Canopus SPECTRA 2500 Riva TNT

by Anand Lal Shimpi on September 6, 1998 10:15 PM EST

Quake 2 - Open GL Performance

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Timedemo - 640 x 480
- demo1.dm2 crusher.dm2

Canopus Spectra 2500 (Riva TNT)

59.0 28.4

Performance Range - 640 x 480

- Timedemo - 800 x 600
- demo1.dm2 crusher.dm2

Canopus Spectra 2500 (Riva TNT)

54.3 28.4
Performance Range - 800 x 600
- Timedemo - 1024 x 768
- demo1.dm2 crusher.dm2

Canopus Spectra 2500 (Riva TNT)

38.3 26.9
Performance Range - 1024 x 768

Case in point, the Celeron 300A with 128KB of L2 cache experiences a huge performance increase compared to its 300MHz cacheless counterpart from the last test.  For a $150 processor, this $200 graphics accelerator is a bit of overkill, however that is assuming you aren't going to overclock the 300A, but if you happen to decide to push the limits the picture changes considerably...

TNT vs Voodoo2

Celeron 300A

Timedemo - 640 x 480
- demo1.dm2 crusher.dm2
Canopus Spectra 2500 (TNT) 59.0 28.4
Canopus Pure 3D-2 (Voodoo2) 68.3 31.7
- Timedemo - 800 x 600
- demo1.dm2 crusher.dm2
Canopus Spectra 2500 (TNT) 54.3 28.4
Canopus Pure 3D-2 (Voodoo2) 56.5 30.1
- Timedemo - 1024 x 768
- demo1.dm2 crusher.dm2
Canopus Spectra 2500 (TNT) 38.3 26.9
Canopus Pure 3D-2 (Voodoo2) N/S N/S
Celeron 300A Performance Celeron 450A Performance
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