Opticore and Immersion Graphics Announce AgreementOpticore (Troy, MI), a provider of graphics software systems to manufacturers, and Immersion Graphics (Southfield, MI), a developer of visualization systems, have agreed to combine product lines to deliver turnkey viz systems to corporate customers.
benchmarkNvidia 900 XGL Leads New 3ds max BenchmarksThe Nvidia 900 XGL bested other cards, including 3Dlabs' Wildcat III, Nvidia's own 700XGL, and the ATI FireGL 8800 in recent benchmark tests based on the new 3ds max-01 subset of the SPECviewperf 7.0 benchmarks that is based on Discreet's 3ds max modeling and animation software. The subset consists of 14 tests, each of which represents an important mode of operation within 3ds max.
The mean scores represent the combined, weighted results of the 14 tests, measured in the number of frames per second the machines were able to execute. The larger the numbers, the better the performance.
To see how the same graphics cards and workstations fared in other benchmark tests or to review results from additional systems, visit www.spec.org/gpc.
3ds max-01 Performance Results
| Workstation |
Graphics Card |
Price |
Mean |
| Dell 340 2.53GHz |
Nvidia Quadro4 900 XGL |
$3146 |
12.39 |
| IBM M Pro 2.4GHz |
Nvidia Quadro4 900 XGL |
$3448 |
12.24 |
| HP x2100 2.4GHz |
Nvidia Quadro4 900 XGL |
$3508 |
12.09 |
| IBM M Pro 2.4GHz |
3Dlabs Wildcat III 6110 |
$4208 |
11.90 |
| HP x2100 2.4GHz |
3Dlabs Wildcat III 6110 |
$4408 |
11.87 |
| Dell 530 2.4GHz |
3Dlabs Wildcat III 6110 |
$4927 |
11.79 |
| Dell 340 2.53GHz |
Nvidia Quadro4 700 XGL |
$2746 |
11.26 |
| IBM M Pro 2.4GHz |
ATI FireGL 8800 |
$2907 |
8.25 |
Companies listed are voluntary participants.
Source: SPEC/GPC benchmark results May 2002. Copyright Standard Performance Evaluation Corp. |
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