...though I also had a GPU in 2006, so idk. Then again, you need to define something as reference hardware and it doesn't really matter what it is. Better compression should win out over less-good compression no matter if you run both on a 100-core system or a 1-core system, I think?
In the category "then update your FAQ, you've have many, many years to do so" =D
(not to change the rules, but to explain why they rules haven't changed, and to clarify the super vague phrasing even back when the 3dfx Voodoo was the pinnacle of graphics. Level playing fields are a worthwhile pursuit)
...though I also had a GPU in 2006, so idk. Then again, you need to define something as reference hardware and it doesn't really matter what it is. Better compression should win out over less-good compression no matter if you run both on a 100-core system or a 1-core system, I think?