NGOHQ brings the 3DMark issue to the table once again. I personally can see its usefulness in some respects, but it is not, imo, the be-all, end-all benchmark by any means...

"The vast majority of hardware sites incorporate this ubiquitous application into their video card reviews, and no PR blurb would be complete without an anticipated 3DMark result figuring central to the report. Many people love this small program that tells you how powerful your graphics hardware is, or alternatively if you need to spend hundreds of dollars upgrading your components."