########Official GTA4 Performance thread########

Snograt said:
Ah, so it is me being dense - usually is ^^

Mind you, nvcpl doesn't recognise that I have it installed - presumably because it's a Steam download (?)
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I have the Steam version and the 180.84 drivers, and there is a GTA IV profile in my nvidia control panel.
 
Xplo said:


Sorry sharpygsxr, is it me guys or does that in-game screenshot look kinda woeful? :(
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lol i think the game looks good, its not cutting edge but its def not ugly imo.

When you see the game in motion and the amount of stuff thats going on in any given scene i think the game looks good. And the gameplay for me makes up for any bugs or issues.
 
dirtydog said:
I wish it had maxed out my Q6600 but it didn't anywhere near. You apparently need a high end GPU as well as a quad.
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Using four cores pretty well on my rig.

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Statistics
Average FPS: 40.21
Duration: 37.16 sec
CPU Usage: 93%
System memory usage: 62%
Video memory usage: 100%

Graphics Settings
Video Mode: 1680 x 1050 (60 Hz)
Texture Quality: High
Render Quality: Highest
View Distance: 32
Detail Distance: 75

Hardware
Microsoft® Windows Vista" Home Premium
Service Pack 1
Video Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
Video Driver version: 180.70
Audio Adapter: Speakers (Creative SB X-Fi)
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8400 @ 4.00GHz
 
Statistics
Average FPS: 24.59
Duration: 37.21 sec
CPU Usage: 84%
System memory usage: 83%
Video memory usage: 91%

Graphics Settings
Video Mode: 1280 x 1024 (60 Hz)
Texture Quality: Medium
Render Quality: High
View Distance: 25
Detail Distance: 37

Hardware
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Service Pack 3
Video Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
Video Driver version: 178.13
Audio Adapter: Realtek AC97 Audio
Dual Core AMD Opteron(tm) Processor 165
 
Statistics
Average FPS: 46.41
Duration: 37.58 sec
CPU Usage: 57%
System memory usage: 60%
Video memory usage: 79%

Graphics Settings
Video Mode: 1680 x 1050 (60 Hz)
Texture Quality: High
Render Quality: High
View Distance: 20
Detail Distance: 30
Vehicle density : 30
Shadow density 5

Hardware
Microsoft® Windows Vista" Ultimate
Service Pack 1
Video Adapter: ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series
Video Driver version: 7.14.10.621
Audio Adapter: Speakers (Creative SB X-Fi)
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 3.6GHz

gpu on stock
 
Statistics
Average FPS: 42.63
Duration: 37.30 sec
CPU Usage: 72%
System memory usage: 42% (8GB)
Video memory usage: 100% (512MB)

Graphics Settings
Video Mode: 1680 x 1050 (60 Hz)
Texture Quality: High
Render Quality: High
View Distance: 20
Detail Distance: 30

Hardware
Microsoft® Windows Vista" Ultimate
Service Pack 1
Video Adapter: ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series
Video Driver version: 7.14.10.630
Audio Adapter: Speakers (ASUS Xonar D2X Audio Device)
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 3.15GHz
 
dirtydog said:
What is the CPU usage when you run the benchmark? If it's anywhere near 100% I'll be very surprised ;)
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I was looking at the usage of the cores via rivatuner after running the game. At one point it was 96.68/68.75/76.56/76.56. Got a piccie of it.

I'll run the benchmark and see what it's like.
 
Can you view system usage graphs (like task manager) in rivatuner? I'm looking for a tool that can track usage stats as a graph for example!
 
mrk said:
Can you view system usage graphs (like task manager) in rivatuner? I'm looking for a tool that can track usage stats as a graph for example!
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Yeh and then some!

I have the four cores useage, temperature, graphics temp., and ram useage currently logged. Anything Rivatuner can log can be displayed in the chart.
 
Do you have a screenshot? :D and also I don't remember having such options in Riva, any guides/notes ?
 
KelticDaz said:
I was looking at the usage of the cores via rivatuner after running the game. At one point it was 96.68/68.75/76.56/76.56. Got a piccie of it.

I'll run the benchmark and see what it's like.
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I'd also be interested for you to lower your Q6600 overclock and run the benchmark with the same settings, to see if you get a lower result. If your system is like mine, you will get the same result but with simply a higher CPU usage.

I mean overclocking my quad literally didn't make 0.1fps difference in the benchmark.

The only way I can increase my framerate is by overclocking the graphics card, which results in a % fps increase roughly in line with the % overclock.
 
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Q6600 set to 2400 via Asus AI Booster.

Statistics
Average FPS: 58.95
Duration: 37.06 sec
CPU Usage: 68%
System memory usage: 60%
Video memory usage: 98%

Graphics Settings
Video Mode: 1600 x 1200 (85 Hz)
Texture Quality: Medium
Render Quality: High
View Distance: 25
Detail Distance: 37

Hardware
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Service Pack 3
Video Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
Video Driver version: 180.84
Audio Adapter: SoundMAX HD Audio
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz

Q6600 set back to 3600 via Asus AI Booster.

Statistics
Average FPS: 44.75
Duration: 37.10 sec
CPU Usage: 65%
System memory usage: 55%
Video memory usage: 97%

Graphics Settings
Video Mode: 1600 x 1200 (85 Hz)
Texture Quality: Medium
Render Quality: High
View Distance: 25
Detail Distance: 37

Hardware
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Service Pack 3
Video Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GT
Video Driver version: 180.84
Audio Adapter: SoundMAX HD Audio
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 3.60GHz

I think this benchmark is fooked up.
 
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