NVIDIA 175.16 results in less performance

[skippo]

I was wondering whether anyone else has experienced this?
I have just 'upgraded' to the latest NVIDIA video card drivers and as a result my 3d Mark 06 results have taken a blow. Basically they have dropped by as much as a few hundred points.

Uninstalling 175.16 and then reinstalling the 169 version puts the 3d Marks back where they should be.

Anyone else experienced this?

 

[skippo]

I thought you said they give less performance? What games have you tried?

yeah i did. Admittedly I have only used 3d mark 06 to base my comments on (went from 18,557(169) to something like 18,200(175.16)) , so maybe I should have tried a few games, like running the crysis benchmark prog before and after updating.

But if 3d mark 06 goes down -> then I'm not happy.

 

[skippo]

Some people!

So what you are saying is that if the latest driver gives you more fps in your games but less in 3dmark06 score, then you will go back to your old drivers?

Sometimes I think Nvidia should just release a driver for 3dmark06 only which cuts your framerate in crysis in half just for people like you

Why is everyone getting confused????

I never said that 175 gives me more FPS, I said that 175 reduces my 3d mark 06 score by a few hundred points.

I have just 'upgraded' to the latest NVIDIA video card drivers and as a result my 3d Mark 06 results have taken a blow. Basically they have dropped by as much as a few hundred points.

I didn't try any games with 175 installed, as after I installed it, I proceeded to running 3d mark where i found that my score went down. Therefore I thought that this driver sucked, so put the drivers back to 169.

Admittedly I have only used 3d mark 06 to base my comments on

I thought that if score's lower in 3d mark then this can only mean lower FPS in games. This may or may not be the case?

Therefore yes, I may try 175 with games (crysis), and if the FPS go up as opposed to 169's FPS I will keep 175 installed.

Now I'm even getting myself confused writing this!

Sometimes I think Nvidia should just release a driver for 3dmark06 only which cuts your framerate in crysis in half just for people like you

Dunno what you are getting at here - this confuses me!

 

[skippo]

No one's confused. Your post says that the 175.16 results in less performance, not a lower e-peen score!

ok.

Well in my eyes lower performance = lower 3d mark 06 score

my assumption probably isn't correct in terms of suggesting that lower 3d marks = lower fps in games???? But who knows unless testing is carried out.

But nonetheless, if 3dmarks go down, then this can't be good in trying to motivate that 175 is a better set of drivers????

 

[skippo]

yeah i agree in some respects, but generally benchmarks indicate in game performance.

For instance if you're car has a 0-60 of 5.0 seconds, as oppposed to a car which has one of 5.5s, then the first car is likely to have a much higher average speed, and thus probably win the race! same thing with benchmarks surely. The bechmarks are telling you the 0-60, and the average speed is your FPS in games. Maybe a mediocre analogy, but hey!

Anyways, I agree, I need to try these drivers with games (notably crysis) to find out whether it bumps my fps up.

Here ends my posts on this topic.