Retro questions!

Q: (Anonymous)
Do you have any plans to release a 3D Mark benchmark that can support the old Riva TNT / ATI Rage series to the latest 9800 / 3870? I know it would be quite impossible but I would like to see an universal graphics adaptor benchmark so that we can compare performance for different generations of cards. In other words, merge 3D Mark 01 to the latest Vantage under a single package and previous owners should be charged a small fee for upgrade.

Q: (PK)
I am interested in tracking the historical preformance of PC graphic cards. Vantage is a totally different benchmark from the older 3DMark. Does FutureMark have any plan to provide some guidance on how to compare the old benchmark results to the new one?

Oliver:
Not at this time. The major difficulty is building in the correct scaling from such disparate pieces of hardware. The scale between a Riva TNT and a new GPU is enormous. Neither one would get tested correctly. It’s best to test each with the benchmark that was built to compare generational apples to apples.

Q: (HORDE Cedric)
Why not be converted into directx10 and integrated in “vantage” 3dmark2006 demos (deep freeze, canyon flight)
Personally I would have seen a trend of “canyon flight” or “flying boat” launch a submarine grenade which would freeze the water and so the dragon which rises in the sky.
And then, the dragon break is a multiple ice particles like a fog suspended drooping gently on the surface of frozen water (advanced geometry shader)……

Oliver:
Brilliant. But the problem is that the art would have to be completely re-done to match the new DX10 engines and after 4 years our artists wanted to do something different. Sometimes, it better to leave a concept behind and start fresh. Our new scenes are way more complex and match beautifully to the new technology.

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