José Fonseca wrote:
> 
> On 2002.02.20 22:04 Gareth Hughes wrote:
> > Jose Fonseca wrote:
> >>
> >> The maximum framerate you'll ever get is limited by your screen refresh
> >> rate.
> >
> > If you implement sync-to-vblank, which no DRI driver other than tdfx
> > does...
> >
> > -- Gareth
> >
> 
> mmm... so in fast cards, they render frames that never are seen then, not
> interely at least.
> 
> I never understood very well why there are some 3D graphics cards
> benchmarks/reviews that advertise an absurd number of fps.
> 
> What is the point of sustaining such a frame rate that has no pratical
> advantage?

You do "see" the partial frames, it seems.  The eye seems to do a reasonable
job of integrating it all, providing you with a low-latency view of the game
world.

Keith

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