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New GPU drivers make difference
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urrl78
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Dec 19, 2003, 08:20 AM
 
After upgrading Panther from 10.3.1 to 10.3.2 the upgraded nVidia drivers allow Ottomatic's opening scene where the rocket ship is landing to play with no stutter with resolution set at 1440x900 and 32 bit. As I recall the rocket ship always used to show a stutter when landing. My old 667 DVI would show no stutter during this scene, so now I am more pleased with my 17" Rev A. For those who don't know the 32 MB Panther update is available now via internet. ATI as well as nVidia drivers are upgraded in this newest update. Wish I had done an XBENCH before and after the update though!

Xbench 1.1.2

Results 97.12

CPU Test 120.47

Quartz graphics test 139.90

Open GL 113.39
     
dennis88
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Dec 19, 2003, 09:14 AM
 
Wow, the open gl test has gotten a big jump there!
     
uv23
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Dec 19, 2003, 11:49 AM
 
With 10.3.1, my 12" Rev B 1Ghz w/ 768mb ram scored 89-90 on xbench. With 10.3.2, it's at 99-100. Not bad.
     
Pierre B.
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Dec 19, 2003, 11:52 AM
 
Has anyone other tests showing the benefits from the new drivers and/or other system modifications? I remember people saying that 10.3.1 made some demanding games almost impossible to play.
     
guigo
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Dec 19, 2003, 11:33 PM
 
Hi...

Here are my results

Before update:

results 107
CPU Test 154,50
Quartz 124,41
Open GL 94,01


After 10.3.2 update

results 119,37
CPU Test 160,41
Quartz 146,54
Open GL 111,44

Boot and finder are running fine

Best Regards

Guilherme
17" 1.33 1GB RAM
     
   
 
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