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    TehSuigi's Driver Comparison! - 6920G/9500M GS

    Discussion in 'Acer' started by TehSuigi, Nov 20, 2008.

  1. TehSuigi

    TehSuigi Notebook Virtuoso

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    Hey folks! As promised in my upgrade thread, here's the results of my 3DMark06 benchmarking.
    All tests were run on a vanilla installation of Vista Ultimate 32-bit SP1 with only RMClock and 3DMark06 installed on the system, and HWMonitor included to keep an eye on temperatures.
    All tests run at 1366x768 (native res) with default options.
    Only drivers with WHQL certificates for this series were included; which means two that supposedly had them, 174.74 and 174.93, aren't shown.

    SUMMARY
    - The 174 series of drivers is officially obsolete - they clearly benchmark lower than the newer 175 or 176 drivers. Upgrade if you want to.
    - 175.61 continues to be an anomaly, with higher-than-average HDR/SM3.0 scores, both in my previous benchmarking before this comparison, and during it.
    - The 176 series is probably your best bet overall.
    - Temperatures never really were an issue - 73 Celsius was the highest I saw.

    Here's the chart - focus on the GPU score instead of the overall 3DMark to remove the variance provided by skewy CPU tests.
    [​IMG]
     
    TehSuigi, Nov 20, 2008
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  2. Andy

    Andy Notebook Prophet

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    Cool Chart !!

    [​IMG]
     
    Andy, Nov 21, 2008
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  3. ratchetnclank

    ratchetnclank Notebook Deity

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    Nice job. I take it the blue is the Gpu score?
     
    ratchetnclank, Nov 21, 2008
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  4. DanteOmar

    DanteOmar Notebook Guru

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    I've installed V180.48, how does it compares?
     
    DanteOmar, Nov 21, 2008
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  5. TehSuigi

    TehSuigi Notebook Virtuoso

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    Andy - Thankee!
    RnC - That's what it says in the Legend, boyo. ;)
    Dante - Didn't test it; I focused on WHQL-certified drivers that didn't require the use of a modded INF. Hence, I didn't use 180.48.
     
    TehSuigi, Nov 21, 2008
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    matmat07 Notebook Evangelist

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    Try 180.70. Our card are listed in the official one.
     
    matmat07, Nov 21, 2008
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  7. TehSuigi

    TehSuigi Notebook Virtuoso

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    That it is - but not WHQL certification.
    That, and I don't have the time to go back to a clean Vista install, put the drivers on, run 3DMark06, and do a Complete PC Restore.
    Too many assignments right now.
     
    TehSuigi, Nov 22, 2008
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