Windows Vista DirectX 9 Benchmarks

dehx · Mar 22, 2006, 05:26 PM

As most of you know, the 5308 build of the Vista beta is out.

Ever since Vista has been in beta I have yet to see ANY benchmarks on the OS, so I took the liberty to do it myself.

I got the new Readeon drivers for my X1900XTX from ATI.

here are my system specs:

AMD Athlon 64 3700+ (2.4 Ghz, 512 KB cache)
Radeon X1900XTX
Asus A8R-MVP
1 GB PC4800 DDR SDRAM (OCZ Platinum Elite)
160 GB WD Sata

My benchmarks are as follows. Vsync was turned off in all thesetest to get the real framerate readings. I know that Windows Vista is still in Bea form, but I have never seen s much improvement in a product from Beta to Release that would make up for these score differences.

HL2:Counter Strike Source Video Stress test
(at 1280x1024, AA 6x, AF 16x, All settings high)

Windows XP: 181 Fps Average
Windows Vista: 91 Fps Average

F.E.A.R Stress Test
(1280x960, AA 4x, AF 16x)

Windows XP
Hi:159
Average:63
Low:32

Windows Vista
Hi:79
Average:41
Low:19

Rasta Monsta · Mar 22, 2006, 05:55 PM

I won't be alarmed by that until the OS is released (Now bumped to Jan 07!), and non-Beta drivers are available.

rasta

PandaZ3 · Mar 24, 2006, 01:10 PM

MS has always had to fix things after the real Beta testers (JQ Public) get a hold of a program. I am not suprised to see it pushed back either. It is a big unwieldly project. I will wait for the 2nd or 3rd month of retail sales to buy it, then I can download all the latest fixes.

Judas · Mar 24, 2006, 04:02 PM

xp x64 preforms roughly 10% slower then xp x32..... when a x64 native 3d program however is used.... xp x64 runs quite a noticeable amount better/faster/stable.

Ut2004 x64
Halflife 2 x64

as examples

IMO, being both beta, and vista going to be natively x64 (with a downgraded x32 counterpart)...... i both expect an initial slower result because of running 32bit apps on a x64 system, and that it's beta and running quite poorly then the finished fined tuned results...

The_Neon_Cowboy · Mar 25, 2006, 02:14 AM

um you realise it in BETA, that mean it loaded to the
huilt with debuggers, etc... so you can't really test
right now. AS i will not be indicated AT ALL of the
final product...

hice there been no testing

Mar 22, 2006, 05:26 PM	#1
dehx DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 30 Rep Power: 0	Windows Vista DirectX 9 Benchmarks As most of you know, the 5308 build of the Vista beta is out. Ever since Vista has been in beta I have yet to see ANY benchmarks on the OS, so I took the liberty to do it myself. I got the new Readeon drivers for my X1900XTX from ATI. here are my system specs: AMD Athlon 64 3700+ (2.4 Ghz, 512 KB cache) Radeon X1900XTX Asus A8R-MVP 1 GB PC4800 DDR SDRAM (OCZ Platinum Elite) 160 GB WD Sata My benchmarks are as follows. Vsync was turned off in all thesetest to get the real framerate readings. I know that Windows Vista is still in Bea form, but I have never seen s much improvement in a product from Beta to Release that would make up for these score differences. HL2:Counter Strike Source Video Stress test (at 1280x1024, AA 6x, AF 16x, All settings high) Windows XP: 181 Fps Average Windows Vista: 91 Fps Average F.E.A.R Stress Test (1280x960, AA 4x, AF 16x) Windows XP Hi:159 Average:63 Low:32 Windows Vista Hi:79 Average:41 Low:19

Mar 24, 2006, 01:10 PM	#3
PandaZ3 HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Cornelius, Oregon Posts: 419 Rep Power: 0	MS has always had to fix things after the real Beta testers (JQ Public) get a hold of a program. I am not suprised to see it pushed back either. It is a big unwieldly project. I will wait for the 2nd or 3rd month of retail sales to buy it, then I can download all the latest fixes. __________________ It has to be Plugged In? To electricity? Video cards in house, 5770, 4650, HD 3870, X1950 XTX, X1900 XTX, X1900 XT and X1900 Crossfire, 2 X1800 XT's, X850 Pro, X800 Pro, AIW 9600XT, 9600 Pro, 9550 SE, 9200, 7000. XFX 6800 GS

Mar 25, 2006, 02:14 AM	#5
The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 92 System Specs	um you realise it in BETA, that mean it loaded to the huilt with debuggers, etc... so you can't really test right now. AS i will not be indicated AT ALL of the final product... hice there been no testing __________________