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Is there any performance difference in the Mac Voodoo 2 Drivers? By Randy Overbeck Published date: 8/11/99 |
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Quick Comparison System Specs:
Nothing was changed on the system between reboots to test the games besides changing the 3dfx driver. No details were given as far as what the beta 2 update addressed, but it is assumed that it was bug fixes. The first beta drivers direct from 3dfx offered SLI and Mike's PC Voodoo3 2000 PCI review. [also see my prev. Voodoo2 review for SLI performance-Mike] shows the performance improvement over the single Voodoo 2 card. All tests were preformed with Q3Test version 1.08 and Unreal version 2.2.4b4. The results can be seen in the chart below. 
The tables below shows Q3Test, and Unreal performance with each of the driver/map/resolution combinations.
Analysis: All of the results show very little difference in fps. This is most likely due to the CPU and system limited nature of the Voodoo2 Card. Overall though the updated drivers did seem to average between .5-1 fps better than the original Gamewizard drivers. Next up on the agenda is to compare the upgraded system to the stock 225Mhz 604e that the PowerTower Pro shipped with.
Questions, comments. Email me at cro2986@rit.edu
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