Windows XP Professional x64 Edition RC1 tested
Published: 05 Jan 2005
3D games performance
Broadly speaking, 64-bit Windows can run 32-bit games as fast as 32-bit Windows does. In terms of stability, there are even advantages in using the 64-bit version: Windows XP Professional x64 Edition did not crash at all during our tests, whereas the current XP version needed a reboot during the Unreal Tournament Albatross test.
However, this is possibly due to the different drivers for the GeForce card. Nvidia offers version 66.96 for 64-bit Windows, but 32-bit Windows is still officially at version 66.93 (although version 71 is circulating on the Internet). Obviously it would be preferable to use the same driver versions, in order to eliminate this factor from the comparison between 64-bit and 32-bit Windows.
| 3D performance | ||||||
| Operating system |
XP 64 (66.96) |
XP 32 (66.93) |
XP 64 (66.96) |
XP 32 (66.93) |
XP 64 (66.96) |
XP 32 (66.93) |
| Resolution | 1024 | 1024 | 1280 | 1280 | 1600 | 1600 |
| 3DMark 2005 (score) | 4585 | 4830 | 3792 | 3942 | 3195 | 3305 |
| 3DMark 2005 4xAA, 8xAF (score) | 3740 | 3859 | 3030 | 3074 | 2263 | 2319 |
| UT 2004 Albatross (fps) | 71.0 | 72.7 | 70.7 | 72.4 | 70.5 | 72.2 |
| UT 2004 Desert Isle (fps) | 101.6 | 104.2 | 99.3 | 102.2 | 91.6 | 94.2 |
| UT 2004 Albatross 4xAA, 8xAF (fps) | 70.8 | crashed | 69.6 | crashed | 57.9 | crashed |
| UT 2004 Desert Isle 4xAA, 8xAF (fps) | 95.3 | 98.1 | 77.3 | 79.4 | 58.8 | 60.1 |
| UT 2004 Albatross 4xAA, 8xAF HQ (fps) | 65.1 | 65.5 | 51.4 | 51.7 | 38.6 | 39.3 |
| UT 2004 Desert Isle 4xAA, 8xAF HQ (fps) | 79.3 | 79.5 | 58.1 | 58.5 | 44.5 | 44.8 |
| Doom 3 4xAA, 8xAF HQ (fps) | 70.1 | 62.5 | 49.9 | 46.7 | 37.7 | 36.2 |
| Doom 3 4xAA, 8xAF (fps) | 75.1 | 75.2 | 53.3 | 53.5 | 39.6 | 40.1 |
| Doom 3 (fps) | 103.4 | 108.4 | 86.6 | 89.4 | 69.9 | 71.2 |
- Introduction
- Installation & driver support
- Performance
- Driver performance
- 3D games performance
- Conclusion
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