Drop in Graphics rating

[wellmad]

Hey all,

I know the Windows performance rating tool isn't that great compared to other benchmarking suites, however, this is a question about relative results;

I had a geforce 8800 GT XLR8 edition PNY graphics card with 512mb ram, giving me a desktop graphics rating of 5.9 and a gaming graphics rating of 5.9

This card just died so I got a geforce 9800 GT inno3d card with 1gb ram...

I now have a 4.3 desktop graphics rating and a 6.3 gaming graphics rating

I'm pleased that the gaming graphics rating has increased, but why would the desktop graphics rating decrease?? It's a newer model with more ram!

[GoNz0]

might be with it taking longer to fill the memory buffer ?

[mikemikemi]

Is it because it runs on lower clocks in desktop mode and therefore has a lower rating?

[watercooled]

I sometimes think the Windows benchmark just runs a random number generator to create the scores; they gives bare little if any resemblance to real world performance or other benchmarks for that matter...

[wellmad]

Thanks guys, I guess it could be any of these

I wondered if there was a graphics setting (either in windows or nvidia control panel) I could tweak, or a bios setting but I haven't found anything yet...

Am considering getting another of the same card and SLIing them (not directly because of these scores, just because the card was pretty cheap at ~£90)

[Blaineoliver]

I would not buy a 9800 for £90, could have got a 4850 (faster) for about £60 second hand or 80 brand new..

[Singh400]

Seriously, you do NOT need to pay attention to these figures/ratings. They are not meant to be used in this fashion.

[watercooled]

I would not buy a 9800 for £90, could have got a 4850 (faster) for about £60 second hand or 80 brand new..

Yeah that's a good point, who told you a 9800GT for £90 was cheap??

[kalniel]

Yeah that's a good point, who told you a 9800GT for £90 was cheap??

Or that it was a newer model than a 8800GT

[scaryjim]

For a 9800GT 1GB £90 looks to be about the going rate. Not that I'm saying it's worth it, you understand - just that it's the going rate...

[Blaineoliver]

Pretty crappy deal imho, could get a 5770 for 25 more.

[wellmad]

thanks again, wish I'd asked before buying ><

£90 was the best deal I could find brand new (although tbh I didn't check many places)