7800 Fails SM3.0 test?!!

konai_konai666 · 22-October-05, 01:37 PM

Foul play... Source: [Inquirer]

TREE · 22-October-05, 02:19 PM

What in the world?? that cant be right, there must be something wrong with the software that they used to test it with, how can the card even fail shader model 1.1 and 1.3 tests. We all seem to be playen Half Life 2 and all other games pretty fine. Maybe this shader model grade stuff isnt all its cracked up to be, maybe it only makes like 5 fps difference, as it is only a instructions set for coders to bump around with.

Sleepy_Sentry · 22-October-05, 08:11 PM

Here's what Nvidia has to say:
http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=27141

Fahye · 22-October-05, 08:56 PM

I don't belive it if we didnt have that then I wouldn't be able to play dod source at max with hdr at full and still have 75fps w/ 40 peple in the game.

goodman123 · 23-October-05, 02:30 PM

I thought that SM3 was for ATI & PS3 for Nvidia ... like nvidia SLI & ATi Cross-Fire

oh! well , like we say all the time we lurn something new everday

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22-October-05, 02:19 PM	#2 (permalink)
TREE Apex Techie Lite Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Scotland Posts: 31	What in the world?? that cant be right, there must be something wrong with the software that they used to test it with, how can the card even fail shader model 1.1 and 1.3 tests. We all seem to be playen Half Life 2 and all other games pretty fine. Maybe this shader model grade stuff isnt all its cracked up to be, maybe it only makes like 5 fps difference, as it is only a instructions set for coders to bump around with.

23-October-05, 02:30 PM	#5 (permalink)
goodman123 Apex Tech Maniac Supreme Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Canada/Quebec/Montreal Posts: 1,058	I thought that SM3 was for ATI & PS3 for Nvidia ... like nvidia SLI & ATi Cross-Fire oh! well , like we say all the time we lurn something new everday