Fudzilla found crysis to be slower in Vista 64 bit then XP

[EastCoasthandle]

Compared to XP on 8800 Ultra


We just wanted to prove that Nvidia's driver for Vista 64 bit is definitely far behind the Windows XP driver. We compared Forceware 169.12 for Vista 64 and 169.09 for XP.

We tried the same demo under Windows XP and Vista 64 bit with the same hardware. The test machine is equipped with two Athlon FX74 CPUs at 3GHZ, 4GB of Corsair 8500 memory and two Raptor drives.

In Vista 64 bit, It turns out that you get only 26.51 FPS average with all settings at high, 1280x1024 with 4X FSAA and 8X Aniso. This is the best that Vista 64 can do for you. This is probably the lowes resolution you expect from Geforce 8800 Ultra overclocked card.

It wouldn’t be so bad if the same demo and the retail game itself at same settings score 34.83 FSP or some 25 percent better score under “old” XP. Under XP the minimal score is 18.84, while under Vista 64 bit you get 7.9 as a minimal FPS.

In Windows XP, the maximum score is 44.51 while under Vista 64 with Nvidia Forceware 169.12 for Crysis the maximal score is 35.51.

The make the situation even worse, you cannot get anything close to playable framerates in Vista 64 at 1280x1024 at very high settings and this resolution. Nvidia better fix these drivers, as Microsoft wants to sell more copies of its Windows Vista operating system, and after this there will be barely anyone who will choose to play Crysis in Vista 64 bit.

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Summary:
Using a ultra OC'd @ 1280x1024 with all settings HIGH. Using 169.12 for Vista and 169.09 for XP.
-Vista 64 runs at 26.51 FPS, Lowest FPS: 7.9, Highest FPS:35.51
-XP runs at 34.83 FPS, Lowest FPS: 18.84, Highest FPS: 44.51

 

[Deleted member 24505]

Thats a shame as the editor needs to be run on a 64bit os.

 

[a111087]

something that should have been expected from Vista...
btw, which XP? 32 or 64 bit?

 

[Deleted member 24505]

I guess the editor will work on xp or vista but only on a 64bit os.

 

[Ketxxx]

This isnt new, its been around for ages. Vista is just slow all around, 32 or 64bit.

 

[Deleted member 24505]

Its ok for me,its the only way to run games in dx10 tho',however good that is or not at the moment.

I've never had a single bsod on vista in 6mths,i cant say that about xp.But each to his own i guess.

 

[EastCoasthandle]

Its ok for me,its the only way to run games in dx10 tho',however good that is or not at the moment.

I've never had a single bsod on vista in 6mths,i cant say that about xp.But each to his own i guess.

I don't know anyone who uses XP ever having a BSOD. BSOD normally happens when attempting to OC, tweaking programs or games, edit registry, failed to properly install chipset drivers or something alone those lines. XP just doesn't BSOD for no reason. I have checked up on some people's PC for a long time and never once have they reported a BSOD. Sure, I have to delete adware which slows down their internet connection, help them install new components etc but never once did XP blue screen.

Now if you were talking about win98, that's a completely different story

In any case, the developers of the game did state that Crysis would run better using 64-bit OS. That's why I thought this would be worth talking about. However, keep in mind they are working on a patch lets up that improves performance.

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GS: When we talked last year it was said that Crysis will ship with 32-bit and 64-bit versions. Is 64-bit still in the box? Does it offer any kind of performance improvements as predicted?

CY: Yes, 64-bit in general runs better than 32-bit. In fact I would recommend gamers run 64-bit only under very high configurations. We ship both 32- and 64-bit out of box.

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Will the x64 version have a significant performance improvement over the x86 one?

With all others things being equal regarding hardware and driver performance then the 64bit version of Crysis will be the best performing version. The Sandbox level editor processes a large amount of data and is best run on a 64bit system.

 

[newconroer]

Uh, DX9 and DX10 are different, so moot point?

These tools really need to move on to writing about something new, and quit being redundant.

 

[Ketxxx]

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Am I the only one to notice they deliberately avoid putting any performance numbers down there

 

[PVTCaboose1337]

Am I the only one to notice they deliberately avoid putting any performance numbers down there

I saw too... I was looking for the benchies and... I see none.