[TriLUG] bzflag memory requirements

[Jason Tower]

it's not ram that matters overly much, it's the chipset.  all the video 
memory in the world is useless without driver support for 3D 
functionality.  most ati radeon video chipsets have decent (not 
exceptional) open source 3D drivers.  a lot of laptops have ati radeon 
mobility 7500 video which is supported by the OS radeon driver.  my R40 
with the 7500 (32mb) gets mid-30s FPS on bzflag w/ full 3D and an 
underclocked CPU, which is good enough to beat most people who aren't 
named daleth.

jason

On Monday 22 December 2003 11:42, Jim Ray wrote:
> since bzflag is what i'd call an essential business application, one
> interested in buying new notebook might want to consider video
> requirements.
>
> question:
> will the 32mb ati radeon get the job done?  there's about a grand
> price difference in hopping up to 128mb video.
>
> thanks,
>
> jim