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On Sunday 03 May 2009 02:58:08 Volker Armin Hemmann wrote: |
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> On Sonntag 03 Mai 2009, Dale wrote: |
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> > I thought glxgears was a GPU test not a CPU test. |
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> it tests almost nothing from the gpu - and the resulting fps are very |
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> depent on the CPU.. so... |
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The only thing glxgears tests is if OpenGL is working (aka enabled or |
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disabled). |
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Other than that it measures nothing. Even the numbers are suspect. |
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It's like calling out to your 5 year old kid "Are you being naughty?" and they |
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answer "no". You know the kid is in the house, but still have no idea what |
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they are doing. And their answer is definitely not to be trusted :-) |
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