nVidia gets smacked in AquaMark 3 (DX9) !!!

[Kwonger]

I'm not gonna think too much about this benchmark simply because the reviewer seemed very ATi oriented. He kept saying how the 5900 was running 256MB and that ATi could've done even better if it had that much memory (which I think is BS).

[s1203372]

The memory difference is meaningless, as the RAM on the video card is simply used as a texture buffer. The only time the card would need more than 128 MB is if it was running 1600x1200 at 4xAA or higher with very high res textures.

The IQ difference is also debatable, as this review and the other review mentioned in this thread show reverse situations - In one, ATI is better than NVidia, in the other Nvidia is better than ATI, both using the same benchmark and the same drivers, just different frames.

That said, I'm still glad I have a 9700.

[Chuck232]

Originally posted by patlo
you are absolutely correct. The radeon in this case is 18.52% faster than the GF. You have a funny way of getting this number... not funny but a little more confusing way to do it.

Anyhow... 22.7% is overstating it and i don't know how they got that number.... it is supposed to be 18.52%.

Hmmm.... ::looks at above post::

See this is what my post was directed at. The radeon is "22.7%" faster, not 18.52%...

[bigpoppapumpg]

I'm 50% less confused now, but only 33% more informed.

[bigpoppapumpg]

Originally posted by Iceball_AARF

Say that radeon fps= 100%, then 22.4fps=?;
(22.4fps * 100%)/(27.49fps)=?
?=81.48%;
100%-81.48%=18.52%
18.52% |= 22.7% ; the GF is still slower, but not by the % they said

Although it's equivalent, I think it's usually taught in algebra like this:

(22.4fps/27.49fps)*100%=81.48%

the formula is:
(part/whole)*100%=??

ie. 33 is what percentage of 66?

(33/66)*100%=50%

[Iceball_AARF]

Actually, i just used the way it was teached to me waaaay back around 7th grade , it seemed easy enough to grasp it (and yes i too am amazed that i can remember things like that )


Peace.

[bigpoppapumpg]

ya people always do funky things with their braces (){}[]. use a ti89 or other symbolic utility and you start paying attention to braces, one non matching pair and you get an error, with no text editor to remind you to close your parantheses.