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drocket <drocket@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>On Wed, 17 Mar 1999 14:51:25 -0500, Jeffrey Karp <jeffkarp@erols.com>
>wrote:
>
>>Those of you who have K6-2 or K6-3 processors will get the best
performance
>>by going with 3DFX. 3DFX products are optimized for 3D Now, which boosts
>>graphics performance by about 80% when optimized for in a K6-3.
>>http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/990222/ca_3dfx_in_1.html
>>http://www.processor.org/ed1.htm
>
>I think that everyone here has had _more_ than enough posts from you
>about this.  And, not say that 3DNow! is useless or anything, I highly
>doubt the 80% number in the real world.  Its probably just one of
>those benchmarks that AMD and Intel both use that only showcase the
>couple of functions that are actually faster.

Dont doubt the 80% number..  It might not actually translate in real world
usage, but 3DNow! does improve the K6-2/3 performance quite a bit..  But
when reading it, just remember that the K6-2 can be 80% slower than the
equivelent speed Intel chip in 3D gaming..  3DNow just makes up for that
lack of performance..
Of course, AMD wont tell people that..  They are hoping people will assume
it means 80% faster than other chips at the same speed.