Re: GfxBench2D server suggestions

Hans — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 17:21:45 +1200

@asymetrix

Thanks for your suggestions.

Could you add a way to identify GFX model numbers ?

This way a simple search could identifiy retailers of that card.

What do you mean by "model numbers." Do you mean stuff like: Radeon HD 4850? If so, then OSes do not provide this information accurately. Hence, the "submit a correction" links for people to give the true graphics model name and manufacturer. However, this relies on people knowing what their graphics cards are, and clicking on the links.

Maybe implement a % score, compare increase/decrease GFX in %.
Yes, this would probably be worth doing. I've been thinking about adding something like that. However, I'm not sure about the overhead of tracking the % score over time. That's likely to increase over time as the database grows. Still, if the overhead is low, then it could be worth it.

Would adding more info eg library version used, memory speed/spec etc help people replicate a setup/system ?

It already logs library versions, and I recently added the FSB speed. Memory speed/specifications are not readily available, at least, not on AmigaOS.

What happens with 2 or more identical system from different locations ? maybe a count ?
Right now, each result is completely independent. Thus, two results from identical systems are simply shown as two results. Only the results uploaders know which results came from their machine(s). It is intended to keep the results anonymous.

Which GFX cards are AGP/PCI/PCIE ?
compatibility ?

Alas, I have no reliable way of extracting that information for all graphics cards.

Hans

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Re: GfxBench2D server suggestions

asymetrix — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 09:54:03 +1200

Could you add a way to identify GFX model numbers ?

This way a simple search could identifiy retailers of that card.

Maybe implement a % score, compare increase/decrease GFX in %.

Would adding more info eg library version used, memory speed/spec etc help people replicate a setup/system ?

What happens with 2 or more identical system from different locations ? maybe a count ?

Which GFX cards are AGP/PCI/PCIE ?
compatibility ?

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Re: Should we just compare the score?

Elwood — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 02:33:47 +1200

It's perfect. Thanks.

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Re: Should we just compare the score?

Hans — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 15:59:49 +1200

I have created an FAQ page which includes this point.

Hans

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Re: Should we just compare the score?

Hans — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 16:05:59 +1200

@Elwood

Blindly comparing the scores is always going to get you into trouble. We have graphics cards in different machines, with different CPU clock speeds, and different driver and graphics libraries.

Regarding 16-bit and 32-bit screens, the scores are scaled by the bit-depth in an attempt to reduce the effect of the screen depth on the score (as is detailed here. Nevertheless, it still isn't a good idea to compare them directly, which is one of the reasons why the screen-mode is shown on the GfxBench2D home page.

Hans

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Should we just compare the score?

Elwood — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 07:20:17 +1200

Hello,

What should we compare? Only the score? Let me explain.
One can expect a test done in 800x600x16 to get a higher score than the same test done in 1920x1080x32. Is it the case? If yes, it means that people can make their score look like the best just because they selected a low resolution. So results are bogus.

Thanks

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GfxBench2D server suggestions

Hans — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 16:02:42 +1200

If you have any suggestions for new features, or any bugs that you found on the GfxBench2D pages, please post them here.

Hans

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