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Updated December 8th 2008
How to interpret the results:
The SM2 + HDR scores show the most reliable performance results in 3DMark06. Real world game results may differ from 3D Mark 06 results so you can also base your opinion of which driver is best off of the real-world game results. If you are unsure or picky about drivers then I suggest you install the driver with the highest version number; they have higher version numbers for a reason - even if performance is similar they tend to have more compatibility/ stability/ performance fixes. If the latest drivers give you problems then explore for yourself which ones you think are best, or ask someone!
No overclocking used. System tested on is to the left. Benched using 1280x800 no AA
(VISTA64) Sorted by Driver Version - Lowest to Highest:
(VISTA64) Sorted by SM2 + HDR Score - Lowest to Highest:
Counter-Strike: Source is tested with recommended settings, no AA using proprietary benchmark (VIDEO STRESS TEST in game menu)
Half-Life 2: Lost Coast is tested with recommended settings, no AA using proprietary benchmark (VIDEO STRESS TEST in game menu)
Crysis is tested with medium settings, no AA using proprietary GPU benchmark (Benchmark_GPU.bat in Bin32 folder)
The scores represent the average number of frames per second
(VISTA64) GAME BENCHMARKS - Sorted by Driver Version:
I try not to be lazy so I will bench any drivers you request and show the results happy.gif
If you do request make sure there is a Vista 64-bit version of it with an available modified inf!
Updates:
*July 14th 08:
added 176.04
added 175.63, 177.66, and 174.74 - requested by blueice
added sort by driver version and sort by 3DMark06 Score
added 169.02, 169.04, 175.16, and 175.19 - requested by john
*July 15th 08:
added 174.93 and 169.61
*July 30th 08
added 177.70 and 177.72 - requested by coolcop06
added 177.73 and 177.79
*August 1st 08
added 176.04 and 175.95 - requested by anonymous
*August 8th 08
Oops, I accidentally highlighted 177.66 as XP and not Vista. Fixed.
*August 17th 08
Added 177.83 and 177.87 and some benches in Counter-Strike Source.
*August 26th 08
Added 177.92 and another CSS benchmark, the HDR score is 1337!
*September 7th 08
Added 177.98 + CSS benchmark, Please note this was done on a new install of Vista 32 and the results may not entirely represent their performance
*September 26th 08
Added 178.13 + CSS benchmark
*October 1st 08
Added 179.13 + CSS benchmark
*October 17th 08
Added 178.13, 178.24, 178.26, and DOX's modified forceware which I beta tested for him, you can get DOX's forceware here, and support/ suggestions here. Also added a new column which excludes the CPU score which is highly variable, giving you a better idea of which drivers are better. I also removed the powermizer column because it had no use since most people disable powermizer through the registry anyway.
*October 21st 08
Added 180.20, 180.42 "Big Bang II" + CSS benchmarks for both, 180.42 gains 1 more fps in CSS benchmarks!
*October 24th 08
Added 178.43 + CSS and Lost Coast benchmark.
*October 25th 08
Added 180.43 custom DOX
*October 29th 08
Added 64-bit Windows Vista benchmarks of: 175.95, 176.04, 177.66, 177.7, 177.72, 177.79, 177.83, 177.89, 177.92, 177.98, 178.13, 178.24, 178.26, 180.1, 180.42, 180.43, 178.13 DOX, 178.24 DOX, 180.43 DOX, and benchmarks under CSS, HL2: Lost Coast, and Crysis for each driver!
*November 18th 08
Added 178.46, 179.14, 169.09, 180.44, and DOX custom 180.44
*November 21st 08
Added 180.47 and 180.7, removed 3DMark06 score and CPU score because they are irrelevant to GPU performance, changed images to PNG's so they don't get all that ugly jpeg compression! Also cleaned up the archive and a few other things to make it easier to look through.
*December 8th 08
Added 180.84
Working on:
180.6, 180.7 Dox, 180.84 Dox, 176.26
ARCHIVE:
You can find older XP and Vista benchmark charts in my Photobucket album (Guest password is covert): http://s34.photobucket.com/albums/d109/xoft/
Old Vista 32 Game Benches:
Half-Life 2: Lost Coast Benchmark:
180.42 = 92.76 fps
180.43 = 92.99 fps
Counter-Strike: Source Benchmark:
177.83 = 147.16 fps
177.89 = 146.69 fps
177.92 = 147.51 fps
177.98 = 146.77 fps
178.13 = 147.86 fps
178.24 = 146.66 fps
178.26 = 147.03 fps
179.13 = 146.95 fps
180.20 = 147.61 fps
180.42 = 148.40 fps
180.43 = 145.98 fps
Source:
http://www.laptopvideo2go.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=19567&hl=8600m
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