4850 slower than 8800gt

[bcham]

my new 4850 arrived today installed latest 8.10 drivers,and run 3d mark06 with my 8800gt i scored 11.200 with my new 4850 i scored 10,000 ,and the 1st run on 3d mark i was getting really low fps compared to my 8800gt.i used driver sweeper.is this normal,and fallout 3 seemed slower.and stuttery,

 

[Deimos]

Make sure your not forcing AA/AF/AAA etc via Catalyst Control Centre. 3d Mark 06 is no way of comparing newer cards btw.

10k seems a bit low, but its most likely a CPU bottlekneck..No idea why your 8800GT is getting higher considering you used the same system?

If its not because your forcing anything via CCC, I don't know.

 

[Alexrose1uk]

3DMark06 doesnt respond well to the new GTX260/280 or the 4850/4870 unfortunately, kinda shows the limitations in its design. However I would double check the settings (CCC and ingame) you're on as unless fallout3 is badly optimised for ATI atm, the 8800GT is slower by about 15-20% than the 8800GT game dependant.

 

[Rimsy]

The 4850 is a pretty meager upgrade from a 8800GT (assuming your talking about the "newer" 512mb version). If you were expecting a big increase in performance you're going to be disappointed.

 

[Cyber-Mav]

The 4850 is a pretty meager upgrade from a 8800GT (assuming your talking about the "newer" 512mb version). If you were expecting a big increase in performance you're going to be disappointed.

+1

 

[gurusan]

I disagree with the above....it's quite a nice upgrade....and I have been playing fallout 3 and it's silky smooth with everything maxed out 1680x1050 and 4xAA. Looks great and runs very well, wonderful engine.

 

[-iceblade^]

The 4850 is a pretty meager upgrade from a 8800GT (assuming your talking about the "newer" 512mb version). If you were expecting a big increase in performance you're going to be disappointed.

did the same and i can attest to that...

PS, gurusan, your card is very highly clocked: at stock it's much less impressive

 

[bcham]

I disagree with the above....it's quite a nice upgrade....and I have been playing fallout 3 and it's silky smooth with everything maxed out 1680x1050 and 4xAA. Looks great and runs very well, wonderful engine.

what drivers are you using im using 8.7 drivers.tried 8,10s but the 3d color wont save.

 

[gurusan]

again I disagree...with the 4850 even at stock the 8800s can barely even compare in terms of AA performance imo. I had an 8800gTS 512mb which was vmodded to 900core/2.3ghz shader and Cod4 choked at 8xAA. At stock the 4850 handles it no prob.

And I am using thefarcry hotfix drivers

 

[C64]

Yea I get +20 fps on the 4850 over my old 8800gt on many a game especially grid.