[rescue] O2 graphics compared to entry-level Octane graphics?

[Joshua D Boyd]

On Thu, Apr 25, 2002 at 04:14:12AM -0500, Bill Bradford wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 25, 2002 at 02:08:47AM -0700, Francisco Javier Mesa-Martinez wrote:
> > Again, Extreme only support soft textures. No matter how many messages you
> > write, it is not going to change the fact that extreme does not do texture
> > in HW. You are confussing Extreme with Impact, which is basically the same
> > as SI (actually solidimpact is,high/maximpact do have texture support)
> 
> Okay.  What if you completely take texturing out of the picture?  I hardly
> ever do ANYTHING involving textures on my UNIX boxes; I care about straight
> 2D (desktop) performance.  How do the various machines compare, then?

Looking at the whole machine, the Octane/SI should be more responsive and
perform faster than your O2.  An R10k SI I2 feels more responsive than an
r5k o2 in my experience.  Lots of ram is a good idea.

-- 
Joshua D. Boyd