This game is practically forgotten but was 'the' Unreal of the arcade racing games back in the old days. It run's fine on 3dfx cards so I used it primarily as a 3dfx-benchmark. According to the readme.txt it can also works good on the ATI Rage Pro (but with far lower image quality compared to 3dfx), Intel i740, Matrox G200, Matrox Mystique / MY220, Nvidia Riva 128, Permedia 2 and Power VR. It'll be an interesting benchmark for these cards.

My benchmark method

Configure maximum detail at 60 FPS in the game's menu. Use a resolution you like and quit the game. Then start it with the /p parameter (see screenshot down below). After the first track has been benchmarked I noted the score.

Whenever you want to re-run the benchmark in a different resolution/setting and the configuration screen doesn't pop up, do the following: go to the Registry editor (Start > Run > regedit) and browse to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Melbourne House\Dethkarz and remove the Device entry.

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Benchmarks run with this application
GFX Dethkarz 640x480 score
Voodoo5 5500 64MB AGP(P3 1400)
202.59
Rage Fury MAXX 64MB AGP(P3 1400)
175.21
Voodoo5 5500 64MB PCI(P3 1400)
165.54
Voodoo3 3500TV 16MB AGP(P3 1400)
133.76
Voodoo4 4500 32MB AGP(P3 1400)
122.14
Voodoo4 4500 32MB PCI(P3 1400)
119.77
Helios 3D Voodoo 2 12MB PCI(SLi; P3 1400)
115.46
Maxi Gamer3D2 8MB PCI(SLi; P3 1400)
115.09
Voodoo3 2000 16MB PCI(P3 1400)
108.97
GV- 2000SD 16MB AGP(P3 1400)
103.22
Voodoo3 2000 16MB PCI(P3 1400)
102.43
Voodoo5 5500 64MB AGP(P2 450)
99.99
Voodoo3 3500TV 16MB AGP(P2 450)
98.03
Voodoo3 3000 16MB AGP(P2 450)
96.39
Voodoo3 1000 16MB AGP(P3 1400)
94.69
Voodoo4 4500 32MB AGP(P2 450)
94.46
GV- 2000SD 16MB AGP(P2 450)
90.97
Voodoo5 5500 64MB PCI(P2 450)
90.31
Voodoo3 2000 16MB PCI(P2 450)
90.07
Voodoo4 4500 32MB PCI(P2 450)
89.58
Voodoo3 1000 16MB AGP(P2 450)
89.25
Voodoo3 2000 16MB PCI(P2 450)
88.84
GA- 630 16MB AGP(P3 1400)
87.95
Monster Fusion 16MB AGP(P3 1400)
83.53
GA- 630 16MB AGP(P2 450)
81.67
Banshee AGP 16MB AGP(P3 1400)
77.68
Monster Fusion 16MB AGP(P2 450)
77.31
Velocity 100 8MB AGP(P3 1400)
74.47
Banshee AGP 16MB AGP(P2 450)
73.47
WGP -FX8 8MB AGP(P3 1400)
73.08
Velocity 100 8MB AGP(P2 450)
71.55
Raven 16MB PCI(P3 1400)
70.64
WGP -FX8 8MB AGP(P2 450)
70.40
Obsidian2 90-2440 10MB PCI(P3 1400)
66.75
Helios 3D Voodoo 2 12MB PCI(P3 1400)
66.67
Maxi Gamer3D2 8MB PCI(P3 1400)
66.65
Raven 16MB PCI(P2 450)
66.22
Maxi Gamer3D2 8MB PCI(P2 450)
56.85
Helios 3D Voodoo 2 12MB PCI(P2 450)
56.62
Obsidian2 90-2440 10MB PCI(P2 450)
56.14
Helios 3D Voodoo 2 12MB PCI(SLI; P2 450)
52.21
Maxi Gamer3D2 8MB PCI(SLI; P2 450)
52.16
Rage 128 8MB AGP(P3 1400)
34.90
Magic 3D Plus 8MB PCI(P2 450)
33.67
Obsidian SB50-4220 8MB PCI(P2 450)
33.32
miroHISCORE 3D 6MB PCI(P2 450)
33.15
Monster 3D 4MB PCI(P2 450)
32.99
Benchmarks run with this application
GFX Dethkarz 800x600 score
Voodoo5 5500 64MB AGP(P3 1400)
151.86
Rage Fury MAXX 64MB AGP(P3 1400)
148.64
Voodoo5 5500 64MB PCI(P3 1400)
143.50
Voodoo5 5500 64MB AGP(P2 450)
99.61
Voodoo3 3500TV 16MB AGP(P3 1400)
92.79
Voodoo5 5500 64MB PCI(P2 450)
90.05
Voodoo3 3500TV 16MB AGP(P2 450)
87.53
Voodoo4 4500 32MB AGP(P3 1400)
84.67
Voodoo4 4500 32MB PCI(P3 1400)
83.81
Voodoo4 4500 32MB AGP(P2 450)
81.71
Voodoo3 3000 16MB AGP(P2 450)
81.46
Voodoo4 4500 32MB PCI(P2 450)
79.32
Helios 3D Voodoo 2 12MB PCI(SLi; P3 1400)
79.23
Maxi Gamer3D2 8MB PCI(SLi; P3 1400)
79.14
Voodoo3 2000 16MB PCI(P3 1400)
75.75
Voodoo3 2000 16MB PCI(P2 450)
74.28
GV- 2000SD 16MB AGP(P3 1400)
70.78
GV- 2000SD 16MB AGP(P2 450)
70.62
Voodoo3 2000 16MB PCI(P2 450)
70.44
Voodoo3 2000 16MB PCI(P3 1400)
70.43
Voodoo3 1000 16MB AGP(P2 450)
65.09
Voodoo3 1000 16MB AGP(P3 1400)
65.09
GA- 630 16MB AGP(P3 1400)
60.94
Monster Fusion 16MB AGP(P3 1400)
58.05
GA- 630 16MB AGP(P2 450)
57.29
Monster Fusion 16MB AGP(P2 450)
55.24
Velocity 100 8MB AGP(P3 1400)
53.67
Banshee AGP 16MB AGP(P3 1400)
53.54
Velocity 100 8MB AGP(P2 450)
52.62
Banshee AGP 16MB AGP(P2 450)
51.68
WGP -FX8 8MB AGP(P3 1400)
50.83
Maxi Gamer3D2 8MB PCI(SLI; P2 450)
50.67
Helios 3D Voodoo 2 12MB PCI(SLI; P2 450)
50.52
WGP -FX8 8MB AGP(P2 450)
49.62
Raven 16MB PCI(P3 1400)
48.75
Raven 16MB PCI(P2 450)
44.71
Helios 3D Voodoo 2 12MB PCI(P3 1400)
43.27
Maxi Gamer3D2 8MB PCI(P3 1400)
43.25
Maxi Gamer3D2 8MB PCI(P2 450)
42.30
Helios 3D Voodoo 2 12MB PCI(P2 450)
42.26
Rage 128 8MB AGP(P3 1400)
29.55
Magic 3D Plus 8MB PCI(P2 450)
21.06
Obsidian SB50-4220 8MB PCI(P2 450)
20.66
Benchmarks run with this application
GFX Dethkarz 1024x768 score
Radeon 9100 128MB AGP(P3 1400)
109.08
Rage Fury MAXX 64MB AGP(P3 1400)
105.69
Voodoo5 5500 64MB AGP(P3 1400)
103.53
Voodoo5 5500 64MB PCI(P3 1400)
103.02
GeForce4 MX440 64MB AGP(P3 1400)
98.29
Voodoo5 5500 64MB AGP(P2 450)
92.23
Xabre 400 64MB AGP(P3 1400)
91.45
GeForce4 MX440 AGP8x 64MB AGP(P3 1400)
88.27
Voodoo5 5500 64MB PCI(P2 450)
86.06
MS-8838 64MB AGP(P3 1400)
77.04
3D Prophet II Ultra 64MB AGP(P3 1400)
69.60
WinFast GeForce 2 Pro 32MB AGP(P3 1400)
67.87
WinFast A250 Ultra 128MB AGP(P3 1400)
66.86
WinFast GeForce 3 TDH 64MB AGP(P3 1400)
66.71
Voodoo3 3500TV 16MB AGP(P3 1400)
61.91
Voodoo3 3500TV 16MB AGP(P2 450)
61.59
V7100 Pro 64 64MB AGP(P3 1400)
59.16
Voodoo4 4500 32MB AGP(P3 1400)
56.46
Voodoo4 4500 32MB AGP(P2 450)
56.09
Voodoo4 4500 32MB PCI(P3 1400)
56.05
Voodoo4 4500 32MB PCI(P2 450)
55.84
Voodoo3 3000 16MB AGP(P2 450)
55.48
Voodoo3 2000 16MB PCI(P3 1400)
51.11
Voodoo3 2000 16MB PCI(P2 450)
50.89
Helios 3D Voodoo 2 12MB PCI(SLi; P3 1400)
50.37
Maxi Gamer3D2 8MB PCI(SLi; P3 1400)
50.34
V6600 /32M(TVR) 32MB AGP(P3 1400)
49.23
Voodoo3 2000 16MB PCI(P2 450)
47.49
GV- 2000SD 16MB AGP(P2 450)
47.48
GV- 2000SD 16MB AGP(P3 1400)
47.40
Voodoo3 2000 16MB PCI(P3 1400)
47.28
Voodoo3 1000 16MB AGP(P2 450)
44.14
Voodoo3 1000 16MB AGP(P3 1400)
44.11
GA- 630 16MB AGP(P3 1400)
40.66
GA- 630 16MB AGP(P2 450)
39.69
Monster Fusion 16MB AGP(P3 1400)
38.86
GeForce4 MX440-SE 64MB AGP(P3 1400)
38.47
Monster Fusion 16MB AGP(P2 450)
38.13
Velocity 100 8MB AGP(P3 1400)
37.97
Velocity 100 8MB AGP(P2 450)
37.56
Banshee AGP 16MB AGP(P3 1400)
36.08
Banshee AGP 16MB AGP(P2 450)
35.38
WGP -FX8 8MB AGP(P3 1400)
34.46
WGP -FX8 8MB AGP(P2 450)
33.92
Raven 16MB PCI(P3 1400)
32.75
Maxi Gamer3D2 8MB PCI(SLI; P2 450)
32.20
Helios 3D Voodoo 2 12MB PCI(SLI; P2 450)
32.18
Raven 16MB PCI(P2 450)
31.36
Viper V770 Ultra 32MB AGP(P3 1400)
27.44
Rage 128 8MB AGP(P3 1400)
21.23
Volari V3 128MB AGP(P3 1400)
11.99