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- John Crookshank (johnc@mt-inc.com)
- Tue, 12 Dec 95 13:21 CST
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- > On 12-Dec-95 11:07:12, Bob Andersen (BANDERSEN@DIRM.DHR.STATE.NC.US)
- > Emailed:
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- > > VTU and LW PRO printed rendering performance tests about 5-6 issues ago.
- > > As far as I can remember: The 060 is about 4-5 times faster than a
- > > 25mhz 040. A pentium 100 is about 9-10 times faster than a 25mhz 040.
- > > The highest end Alphas were about 40 times faster than a 25mhz 040.
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- > > I've read that if Lightwave were compiled on a 060-specific compiler it
- > > would run faster (on a 060). Does anyone know: Is Newtek working on a
- > > 060-compiled version? How much faster would a 060-compiled version be
- > > than the 040-compiled version?
- >
- > The issue right now is that there AREN'T any 060 compilers, so "native" 060
- > code is a whihle off. This is not something NewTek can do anything about
- > unless they also want to go into the compiler business as well. ;-) We all
- > just have to wait until support for the 060 shows up before they can decide
- > if it's worth the trouble of an additional executable to support.
- >
- > As for the second part, it's hard to speculate until it's been tried, but
- > the difference should be significant. When Lightwave was optimized for the
- > 040, rendering speeds jumped an immediate 3x-4x or thereabouts, compared to
- > an 030 at the same clock speed. I doubt if we'll see that much of a jump
- > this time, but then again, every little bit helps.
- >
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