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Windows 10 VGA graphics card performance benchmarks
So I have just installed Windows 10, well upgraded the system from Windows 8.1. I figured the lot of you would like to see if there are perf improvements for graphics cards going towards Windows 10.
Now this is merely a quick news-item, but I have ran some quick benchmarks for you guys to compare a little to understand if at you may expect your graphics performance to improve. All test have been run on our primary graphics card test setup. This is based on a Core i7 5960X (8-core) X99 (MSI XPower) based PC with 16 GB of 2133 MHz (G.Skill) quad channel memory. This system has been overclocked toward 4.4 GHz on all eight cores.
The overall upgrade process was smooth, aside from a gfx driver crash this system has been running stable ever since the upgrade a few hours ago. Windows 10 does feel responsive and feels much bettter opposed to Windows 8.1.
The graphics card used was a GeForce GTX 980 Ti (reference running driver revision 353.62) to make sure we are not GPU limited. I am still running benchmarks and will add them as they come. The settings used are GPU stringent in terms of quality, they are the same settings per game or application as used in all our reviews.
Here are the initial results, the difference in graphics card performance in-between Windows 8.1 and Windows 10 is currently NIL. The one improvement we see is Battlefield Hardline, but I would bet money on it that this is due to a driver improvement. Obviously future games will support DirectX 12, that will make a big difference.
Have a peek and again, more results will be added:
GTX 980 Ti on Windows 8.1
GTX 980 Ti on Windows 10
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#5131342 Posted on: 07/29/2015 02:44 PM
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#5131347 Posted on: 07/29/2015 02:50 PM
Page should be back, and on Fury X. I still need to upgrade the AMD Radeon image OS, but sure,
Page should be back, and on Fury X. I still need to upgrade the AMD Radeon image OS, but sure,
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#5131348 Posted on: 07/29/2015 02:50 PM
um fury x test HH?
um fury x test HH?
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#5131352 Posted on: 07/29/2015 02:53 PM
Yep, working now thanks
Page should be back, and on Fury X. I still need to upgrade the AMD Radeon image OS, but sure,
Yep, working now thanks
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#5131364 Posted on: 07/29/2015 02:59 PM
loads here fine
loads here fine
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#5131367 Posted on: 07/29/2015 03:03 PM
Is there any difference on the CPU load in task manager !? I remember when Win 8.1 came out you said that the game experience was better , like smother ... is this the case with Win 10 also ?
Is there any difference on the CPU load in task manager !? I remember when Win 8.1 came out you said that the game experience was better , like smother ... is this the case with Win 10 also ?
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#5131380 Posted on: 07/29/2015 03:13 PM
Foo why you ain't clean installing
Foo why you ain't clean installing
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#5131383 Posted on: 07/29/2015 03:16 PM
Cool thanks. Now all the speculation can be put to the test. Thanks for all the hard work Hilbert.
Page should be back, and on Fury X. I still need to upgrade the AMD Radeon image OS, but sure,
Cool thanks. Now all the speculation can be put to the test. Thanks for all the hard work Hilbert.
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#5131389 Posted on: 07/29/2015 03:26 PM
There is no point in testing non DX12 games and benchmarks - all of the results are in a range of error...
There is no point in testing non DX12 games and benchmarks - all of the results are in a range of error...
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#5131391 Posted on: 07/29/2015 03:28 PM
Why not? Shows if there are any performance improvements within the OS itself
There is no point in testing non DX12 games and benchmarks - all of the results are in a range of error...
Why not? Shows if there are any performance improvements within the OS itself
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#5131402 Posted on: 07/29/2015 03:49 PM
Yep, this has helped me decide to resist the urge to upgrade day 1. I can now happily wait for a few more driver releases to see if its worth the time and effort of upgrading or hold off entirely for some decent DX12 games. Thanks Hilbert
Do we know when Microsoft are releasing the Xbone wireless adapter? This is the only other thing that may sway me to upgrade sooner rather than later.
Cool thanks. Now all the speculation can be put to the test. Thanks for all the hard work Hilbert.
Yep, this has helped me decide to resist the urge to upgrade day 1. I can now happily wait for a few more driver releases to see if its worth the time and effort of upgrading or hold off entirely for some decent DX12 games. Thanks Hilbert
Do we know when Microsoft are releasing the Xbone wireless adapter? This is the only other thing that may sway me to upgrade sooner rather than later.
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#5131405 Posted on: 07/29/2015 03:52 PM
I'd be interested in seeing an FCAT comparison between the two OSes. I didn't notice a frame rate increase when I upgraded but I did experience a lot less microstuddering and dramatically smoother gameplay.
I'd be interested in seeing an FCAT comparison between the two OSes. I didn't notice a frame rate increase when I upgraded but I did experience a lot less microstuddering and dramatically smoother gameplay.
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#5131414 Posted on: 07/29/2015 03:57 PM
That would kinda imply that the other OSes are broken don't you think?
I'd be interested in seeing an FCAT comparison between the two OSes. I didn't notice a frame rate increase when I upgraded but I did experience a lot less microstuddering and dramatically smoother gameplay.
That would kinda imply that the other OSes are broken don't you think?
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#5131421 Posted on: 07/29/2015 04:03 PM
No? It's possible that WDDM 2.0 or some other change in the OS contributes to less CPU overhead, thus decreasing perceivable "jerkyness" in framerate. Doesn't mean the other OS's are broken.
Did this happen? No, probably not. Games are just as smooth for me on 10 as they are on 8.
That would kinda imply that the other OSes are broken don't you think?
No? It's possible that WDDM 2.0 or some other change in the OS contributes to less CPU overhead, thus decreasing perceivable "jerkyness" in framerate. Doesn't mean the other OS's are broken.
Did this happen? No, probably not. Games are just as smooth for me on 10 as they are on 8.
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Hey boss are you going to test FuryX the same way?