Lenovo Laptop T60P V5250 New driver gives me low FPS

genghiskhano · Apr 26, 2008, 07:10 AM

Hello,
Is it normal for the newer drivers to lower you FPS?
Before catalyst 8.4 I was using the drivers from windows update and I was getting an average of 85 FPS now with the new 8.4 catalyst I get an average of 30 FPS.
another thing I've noticed is that the card's clock and memory speed are very low, see bellow:

Core Clock in MHz 209 MHz
Memory Clock in MHz 135 MHz

Please help
Thank you.

**Spike** · Apr 26, 2008, 08:34 AM

I have no idea why the clock speeds are lower, because that modder does not change that and normally a driver will also not change that. It is possible that the chipset or motherboard adjusts it when it is not in use. I will need to chekc into this and see if it is the driver or the modder misses something.

genghiskhano · Apr 27, 2008, 03:38 AM

CCC powerplay was set to "optimal battery life" when plugged it , so I changed it to "optimal performance" and now I get 85 FPS like before, no improvement with the new driver but at least I don't get 30 FPS

Apr 26, 2008, 07:10 AM	#1
genghiskhano DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	Lenovo Laptop T60P V5250 New driver gives me low FPS Hello, Is it normal for the newer drivers to lower you FPS? Before catalyst 8.4 I was using the drivers from windows update and I was getting an average of 85 FPS now with the new 8.4 catalyst I get an average of 30 FPS. another thing I've noticed is that the card's clock and memory speed are very low, see bellow: Core Clock in MHz 209 MHz Memory Clock in MHz 135 MHz Please help Thank you. Last edited by genghiskhano; Apr 26, 2008 at 07:14 AM. Reason: Extra info

Apr 26, 2008, 08:34 AM	#2
Spike Driver Cleaner Maker Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Netherlands Posts: 2,088 Rep Power: 71 System Specs	I have no idea why the clock speeds are lower, because that modder does not change that and normally a driver will also not change that. It is possible that the chipset or motherboard adjusts it when it is not in use. I will need to chekc into this and see if it is the driver or the modder misses something. __________________

Apr 27, 2008, 03:38 AM	Thread Starter #3
genghiskhano DriverHeaven Newbie Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	I fixed my problem CCC powerplay was set to "optimal battery life" when plugged it , so I changed it to "optimal performance" and now I get 85 FPS like before, no improvement with the new driver but at least I don't get 30 FPS