Magma EB7R-x8 - Manual (Page 40)

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Since the built-in video chipset doesn’t support 3D rendering needed to
run 3DMark® , we first established a baseline by installing an entry level
PCIe card into an EB7 expansion chassis (Nvidia Quadro NVS440).
All subsequent benchmarks were completed using higher performing
video cards and documented in the table below:
Tested Video Card SM2.0 Benchmark
Score SM3.0 Benchmark
Score
NVidia Quadro NVS440
148 186
NVidia Quadro FX560
301 541
ATI 1650 Pro
710 739
NVidia GeFORCE
7600GS
871 778
NVidia Quadro FX1500
1060 1000
NVidia GeFORCE
7900GS
1632 1610
ATI 1900XT
2118 2376
NVidia GeForce 8500GT
854 764
NVidia 8800 Ultra 2168 2946
ATI HD4850 2384 3346
The comparison table shows performance improvements from 263% to
2111% between the baseline and the highest-end video card tested (the
NVidia GeFORCE 8800 Ultra). In other words, by expanding the PCI
Express bus, the EB7 system was able to facilitate an ever-improving
benchmark result limited only by the 3
rd
party card’s performance and
the bandwidth limitations of the bus itself.
For more details on the actual test methodology and an explanation of
the benchmark figures please refer to:
www.futuremark.com
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