AGP Aperture Size comparison

~~Asuka~~ · Apr 10, 2003, 10:56 PM

Here's an AGP Aperture Size comparison for two cards, one with AGP 4x (Ti 4200P Turbo) and one with AGP 8x AGP (Ti 4680P Turbo) with all aperture sizes from 16 MB to 256 MB:
http://www.3dvelocity.com/reviews/me...0/4680pt_5.htm

~~Sourcer_2002~~ · Apr 10, 2003, 11:13 PM

i run mine at 128

Matth · Apr 11, 2003, 12:59 PM

Interesting - with a 32Mb RAM card, the 3DMark2001 test "sweet spot" seems to be 128 - so with 128Mb on the card, it doesn't need to rely on using any ssytem memory for additional texture storage.

Surprised it held up so well at 16Mb - going below 32 is usually said to disable some AGP features.

Now here's a paradox for you - my motherboard supports a maximum of 768Mb RAM, but offers AGP aperture up to 2 Gb - when the usual recommendation is often half the system ram.

dannyai · May 1, 2003, 02:09 AM

i have it at 128, and its the fastest out of all of them, unreal was like 20% faster when i set it to 128 and i've kept it at that ever since

ErrorS · May 1, 2003, 03:04 AM

nice.. but even if you get a high score you wont want a high arpeture size unless you have alot of ram. personally i prefer non-stuttering smoothness over high scores

ND_BiTE_ME · May 1, 2003, 05:06 AM

I have not noticed any difference when I set it to one or the other.

BadReligionPR · May 1, 2003, 05:38 AM

Set to 128 here. Gets crazy in games at 256.

cykario · May 1, 2003, 07:03 PM

Set to 128 here too.

D.D. · May 1, 2003, 10:13 PM

I have mine set at 128 mg.

If i set it to 64, then things get screwy in NFS:HP2 (texture misplacement)

BuRnInICE · May 1, 2003, 11:32 PM

thanks for this, I have a 4400 with 128mb and 1gig ddr333 ram I've tried 64 and 128 but have never known which to choose for best results.

SQUACHY · May 2, 2003, 12:27 AM

mines wierd.
i set it to something (128 or 256)

and 3dmark keeps saying i still dont have any more than 56mb of additional texture memory (not counting the 32mb of video card ram)

So i can set something and it doesnt do squat....

arjun · May 2, 2003, 12:43 AM

you are supposed to set it to 2x your on board memory

BadReligionPR · May 2, 2003, 04:33 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by arjun
you are supposed to set it to 2x your on board memory

That was when boards didn't have 128MB of onboard memory.

OmegaRED · May 6, 2003, 07:08 PM

I run mine at 128 anything less slows me down

JTSF · May 9, 2003, 07:02 AM

No matter change that option to me. I run same tests with
Radeon 8500le 64Mt
512Mt sdram

3dmarks varied less than 10marks.

No word about sluttering or so.

UberLord · May 9, 2003, 03:29 PM

Matrox Parhelia users get a major speed boost with the Aperture set to 256

Zardon · May 9, 2003, 03:42 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by UberLord
Matrox Parhelia users get a major speed boost with the Aperture set to 256

really? what kind of boosts?

UberLord · May 9, 2003, 03:46 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Zardon
really? what kind of boosts?

About 10-30% speed boost in the SPECPERF tests.
I can personally vouch for 5-15% speed boost running UT2003

Apr 10, 2003, 10:56 PM	#1
~~Asuka~~ BANNED Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Germany Posts: 579 Rep Power: 0	AGP Aperture Size comparison Here's an AGP Aperture Size comparison for two cards, one with AGP 4x (Ti 4200P Turbo) and one with AGP 8x AGP (Ti 4680P Turbo) with all aperture sizes from 16 MB to 256 MB: http://www.3dvelocity.com/reviews/me...0/4680pt_5.htm

May 1, 2003, 05:38 AM	#7
BadReligionPR DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 38 Rep Power: 0	Set to 128 here. Gets crazy in games at 256. __________________ BRPR

May 1, 2003, 10:13 PM	#9
D.D. DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 32 Rep Power: 0	I have mine set at 128 mg. If i set it to 64, then things get screwy in NFS:HP2 (texture misplacement) __________________ I'm here... Now

May 1, 2003, 11:32 PM	#10
BuRnInICE DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: May 2003 Location: Gold Coast, Australia Posts: 13 Rep Power: 0	thanks for this, I have a 4400 with 128mb and 1gig ddr333 ram I've tried 64 and 128 but have never known which to choose for best results. __________________ "We have more buggy ammo now"

May 2, 2003, 12:27 AM	#11
SQUACHY I am GOD and you're all BS Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 158 Rep Power: 0	mines wierd. i set it to something (128 or 256) and 3dmark keeps saying i still dont have any more than 56mb of additional texture memory (not counting the 32mb of video card ram) So i can set something and it doesnt do squat.... __________________ Say what you say that you spray for the day on the way, past the gay, through the ray, up the cray, off the hay all through May past the Jay drinking O.J., down the bay, cash the pay yay or nay something stays, ok?

Apr 10, 2003, 11:13 PM	#2
~~Sourcer_2002~~ BANNED Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Indiana , USA Posts: 2,677 Rep Power: 0	i run mine at 128

Apr 11, 2003, 12:59 PM	#3
Matth Flash Banner Hater Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: UK Posts: 3,426 Rep Power: 93 System Specs	Interesting - with a 32Mb RAM card, the 3DMark2001 test "sweet spot" seems to be 128 - so with 128Mb on the card, it doesn't need to rely on using any ssytem memory for additional texture storage. Surprised it held up so well at 16Mb - going below 32 is usually said to disable some AGP features. Now here's a paradox for you - my motherboard supports a maximum of 768Mb RAM, but offers AGP aperture up to 2 Gb - when the usual recommendation is often half the system ram.

May 1, 2003, 02:09 AM	#4
dannyai DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: May 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 14 Rep Power: 0	i have it at 128, and its the fastest out of all of them, unreal was like 20% faster when i set it to 128 and i've kept it at that ever since

May 1, 2003, 03:04 AM	#5
ErrorS DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Nov 2002 Posts: 14 Rep Power: 0	nice.. but even if you get a high score you wont want a high arpeture size unless you have alot of ram. personally i prefer non-stuttering smoothness over high scores

May 1, 2003, 05:06 AM	#6
ND_BiTE_ME DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: May 2003 Location: North Dakota, USA Posts: 6 Rep Power: 0	I have not noticed any difference when I set it to one or the other.

May 1, 2003, 07:03 PM	#8
cykario DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: May 2003 Location: Venezuela, South America Posts: 13 Rep Power: 0	Set to 128 here too.

May 2, 2003, 12:43 AM	#12
arjun DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 11 Rep Power: 0	you are supposed to set it to 2x your on board memory

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OmegaRED Relapsed Gamer Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Ottawa , Canada Posts: 5,688 Rep Power: 173 System Specs	I run mine at 128 anything less slows me down __________________ E Penis Specs: <------------- See System Specs

May 9, 2003, 07:02 AM	#15
JTSF DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Finland Posts: 22 Rep Power: 0	No matter change that option to me. I run same tests with Radeon 8500le 64Mt 512Mt sdram 3dmarks varied less than 10marks. No word about sluttering or so.

May 9, 2003, 03:29 PM	#16
UberLord A Legend in Underwear Join Date: May 2002 Location: Unknown Posts: 5,255 Rep Power: 0	Matrox Parhelia users get a major speed boost with the Aperture set to 256 __________________ Gentoo Linux - Developer (baselayout) Read my blog "I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours." Stephen Roberts