Hi, Thank you for adding values for the Sigma v3.0 :)
I'll try to post the same benchmarks with my laptop (U7600 Core 2 Duo @ 1,2 Ghz, 4 GB Ram, X3100, Windows 7) later today ;) burgerbot3k wrote: > Hi FrozenLord, > > The system is a Dell Inspiron 6400 with Core 2 Duo T5600 CPU (1.8 > GHz), 4 GB DDR2 667 RAM, and the Intel 945GM chipset (GMA 950). > > Before I downloaded Alpha 2, I had installed Sigma 3 because I misread > the web site. The results were significantly worse than Alpha 2 or > v1.1. > > Sigma 3: 31.9 / 81.0 / 5.7 > 32.7 / 79.0 / 6.9 > 32.7 / 78.2 / 7.5 > 32.8 / 77.0 / 6.8 > Sigma 3 (with dword 1): 32.5 / 88.0 / 6.6 > 32.8 / 88.0 / 8.4 > Sigma 3 (with dword 2): 32.8 / 81.0 / 6.7 > 32.3 / 80.0 / 5.8 > > The last two sets were probably pointless since CoH wasn't set to use > TnL, I believe. I was very surprised when I saw those numbers and it > made me re-check the site. The game still concludes that the video > will perform "Good" which could be true. But I guess it's clear that > Sigma 3 is not designated for use with, or optimized for, the GMA > 950. :) > > I couldn't find Sigma 3.1 anywhere but it's probably pointless to test > anyway as Sigma 3 was slower. > > On Jun 1, 2:06 pm, FrozenLord <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > Thank you for posting a benchmark :) > > > > Could you please add the specs of the system you have got? > > You might want to try the Sigma v3.0 and v3.1 as well - some people > > have noticed bugs while others found them to perform better. > > I guess if your lucky, you could see another small performance gain ;) > > > > On Jun 1, 1:59 pm, burgerbot3k <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > I couldn't find a thread about Alpha 2 so I'll post a new one. > > > > > Thanks very much to you guys for keeping the group and drivers going. > > > I hadn't realized new drivers would be released and have been using > > > v1.0 and v1.1 x64 for a long time, on Vista and Win 7. I would like to > > > mention how the Alpha 2 drivers work for me after doing several > > > benchmarks in a game yesterday. > > > > > I mainly play Company of Heroes and v1.0/v1.1 greatly improved the > > > performance enough for multiplayer 3v3 games. Alas, my friends like to > > > play 4v4 which always leads to poor fps in the mid to late game. It > > > can be so bad that I became discouraged to play with them. I hoped > > > that the Alpha 2 drivers could tie me over until I stopped pushing the > > > building of a new PC. > > > > > The results of the benchmarks are that they are the same under Alpha 2 > > > or v1.1. Here are the numbers (average / max / min) from running the > > > CoH performance test. Drivers and registry files installed properly > > > and 3D settings the same: > > > > > v1.1: 37.3 / 82.1 / 11.6 > > > 35.5 / 80.0 / 11.8 > > > 36.3 / 87.0 / 10.7 > > > 37.1 / 84.0 / 11.7 > > > Alpha 2: 36.6 / 82.0 / 11.4 > > > 36.6 / 81.0 / 11.5 > > > 37.1 / 85.6 / 11.6 > > > 36.9 / 84.0 / 11.7 > > > > > As you can see, the averages are similar and the range is generally > > > smaller for Alpha 2 but only by about 1 fps. I've yet to play a 4v4 > > > again so perhaps the in-game experience is still improved. > > > > > Anyway, just posting my results and am not disappointed. Without the > > > modded drivers, CoH would not be possible at all! I wonder still, is > > > the new version meant to benefit newer games? > > > > > Thanks and best regards. > > > > -- 9xx SOLDIERS SANS FRONTIERS
