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From: mark@fusion.MV.COM (Mark Thompson)
To: z931205@corn.cso.niu.edu
Subject: Re: RAPTOR 3's Processer-Independent technology?
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> According to a performance comparison chart sent to me by DeskStation
> a Raptor 3 workstation with the 5/300 (Alpha 21164/300) CPU installed is
> 61 times faster than an Amiga A4000/040/25
> 51 times faster than a Pentium 90
> 31 times faster than a Raptor IIA (Alpha 21064A/275)
You must have completely misread the specs. The comparison for the A4000 is
about right, but the others are more than a magnitude off. The 21164 is
only about 2x faster than a typical 275MHz 21064 system, and benchmarks
*from* Deskstation confirm this:
> >Spacefighters Frame #130
> >Amiga 4000/040/25 3273 Seconds
> >Raptor 3 ( MIPS R4600/133 ) 192 Seconds
> >Alpha 21064A/275 112 Seconds
> >Raptor 3 ( Alpha 21164/266 ) 64 Seconds
> >Raptor 3 ( Alpha 21164/300 ) 55 Seconds
My Box (300MHz NekoTech 21064) 104 Seconds
> >TextureExamples Frame #1
> >Amiga 4000/040/25 6163 Seconds
> >Raptor 3 ( MIPS R4600/133 ) 470 Seconds
> >Alpha 21064A/275 317 Seconds
> >Raptor 3 ( Alpha 21164/266 ) 182 Seconds
> >Raptor 3 ( Alpha 21164/300 ) 159 Seconds
My Box (300MHz NekoTech 21064) 236 Seconds
> >Antialiasing [ HIGH ], Trace Reflections, Refractions, Shadows [ ON ],
> >Depth of Field [ ON ]
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* Mark Thompson (603) 424-1829 *
* Fusion Films Inc. mark@fusion.mv.com *
* Radiant Image Productions *
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