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Date: Thu, 16 Apr 1998 10:25:50 -0400
From: Tony Garcia <tony.garcia@ibm.net>
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Subject: Re: MAC DOES beat a PC in Quake
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Hardware:

Supermicro P6DLF with Dual PII 266 Mhz (Intel)
256 Megs EDO Ram
Matrox Millenium 4 Megs
Diamond Monster II 8 Megs
CL AWE64 Sound

Results:

Quake Timedemo Demo2 - no tweaks, full screen

Software 640x480 - 26.5
Software 800x600 - 21.0
OpenGL 640x480 - 83.8
OpenGL 800x600 - 67.6

Quake 2 Demo1.dm2 - no tweeks, full screen, sound on, low and max compatability

Software 640x480 - 15.8
Software 800x600 - 11.3
OpenGL 640x480 - 52.3
OpenGL 800x600 - 50.4

Jacob Fuller wrote:

> Set it to 640x480 ( In Quake1 ) and run timedemo demo2, then see my page for
> details on all the hardware info i need, and either post or e-mail me and
> I'll add that. My PC is starting to look bad with its 12.5 FPS software mode
> >-) <sarcasm>OH YA, my PC can do 9fps in 640x480 Quake2 with software
> mode!!</sarcasm>, actually that IS how fast it goes in Quake2
>
> -= Jacob Fuller =-
> -= rebelhill@worldnet.att.net =-
> -= Jacob's Tech Page =-
> -= http://jf.simplenet.com =-
> -= Quake Benchmark Project =-
> -= http://jf.simplenet.com/quakebm =-



