ATI CrossFire X850XTs Benchies

NewsFactory · May 31, 2005, 03:28 PM

After our initial testing this morning we managed to perform some further tests. Specifically, we were able to benchmark a Crossfire system using an AMD Athlon 64 4000+ processor and two Radeon X850XT Platinum Edition graphics cards. These results were particularly interesting, because our initial testing this morning was conducted using two X850XTs (non-PE version).

which give us an opportunity to compare the two. Using this newer system we recorded a 3DMark05 result of 10662

TweakTown Gets Caught in the Crossfire

bug77 · May 31, 2005, 04:27 PM

Unimpressive. AND using Cat5.6 at the same time, which should bring an increase of about 10% in 3DMark05. Very unimpressive.

Zardon · May 31, 2005, 04:40 PM

Its a beta test system, there will be changes before it hits reviewers. however, how exactly this will alter 3dmark scores has yet to be seen.

daRk_heLmet · May 31, 2005, 04:42 PM

some doom 3 related benchies here

http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2432&p=9

Vapor · May 31, 2005, 04:53 PM

I think it's impressive, frankly. 10662 is a great score for two cards at stock speeds on a stock FX-53. Not to mention the beta drivers (final version will give 10% boost, who knows about the betas) and the early hardware.

Though TT wasn't impressed, the 12x10 6x4x run at almost 7400 was extremely impressive. It's essentially saying that Crossfire will be able to run most games at 12x10 6x4x at the same speed that a single card could run at 10x7 0x0x. Also, if you're dissappointed, consider that maybe out of the three performance enhancing modes (ignoring the SSAA mode), this one wasn't the best for 3D05.

Also, there's a certain someone (Macci) at an ATi testing facility with a triple stage cascade with two heads. He's already run a 9063 on an untested motherboard and a SINGLE XT-PE at a (somewhat, all things considered) lowly 850,702. He and ATi both say there's more left in the card/cascade. He's also only using 5.5s. He already has a CF score, but has blocked out the second and third digit in the score...it reads like this: 1##98.

Expect more from him (Macci) in the coming days.

MSX · May 31, 2005, 10:35 PM

Screw 3d mark 05. I want to see some numbers for HL2 HDR and farcry with all the goodies turned on.

Also, anything new on the feature side of these crossfire enabled cards? Or are they the same?

Zardon · May 31, 2005, 10:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vapor

Also, there's a certain someone (Macci) at an ATi testing facility with a triple stage cascade with two heads. He's already run a 9063 on an untested motherboard and a SINGLE XT-PE at a (somewhat, all things considered) lowly 850,702. He and ATi both say there's more left in the card/cascade. He's also only using 5.5s. He already has a CF score, but has blocked out the second and third digit in the score...it reads like this: 1##98.

Expect more from him (Macci) in the coming days.

ATI let me see the video, its very cool, nice scores too

Vapor · May 31, 2005, 11:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zardon

ATI let me see the video, its very cool, nice scores too

Oh how I envy your friendship with ATi....

I have to wait for Macci or Grayskull to say something at XS for all my news on their situation. There hasn't even been a video for us yet.

OH WAIT.....YOU SAID VIDEO!!!! w00t! ATi is pretty much slapping nV in the face with their records by recording it for all to see it happen!

May 31, 2005, 03:28 PM	#1
NewsFactory News Guru Join Date: May 2002 Location: UK Posts: 1,400 Rep Power: 0	ATI CrossFire X850XTs Benchies After our initial testing this morning we managed to perform some further tests. Specifically, we were able to benchmark a Crossfire system using an AMD Athlon 64 4000+ processor and two Radeon X850XT Platinum Edition graphics cards. These results were particularly interesting, because our initial testing this morning was conducted using two X850XTs (non-PE version). which give us an opportunity to compare the two. Using this newer system we recorded a 3DMark05 result of 10662 TweakTown Gets Caught in the Crossfire

May 31, 2005, 04:42 PM	#4
daRk_heLmet Keep firing, assholes! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Death Star Posts: 1,072 Rep Power: 0	some doom 3 related benchies here http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2432&p=9 __________________ [color=white]My Blog[/color]

May 31, 2005, 04:53 PM	#5
Vapor DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: CT and UMich Posts: 85 Rep Power: 0	I think it's impressive, frankly. 10662 is a great score for two cards at stock speeds on a stock FX-53. Not to mention the beta drivers (final version will give 10% boost, who knows about the betas) and the early hardware. Though TT wasn't impressed, the 12x10 6x4x run at almost 7400 was extremely impressive. It's essentially saying that Crossfire will be able to run most games at 12x10 6x4x at the same speed that a single card could run at 10x7 0x0x. Also, if you're dissappointed, consider that maybe out of the three performance enhancing modes (ignoring the SSAA mode), this one wasn't the best for 3D05. Also, there's a certain someone (Macci) at an ATi testing facility with a triple stage cascade with two heads. He's already run a 9063 on an untested motherboard and a SINGLE XT-PE at a (somewhat, all things considered) lowly 850,702. He and ATi both say there's more left in the card/cascade. He's also only using 5.5s. He already has a CF score, but has blocked out the second and third digit in the score...it reads like this: 1##98. Expect more from him (Macci) in the coming days. __________________ Last edited by Vapor; May 31, 2005 at 05:01 PM.

May 31, 2005, 04:27 PM	#2
bug77 DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: around Posts: 792 Rep Power: 0	Unimpressive. AND using Cat5.6 at the same time, which should bring an increase of about 10% in 3DMark05. Very unimpressive.

May 31, 2005, 04:40 PM	#3
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	Its a beta test system, there will be changes before it hits reviewers. however, how exactly this will alter 3dmark scores has yet to be seen.

May 31, 2005, 10:35 PM	#6
MSX Burning the frozen... Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 1,201 Rep Power: 0	Screw 3d mark 05. I want to see some numbers for HL2 HDR and farcry with all the goodies turned on. Also, anything new on the feature side of these crossfire enabled cards? Or are they the same?