hd 5850 low 3d mark

[thursdaysrgreat]

PassMark(TM) PerformanceTest 7.0 Evaluation Version (http://www.passmark.com)
Results generated on: Thursday, February 25, 2010

Benchmark Results
Test Name: This Computer
CPU - Integer Math: 1665.8
CPU - Floating Point Math: 2148.2
CPU - Find Prime Numbers: 1076.8
CPU - SSE: 15.7
CPU - Compression: 4103.0
CPU - Encryption: 16.5
CPU - Physics: 324.5
CPU - String Sorting: 3535.2
Graphics 2D - Solid Vectors: 1.8
Graphics 2D - Transparent Vectors: 0.6
Graphics 2D - Complex Vectors: 59.4
Graphics 2D - Fonts and Text: 104.1
Graphics 2D - Windows Interface: 37.6
Graphics 2D - Image Filters: 218.7
2D Graphics - Image Rendering: 427.1
Graphics 3D - Simple: 45.8
Graphics 3D - Medium: 43.9
Graphics 3D - Complex: 23.4
Memory - Allocate Small Block: 4165.2
Memory - Read Cached: 2149.8
Memory - Read Uncached: 2064.6
Memory - Write: 1259.7
Memory - Large RAM: 1907.9
Disk - Sequential Read: 57.8
Disk - Sequential Write: 60.1
Disk - Random Seek + RW: 2.3
CD - Read: 3.5
CPU Mark: 4900.0
2D Graphics Mark: 223.5
Memory Mark: 1054.8
Disk Mark: 435.0
CD Mark: 432.3
3D Graphics Mark: 124.3
PassMark Rating: 871.1
System information: This Computer
CPU Manufacturer: GenuineIntel
Number of CPU: 1
Cores per CPU: 4
CPU Type: Intel Core i5 750 @ 2.67GHz
CPU Speed: 2681.0 MHz
Cache size: 256KB
O/S: Windows XP Professional (64-bit)
Total RAM: 4086.8 MB.
Available RAM: 3138.0 MB.
Video settings: 1024x768x32
Video driver:
DESCRIPTION: ATI Radeon HD 5850
MANUFACTURER: ATI Technologies Inc.
BIOS: 113-585AZNF-11
DATE: 2-2-2010
Drive Letter: C
Total Disk Space: 232.9 GBytes
Cluster Size: 4.0 KBytes
File system: NTFS

I have latest display drivers, latest directx drivers for xp, I have made sure my card is accelerated I have shut of dual monitors. I tried various preferences and resolutions. An ATI radeon hd 5850 should be acheiving 2000+ 3d graphics mark . . . nuff said.

[David (PassMark)]

Are you sure the frame rate is not being limited to the monitor refresh rate. Having both the 3D simple & 3D medium return almost the same result is a possible indication that there is a frame rate limit.

Also XP 64bit is a very rare O/S. Based on the submissions we get, only 0.01% of machines are running XP 64bit. This means you run the risk of seeing problem nobody else sees and many manufacturers will not be doing any QA against this rare O/S.

See also this old post
Causes and Solutions for a slow PC

[thursdaysrgreat]

huh . . .

Thanks for the quick response. I did check that the performance test was set to max refresh rate under preferences. Is there any other way to make sure the tests aren't limited to the refresh rate? Besides both of the monitors are set to 60 hz wouldn't the fps top out at 60 not 45. I know that the OS may be rare but do you really think it would choke the video card that much? Oh and thanks for the post, I did go through it before I posted this thread.