New Forceware Drivers benchmark, Crysis finally cracked? (56K warn!)

[runawayprisoner]

8800GTS G92 overclocked results with 1024 x 768 Very High DX10:



9600GT overclocked results with 1280 x 1024 Very High DX10 with new drivers:



31.5fps... versus 33.555fps? What the hell? That's almost 10fps more than the last 9600GT run... at 1024 x 768!

[John Aiton]

I just installed it,
it took longer than any driver so far and at one point I thought the pc was about to bluescreen

but i'll try some games now

[runawayprisoner]

Try the Crysis Benchmark Tool out, too.

[John Aiton]

takes forever to benchmark LOL

your cpu makes a good difference



i'm going to do it with the same gpu settings as you now and also the gpu benchmark too

[Thanakil]

Crysis isn't cracked yet, we still have to get the full real ultra mode I may give it a try, my results will be underwhelming compared to you guys tho.

Yup... Testing on all High with a 7950GT, went from average of 14fps to 16fps =/ well, there is a change, at least. And less graphical glitches with shadows.

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What do you guys think of this deal while we're on the subject? :
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(or, since I don't trust that shop too much, just get a EVGA 9600... The deal ends too soon either way)

(I'm gonna benchmark my 7950 with the driver, see if it does anything on cards of older generation...)

[John Aiton]

overclocking the card to the same settings as you r.a.p actually lowers fps?

the card must be throttling, but the temps are good and my psu is plenty powerful so it could be a fault of the ntune or driver?

the gpu benchmark plays at 30fps

apart from that, the max res for each settings that can be played around 30fps (without AA) are ....

1024x768 all very high
1440x900 all high
1900x1200 all medium
anything all low

I personally think Crysis all medium at 1900x1200 looks better than any other available setting

now, fire up the gpu bench and look at the mountain in the background.
On very high it looks s**t, like a brown plastic turd of non-detailed brown-ness

look at it on medium, it looks very detailed and great. Is this a crysis bug?

[cottonvibes]

i wonder how long we're going to be using crysis as the game to benchmark. i wonder when a better looking game is going to come out.

anyways, what tool are you guys using to benchmark crysis?
i've been using GPU_benchmark.bat, but that only lets you benchmark with the current graphic settings.

[John Aiton]

Originally Posted by cottonvibes

i wonder how long we're going to be using crysis as the game to benchmark. i wonder when a better looking game is going to come out.

anyways, what tool are you guys using to benchmark crysis?
i've been using GPU_benchmark.bat, but that only lets you benchmark with the current graphic settings.

you can get the crysis benchmarking tool here - download from Guru3D.com


we'll be using crysis until the end of the ati 4 series as the main benchmark,
then another 6 months as an also ran benchmark

it's pretty much going to be the same cycle as oblivion was, that destroyed cards for a long time

[cottonvibes]

i can't wait till we see some cards that pwn crysis at its highest settings, like at least ~80 FPS!
thats going to be kickass.

[emwearz]

Not really because then something new will come out that will crumble and only run in the mid 30's even on the high end cards. Its like how people were saying "Cant wait for Oblivion on this and that" then once its a reality they don't care because compared to the new game on the block its not as impressive as it once. And the cycle just keeps going.

[runawayprisoner]

Originally Posted by John Aiton

overclocking the card to the same settings as you r.a.p actually lowers fps?

the card must be throttling, but the temps are good and my psu is plenty powerful so it could be a fault of the ntune or driver?

the gpu benchmark plays at 30fps

apart from that, the max res for each settings that can be played around 30fps (without AA) are ....

1024x768 all very high
1440x900 all high
1900x1200 all medium
anything all low

I personally think Crysis all medium at 1900x1200 looks better than any other available setting

now, fire up the gpu bench and look at the mountain in the background.
On very high it looks s**t, like a brown plastic turd of non-detailed brown-ness

look at it on medium, it looks very detailed and great. Is this a crysis bug?

Heh... but either way, I sold that system. The only thing I have left is the graphics card. :P

[John Aiton]

that's a shame, your xeon was great!

[Cid Highwind]

Originally Posted by emwearz

Not really because then something new will come out that will crumble and only run in the mid 30's even on the high end cards. Its like how people were saying "Cant wait for Oblivion on this and that" then once its a reality they don't care because compared to the new game on the block its not as impressive as it once. And the cycle just keeps going.

That's the exact reason why the complete argument of several people saying that "it's meant to be played on future systems" is complete bull****. You play a game when you purchase it, and if it's a good game you'll play it again some time later. Games aren't meant to be played in the long run because if that's the case developers and publishers would lose money because everyone would pick it up from the budget bin.

Regardless, it offers nice competition to 3dMark

[Cheesus]

I was wondering how the hell I could run everything V.High with 2x AA @ 1280x1024 (except shadows @ medium)!!

Lool At first just thought it was the OC -.-'

[runawayprisoner]

Originally Posted by John Aiton

that's a shame, your xeon was great!

I'm going to build another Xeon computer... and this time, with a 9800GTX!

As for Crysis... I don't know why the hell that run was so fast... hmm... talking about AA, let's try 2x AA this time!

[John Aiton]

Originally Posted by runawayprisoner

I'm going to build another Xeon computer... and this time, with a 9800GTX!

As for Crysis... I don't know why the hell that run was so fast... hmm... talking about AA, let's try 2x AA this time!

the pc will blow up with AA on

I've definitely noticed a good improvement with these drivers

[ViperXtreme]

been using the 174.74 when still in beta (the recent one is WHQL) seems to play Crysis fine on my 9600GT, mebbe there is an increase in performance but i dont really notice it when im busy poppin heads hehe.

[BAXTER STOCKMAN]

Originally Posted by runawayprisoner

Try the Crysis Benchmark Tool out, too.

@ Runawayprisoner, what drivers are you using? I want to test crysis on machine with the new drivers and see how it perfoms. Anyway i tested it with the ultra high tweak 1280x1024, & AA16X my pc blow up i got only 1 FPS!!!!Without AA it runs 35 fps with the same settings.

I forget to tell you something very important!! Yesterday i talked with someone in another forum who has a super computer, he has a Q9850, 2X9800GX2 and 4gb DDR3 1800MHZ he told me that Crysis runs perfectly on his machine with ultra high settings.... If is had his pc i would be happy!!!!

[John Aiton]

hey Baxter, you can get the latest driver from the nvidia website. Just get the newest available

as for 2 9800gx2 cards, yes, they can max crysis (without AA)
watch this video

[BAXTER STOCKMAN]

well i donwloaded the new drivers (174.74) and the first game that i tested was F.E.A.R. (max settings, 4xAA 1280X1024) and it runs 2fps SLOWER than it it does with the old drivers!! And you say that they are faster???????


The first pic is with the 169 drivers and the second is with 174.74!!!