Testbed & Tests

System

Pentium III 800E
128 MB PC133
Abit BE6-II ATX motherboard
Western Digital 7200RPM 20GB

ATI Radeon
Reference Driver

Voodoo5 5500
Reference Driver 1.01

Windows98 Second Edition

Benchmarks

3DMark2000 - 800x600x16
3DMark2000 - 800x600x32
3DMark2000 - 1024x768x16
3DMark2000 - 1024x768x32

Quake 3 Retail - 640x480 Fastest, Normal, High Quality
Quake 3 Retail - 800x600 Fastest, Normal, High Quality
Quake 3 Retail - 1024x768 Fastest, Normal, High Quality

Comparison

Radeon 4X FSAA
Voodoo 2X/4X FSAA

Direct3D Need For Speed V 640x480x16
Need For Speed V 800x600x16
Need For Speed V 1024x768x16
Need For Speed V 640x480x32
Need For Speed V 800x600x32
Need For Speed V 1024x768x32

Homeworld 640x480x16
Homeworld 800x600x16
Homeworld 1024x768x16
Homeworld 640x480x32
Homeworld 800x600x32
Homeworld 1024x768x32

OpenGL Homeworld 640x480x16
Homeworld 800x600x16
Homeworld 1024x768x16
Homeworld 640x480x32
Homeworld 800x600x32
Homeworld 1024x768x32

Notes

We didn't bother with the higher resolutions because frames rates almost hit single digits. With most cards FSAA either automatically turns off or the game crashes. Regardless of what happens, we don't get numbers that anyone in their right mind would play at.