoman]

UNFAIR ADVANTAGE!!


so I guess I'd be better off comparing in 3dmark 2000 than..

[Violator]

The score should be calculated on the tests your card can do. It can't do the Nature or Pixel Shader tests because these require either a GF3 or an 8500 to complete. And only the first 4 tests are used to calculate the overall score.

[Kingslayer]

Actually your card is scored on the tests it can do. 2001 only really generates a score from the first 6 tests. The two truck, the two dragon, and the two lobby ones.

You don't take a hit if you cant do the nature tests.

[wildone]

Ok if you wanna know how bias it is here you go ,I only ran the first 3 and 4 test at all default setting on everything except my fsb,but here you go.

wildone