nVidia FPS

esteeven · 03-05-2003, 02:24 PM

Hi
I've just put an Nvidia card in my box and am wondering what sort of FPS I should be getting with glxgears. I've gone from approx. 150 (Trident onboard graphics) to approx. 700 FPS (nVidia PCI 32MB).
Cheers

RolledOat · 03-05-2003, 02:38 PM

Did you install the nvidia drivers. Raptor TI 4200 GeForce4 gives me ~7000 (Yes, 7 thousand FPS). Fullscreen at 1200x1024 = 700 FPS.

RO.

esteeven · 03-05-2003, 04:25 PM

well I must have made a mistake somehwere - I installed the latest SuSE 8.0 drivers for nVidia to get my 700FPS . Maybe i should start again. Can I reload (not rpm this time!!) on top of my current install?

wr3ck3d · 03-05-2003, 05:01 PM

omg....i got to get me a geforce card...i fired up counter strike (winex) and with my 32mb ati card i was getting like 15fps, lol...sucked.

chrismiceli · 03-05-2003, 05:17 PM

i get 3000 with my geforce 3 200 with 64 mb ram, not bad.

wapcaplet · 03-05-2003, 05:48 PM

Er, kinda depends on *what* nvidia card you have. They do make more than one you know

Actually they just make the chips.

My GeForce4 MX 420 gets around 700. Good 'nuff for me. I was able to get higher rates with a different driver, but then I started getting lots of screen glitches...

RolledOat · 03-05-2003, 06:42 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by esteeven
well I must have made a mistake somehwere - I installed the latest SuSE 8.0 drivers for nVidia to get my 700FPS . Maybe i should start again. Can I reload (not rpm this time!!) on top of my current install?

Did you change the "nv' driver to "nvidia". If not, then you aren't
using the optimized drivers. I truly love the video performance now.
($80 bucks after rebates at CompUSA). Tuxracer, 1280x1020 (hey,
because I can now), speed mode enabled, I hit 191 Km/h. ;D

I have also cranked up every option known to man. I actually duck
now when going under trees and close my eyes just before I slam into
a rock/mountain now.

RO

rnturn · 03-07-2003, 12:10 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by esteeven
Hi
I've just put an Nvidia card in my box and am wondering what sort of FPS I should be getting with glxgears.

I'm getting 11,000-12,000 for glxgears in the default sized window and around 1500 when expanded to full-screen. This is for a GF4 MX-8X. It's an AGP card (only runs at 2X on my m'board :-( ). I'd guess PCI to be slower based on what some of the game sites say. 700 FPS doesn't sound that bad to me.