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Amiga-Users had to wait for a PCI-expansion for a long time and when the Mediator as the first PCI-Bus was announced, one development chased the other. Suddenly, every noname company announced its own PCI-expansion for amiga. So did DCE. So time of waiting later, the promise became true and the G-Rex for Amiga1200 was shipped...
Now, BlizzardPPC-Users have the choice between a PCI-Board for the A1200-expansionport or the BlizzardPPC-interface. Therewith we can see the first disadvantage: only holders an a BlizzardPPC can use the G-Rex. All the others are regetfully excluded. For the lucky holders of a BlizzardPPC it is an advantage for sure, as the PPC-card can access the PCI-Bus directly. In commercials it sounds about like that: "extremly fast PCI-bridge-design, without bank-switching, real DMA..."
This data convinced me. Two years of guarantee and the availability of legal graphic-drivers (CyberGraphX) have been good reasons for me to decide for the G-Rex.
After ordering the G-Rex+Voodoo3 3000 at KDH, I got a real fright, as I went to post to pick up the delivery. In such a small package (30x20x11 cm) should be a PCI-Board and a Voodoo3 ? The fright was even greater, as I opened to package. At first the account appeared. The package was full of confetti. After putting the account away and rummaging wildly in the chaos of paper, I found the contents. Actually, a little green card with PCI-connectors, a little gold-brown logiccard, a packet with some screws, a folded piece of paper and the Voodoo3 were completely included. Well, somehow I thought the G-Rex would have been bigger.
The guidance for the G-Rex consists of some loose papers and has a german an english version. Firstly, before putting in the card, a flash-update is necessary therewith the BlizzardPPC gets the PCI-driver. After doing that, one can open the computer and insert the G-Rex. The guidance discribes the installation in an Micronok-Tower. The pictures a well done, and can be used for other Tower-types as well. I own a Micronik-Classic Tower (the previous version of the Micronik-Tower shown in the guidance).
There were no problems whilst installing the G-Rex and there was no need of any tools. At first, one has to attach the logic board to the BlizzardPPC and reconnect the BlizzardPPC with the Expansionport. The logic board now points into the computer. The PCI-board belongs to the logic board. Three space-holders fixate the PCI-Board with the A1200-board. There is a forth space-holder that touches the A1200-board which *could* cause damages.
The power supply has been solved good. You can choose to connect an AT- or an ATX-power supply. At least we need some PCI-cards to put them into five available slots.
After assembly comes the fearful moment - is verything o.k. ? Well, switch on - hey - the power LED glows and the harddrives are whizzing. Now you have to press the ESC-key fastly to enter the blizzard's-startmenu. There you will find a new menuitem: "PCI". When selecting this item, all the PCI-expansions will be displayed, similar to the zorro-board in early-startup-menu. I was glad to see a VGA-compatible card - my Voodoo3 - there.
I booted my computer with AGA first and installed the CGX-V4-update. At next reboot the Voodoo3 gave a first sign of life - a bootpicture was shown. Full of pleasure I changed the Workbench resolution to 1024x768x24. The first thing I recognized was the much faster redrawing with 24bit, faster than my old CV64/3D.
Afterwards a made a test with SysSpeed. I created 4 different SysSpeed-modules, the results to follow:
+-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | Test | Du | A1k2060C| A1k2grex| grex Voo| Bvision |Vergleich| +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | ADPro Ergebnisse in Sek. | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | JPEG Load | ---- | 0.96 | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | ColorChar. | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | Fresco | ---- | 4.61 | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | Blur | ---- | 0.46 | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | Twirl | ---- | 1.71 | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | Rotate | ---- | 1.45 | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | Scale | ---- | 0.12 | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | Mosaic | ---- | 1.70 | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | HistEqual. | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | ImageStudio Ergebnisse in Sek. | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | JPEG Load | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | Scale | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | BlurHigh | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | Cross | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | Diagonal | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | Focus | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | Shake | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | Texture | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | EmbossHigh | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | Cygnus-Ed Ergebnisse in Sek. | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | TextLoad | ---- | 0.21 | 0.35 | ---- | ---- | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | Search | ---- | 1.98 | 3.05 | ---- | ---- | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | Replace | ---- | 4.58 | 9.13 | ---- | ---- | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | Linescroll | ---- | 3.73 | 1.33 | ---- | ---- | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | Pagescroll | ---- | 3.10 | 1.93 | ---- | ---- | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | ChangeCase | ---- | 1.00 | 1.44 | ---- | ---- | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | RotMarked | ---- | 0.44 | 0.60 | ---- | ---- | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | GoldEd Ergebnisse in Sek. | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | TextLoad | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | Search | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | Replace | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | Linescroll | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | Pagescroll | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | UpperCase | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | Sort Lines | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | Packer Ergebnisse in Sek. | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | LhaCrunch | ---- | 2.13 | 3.94 | ---- | ---- | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | LhaTest | ---- | 0.22 | 0.44 | ---- | ---- | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | LhaDeCrunch | ---- | 0.38 | 0.51 | ---- | ---- | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | XPKCrunch | ---- | 5.13 | 9.00 | ---- | ---- | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | XPKDeCrunch | ---- | 0.86 | 1.58 | ---- | ---- | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | PPCrunch | ---- | 4.02 | 6.41 | ---- | ---- | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | PPDeCrunch | ---- | 0.25 | 0.35 | ---- | ---- | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | Speicher Ergebnisse in MB/s | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | Cache Read | ---- | 190.29 | 60.81 | 191.10 | 189.40 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | ReadROMb | ---- | 20.48 | 7.18 | 22.11 | 22.08 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | ReadROMw | ---- | 34.25 | 13.40 | 39.40 | 39.36 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | ReadROMl | ---- | 42.03 | 25.15 | 49.66 | 49.50 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | ReadFastb | ---- | 22.26 | 7.17 | 24.06 | 24.03 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | ReadFastw | ---- | 28.88 | 13.39 | 32.46 | 32.42 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | ReadFastl | ---- | 34.25 | 25.07 | 39.14 | 39.12 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | WriteFastb | ---- | 18.45 | 7.44 | 19.77 | 19.74 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | WriteFastw | ---- | 23.44 | 14.51 | 30.66 | 30.64 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | WriteFastl | ---- | 23.45 | 19.48 | 30.64 | 30.63 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | Fast2Fastb | ---- | 10.49 | 4.83 | 11.34 | 11.33 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | Fast2Fastw | ---- | 14.42 | 8.56 | 16.10 | 16.08 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | Fast2Fastl | ---- | 14.71 | 12.29 | 18.41 | 18.39 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | Fast2Fastm | ---- | 13.86 | 9.45 | 17.10 | 17.10 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | Fast2Fast16 | ---- | 18.80 | 17.24 | 22.37 | 22.35 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | ReadChipb | ---- | 1.11 | 0.84 | 0.85 | 0.85 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | ReadChipw | ---- | 2.22 | 1.70 | 1.70 | 1.70 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | ReadChipl | ---- | 4.45 | 3.44 | 3.39 | 3.39 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | WriteChipb | ---- | 1.19 | 1.70 | 1.70 | 1.70 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | WriteChipw | ---- | 2.37 | 3.44 | 3.39 | 3.39 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | WriteChipl | ---- | 4.74 | 6.78 | 6.78 | 6.78 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | Chip2Chipb | ---- | 0.57 | 0.56 | 0.57 | 0.57 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | Chip2Chipw | ---- | 1.15 | 1.13 | 1.13 | 1.13 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | Chip2Chipl | ---- | 2.30 | 2.27 | 2.26 | 2.26 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | Chip2Chipm | ---- | 2.29 | 2.19 | 2.26 | 2.26 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | Chip2Chip16 | ---- | 2.34 | 2.55 | 2.54 | 2.54 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | Fast2Chipb | ---- | 1.15 | 1.32 | 1.63 | 1.63 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | Fast2Chipw | ---- | 2.23 | 2.64 | 3.17 | 3.17 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | Fast2Chipl | ---- | 4.23 | 5.08 | 5.98 | 5.98 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | Fast2Chipm | ---- | 4.20 | 5.51 | 5.74 | 5.74 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | Fast2Chip16 | ---- | 4.27 | 5.40 | 5.42 | 5.42 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | Laufwerk Ergebnisse in Op/s | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | Create | ---- | 664 | 325 | 596 | 480 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | Open | ---- | 983 | 873 | 1878 | 1119 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | DirScan | ---- | 9296 | 7518 | 12655 | 12408 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | Delete | ---- | 892 | 526 | 1101 | 873 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | Seek/Read | ---- | 4828 | 3387 | 4634 | 4936 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | Laufwerk Ergebnisse in MB/s | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | CreateFile | ---- | 2.91 | 2.65 | 2.91 | 3.54 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | WriteFile | ---- | 3.01 | 3.58 | 3.73 | 3.73 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | ReadFile | ---- | 3.01 | 3.50 | 3.66 | 3.73 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | RawRead | ---- | 3.10 | 3.72 | 3.75 | 3.75 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | Intuition Ergebnisse in Op/s | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | OpenWin16 | ---- | 21 | 16 | 29 | 29 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | OpenWin256 | ---- | 16 | 16 | 29 | 29 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | OpenWinHi | ---- | 16 | 16 | 29 | 29 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | OpenWinTru | ---- | 16 | 16 | 29 | 25 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | WinLayer16 | ---- | 33 | 33 | 36 | 30 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | WinLayer256 | ---- | 28 | 28 | 34 | 26 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | WinLayerHi | ---- | 28 | 25 | 24 | 18 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | WinLayerTru | ---- | 8 | 22 | 17 | 13 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | SizeWin16 | ---- | 151 | 152 | 121 | 73 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | SizeWin256 | ---- | 134 | 117 | 115 | 115 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | SizeWinHi | ---- | 138 | 99 | 126 | 69 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | SizeWinTru | ---- | 100 | 111 | 97 | 65 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | MoveWin16 | ---- | 309 | 499 | 563 | 338 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | MoveWin256 | ---- | 305 | 454 | 479 | 311 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | MoveWinHi | ---- | 156 | 382 | 442 | 230 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | MoveWinTru | ---- | 109 | 361 | 381 | 177 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | ConOutP16 | ---- | 64 | 183 | 427 | 199 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | ConOutP256 | ---- | 64 | 176 | 421 | 200 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | ConOutPHi | ---- | 37 | 156 | 152 | 88 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | ConOutPTru | ---- | 22 | 131 | 124 | 65 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | OpenScr16 | ---- | 2 | 8 | 10 | 10 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | OpenScr256 | ---- | 2 | 6 | 9 | 8 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | OpenScrHi | ---- | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | OpenScrTru | ---- | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | SwapScr16 | ---- | 50 | 50 | 59 | 59 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | SwapScr256 | ---- | 49 | 50 | 59 | 59 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | SwapScrHi | ---- | 49 | 50 | 59 | 59 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | SwapScrTru | ---- | 0 | 50 | 59 | 59 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | Grafik Ergebnisse in Op/s | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | ScrollX_16 | ---- | 106 | 1646 | 1908 | 496 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | ScrollX_256 | ---- | 106 | 1639 | 1908 | 496 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | ScrollX_Hi | ---- | 39 | 806 | 926 | 231 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | ScrollX_Tru | ---- | 13 | 368 | 375 | 96 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | ScrollY_16 | ---- | 106 | 1679 | 1942 | 440 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | ScrollY_256 | ---- | 106 | 1672 | 1942 | 440 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | ScrollY_Hi | ---- | 37 | 812 | 928 | 182 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | ScrollY_Tru | ---- | 12 | 363 | 377 | 77 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | PrintTxt16 | ---- | 2473 | 3807 | 7114 | 4928 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | PrintTxt256 | ---- | 2808 | 3797 | 7112 | 4932 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | PrintTxtHi | ---- | 2791 | 3601 | 6741 | 4524 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | PrintTxtTru | ---- | 177 | 3639 | 6907 | 4617 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | RectFill16 | ---- | 6248 | 10171 | 19498 | 14124 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | RectFill256 | ---- | 6244 | 10080 | 19496 | 14146 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | RectFillHi | ---- | 3571 | 9058 | 19341 | 12272 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | RectFillTru | ---- | 1546 | 9494 | 19216 | 10036 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | DrwElpse16 | ---- | 4405 | 4575 | 19495 | 17796 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | DrwElpse256 | ---- | 4404 | 4570 | 19492 | 17796 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | DrwElpseHi | ---- | 1975 | 4386 | 18136 | 1898 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | DrwElpseTru | ---- | 2124 | 765 | 2050 | 2044 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | DrwCircle16 | ---- | 4191 | 11360 | 19118 | 17285 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | DrCircle256 | ---- | 4191 | 11334 | 19116 | 17266 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | DrwCircleHi | ---- | 4103 | 10009 | 17859 | 16335 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | DrCircleTru | ---- | 2033 | 7965 | 14201 | 13078 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | WrtPixel16 | ---- | 126822 | 59142 | 123833 | 123762 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | WrtPixel256 | ---- | 39757 | 69791 | 123824 | 123715 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | WrtPixelHi | ---- | 108642 | 56215 | 105369 | 105263 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | WrtPixelTru | ---- | 108645 | 58701 | 109605 | 109467 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | HorLines16 | ---- | 10164 | 10827 | 21338 | 21666 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | HorLines256 | ---- | 8119 | 10734 | 21342 | 21675 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | HorLinesHi | ---- | 9110 | 10266 | 20084 | 20685 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | HorLinesTru | ---- | 6669 | 10378 | 20022 | 20623 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | VerLines16 | ---- | 6570 | 10633 | 21122 | 11432 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | VerLines256 | ---- | 4849 | 10543 | 21120 | 11423 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | VerLinesHi | ---- | 5245 | 9998 | 19892 | 8486 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | VerLinesTru | ---- | 3011 | 10100 | 19832 | 6793 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | DiaLines16 | ---- | 8132 | 11249 | 23153 | 14447 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | DiaLines256 | ---- | 6026 | 11175 | 23123 | 14529 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | DiaLinesHi | ---- | 1089 | 11000 | 21415 | 3404 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | DiaLinesTru | ---- | 558 | 11055 | 21804 | 2427 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | AreaElps16 | ---- | 222 | 160 | 238 | 237 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | AreaElps256 | ---- | 220 | 160 | 238 | 237 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | AreaElpsHi | ---- | 221 | 159 | 238 | 237 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | AreaElpsTru | ---- | 70 | 116 | 186 | 237 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | AreaCir16 | ---- | 206 | 151 | 223 | 222 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | AreaCir256 | ---- | 205 | 151 | 223 | 222 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | AreaCirHi | ---- | 205 | 150 | 223 | 222 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | AreaCirTru | ---- | 61 | 106 | 167 | 222 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | AreaFill16 | ---- | 8128 | 196 | 203 | 20372 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | AreaFill256 | ---- | 6270 | 196 | 203 | 20357 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | AreaFillHi | ---- | 5267 | 195 | 203 | 17241 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | AreaFillTru | ---- | 72 | 103 | 147 | 14163 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | CPU/FPU Ergebnisse in MioOp/s | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | MIPS | ---- | 66.43 | 23.16 | 66.39 | 66.32 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | MFLOPS | ---- | 26.55 | 8.78 | 26.53 | 26.52 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | PowerPC Ergebnisse in MioOp/s | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | MIPS | ---- | ---- | 215.27 | 295.29 | 295.26 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | MFLOPS | ---- | ---- | 133.25 | 182.75 | 182.74 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | PowerPC Ergebnisse in MB/s | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | Readb | ---- | ---- | 64.26 | 77.89 | 77.35 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | Readh | ---- | ---- | 68.19 | 79.91 | 79.52 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | Readw | ---- | ---- | 65.45 | 76.24 | 75.96 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | Writeb | ---- | ---- | 62.72 | 74.23 | 73.66 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | Writeh | ---- | ---- | 47.48 | 54.38 | 54.16 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | Writew | ---- | ---- | 39.33 | 46.26 | 46.18 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | Copyb | ---- | ---- | 24.46 | 29.66 | 29.50 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | Copyh | ---- | ---- | 26.49 | 31.12 | 31.01 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+ | Copyw | ---- | ---- | 23.77 | 28.32 | 28.05 | ---- | +-------------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+---------+
The 4 SysSpeed-modules can be downloaded from the AMIGA-aktuell-website at http://www.aakt.de/SysSpeedModule.lha.
The first module has been created with my old hardware (Blizzard 1260 and CV64/3D), the second one with the new (BlizzardPPC 040 and GRex + Voodoo3). Comparing the these two modules will show a disappointing difference in performance, considering that PCI is much faster than ZorroII. However the 68040 seems to be the main brake as the whole CGX-Grafiksystem is m68k-code. The third module (BlizzardPPC with 060 and GRex + Voodoo) confirms this. Partially, the speed is doubled. The fourth SysSpeed-Module shows a BVision for comparison on the same hardware. The conclusion for the 2D-part must be as follows: the CPU finally is the decicive component concerning the speed. However, a GRex+Voodoo3 still beats the ZorroII-system, especially in the 16- and 24bit areal.
Now lets talk about the main reasons for buying a Voodoo3, the 3D-capabilities. For this test, I used glQu*ke, because at first it is for free and at second with Timedemos it is possible to create replicable benchmarks for different conditions. Thats the way the magazine >c't< made its 3D-benchmarks. Regretfully I have no issues of that period to compare the figures with PC ones.
To test I used GLQuake 1.0 beta 6.1 with the following configuration: GLWARP=1, GL_FLASHBLEND=1, GL_POLYBLEND=1, GL_FOG=1, R_SHADOWS=1 and the CLI-arguments: "-mem 6 -maxsize 256". For sake of comparison I used the normal Version with software-rendering. The following screenmodes where used: 320x240, 640x480 and 800x600 (unfortunately, the TimeDemos always got hung up at 1024x768, so that this mode could not get tested). The tests were run in fullscreen. That means, that the infos about health and munition got faded out. The console got faded out after entering "timedemo demo1" etc. The progam ran with Warp3D Version 4.2a and WarpOS 16.1 (AmigaOS 3.9). Both Qu*kversions are available on Aminet (ftp://de.aminet.net/pub/aminet/game/shoot/QuakeWOS.lha).
The testresults to follow:
| TimeDemo | 320x240 | 640x480 | 800x600 |
| demo1 | 18.0 fps | 18.0 fps | 15.8 fps |
| demo2 | 18.3 fps | 18.8 fps | 15.9 fps |
| demo3 | 15.9 fps | 15.2 fps | 13.9 fps |
A screenshot:
| TimeDemo | 320x240 | 640x480 | 800x600 |
| demo1 | 16.5 fps | 6.9 fps | 5.0 fps |
| demo2 | 16.9 fps | 7.0 fps | 5.0 fps |
| demo3 | 15.4 fps | 6.6 fps | 4.8 fps |
While on 320x240-screenmode the softwarerenderer of Qu*ke can beat the challenge, on 640x480 Qu*ke turns into a slideshow. But at this point glQu*ke starts to make fun.Within small rooms glQu*ke runs fabulously smooth, in big rooms it seems to be a bit jerky, but without disturbing the gameplay. When switching to the normal version after playing with glQu*ke for some time, one realizes how bad the normal version looks like.
The conclusion for the 3D-part must be as follows: Super! The Voodoo3 and a PPC-Amiga cannot achieve the performance of modern PCs, but for Amiga-affairs it is a real big step.
Overall impression of the GRex and the Voodoo3 is definitely positiv. With the possibily to equip an A1200 with cheap and capable PCI-cards, the Amiga is going revalued. Now there are just missing drivers for further hardware. Besides drivers for graphiccards there are drivers for a 10MBit-Realtek-networkcard. But the announced drivers for Soundcards and TV-cards are still out of sight (annotation of the translater: these drivers are available yet!).
The Voodoo3 is not very young and is not been manufactured anymore, but it is buy very cheap at some distributors. Those of you who look mindful in the internet will get the GRex + Voodoo3/4/5 much cheaper than for a bundle-price at Amiga-distributors.
For owners of a BlizzardPPC there is no alternative for a PCI-board. Who wants to do something good for his amiga should act without doubt! And all the others could perhaps bargain on eBay.
Thanks and regards to Kurt Grach for the SysSpeed-Modules, DCE for the GRex, the coders of CGX, Warp3D and all the other drivers.
Gunter Hinrichsen <frontier.user@gmx.net>
