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- From: jeroenp@rulfc1.LeidenUniv.nl (Jeroen W. Pluimers)
- Subject: Re: ATI Ultra Pro vs. #9GXe
- Message-ID: <1992Nov8.102712.3885@rulway.LeidenUniv.nl>
- Keywords: ati ultra pro #9gxe number nine video accelerators
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- Organization: Dept. FMC, Gorlaeus Labs, Leiden University, The Netherlands
- References: <dhess.721001807@Xenon.Stanford.EDU> <1992Nov6.163141.29490@seas.gwu.edu> <dhess.721159474@Xenon.Stanford.EDU>
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- Date: Sun, 8 Nov 92 10:27:12 GMT
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- In article <dhess.721159474@Xenon.Stanford.EDU> dhess@Xenon.Stanford.EDU (Drew William Hess) writes:
- >prall@seas.gwu.edu (David C. Prall) writes:
- >
- >>In article <dhess.721001807@Xenon.Stanford.EDU> dhess@Xenon.Stanford.EDU (Drew William Hess) writes:
- >>>
- >>>What really caught my attention was a graph that shows the ATI Graphics
- >>>Ultra Pro clocking in at 25.5M WINMARKs (which is what ATI advertises for it),
- >>>and the #9GXe getting 40.5M WINMARKs! I find this number amazing.
- >>>
- >I'm not sure whether or not this is true, or even possible, but if it is
- >this is a very dangerous trend. Things like WINMARKs are probably not good
- >indicators of actual performance anyways, but for now it's all the consumer
-
- It is indeed a dangerous trend. That is why the VESA organised some kind of
- discussion forum to investigate new ways of benchmarking video boards.
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