Fandu, the results of default testing are already in.. that's what we (should) see in all the reviews we currently have.
second, it's impossible really to compare individual cards based on different chips etc, because they each have their own quirks.
the scientific method does not say, compare results when you've done as many things you can to fix a problem.
in this case, to compare different video cards (3dfx V5 vs a Geforce GTS) is very hard to do, becuase the GTS and VSA-100 are totally different designs.
this is why reviewers just stick to the default settings, it's easy, and that's what normal people should get.
it may very well be that 3dfx owners CAN get better speed, simply by enabling an option that if enabled on the competing card, wouldn't result in the same performance increase (hmm I wonder why, could it be they're DIFFERENT?).
"The majority don't run at 640x480 low quality (I sure didn't spend $300 to run at crappy resolutions.) Nobody plays 3dMark for fun."
all you really can do then, is to enable all performance options on BOTH cards, and then compare the results. trying to find WHY is nearly impossible as I've found if you don't know everything about each architecture.
second, it's impossible really to compare individual cards based on different chips etc, because they each have their own quirks.
the scientific method does not say, compare results when you've done as many things you can to fix a problem.
in this case, to compare different video cards (3dfx V5 vs a Geforce GTS) is very hard to do, becuase the GTS and VSA-100 are totally different designs.
this is why reviewers just stick to the default settings, it's easy, and that's what normal people should get.
it may very well be that 3dfx owners CAN get better speed, simply by enabling an option that if enabled on the competing card, wouldn't result in the same performance increase (hmm I wonder why, could it be they're DIFFERENT?).
"The majority don't run at 640x480 low quality (I sure didn't spend $300 to run at crappy resolutions.) Nobody plays 3dMark for fun."
all you really can do then, is to enable all performance options on BOTH cards, and then compare the results. trying to find WHY is nearly impossible as I've found if you don't know everything about each architecture.