Hercules Prophet 4500 in the test: The Kyro2 compared to the GeForce
Aquamark
To complete the tests of the DirectX 8 capabilities of the drivers, in addition to 3DMark 2001 d he game-related Aquamark benchmark, which is based on the Krass Engine, is used. Here, in a self-running demo, an underwater world is shown, which can later be admired in the form of the game Aquanox. The game is currently still in development.
- 640x480:
- nVidia GeForce2 MX6.5
- Hercules Prophet 45006,2
- nVidia RivaTNT 2 Pro6,2
-
- 800x600:
- nVidia GeForce2 MX6.4
- Hercules Prophet 45006,2
- nVidia RivaTNT 2 Pro6,2
-
- 1024x768:
- nVidia GeForce2 MX6.5
- Hercules Prophet 45006,2
- nVidia RivaTNT 2 Pro6.0
-
- 1280x1024:
- nVidia GeForce2 MX6,3
- Hercules Prophet 45005,8
- nVidia RivaTNT 2 Pro5,6
-
- 1600x1200:
- nVidia GeForce2 MX5.0
- Hercules Prophet 45004,8
- nVidia RivaTNT 2 Pro4,1
-
- 640x480:
- nVidia GeForce2 MX8,7
- Hercules Prophet 45008,3
- nVidia RivaTNT 2 Pro8,3
-
- 800x600:
- nVidia GeForce2 MX8.5
- Hercules Prophet 45008,2
- nVidia RivaTNT 2 Pro8.0
-
- 1024x768 :
- nVidia GeForce2 MX8,4
- Hercules Prophet 45008.0
- nVidia RivaTNT 2 Pro7,6
-
- 1280x1024:
- nVidia GeForce2 MX8.0
- HerculesProphet 45007.1
- nVidia RivaTNT 2 Pro6.5
-
- 1600x1200:
- nVidia GeForce2 MX6,8
- Hercules Prophet 45005,5
- nVidia RivaTNT 2 Pro4,3
-
The average values for Aquamark are downright disappointing. Neither of the graphics cards can come close to achieving good values on either of the two systems. In general, all cards in this discipline, which is strongly inhibited by the processor, are almost identical. Only the GeForce2MX can create slight advantages for itself.
- 640x480:
- nVidia GeForce2 MX6.5
- Hercules Prophet 45006,2
- nVidia RivaTNT 2 Pro6,2
-
- 800x600:
- nVidia GeForce2 MX6.5
- Hercules Prophet 45006,2
- nVidia RivaTNT 2 Pro6.0
-
- 1024x768:
- nVidia GeForce2 MX6.4
- Hercules Prophet 45006,1
- nVidia RivaTNT 2 Pro5.7
-
- 1280x1024:
- Hercules Prophet 45005,6
- nVidia GeForce2 MX5.2
- nVidia RivaTNT 2 Pro4,5
-
- 1600x1200:
- nVidia GeForce2 MX5,1
- Hercules Prophet 45004,6
- nVidia RivaTNT 2 Pro3,3
-
- 640x480:
- nVidia GeForce2 MX8.6
- Hercules Prophet 45008,3
- nVidia RivaTNT 2 Pro8,2
-
- 800x600:
- nVidia GeForce2 MX8,5
- Hercules Prophet 45008,2
- nVidia RivaTNT 2 Pro7,8
-
- 1024x768:
- nVidia GeForce2 MX8,2
- Hercules Prophet 45007,9
- nVidia RivaTNT 2 Pro6,9
-
- 1280x1024:
- Hercules Prophet 45007.0
- nVidia GeForce2 MX5,5
- nVidia RivaTNT 2 Pro4,9
-
- 1600x1200:
- Hercules Prophet 45005,3
- nVidia GeForce2 MX5,3
- nVidia RivaTNT 2 Pro3,3
-
Even with a color depth of 32Bit, the above applies to a large extent, whereby the GeForce2MX accept a strong performance drop when changing to a resolution of 1280x1024 must, whereby the Kyro2 is able to leave the competition behind in the test field at this point. It is surprising, however, that the TNT2Pro, as bad as the overall frame rates may be, can keep up well with the cards of the newer generation.
On the next page: Quake3 Arena
