Subject above. Awesome eh? 'Nuff said.
Awesomeness after the jump.
I was quite excited about what the results would be when I made my first Nvidia video card graphic driver update two days back, jumping from 195.62 to 196.21. The enthusiasm welled from the fact that I was awfully curious about what the performance gain would be on a relatively new Intel Core 2 gaming PC. (My previous Nvidia graphic card benchmark tests were done on a Pentium 2.4Ghz system.) My initiative in quickly upgrading my driver paid off --- Nvidia GeForce version 196.21 delivers significantly bigger scores in my Nvidia video card graphic driver benchmark tests. (It even increased my Lightsmark 2008 framerate by a full 100%! Up to now I'm quite skeptical with my previous 300+ FPS Lightsmark 2008 score but I'm not about to reinstall 195.62 just to verify that. :D )
Wait. Whoa. I thought I was playing Tribes 3. Why am I in a Temple of Nod?
[Updated: August 28, 2012; added results for Tweakforce's X-tremeG 305.68.]
Computer Specs used in these Nvidia graphics drivers benchmark tests:
CPU: Core 2 e7400 2.80Ghz
Motherboard: MSI P45 Neo3-FR
Memory: Kingston 2Gb DDR2-800
Videocard: 9800GT
Software used:
Futuremark 3dMark06 1.20 (scrapped after 196.21, replaced with Half-Life 2: Lost Coast's performance test)
Lightsmark 2008
Nexuiz-SDL v2.5.2
F.E.A.R. v1.08
Lost Planet demo
X3: Terran Conflict Benchmark Demo
Settings:
X3: Terran Conflict Benchmark Demo:
Futuremark 3dMark06: Default; freeware version
Lightsmark 2008: 1024x768 fullscreen
Nexuiz-SDL v.2.5.2:
Video:
Effects: Ultra
Nexuiz-SDL v2.5.2 Nvidia settings:
Anisotropic filtering: Application-controlled
AA - Gamma Correction: On
AA - Mode: Application-controlled
AA - Transparency: Off
Multi-display/mixed-GPU Acceleration: Single Display
Texture Filtering: Clamp
Texture Filtering - Anisotropic sample optimization: Off
Texture Quality: High Quality
Texture Filtering - Trilinear optimization: Off
Threaded Optimization: Auto
Triple buffering: Off
Vsync: Application-controlled
F.E.A.R. v1.08:
Resolution: 1024; CPU: Maximum; Video card: Maximum
F.E.A.R. v1.08 Nvidia settings:
Anisotropic filtering: Application-controlled
AA - Gamma Correction: On
AA - Mode: Application controlled
AA - Transparency: Off
Multi-display/mixed-GPU Acceleration: Single Display
Texture Filtering: Clamp
Texture Quality: High quality
Threaded Optimization: Auto
Triple buffering: Off
Vsync: Application controlled
Lost Planet: Extreme Conditions demo settings:
AA: 2X
Resolution: 1024
Anisotropic Filtering: 16X
All settings set to High (Except Shadow Quality: Medium)
Display Frequency: 85Hz
Vsync: On
Concurrent Operations: 2
Concurrent Rendering: On
Lost Planet: Extreme Conditions Nvidia settings:
Anisotropic filtering: Application-controlled
AA - Gamma Correction: On
AA - Mode: Enhance the application setting
AA - Setting: Application-controlled
AA - Transparency: Off
Multi-display/mixed-GPU Acceleration: Single Display
Texture Filtering: Clamp
Texture Quality: High quality
Threaded Optimization: Auto
Triple buffering: Off
Vsync: Application controlled
Nvidia graphic drivers benchmark test results after the jump.
Nvidia GeForce 195.62
Futuremark 3DMark06: 10363
Lightsmark 2008: 328.2
Nexuiz (v2.5.2; demo1): Min: 36 Ave: 78 Max: 164 (Averaged results from 2nd and 3rd runs: Min: 37 Ave: 80 Max: 194.67)
F.E.A.R. (v1.08): Min: 42 Ave: 72 Max: 86 (0%/0%/100%)
-------------------------------------------Nvidia GeForce 196.21
Futuremark 3DMark06: 11183
Lightsmark 2008: 687.3
Nexuiz (v2.5.2; demo1): Min: 44 Ave: 81 Max: 239 (Averaged results from 2nd and 3rd runs: Min: 46 Ave: 85 Max: 272)
F.E.A.R. (v1.08): Min: 42 Ave: 73 Max: 87 (0%/0%/100%)
Lost Planet: Extreme Conditions demo: Snow: 58; Cave: 53-------------------------------------------
Nvidia GeForce 260.99
Half-Life 2: Lost Coast: 74.54
Lightsmark 2008: 688.2
Nexuiz (v2.5.2; demo1): Min: 43 Ave: 79 Max: 210 (Averaged results from 2nd and 3rd runs: Min: 44 Ave: 82 Max: 237)
F.E.A.R. (v1.08): Min: 39 Ave: 67 Max: 75 (0%/2%/98%)
Lost Planet: Extreme Conditions demo: Snow: 58; Cave: 53
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Xtreme-G 260.99 (modified Nvidia drivers)
Half-Life 2: Lost Coast: 74.62
Futuremark 3DMark06: 11213
Lightsmark 2008: 688.0
Nexuiz (v2.5.2; demo1): Min: 42 Ave: 76 Max: 236 (Averaged results from 2nd and 3rd runs: Min: 45.33 Ave: 84 Max: 272)
F.E.A.R. (v1.08): Min: 39 Ave: 69 Max: 76 (0%/2%/98%)
Lost Planet: Extreme Conditions demo: Snow: 58; Cave: 53
X3: Terran Conflict Benchmark Demo:
Framerates
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Scene "Trade" 34.5 average fps 10.0 minimum fps 69.0 maximum fps
Scene "Fight" 70.5 average fps 24.0 minimum fps 179.0 maximum fps
Scene "Build" 93.9 average fps 55.0 minimum fps 152.0 maximum fps
Scene "Think" 42.1 average fps 23.0 minimum fps 66.0 maximum fps
Overall average framerate: 60.3 fps
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Nvidia GeForce 270.51Futuremark 3DMark06: 11197
Nexuiz (v2.5.2; demo1): Min: 44 Ave: 77 Max: 204 (Averaged results from 2nd and 3rd runs: Min: 43.67 Ave: 81 Max: 241)
F.E.A.R. (v1.08): Min: 40 Ave: 68 Max: 77 (0%/2%/98%)
Lost Planet: Extreme Conditions demo: Snow: 58; Cave: 53
X3: Terran Conflict Benchmark Demo:
Framerates
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Scene "Trade" 34.3 average fps 10.0 minimum fps 69.0 maximum fps
Scene "Fight" 70.6 average fps 24.0 minimum fps 179.0 maximum fps
Scene "Build" 93.6 average fps 54.0 minimum fps 151.0 maximum fps
Scene "Think" 41.9 average fps 23.0 minimum fps 67.0 maximum fps
Overall average framerate: 60.1 fps
New X3 Rolling Demo settings:
...And I finally made a good build for Kayle.
Picture showing statistics after the jump. I'll be making a new site dedicated to this awesome downloadable free full version PC strategy game in the next few days.
So my friend Kilawinguwak finally convinced me to start twitting. De leenke:
https://twitter.com/Ildamos
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