Regular readers of Go2Mac will remember that we posted PowerBook G4 Quake III Arena benchmarks on 03 February 2001:
| 16-bit color | 32-bit color | |
| 800×600 | 29 fps | 18.1 fps |
| 1024×768 | 20.4 fps | N/A |
Since everyone is nuts for Quake III Arena benchmarks, we’ve got ’em. The following benchmarks are from a PowerBook G4 Titanium 400 MHz with 512 MB RAM and Mac OS 9.1. Thanks to ZoInKs @ bartsource for the juice.
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Configuration 1 – Default
Graphics settings: custom, video mode: 640*480, color depth: 16-bit, lighting: lightmap
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Configuration 2 – Fastest
Graphics settings: fastest, video mode: 512*384, color depth: 16-bit, lighting: vertex
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Results 1 – Default
Results of time demo with configuration 1 above, 29.1 FPS
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Results 2 – Fastest
Results of time demo with configuration 1 above, 35.9 FPS
To benchmark your Mac follow these steps:
- Launch quake
- Select Resolution in setup
- bring down console (~ tilde key)
- type:
- timedemo 1
- demo demo001
- [demo runs]
- bring down console (~ tilde key) and take a screen shot
- type: screenshot
- the screenshot will tell all (fps, time, resolution.. etc.)
Post your Q3A benchmarks using the feedback link below.
