Measuring Performance of GPU.

[dfree86]

Hi all, quick question.

I was wondering how you measure the performance of your GPU, in order to determine if it can be improved? People frequently list on here that they're getting 15 FPS, or 45 FPS with different drivers and games and I'm wondering how to get that info. This may be a silly question, but I'm legitimately curious.

I'm aware of the program 3DMark which provides a benchmark score for GPU's, but I'm not sure if I can run it. My processor is a Core Duo T2050 at 1.60 GHz, and on the 3DMark05 downloads page it says you should have at least 2GHz to run it. Should I give it a whirl anyway? Also, which version of 3DMark should I run to test my GeForce Go 7300? And finally, does 3DMark suggest changes that you should make to improve performance or must I interpret the results myself and figure out what to tweak?

Thanks for the info, guys.