Benchmarks And Settings
By
Tom's Guide Team,
published on June 17, 2006
Source: Tom's Guide US | Keywords: 3d, gaming, notebooks, all
Source: Tom's Guide US | Keywords: 3d, gaming, notebooks, all
Contents
- 1. 3D Gaming On A Notebook PC: Fantasy Or Reality?
- 2. Bread And Circuses: Test Scenarios And Benchmarks
- 3. Overview Of Our Test Systems
- 4. Overview Of Our Test Systems, Continued
- 5. First Impressions Of The Acer Aspire 5672WLMi
- 6. Acer Aspire 5672 WLMi Support
- 7. Touchpad And Keyboard
- 8. First Impressions Of The Hewlett Packard Compaq Nx9420
- 9. Graphics Drivers: Internet Support
- 10. HP Compaq Nx9420 Support, Continued
- 11. Touchpad And Keyboard
- 12. First Impressions Of The Asus A7J
- 13. Graphics Drivers: Substandard Internet Support
- 14. A7J Support
- 15. Analog And Digital TV Plus FM Radio
- 16. Webcam As Notebook Watchdog
- 17. Sound Quality
- 18. First Impressions Of The Alienware Aurora M7700
- 19. Graphics Drivers: Excellent Internet Support
- 20. Alienware Aurora Support
- 21. Alienware Aurora Support, Continued
- 22. A Collection Of Sensible And Senseless Accessories
- 23. Sound Quality
- 24. The Graphics Processor Can Be Upgraded, But Be Careful
- 25. System Restore And Recovery Is Not For Wimps
- 26. An Overview Of Graphics Subsystems
- 27. Display Quality: Static Images
- 28. Display Quality Assessment: Static Images
- 29. Display Quality: The Motion Of Gaming
- 30. Is Gaming Possible At Native Resolution?
- 31. System Temperatures And Noise Levels While Gaming
- 32. Noise Levels For Various Usage Scenarios
- 33. Install And Load Times For Games
- 34. Benchmarks And Settings
- 35. Synthetic Game Performance
- 36. Real-World Game Performance
- 37. Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion
- 38. Spellforce 2
- 39. Need For Speed: Most Wanted V1.3
- 40. System Performance
- 41. MobileMark2005: System Performance And Battery Life
- 42. Gaming Battery Lifetimes
- 43. Which Graphics Notebook For Whom?
- 44. Is Notebook SLI The Future?
- 45. Summary And Conclusions
34. Benchmarks And Settings
| Benchmarks & Settings |
|---|
| Tomb Raider Legends v1.1 |
| Fraps/Cutscene Peru |
| Max Details/Quality, native, 32-Bit, no AA, no AF, Next Generation Content |
| Max Details/Quality, native, 32-Bit, no AA, no AF, no Next Generation Content |
| Max Details/Quality, 1024x768, 32-Bit, no AA, no AF, Next Generation Content |
| Max Details/Quality, 1024x768, 32-Bit, AA on, AF8x, Next Generation Content |
| Max Details/Quality, 1024x768, 32-Bit, no AA, no AF, no Next Generation Content |
| Max Details/Quality, 1024x768, 32-Bit, AA on, AF8x, no Next Generation Content |
| Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion |
| Fraps/THG-Abeceanic See (Wilderness/Outdoor) |
| Max Details/Quality, native, 32-Bit, no AA, no AF, HDR-Rendering |
| Max Details/Quality, native, 32-Bit, no AA, no AF |
| Max Details/Quality, 1024x768, 32-Bit, no AA, no AF, HDR-Rendering |
| Max Details/Quality, 1024x768, 32-Bit, no AA, AF8x, HDR-Rendering |
| Fraps/THG-Wenyandawik (Dungeon/Indoor) |
| Max Details/Quality, native, 32-Bit, no AA, no AF, HDR-Rendering |
| Max Details/Quality, 1024x768, 32-Bit, no AA, no AF, HDR-Rendering |
| Max Details/Quality, 1024x768, 32-Bit, no AA, AF8x, HDR-Rendering |
| Speellforce 2 |
| Fraps/THG-Savegame |
| Max Details/Quality, native,32-Bit, no AA, no AF |
| Max Details/Quality, 1024x768, 32-Bit, no AA, no AF |
| Max Details/Quality, 1024x768, 32-Bit, AA4x, AF8x |
| Need for Speed: Most Wanted v1.3 |
| Fraps/Career 1st Intro |
| Max Details/Quality, native, 32-Bit, no AA, no AF |
| Max Details/Quality, 1024x768, 32-Bit, no AA, no AF |
| Max Details/Quality, 1024x768, 32-Bit, AA4x, AF8x |
| 3D Mark 2005 v1.2 |
| 1024x768 - 32 bit, Graphics Default Benchmark |
| native - 32 bit, Graphics Default Benchmark |
| PCMark05 Pro |
| Version: 1.1.0 System Performance Test |
| Mobilemark 2005 |
| Productivity Test |
| Battery Test Productivity and DVD |
We deliberately chose four games from different genres for testing, each of which makes different demands on a PC's graphics subsystem and display. Our aim was to develop a well-rounded notion about which, if any, of these notebooks might be suited for gaming use.
In addition we used MobileMark2005 to obtain values for system performance and battery life in everyday use. To test battery life for gaming, we ran four game demos from 3DMark2005 in each display's native resolution in an endless loop until their batteries went dead. The results from standard benchmarks such as 3DMark2005 and PCMark2005 are intended to make it easier for our readers to compare performance from these systems to that from other notebooks that we've tested.
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Oblivion has got to be the best MMORGP I have ever played. WOW can not compare to how well the game fells and plays. The Ups: Awsome Graphics is a complete understatement, the game offers vanity mode and 1st person vew, costomizeable characters, and loads of weapons and quests and guilds. The Downs: Glitchy combat when rendering wolves and dogs... and thats it... BUY THE DAMN THING... YOU'LL LOVE IT!!!!!!!