The RyderMark "screenshot" that was published in July 2006
My take on RyderMark's newest incarnation
Fudo posted something about Rydermark today, and the hate mail
is already starting to kick up.
In a previous article, we pretty thoroughly debunked
the authenticity of Fudo's "screenshots." In the original
article, Fudo published an expose claiming NVIDIA would not allow developers to
use 24-bit or 32-bit precision -- whatever that means -- inside the
benchmark. Fudo then published the screenshots of an ATI and an NVIDIA
card side by side.
Our rebuttal was to disprove his analysis of this situation based on the two
images, at least one of which was just a Photoshop manipulation. I have
my doubts about Candella as well, but the gist of that article -- Fudo's
accusations that NVIDIA was pulling some sort of scam with developers -- was
untrue given the evidence.
So here's the gauntlet: If Fudo or Candella can supply me with a version of the
RyderMark benchmark by midnight tonight, I will donate $1,000 to a charity of
Fudo's choosing. The software must show, in full-motion video, all three screenshots displayed
in the article Fudo published today. I'll donate another $1,000 if it
can display the images from the RyderMark "screenshots" published in
July 2006.
Update 2/20/2007: Neither individual was able to provide me with the software even after direct requests. Fuad declined to send me the binary and Candella did not respond to my emails.
Update 2/20/2007: Ryan Shrout from PC Perspective has uploaded the teaser video for the benchmark on Fileshack. I'm beginning to think this whole thing has been a horrible hoax played on Fudo.
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