On Sunday, Nov 3, 2002, at 01:14 Europe/London, Alexander MacLeod wrote: >> Does that indicate that you are using an original >> Radeon PCI ME? I have >> seen suggestion that the 2D performance is not as >> good on those cards. > > Actually quite the contrary, if BareFeats are to be > believed.
Ouchy. > <http://www.barefeats.com/gr7000.html> > > I have just bought one of these cards to replace the > ATI Nexus 128 32mb that would not run QE in my Beige > G3 beastie. The Radeon 7000 *does* run QE (with PCI > Extreme installed), but I wonder how much of an > "upgrade" it really was. <groan> > > Alex <-- Now wishing he had a Radeon PCI ME. Personally I think this benchmark is a load of balls as far as the PCI cards are concerned. It is using a G4/1GHz PowerMac as a testbed which is not a reliable platform to test PCI graphics cards. "What drivel is this boy spewing" I hear you cry - well the AGP G4s are not blessed with amazingly fast PCI slots over all. IMG found there was a drop in performance between even the 33MHz PCI slots in the G3/B&W / Yikes G4 and a G4 AGPs. Add to that that us plum tucker B&W G3 and Yikes G4 owners have a nice cushy 66MHz PCI slot to play with and you see that it's not quite right. I am now more under the impression the Radeon 7000 was designed *specifically* for use in the PCI Aqua PowerMacs, rather than newer machines or Old World PowerMacs. If you take 1 benchmark on barefeets.com, done on a machine the Radeon 7000 isn't designed to be used in for a primary card, as being conclusive evidence (good thought they generally are) then you need to do better research. -- Mark Benson AIM - SilValleyPirate Visit FlatPackMacs online: <http://fpm.gotdns.com> "Never send a human to do a machine's job." -The Matrix -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:g-list@;mail.maclaunch.com> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:g-list-off@;mail.maclaunch.com> For digest mode, email: <mailto:g-list-digest@;mail.maclaunch.com> Subscription questions: <mailto:listmom@;lemlists.com> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
