Windows 7 vs Windows Vista ATI & NVIDIA Driver Performance

jmke · 25th March 2009, 16:29

Whilst averages do get a kick, what's happening with minimums is more interesting, since often those were regarded as chinks in the 4870X2 dual-GPUed armor. We have a hunch about what's going on and why we're seeing these numbers, but we'd rather investigate further and have an educative exchange with the driver guys before detailing. At a glance, it would appear that the resource management part of the drivers has been overhauled/improved for Win 7, since more often than not, minimums were caused by resource swapping taking place.

http://www.rage3d.com/articles/catalyst/cat93/

26th March 2009, 05:43

well i have not read the article yet. I hope the 64 bit systems are included, as we know how the drivers are not as good as the 32 bit XP/Vista etc.

26th March 2009, 08:08

This is why it is premature to look at Windows 7 graphics performance just yet. Different codebase that is going to be changed yet again.

http://forums.legitreviews.com/about...4eda0074d6 e8

jmke · 26th March 2009, 08:11

so older V7 drivers do better than newer Vista drivers ?

26th March 2009, 10:50

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Originally Posted by jmke

so older V7 drivers do better than newer Vista drivers ?

Wasn't usually the case from past comparisons I looked at. Either way, it means the results are definitely going to change again regardless.

jmke · 26th March 2009, 12:03

results for XP and Vista are also changing , even now, so nothing new there either

25th March 2009, 16:29	#1
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,013	Windows 7 vs Windows Vista ATI & NVIDIA Driver Performance Whilst averages do get a kick, what's happening with minimums is more interesting, since often those were regarded as chinks in the 4870X2 dual-GPUed armor. We have a hunch about what's going on and why we're seeing these numbers, but we'd rather investigate further and have an educative exchange with the driver guys before detailing. At a glance, it would appear that the resource management part of the drivers has been overhauled/improved for Win 7, since more often than not, minimums were caused by resource swapping taking place. http://www.rage3d.com/articles/catalyst/cat93/ __________________

26th March 2009, 08:11	#4
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,013	so older V7 drivers do better than newer Vista drivers ? __________________

26th March 2009, 12:03	#6
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,013	results for XP and Vista are also changing , even now, so nothing new there either __________________

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26th March 2009, 05:43	#2
flatout Posts: n/a	well i have not read the article yet. I hope the 64 bit systems are included, as we know how the drivers are not as good as the 32 bit XP/Vista etc.

26th March 2009, 08:08	#3
Kougar Posts: n/a	This is why it is premature to look at Windows 7 graphics performance just yet. Different codebase that is going to be changed yet again. http://forums.legitreviews.com/about...4eda0074d6 e8