3DMark2000 is a synthetic DirectX 7 benchmark and doesn't always represent real-life performance. It's very CPU-limited so you'll need a fast CPU to max out your graphic card. This means a GeForce4 Ti4200 will probably get the same results as a Radeon 9800 Pro if you benchmark it with a slow Pentium II CPU.

I used both a Pentium II 450 and a Pentium III-S 'Tualatin' 1400 CPU to benchmark graphic cards. In any case the scores with the Pentium III-S 1400 CPU were much higher. Also cards with more MB of RAM score higher which isn't always the case in real-life applications.

Keep in mind that the 3DMark2000 score will greatly increase on cards that feature hardware texture and lightning (T&L). Back in the year 2000 only a few games supported T&L, causing the 3DMark2000 score to be less accurate compared to real world games.

My benchmark method

To benchmark with 3DMark2000 I use the default settings unless I want to benchmark on a lower or higher resolution. In that case I change the resolution but leave the other settings on defaults. The score in the end (you can press escape when the CPU tests begin or just select the game tests in the menu) is the final score. The screenshot shows normal settings with only the game tests (highlighted) selected.
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Benchmarks run with this application
GFX 3DMark2000 640x480 score
Radeon 9100 128MB AGP(P3 1400)
9648.00
Radeon Mobility M9-P 64MB AGP(P3 1400)
9479.00
Xabre 400 64MB AGP(P3 1400)
9203.00
MS-8838 64MB AGP(P3 1400)
9115.00
WinFast GeForce 3 TDH 64MB AGP(P3 1400)
9029.00
3D Prophet II Ultra 64MB AGP(P3 1400)
8832.00
GeForce4 MX440 AGP8x 64MB AGP(P3 1400)
8664.00
Radeon 32MB DDR 32MB AGP(P3 1400)
8612.00
GeForce4 MX440 64MB AGP(P3 1400)
8530.00
Radeon 7500 16MB AGP(P3 1400)
8523.00
WinFast GeForce 2 Pro 32MB AGP(P3 1400)
8493.00
Radeon 64MB DDR 'Elite' 64MB AGP(P3 1400)
8459.00
Radeon 256 64MB AGP(P3 1400)
8118.00
V6600 /32M(TVR) 32MB AGP(P3 1400)
8053.00
Radeon 32MB DDR 32MB AGP(P3 1400)
7991.00
Rage Fury MAXX 64MB AGP(P3 1400)
6715.00
GeForce4 MX440-SE 64MB AGP(P3 1400)
6422.00
Voodoo5 5500 64MB AGP(P3 1400)
6384.00
Voodoo4 4500 32MB AGP(P3 1400)
6312.00
Voodoo3 3500TV 16MB AGP(P3 1400)
6026.00
Viper V770 Ultra 32MB AGP(P3 1400)
5846.00
Volari V3 128MB AGP(P3 1400)
5621.00
Velocity 100 8MB AGP(P3 1400)
5569.00
GV- 2000SD 16MB AGP(P3 1400)
5431.00
Radeon Mobility M6-P 16MB AGP(P3 1400)
5234.00
V7100 Pro 64 64MB AGP(P3 1400)
5216.00
Voodoo5 5500 64MB PCI(P3 1400)
5203.00
Voodoo3 1000 16MB AGP(P3 1400)
5134.00
Voodoo3 2000 16MB PCI(P3 1400)
4909.00
Rage 128 Pro AIW 32MB AGP(P3 1400)
4878.00
Voodoo3 2000 16MB PCI(P3 1400)
4830.00
Voodoo4 4500 32MB PCI(P3 1400)
4595.00
Helios 3D Voodoo 2 12MB PCI(SLi; P3 1400)
4534.00
GA- 630 16MB AGP(P3 1400)
3545.00
Monster Fusion 16MB AGP(P3 1400)
3399.00
Banshee AGP 16MB AGP(P3 1400)
3206.00
Helios 3D Voodoo 2 12MB PCI(P3 1400)
3158.00
Rage 128 8MB AGP(P3 1400)
3003.00
Raven 16MB PCI(P3 1400)
2963.00
WGP -FX8 8MB AGP(P3 1400)
2934.00
Maxi Gamer3D2 8MB PCI(P3 1400)
2898.00
Maxi Gamer3D2 8MB PCI(SLi; P3 1400)
2846.00
Obsidian2 90-2440 10MB PCI(P3 1400)
2627.00
Voodoo5 5500 64MB AGP(P2 450)
1592.00
Voodoo3 3000 16MB AGP(P2 450)
1591.00
Voodoo3 3500TV 16MB AGP(P2 450)
1587.00
Voodoo3 1000 16MB AGP(P2 450)
1586.00
GV- 2000SD 16MB AGP(P2 450)
1582.00
Voodoo3 2000 16MB PCI(P2 450)
1578.00
Velocity 100 8MB AGP(P2 450)
1576.00
Voodoo3 2000 16MB PCI(P2 450)
1574.00
Voodoo4 4500 32MB PCI(P2 450)
1572.00
Helios 3D Voodoo 2 12MB PCI(SLI; P2 450)
1553.00
Helios 3D Voodoo 2 12MB PCI(P2 450)
1546.00
Obsidian2 90-2440 10MB PCI(P2 450)
1527.00
Voodoo4 4500 32MB AGP(P2 450)
1515.00
Voodoo5 5500 64MB PCI(P2 450)
1505.00
Maxi Gamer3D2 8MB PCI(P2 450)
1411.00
Maxi Gamer3D2 8MB PCI(SLI; P2 450)
1364.00
GA- 630 16MB AGP(P2 450)
1271.00
Banshee AGP 16MB AGP(P2 450)
1269.00
Monster Fusion 16MB AGP(P2 450)
1265.00
WGP -FX8 8MB AGP(P2 450)
1263.00
Raven 16MB PCI(P2 450)
1259.00
Magic 3D Plus 8MB PCI(P2 450)
950.00
miroHISCORE 3D 6MB PCI(P2 450)
928.00
Monster 3D 4MB PCI(P2 450)
533.00
Obsidian SB50-4220 8MB PCI(P2 450)
505.00
Benchmarks run with this application
GFX 3DMark2000 800x600 score
Radeon 9100 128MB AGP(P3 1400)
9517.00
Radeon Mobility M9-P 64MB AGP(P3 1400)
9184.00
3D Prophet II Ultra 64MB AGP(P3 1400)
8949.00
WinFast GeForce 3 TDH 64MB AGP(P3 1400)
8922.00
MS-8838 64MB AGP(P3 1400)
8800.00
WinFast GeForce 2 Pro 32MB AGP(P3 1400)
8671.00
GeForce4 MX440 64MB AGP(P3 1400)
8530.00
Xabre 400 64MB AGP(P3 1400)
8512.00
GeForce4 MX440 AGP8x 64MB AGP(P3 1400)
8076.00
Radeon 32MB DDR 32MB AGP(P3 1400)
7572.00
Radeon 64MB DDR 'Elite' 64MB AGP(P3 1400)
7360.00
Radeon 7500 16MB AGP(P3 1400)
7278.00
Radeon 256 64MB AGP(P3 1400)
6777.00
V6600 /32M(TVR) 32MB AGP(P3 1400)
6729.00
Radeon 32MB DDR 32MB AGP(P3 1400)
6717.00
Voodoo5 5500 64MB AGP(P3 1400)
6145.00
Rage Fury MAXX 64MB AGP(P3 1400)
5972.00
Voodoo5 5500 64MB PCI(P3 1400)
5074.00
Voodoo3 3500TV 16MB AGP(P3 1400)
5024.00
V7100 Pro 64 64MB AGP(P3 1400)
4997.00
Voodoo4 4500 32MB AGP(P3 1400)
4973.00
GeForce4 MX440-SE 64MB AGP(P3 1400)
4957.00
Radeon Mobility M6-P 16MB AGP(P3 1400)
4586.00
Viper V770 Ultra 32MB AGP(P3 1400)
4547.00
Volari V3 128MB AGP(P3 1400)
4435.00
GV- 2000SD 16MB AGP(P3 1400)
4145.00
Voodoo4 4500 32MB PCI(P3 1400)
4071.00
Voodoo3 2000 16MB PCI(P3 1400)
4036.00
Voodoo3 2000 16MB PCI(P3 1400)
3863.00
Voodoo3 1000 16MB AGP(P3 1400)
3822.00
Velocity 100 8MB AGP(P3 1400)
3780.00
Helios 3D Voodoo 2 12MB PCI(SLi; P3 1400)
3750.00
Rage 128 Pro AIW 32MB AGP(P3 1400)
3672.00
Maxi Gamer3D2 8MB PCI(SLi; P3 1400)
2685.00
GA- 630 16MB AGP(P3 1400)
2478.00
Monster Fusion 16MB AGP(P3 1400)
2359.00
Helios 3D Voodoo 2 12MB PCI(P3 1400)
2357.00
Banshee AGP 16MB AGP(P3 1400)
2162.00
Rage 128 8MB AGP(P3 1400)
2157.00
Raven 16MB PCI(P3 1400)
2047.00
Maxi Gamer3D2 8MB PCI(P3 1400)
2027.00
WGP -FX8 8MB AGP(P3 1400)
1980.00
Voodoo5 5500 64MB AGP(P2 450)
1596.00
Voodoo3 3000 16MB AGP(P2 450)
1588.00
GV- 2000SD 16MB AGP(P2 450)
1585.00
Voodoo3 3500TV 16MB AGP(P2 450)
1581.00
Voodoo3 1000 16MB AGP(P2 450)
1577.00
Voodoo4 4500 32MB PCI(P2 450)
1575.00
Voodoo3 2000 16MB PCI(P2 450)
1572.00
Voodoo3 2000 16MB PCI(P2 450)
1569.00
Helios 3D Voodoo 2 12MB PCI(SLI; P2 450)
1553.00
Voodoo4 4500 32MB AGP(P2 450)
1512.00
Voodoo5 5500 64MB PCI(P2 450)
1505.00
Helios 3D Voodoo 2 12MB PCI(P2 450)
1499.00
Velocity 100 8MB AGP(P2 450)
1463.00
Maxi Gamer3D2 8MB PCI(P2 450)
1316.00
Maxi Gamer3D2 8MB PCI(SLI; P2 450)
1305.00
GA- 630 16MB AGP(P2 450)
1260.00
Banshee AGP 16MB AGP(P2 450)
1252.00
Monster Fusion 16MB AGP(P2 450)
1252.00
Raven 16MB PCI(P2 450)
1237.00
WGP -FX8 8MB AGP(P2 450)
1225.00
Magic 3D Plus 8MB PCI(P2 450)
687.00
Obsidian SB50-4220 8MB PCI(P2 450)
392.00
Benchmarks run with this application
GFX 3DMark2000 1024x768 score
Radeon 9100 128MB AGP(P3 1400)
9141.00
WinFast A250 Ultra 128MB AGP(P3 1400)
9078.00
WinFast GeForce 3 TDH 64MB AGP(P3 1400)
8612.00
3D Prophet II Ultra 64MB AGP(P3 1400)
8415.00
MS-8838 64MB AGP(P3 1400)
8254.00
Radeon Mobility M9-P 64MB AGP(P3 1400)
8250.00
GeForce4 MX440 64MB AGP(P3 1400)
8140.00
WinFast GeForce 2 Pro 32MB AGP(P3 1400)
7901.00
Xabre 400 64MB AGP(P3 1400)
7168.00
GeForce4 MX440 AGP8x 64MB AGP(P3 1400)
6889.00
Radeon 32MB DDR 32MB AGP(P3 1400)
5907.00
Radeon 64MB DDR 'Elite' 64MB AGP(P3 1400)
5688.00
Radeon 7500 16MB AGP(P3 1400)
5562.00
Voodoo5 5500 64MB AGP(P3 1400)
5338.00
Radeon 32MB DDR 32MB AGP(P3 1400)
5101.00
Radeon 256 64MB AGP(P3 1400)
5084.00
V6600 /32M(TVR) 32MB AGP(P3 1400)
5019.00
Voodoo5 5500 64MB PCI(P3 1400)
4650.00
Rage Fury MAXX 64MB AGP(P3 1400)
4544.00
Voodoo3 3500TV 16MB AGP(P3 1400)
3694.00
Viper V770 Ultra 32MB AGP(P3 1400)
3641.00
Voodoo4 4500 32MB AGP(P3 1400)
3547.00
GeForce4 MX440-SE 64MB AGP(P3 1400)
3452.00
V7100 Pro 64 64MB AGP(P3 1400)
3410.00
Radeon Mobility M6-P 16MB AGP(P3 1400)
3367.00
Voodoo4 4500 32MB PCI(P3 1400)
3159.00
Volari V3 128MB AGP(P3 1400)
3074.00
Voodoo3 2000 16MB PCI(P3 1400)
2970.00
GV- 2000SD 16MB AGP(P3 1400)
2910.00
Voodoo3 2000 16MB PCI(P3 1400)
2820.00
Helios 3D Voodoo 2 12MB PCI(SLi; P3 1400)
2686.00
Voodoo3 1000 16MB AGP(P3 1400)
2663.00
Rage 128 Pro AIW 32MB AGP(P3 1400)
2463.00
Maxi Gamer3D2 8MB PCI(SLi; P3 1400)
2304.00
GA- 630 16MB AGP(P3 1400)
1716.00
Monster Fusion 16MB AGP(P3 1400)
1634.00
Voodoo5 5500 64MB AGP(P2 450)
1594.00
Voodoo3 3500TV 16MB AGP(P2 450)
1571.00
Voodoo3 3000 16MB AGP(P2 450)
1571.00
Velocity 100 8MB AGP(P3 1400)
1556.00
GV- 2000SD 16MB AGP(P2 450)
1554.00
Voodoo3 1000 16MB AGP(P2 450)
1552.00
Voodoo4 4500 32MB PCI(P2 450)
1552.00
Voodoo3 2000 16MB PCI(P2 450)
1552.00
Voodoo3 2000 16MB PCI(P2 450)
1547.00
Helios 3D Voodoo 2 12MB PCI(SLI; P2 450)
1536.00
Voodoo5 5500 64MB PCI(P2 450)
1502.00
Banshee AGP 16MB AGP(P3 1400)
1501.00
Voodoo4 4500 32MB AGP(P2 450)
1495.00
Raven 16MB PCI(P3 1400)
1418.00
Rage 128 8MB AGP(P3 1400)
1265.00
GA- 630 16MB AGP(P2 450)
1215.00
Monster Fusion 16MB AGP(P2 450)
1204.00
Maxi Gamer3D2 8MB PCI(SLI; P2 450)
1188.00
Banshee AGP 16MB AGP(P2 450)
1183.00
Raven 16MB PCI(P2 450)
1124.00
Velocity 100 8MB AGP(P2 450)
863.00
WGP -FX8 8MB AGP(P3 1400)
769.00
WGP -FX8 8MB AGP(P2 450)
579.00
Benchmarks run with this application
GFX 3DMark2000 1280x1024 score
WinFast A250 Ultra 128MB AGP(P3 1400)
8808.00
Radeon 9100 128MB AGP(P3 1400)
7654.00
WinFast GeForce 3 TDH 64MB AGP(P3 1400)
7415.00
3D Prophet II Ultra 64MB AGP(P3 1400)
6954.00
MS-8838 64MB AGP(P3 1400)
6803.00
Radeon Mobility M9-P 64MB AGP(P3 1400)
6312.00
GeForce4 MX440 64MB AGP(P3 1400)
6102.00
WinFast GeForce 2 Pro 32MB AGP(P3 1400)
6065.00
Xabre 400 64MB AGP(P3 1400)
5265.00
GeForce4 MX440 AGP8x 64MB AGP(P3 1400)
4829.00
Radeon 32MB DDR 32MB AGP(P3 1400)
4221.00
Radeon 64MB DDR 'Elite' 64MB AGP(P3 1400)
4069.00
Voodoo5 5500 64MB AGP(P3 1400)
4028.00
Radeon 7500 16MB AGP(P3 1400)
4010.00
Voodoo5 5500 64MB PCI(P3 1400)
3787.00
Radeon 32MB DDR 32MB AGP(P3 1400)
3593.00
Radeon 256 64MB AGP(P3 1400)
3550.00
V6600 /32M(TVR) 32MB AGP(P3 1400)
3282.00
Rage Fury MAXX 64MB AGP(P3 1400)
3063.00
Voodoo3 3500TV 16MB AGP(P3 1400)
2402.00
Voodoo4 4500 32MB AGP(P3 1400)
2278.00
Voodoo4 4500 32MB PCI(P3 1400)
2150.00
GeForce4 MX440-SE 64MB AGP(P3 1400)
2059.00
V7100 Pro 64 64MB AGP(P3 1400)
2017.00
Radeon Mobility M6-P 16MB AGP(P3 1400)
1946.00
Voodoo3 2000 16MB PCI(P3 1400)
1923.00
Volari V3 128MB AGP(P3 1400)
1871.00
GV- 2000SD 16MB AGP(P3 1400)
1844.00
Voodoo3 2000 16MB PCI(P3 1400)
1829.00
Voodoo3 1000 16MB AGP(P3 1400)
1674.00
Rage 128 Pro AIW 32MB AGP(P3 1400)
1605.00
Voodoo5 5500 64MB AGP(P2 450)
1581.00
Voodoo3 3500TV 16MB AGP(P2 450)
1516.00
Voodoo5 5500 64MB PCI(P2 450)
1502.00
Voodoo4 4500 32MB PCI(P2 450)
1486.00
Voodoo3 3000 16MB AGP(P2 450)
1484.00
Voodoo4 4500 32MB AGP(P2 450)
1447.00
Voodoo3 2000 16MB PCI(P2 450)
1425.00
GV- 2000SD 16MB AGP(P2 450)
1406.00
Voodoo3 2000 16MB PCI(P2 450)
1400.00
Voodoo3 1000 16MB AGP(P2 450)
1344.00
GA- 630 16MB AGP(P3 1400)
1073.00
Monster Fusion 16MB AGP(P3 1400)
1015.00
GA- 630 16MB AGP(P2 450)
969.00
Monster Fusion 16MB AGP(P2 450)
945.00
Banshee AGP 16MB AGP(P3 1400)
935.00
Banshee AGP 16MB AGP(P2 450)
898.00
Raven 16MB PCI(P3 1400)
864.00
Raven 16MB PCI(P2 450)
807.00