Hugo Vanwoerkom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > The monitors are samsungs 17" but the cards are > different: one is a RIVA TNT2 Model 64/Model 64 and > the other a GeForce4 MX 440 AGP 8x. > > I notice no difference between the 2 other than that I > paid $25 more for the MX440.
The last time I bought a video card, I bought an MX440 on the grounds that the packaging claimed it was strictly superior to the other card I bought, and even though it was $20 more expensive there was a $20 rebate too. :-) > I would like to see the difference between the two > with some application: but I am a no-gamer nurd. > > Anybody know of an app/game that would show clearly > what the difference between these 2 cards is? Anything that does 3-D rendering. tuxracer is fun and straightforward. You also might look at the plugins in the xscreensaver-gl package, and run something like '/usr/lib/xscreensaver/gears -fps' to get a frame rate from each. To do these usefully, though, you'll need kernel support for your video card, which for the NVidia card will involve a non-free driver; make sure that, when you run 'glxinfo', it says "direct rendering: Yes" towards the beginning of its output. -- David Maze [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://people.debian.org/~dmaze/ "Theoretical politics is interesting. Politicking should be illegal." -- Abra Mitchell -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
