Why Nvidia is superior atleast to me
Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2011 1:56 pm
When I got my GTX 480 SLI a few months ago I ran the Crysis benchmark and here are the results I got:
11/24/2010 12:16:03 PM - Vista 64
Run #1- DX10 1680x1050 AA=16xQ, 64 bit test, Quality: VeryHigh ~~ Last Average FPS: 41.47
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Now just a few short months later I am running this same benchmark with the same hardware except on a larger screen. You would think that I would get less FPS because I'm using a higher resolution right?
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3/27/2011 2:41:02 PM - Vista 64
Run #1- DX10 1920x1080 AA=16xQ, 64 bit test, Quality: VeryHigh ~~ Overall Average FPS: 47.59
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How is this possible? Nvidia's superior drivers. I am not sure what they did, but my cards are doing better at a higher resolution when they should be doing worse. I love Nvidia =)
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Now for shit's and giggles I ran the benchmark again but this time at my old 1680x1050 resolution so I could compare driver performance between now and back in November.
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3/27/2011 2:57:08 PM - Vista 64
Run #1- DX10 1680x1050 AA=16xQ, 64 bit test, Quality: VeryHigh ~~ Overall Average FPS: 51.61
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After 4 months of driver maturity I now get 10.14 more fps which is phenomenal. That is the kind of performance you would see if you overclocked and I am still at stock all of this time. This is absolutely incredible.
11/24/2010 12:16:03 PM - Vista 64
Run #1- DX10 1680x1050 AA=16xQ, 64 bit test, Quality: VeryHigh ~~ Last Average FPS: 41.47
===========
Now just a few short months later I am running this same benchmark with the same hardware except on a larger screen. You would think that I would get less FPS because I'm using a higher resolution right?
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3/27/2011 2:41:02 PM - Vista 64
Run #1- DX10 1920x1080 AA=16xQ, 64 bit test, Quality: VeryHigh ~~ Overall Average FPS: 47.59
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How is this possible? Nvidia's superior drivers. I am not sure what they did, but my cards are doing better at a higher resolution when they should be doing worse. I love Nvidia =)
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Now for shit's and giggles I ran the benchmark again but this time at my old 1680x1050 resolution so I could compare driver performance between now and back in November.
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3/27/2011 2:57:08 PM - Vista 64
Run #1- DX10 1680x1050 AA=16xQ, 64 bit test, Quality: VeryHigh ~~ Overall Average FPS: 51.61
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After 4 months of driver maturity I now get 10.14 more fps which is phenomenal. That is the kind of performance you would see if you overclocked and I am still at stock all of this time. This is absolutely incredible.