zx6r1033
August 29th, 2008, 10:56 AM
Mods: I didn't know exactly where to put this, so if you would be so kind... make sure it lands wherever it belongs? Thanks!
I ran Performance Test, which is a benchmark tool, tonight. The graphics are all DirectX based, so DX needed to be loaded in order to run the program. The program itself, as well as DX, were both installed via Wine. I will post the results as a GIF this afternoon, since the overall test was interesting enough, but the most shocking were the results on the graphics.
The computer is one that I built...
Motherboard: M2N-SLi
Processor: AMD Athlon 64 x2 4800+ 2.5ghz dual core OC'd to 2800mhz
Memory A.Data DDR2 6400 800mhz 2 x 2gb sticks
GPU: EVGA Nvidia GeForce 8500GT 128bit 1gb
OS Versions:
Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy 64bit
Windows XP 32bit with SP3
The 3d graphics were tested in 3 categories: Simple 3d objects, medium 3d graphics, and advanced 3d graphics. The simple 3d is tested at 640x480 32bit res, and the medium and advanced are both tested at 800 x 600 32bit. Medium is displayed in a small box, and the advanced is expanded to full screen.
Simple 3D graphics (Average)
Windows XP: 560fps
Ubuntu: 1640fps
Medium 3D Graphics (Average)
Windows XP: 150fps
Ubuntu 220fps
Advanced 3D Graphics
Windows XP: 48fps
Ubuntu: 27fps (and vertical bars)
While the Advanced 3d did exactly what I was expecting after reading the various threads about DirectX + Wine, I couldn't believe the frame rate tripled on simple 3d objects... and I definitely wasn't expecting the medium graphics to be better.
The other odd twist in my testing was "simple 2d text." XP registered nearly 600fps on the scrolling tests, and Linux nearly died out at 3.2fps. I am going to re-run that test when I wake up. Something definitely went wrong there, and it's not my gpu's ability to render text, that's for sure!
Anyway... I will post the results when I get up. I just thought someone else might find the results as interesting as I did.
Just one side note to save from anyone asking... both XP and Ubuntu had the newest graphics drivers installed and running, and both programs are a fresh install with virtually nothing added to either of them for programs and things like that. I wiped my HD last week and started from scratch with the dual boot setup on this computer.
I ran Performance Test, which is a benchmark tool, tonight. The graphics are all DirectX based, so DX needed to be loaded in order to run the program. The program itself, as well as DX, were both installed via Wine. I will post the results as a GIF this afternoon, since the overall test was interesting enough, but the most shocking were the results on the graphics.
The computer is one that I built...
Motherboard: M2N-SLi
Processor: AMD Athlon 64 x2 4800+ 2.5ghz dual core OC'd to 2800mhz
Memory A.Data DDR2 6400 800mhz 2 x 2gb sticks
GPU: EVGA Nvidia GeForce 8500GT 128bit 1gb
OS Versions:
Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy 64bit
Windows XP 32bit with SP3
The 3d graphics were tested in 3 categories: Simple 3d objects, medium 3d graphics, and advanced 3d graphics. The simple 3d is tested at 640x480 32bit res, and the medium and advanced are both tested at 800 x 600 32bit. Medium is displayed in a small box, and the advanced is expanded to full screen.
Simple 3D graphics (Average)
Windows XP: 560fps
Ubuntu: 1640fps
Medium 3D Graphics (Average)
Windows XP: 150fps
Ubuntu 220fps
Advanced 3D Graphics
Windows XP: 48fps
Ubuntu: 27fps (and vertical bars)
While the Advanced 3d did exactly what I was expecting after reading the various threads about DirectX + Wine, I couldn't believe the frame rate tripled on simple 3d objects... and I definitely wasn't expecting the medium graphics to be better.
The other odd twist in my testing was "simple 2d text." XP registered nearly 600fps on the scrolling tests, and Linux nearly died out at 3.2fps. I am going to re-run that test when I wake up. Something definitely went wrong there, and it's not my gpu's ability to render text, that's for sure!
Anyway... I will post the results when I get up. I just thought someone else might find the results as interesting as I did.
Just one side note to save from anyone asking... both XP and Ubuntu had the newest graphics drivers installed and running, and both programs are a fresh install with virtually nothing added to either of them for programs and things like that. I wiped my HD last week and started from scratch with the dual boot setup on this computer.