T40p video benchmarks

[lothix]

T40p running a custom install of WinXP Pro SP1a, DX9.0a

I've tried playing ut2k3 and u2 on 1400x1050x32, high detail. Both games run smoothly enough to be enjoyable.

3DMark2001 SE, Test: MOBILITY FIRE GL 9000, 1400x1050x32, 4xFSAA.

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3DMARK2001 PROJECT FILE

PROJECT
Name My Benchmark
Description
Registration Name
Registration Key
3DMark Version 330

DISPLAY
Platform MOBILITY FIRE GL 9000
CPU Optimization D3D Pure Hardware T&L
Width 1400
Height 1050
Depth 32 bit
Z-Buffering 24 bit
Texture Format Compressed
Buffering Double
Refresh Rate 60 Hz
FSAA Mode 4 samples

OPTIONS
Show Title Screens Yes
Continuous Benchmark No
Benchmark Run Count 1
Demo Sounds Enabled Yes
Continuous Demo No
Game Sound Effects Enabled Yes
Game Music Enabled Yes
Game Detail Level Low

RESULTS
3DMark Score 5014
Game 1 - Car Chase - Low Detail 68.6 fps
Game 1 - Car Chase - High Detail 40.2 fps
Game 2 - Dragothic - Low Detail 71.8 fps
Game 2 - Dragothic - High Detail 43.2 fps
Game 3 - Lobby - Low Detail 76.0 fps
Game 3 - Lobby - High Detail 38.6 fps
Game 4 - Nature 20.5 fps
Fill Rate (Single-Texturing) 520.9 MTexels/s
Fill Rate (Multi-Texturing) 1001.1 MTexels/s
High Polygon Count (1 Light) 18.5 MTriangles/s
High Polygon Count (8 Lights) 4.5 MTriangles/s
Environment Bump Mapping 77.4 fps
DOT3 Bump Mapping 42.9 fps
Vertex Shader 60.7 fps
Pixel Shader 56.0 fps
Advanced Pixel Shader 48.4 fps
Point Sprites 10.6 MSprites/s

SYSTEM INFO

System Info Version 2.2
Installation ID 0x00000000
OEM ID

CPU INFO
CENTRAL PROCESSING UNITS
Manufacturer Intel
Family <unknown>
Internal Clock 1.60 GHz
Internal Clock Maximum 1.60 GHz
External Clock 400 MHz
Socket Designation None
Type Central
Upgrade None
Capabilities MMX, CMov, RDTSC, SSE, SSE2
Version Model 9, Stepping 5
CPUID 0x00000695

CACHES
<blah blah>

DIRECTX INFO
DirectX Version 9.0

DIRECTDRAW INFO
DirectDraw Version 5.3.0000000.900

DISPLAY DEVICES
Description Primary Display Driver
Manufacturer ATI Technologies Inc.
Name MOBILITY FIRE GL 9000
Total Local Video Memory 64 MB
Total Local Texture Memory 64 MB
Total AGP Memory 56 MB
Display Driver ati2dvag.dll
Display Driver Version 6.13.10.6305
Driver WHQL Certified Yes
Max Texture Width 2048
Max Texture Height 2048
Max User Clipping Planes 6
Max Active Hardware Lights 8
Max Texture Blending Stages 8
Textures In Single Pass 6
Vertex Shader Version 1.1
Pixel Shader Version 1.4
Max Vertex Blend Matrices 0
Max Texture Coordinates 6
Vendor ID 0x1002
Device ID 0x4c66
Sub-System ID 0x054d1014
Revision 0x02

DISPLAY MODES
<blah blah>

TEXTURE FORMATS
Pixel Format 32-bit ARGB [8888]
Pixel Format 32-bit RGB [888]
Pixel Format 16-bit RGB [565]
Pixel Format 16-bit RGB [555]
Pixel Format 16-bit ARGB [1555]
Pixel Format 16-bit ARGB [4444]
Pixel Format 8-bit RGB [332]
Pixel Format 8-bit YUV [800]
Pixel Format 16-bit AYUV [8800]
Pixel Format FourCC [DXT1]
Pixel Format FourCC [DXT2]
Pixel Format FourCC [DXT3]
Pixel Format FourCC [DXT4]
Pixel Format FourCC [DXT5]
3D Capabilities AGP Texturing, Edge Antialiasing, Hardware Transform and Lighting, Positional Lights, Subpixel Accurate Rasterizing, Stencil Buffers, Range Fog, Table Fog, Vertex Fog, W-Fog, Specular Gouraud Shading, Anisotropic Filtering, Bilinear Filtering, Point Sampling, Trilinear Filtering, Additive Texture Blending, Dot3 Texture Blending, Multiplicative Texture Blending, Subtractive Texture Blending, Environmental Bump Mapping, Environmental Bump Mapping With Luminance, Cube Mapping, Factor Alpha Blending, Vertex Alpha Blending, Texture Alpha Blending, Texture Clamping, Texture Mirroring, Texture Wrapping, Rendering to a Window, Mipmap LOD Bias Adjustment, Projected Textures, Volume Textures, Point Primitive Support, Full-Screen Anti-Aliasing, DXT Compressed Textures

DIRECTSHOW INFO
DirectShow Version 6.05.01.0900

REGISTERED DIRECTSHOW FILTERS
Filter .RAM file Parser
Filter AC3 Parser Filter
Filter ACELP.net Sipro Lab Audio Decoder
Filter ACM Wrapper
Filter ASF ACM Handler
Filter ASF DIB Handler
Filter ASF DJPEG Handler
Filter ASF ICM Handler
Filter ASF JPEG Handler
Filter ASF URL Handler
Filter ASF embedded stuff Handler
Filter ASX file Parser
Filter ASX v.2 file Parser
Filter AVI Decompressor
Filter AVI Draw
Filter AVI Splitter
Filter AVI/WAV File Source
Filter BDA MPEG2 Transport Information Filter
Filter Color Space Converter
Filter DV Muxer
Filter DV Splitter
Filter DV Video Decoder
Filter Default DirectSound Device
Filter Default MidiOut Device
Filter DivX Decoder Filter
Filter File Source (Async.)
Filter File Source (Netshow URL)
Filter File Source (URL)
Filter File stream renderer
Filter IVF source filter
Filter Indeo® audio software
Filter Indeo® video 4.4 Decompression Filter
Filter Indeo® video 5.10 Decompression Filter
Filter InterVideo Audio Decoder
Filter InterVideo Audio Processor
Filter InterVideo Video Decoder
Filter Internal Script Command Renderer
Filter Line 21 Decoder
Filter Line 21 Decoder 2
Filter Lyric Parser
Filter MIDI Parser
Filter MJPEG Decompressor
Filter MPEG Audio Decoder
Filter MPEG Layer-3 Decoder
Filter MPEG Video Decoder
Filter MPEG-2 Demultiplexer
Filter MPEG-2 Sections and Tables
Filter MPEG-2 Splitter
Filter MPEG-I Stream Splitter
Filter Microsoft MPEG-4 Video Decompressor
Filter Microsoft Screen Video Decompressor
Filter Multi-file Parser
Filter NSC file Parser
Filter Overlay Mixer2
Filter QT Decompressor
Filter QuickTime Movie Parser
Filter SAMI (CC) Parser
Filter VBI Surface Allocator
Filter VGA 16 Color Ditherer
Filter Video Port Manager
Filter Video Renderer
Filter Vorbis Stream Encoder
Filter WM ASF Reader
Filter WM ASF Writer
Filter WMP CD Filter
Filter WST Decoder
Filter Wave Parser
Filter Windows Media Audio Decoder
Filter Windows Media Multiplexer
Filter Windows Media Pad VU Data Grabber
Filter Windows Media Update Filter
Filter Windows Media Video Decoder
Filter Windows Media source filter
Filter XML Playlist

MEMORY INFO
Total Physical Memory 510 MB
Free Physical Memory 363.70 MB
Total Pagefile Memory 1.22 GB
Free Pagefile Memory 1.11 GB

MEMORY ARRAYS
<blah blah>

MEMORY SLOTS
Installed & Enabled Size 512 MB
Form Factor SODIMM
Frequency 0 Hz
Slot DIMM 1
Manufacturer <unknown>
Type <unknown>
Type Details <unknown>
Enabled Size 512 MB
Total Bit Width 64
Data Bit Width 0

Installed & Enabled Size 0 bytes
<blah blah>

MOTHERBOARD INFO
Manufacturer IBM
Model 2373G1U
Version Not Available
BIOS Vendor IBM
BIOS Version IBM - 1030
BIOS Release Date 04/03/03
BIOS Properties Plug and Play, Flash, AGP

CARD SLOTS
Number 1
<blah blah>

Number 2
<blah blah>

Number 0
Designation AGP
Type AGP
Characteristics <unknown>
Data Bus Width 32
Details In Use, Long
Device Class Display Adapter
Device Name MOBILITY FIRE GL 9000
Device Manufacturer ATI Technologies Inc.
Device Driver Date
Device Vendor ID 0x1002
Device ID 0x4c66
Device Sub-System ID 0x054d1014
Device Revision 0x02
IRQ 11

SYSTEM DEVICES
<blah blah>

Description Intel(R) 82855PM Processor to AGP Controller - 3341
Manufacturer Intel
Vendor ID 0x8086
Device ID 0x3341
Subsystem ID 0x00000000
Revision 0x03

Revision 2.0
Rate 1x, 2x, 4x (4x enabled)
Aperture Size 256 MB
Sideband Addressing supported (enabled)
Fast Write supported (enabled)

MONITOR INFO
<blah blah>

POWER SUPPLY INFO
<blah blah>

OPERATING SYSTEM INFO
Operating System Microsoft Windows XP
Version 5.1.2600
Service Pack Service Pack 1
Locale US
Desktop Width 1400
Desktop Height 1050
Desktop BPP 32

HARD DISK INFO
<blah blah>

 

[OldSpooky]

Nice Especially with the high res and FSAA

Here's what I get on the low end 7500 equiped model

3DMark2001 SE, Test: MOBILITY Radeon 7500, 1024x768x32, no FSAA: 4109

 

[Shivatron]

Bump. Thanks for posting (very detailed) benchmarks!

[Edit for spelling!]

 

[Resh]

Awesome! Looks like the FireGL version is quicker than the Radeon 9000 version based on nicowju's score.

Azazello mentioned that he would post a comparable result for his Radeon 9000 equipped unit when it arrives. I just hope its the same cpu.

I guess we'll know which unit is better for gaming soon.

N

 

[azazello]

No, Resh, mine will be a 1.3GHz one. I don't believe there will be a huge difference due to that, though. Certainly not as much as that due to less VRAM.

 

[JZilla]

lothix, could you please run a 3dmark01 test using the standard settings, 1024x768x32, no aa.

azazello, I did not know that they made a t40 with 1.3ghz and radeon9000 (not firegl), are you sure it's not the radeon7500 you are getting, or the 1.5ghz ? Edit: Never mind, I found it.

 

[UltraWide]

32MB R9000 = 64bit bus for GPU
64MB R9000 = 128bit bus for GPU

 

[bharok]

Originally posted by: lothix
T40p running a custom install of WinXP Pro SP1a, DX9.0a
I've tried playing ut2k3 and u2 on 1400x1050x32, high detail. Both games run smoothly enough to be enjoyable.

Originally posted by: nicowju
I just ran 3DMark2001 at default settings (1024x768x32) and got 4937 3dmarks.

does anyone anyone know if these games are smooth with the T40 - 2373-92U model (what nicowju has) which has the 32MB ATI Radeon Mobility 9000?
( I think these tests were run at different resolutions but i am not sure) - lothix: what res did you run your test at?

 

[Resh]

azazello,

Thanks for clarifying. I can't wait to see the results so I can place my order!

N

 

[lothix]

IMO the most notable shortcoming of the T40 is its poorly designed locking mechanism.

As requested:
3DMark2001 SE, Test: MOBILITY FIRE GL 9000, 1024x768x32, no AA.

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3DMARK2001 PROJECT FILE

PROJECT
Name My Benchmark
Description
Registration Name
Registration Key
3DMark Version 330

DISPLAY
Platform MOBILITY FIRE GL 9000
CPU Optimization D3D Pure Hardware T&L
Width 1024
Height 768
Depth 32 bit
Z-Buffering 24 bit
Texture Format Compressed
Buffering Double
Refresh Rate 60 Hz
FSAA Mode None

OPTIONS
Show Title Screens Yes
Continuous Benchmark No
Benchmark Run Count 1
Demo Sounds Enabled Yes
Continuous Demo No
Game Sound Effects Enabled Yes
Game Music Enabled Yes
Game Detail Level Low

RESULTS
3DMark Score 7406
Game 1 - Car Chase - Low Detail 94.8 fps
Game 1 - Car Chase - High Detail 51.8 fps
Game 2 - Dragothic - Low Detail 110.4 fps
Game 2 - Dragothic - High Detail 60.4 fps
Game 3 - Lobby - Low Detail 120.8 fps
Game 3 - Lobby - High Detail 58.7 fps
Game 4 - Nature 36.4 fps
Fill Rate (Single-Texturing) 527.2 MTexels/s
Fill Rate (Multi-Texturing) 996.1 MTexels/s
High Polygon Count (1 Light) 19.6 MTriangles/s
High Polygon Count (8 Lights) 4.6 MTriangles/s
Environment Bump Mapping 126.2 fps
DOT3 Bump Mapping 74.8 fps
Vertex Shader 71.4 fps
Pixel Shader 101.6 fps
Advanced Pixel Shader 75.7 fps
Point Sprites 14.7 MSprites/s

 

[JZilla]

Thanks.

Almost 7500, seems ok to me, a little more than a normal Radeon 9000 64mb. But the 5000 at 1400x1050 WITH 4aa seemed very impressive to me.

 

[azazello]

My T40 is finally here.

PROJECT
Name My Benchmark
Description
Registration Name
Registration Key
3DMark Version 330

DISPLAY
Platform MOBILITY RADEON 9000
CPU Optimization D3D Pure Hardware T&L
Width 1024
Height 768
Depth 32 bit
Z-Buffering 24 bit
Texture Format Compressed
Buffering Double
Refresh Rate 60 Hz
FSAA Mode None

OPTIONS
Show Title Screens Yes
Continuous Benchmark No
Benchmark Run Count 1
Demo Sounds Enabled Yes
Continuous Demo No
Game Sound Effects Enabled Yes
Game Music Enabled Yes
Game Detail Level Low

RESULTS
3DMark Score 4913
Game 1 - Car Chase - Low Detail 64.5 fps
Game 1 - Car Chase - High Detail 37.3 fps
Game 2 - Dragothic - Low Detail 72.7 fps
Game 2 - Dragothic - High Detail 45.0 fps
Game 3 - Lobby - Low Detail 76.5 fps
Game 3 - Lobby - High Detail 37.9 fps
Game 4 - Nature 18.6 fps
Fill Rate (Single-Texturing) 280.6 MTexels/s
Fill Rate (Multi-Texturing) 974.1 MTexels/s
High Polygon Count (1 Light) 18.2 MTriangles/s
High Polygon Count (8 Lights) 4.4 MTriangles/s
Environment Bump Mapping 78.4 fps
DOT3 Bump Mapping 34.7 fps
Vertex Shader 52.3 fps
Pixel Shader 61.7 fps
Advanced Pixel Shader 53.0 fps
Point Sprites 7.9 MSprites/s

 

[esaleris]

Great information guys.

I do have one question - what drivers are you guys using? I assumed that the ATI Catalysts worked, but they don't - so are you guys using the IBM's?

Also, is there any way to control OpenGL options? On my old nVidias I could turn off AA and VSync and I'd like to see what I can optimize with this card.

 

[Resh]

lothix,

Which drivers are you using? IBM-supplied or ATI Reference for FireGL boards?

Thanks!

N

 

[azazello]

I am using the newest release ATI Catalysts. I installed them manually (i.e. via the .inf file, not via the ATI installer) and they work fine.

I think for the above testing, Lothix was using the latest IBM-supplied drivers.

 

[esaleris]

Thanks, guys for responding!

I have a ThinkPad T40P and have so far been pretty disappointed with its performance in 3D.
Since my 3DMark score is well in the 6500+ range on 1024x768x32bit, I am wondering if it is because the games I have been speed-testing are OpenGL - Return to Castle Wolfenstein. In any case, how much of an improvement would I see reformating the machine? I haven't done it because this alone was making me wonder about a return...

Anything else I could have forgotten?

 

[esaleris]

(Sorry, I'm not familiar with this board and I didn't see an edit button anywhere...)

Also, how can I get the OpenGL properties to open up? I'd like to remove all AA and newfangled things to get a more accurate feel for performance.

 

[Resh]

So is it fair to say that the T40p (with fireGL) is quicker for gaming than the Radeon 9000-equipped T40? Or is it a function of drivers?

lothix, which driver did you use?

N

 

[esaleris]

Here's what I put on before my benchmarks. I literally did nothing else, just installed this.

(1) OS - Windows XP Professional SP1a.
(2) Driver - Intel PRO/1000 MT Mobile from IBM - to go online to get rest of files.
(3) Driver - Intel Chipset Software Installation Utility from Intel - newer than IBM's version, but completely interchangable.
(4) Driver - Mobility Radeon FireGL 9000 Drivers from IBM.

3DMark 2001 SE Results

1024x768x32 with DirectX 8.1
6966

Tried forcing ATI Catalyst 3.4 drivers with little luck.
Tried forcing ATI Mobility Radeon 9000 drivers - 3DMark scores were around 5000.

Would be interesting to see a Radeon 9000 owner try a FireGL 9000 driver to see if there are improvements based on driver alone.