Informal test: NVIDIA 325.08 (beta) vs 319.32 HL2: LC & Heav

[Venn Stone]

Benched the NVIDIA 325.08 (beta) drivers against the 319.32 /w Unigine Heaven-4.0 this morning. Then again with the Hl2: Lost coast video stress test.

Keep in mind this only reflects the L.G.C. render box running at 1920×1080.

325.08 (beta) http://www.nvidia.com/object/linux-disp … river.html

OS: Ubuntu 12.04 LTS 32-bit
Kernel: Linux 3.5.0-18-generic i686 PAE
CPU: AMD FX(tm)-8150 Eight-Core Processor (3600MHz) x8
GPU: GeForce GTX 560 Ti PCI Express
DM: XFCE4
Bench: Unigine Heaven-4.0 http://unigine.com/products/heaven/

Setting: EXTEREME
Res: 1920×1080
Quality: Ultra
Tessellation: Extreme
AA: 8X

319.32
Compositing: 8.2
NoCompositing: 5.3

325.08
Compositing: 5.0
NoCompositing: 5.0

Setting: Custom
Res: 1920×1080
Quality: High
Tessellation: Normal
AA: Off

319.32
Compositing: 31.1
NoCompositing: 31.8

325.08
Compositing: 31.4
NoCompositing: 31.9

Bench: Half Life 2: Lost Coast http://store.steampowered.com/app/340

Driver:319.32
Res: 1920×1080
Model detail: High
Texture detail: High
Shader detail: High
Water detail: Reflect all
Shadow detail: High
AA: None
Anisotropic: 4X
Vsync: Disable
Motion Blur: Enabled
HRD: Full
Multicore: Enabled

Compositing: 247.71
NoCompositing:253.77

Driver:325.08 (beta)
Res: 1920×1080
Model detail: High
Texture detail: High
Shader detail: High
Water detail: Reflect all
Shadow detail: High
AA: None
Anisotropic: 4X
Vsync: Disable
Motion Blur: Enabled
HRD: Full
Multicore: Enabled

Compositing: 238.07
NoCompositing:244.26

Sooo at the end of the day we can conclude one of two things

1. It’s an unoptomized beta driver that address several known bugs
2. ZOMG HL3 CONFIRMED!!!!!!!!!!!!!111111!

[EvilPenguin]

Stuck with Intel

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