GP2 hardware results

These are some figures that I got from the LOG-file you can create with the GP2 LOG:ON command. Notice the difference on video speed when I had the S3SPDUP activated. I have a P133 with 16MB 70ns RAM and a ASUS VT64 (Trio64) graphics card with 2MB DRAM. The figures below are tests done in WIN95 DOS-mode. The driver S3SPDUP is a small utility which I recommend any S3 card owners. Its freeware, and written by Dietmar Meschede. It can be found at: FTP Directory: ftp://ftp.uni-muenster.de/pub/msdos/mesched WWW Homepage: http://www.dungeon.com/~mesched Clean: ======================== Processor (x86): 5 Speed (c.f. DX2-66): 258 Video speed: 257 With UniVBE 5.2: ======================== Processor (x86): 5 Speed (c.f. DX2-66): 258 Video speed: 256 With S3SPDUP activated: ======================== Processor (x86): 5 Speed (c.f. DX2-66): 258 Video speed: 471 The results are cutout from the GP2LOG.TXT that is created when you startup with GP2 LOG:ON command.

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> These are some figures that I got from the LOG-file you can create > with the GP2 LOG:ON command. Notice the difference on video speed > when I had the S3SPDUP activated. I have a P133 with 16MB 70ns RAM > and a ASUS VT64 (Trio64) graphics card with 2MB DRAM. > The figures below are tests done in WIN95 DOS-mode. The driver > S3SPDUP is a small utility which I recommend any S3 card owners. > Its freeware, and written by Dietmar Meschede. It can be found at: > FTP Directory: ftp://ftp.uni-muenster.de/pub/msdos/mesched > WWW Homepage: http://www.dungeon.com/~mesched > Clean: > ======================== > Processor (x86): 5 > Speed (c.f. DX2-66): 258 > Video speed: 257 > With UniVBE 5.2: > ======================== > Processor (x86): 5 > Speed (c.f. DX2-66): 258 > Video speed: 256 > With S3SPDUP activated: > ======================== > Processor (x86): 5 > Speed (c.f. DX2-66): 258 > Video speed: 471 > The results are cutout from the GP2LOG.TXT that is created > when you startup with GP2 LOG:ON command.

I ran the log:on and on my P6/200, Matrox 4 meg, 32 megs, I got the following: Processor (x86): 6 Speed (c.f. DX2-66): 379 Video speed: 606 This might be of interest to those considering whether a P6 is good for this type of ***. JEB in Vegas

Just checked the video speed of my P133 with 16Mb and ATI Mach 64 video card with 1Mb and got the following - devastating - info in my gp2log.txt: Processor (x86): 5 Speed (c.f. DX2-66): 258 Video speed: 70 !!!!!!!!! Compared to yours and other values I've seen on this list, this is awfully low. I've tried all sorts of drivers like M64VBE, UNIVBE51, S3SPDUP but they make no difference. Has anyone any suggestions on how to speed up GP2 with this card, are should I just get a decent video card? Thanks, Hans.

On P5-150 w/24megs S3trio64+ w/2megs Speed 290 Vid Speed 225

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> >These are some figures that I got from the LOG-file you can create > >with the GP2 LOG:ON command. Notice the difference on video speed > >when I had the S3SPDUP activated. I have a P133 with 16MB 70ns RAM > >and a ASUS VT64 (Trio64) graphics card with 2MB DRAM. > >Clean: > >======================== > >Processor (x86): 5 > >Speed (c.f. DX2-66): 258 > >Video speed: 257 > >With UniVBE 5.2: > >======================== > >Processor (x86): 5 > >Speed (c.f. DX2-66): 258 > >Video speed: 256 > >With S3SPDUP activated: > >======================== > >Processor (x86): 5 > >Speed (c.f. DX2-66): 258 > >Video speed: 471 > >The results are cutout from the GP2LOG.TXT that is created > >when you startup with GP2 LOG:ON command.

Have yet to get my hands on GP2 but wonder if S3SPDUP will increase frame rates in both VGA and SVGA modes? I have a P133 w/ 16mb EDO RAM, 2mb VRAM Diamond Stealth 64. The biggest challenge we may all may face is finding the "optimal" configuration for our machines! Thanks, Mike

>With S3SPDUP activated: >======================== >Processor (x86): 5 >Speed (c.f. DX2-66): 258 >Video speed: 471 Using Dietmars utility, in your experience do the 'eyeball' results in GP2 reflect the benchmark? Regards, --- Cogito Ergo Sum --- * * Fidonet: (temporarily unavailable) * Keiron Rado, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia *

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>Just checked the video speed of my P133 with 16Mb and ATI Mach 64 >video card with 1Mb and got the following - devastating - info in my >gp2log.txt: >Processor (x86): 5 >Speed (c.f. DX2-66): 258 >Video speed: 70 !!!!!!!!! >Compared to yours and other values I've seen on this list, this is >awfully low. I've tried all sorts of drivers like M64VBE, UNIVBE51, >S3SPDUP but they make no difference. Has anyone any suggestions on how >to speed up GP2 with this card, are should I just get a decent video >card? >Thanks, Hans.

I don't think you should be worried. I wasn't really sure about what these figures meant. But processor speed is a index compared to a DX2/66. My friend got a over 320 on his 166MHz. But his S3 card gave lover figures than mine. I think it is a lowres VGA test, because when I tried different settings (not using S3SPDUP VGA) the values didn't change. The more important values is what you get in the settings, what GP2 suggest as framrate and how much graphics should be on. Perhaps the Mach64 is a bit slover in lowres VGA, but it is in fact the processor that does almost all work. So if you wan't a faster GP2, I'll go for a faster processor first. Per

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>Notice the difference on video speed when I had the S3SPDUP activated. >I have a P133 with 16MB 70ns RAM and a ASUS VT64 (Trio64) graphics card with 2MB DRAM. >With S3SPDUP activated: >======================== >Processor (x86): 5 >Speed (c.f. DX2-66): 258 >Video speed: 471

Per, Based upon my own experimentation with Dieter's S3SPDUP (3.02), I'm inclined to believe now that the unsually high benchmark achieved is really an indication somehow associated with VGA performance, and that as such the figure is misleading and not really relevant in comparing SVGA results. Tests performed on a 32Mb (60ns FP DRAM), iP133, Triton FX with 256kL2 modular PBC, AOpen 2Mb (60ns DRAM) S3 764 (Trio 64) which supports VESA 1.2 in firmware. Running DOS 7.0 exclusive real mode session with only Win95 'stub' loaded. In-Game options are pre-selected to start the game in SVGA. Check out my results (listed below) which IMO are indicative of this. What do you think? CLEAN: ===== Processor (x86): 5 Dos Version: 00000007h Running windows 95 or above Speed (c.f. DX2-66): 258 Video speed: 286 S3SPDUP (loaded with only the /VESA switch): =========================================== Processor (x86): 5 Dos Version: 00000007h Running windows 95 or above Speed (c.f. DX2-66): 258 Video speed: 286 S3SPDUP (loaded with only the /VGA switch): =========================================== Processor (x86): 5 Dos Version: 00000007h Running windows 95 or above Speed (c.f. DX2-66): 258 Video speed: 496 S3SPDUP (loaded with *both* /VESA /VGA switches): ============================================= Processor (x86): 5 Dos Version: 00000007h Running windows 95 or above Speed (c.f. DX2-66): 258 Video speed: 496 UNIVBE 5.1a (VESA 2.0 32 bit protected mode extensions): ======================================================= Processor (x86): 5 Dos Version: 00000007h Running windows 95 or above Speed (c.f. DX2-66): 258 Video speed: 286 Your own conclusions? Regards, --- Cogito Ergo Sum --- * * Fidonet: (temporarily unavailable) * Keiron Rado, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia *