Performance Comparison: 32 vs 64 Bits on Vista Ultimate 64

[mcbacker]

Here it goes...

Details on High with SunShafts & UsePom Mod - 1360 x 768 - AA0 - DirectX 9

All tests were run with same configuration, only executable was changed. Config at Sig.

GPU

32 Bits

TimeDemo Play Started , (Total Frames: 2000, Recorded Time: 111.86s)
!TimeDemo Run 0 Finished.
Play Time: 77.78s, Average FPS: 25.71
Min FPS: 14.66 at frame 152, Max FPS: 39.77 at frame 72
Average Tri/Sec: -24612564, Tri/Frame: -957208
Recorded/Played Tris ratio: -0.96
!TimeDemo Run 1 Finished.
Play Time: 72.89s, Average FPS: 27.44
Min FPS: 14.66 at frame 152, Max FPS: 45.39 at frame 74
Average Tri/Sec: -25908758, Tri/Frame: -944189
Recorded/Played Tris ratio: -0.97
!TimeDemo Run 2 Finished.
Play Time: 72.29s, Average FPS: 27.67
Min FPS: 14.66 at frame 152, Max FPS: 45.39 at frame 74
Average Tri/Sec: -26110116, Tri/Frame: -943702
Recorded/Played Tris ratio: -0.97

64 Bits

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TimeDemo Play Started , (Total Frames: 2000, Recorded Time: 111.86s)
!TimeDemo Run 0 Finished.
Play Time: 64.15s, Average FPS: 31.18
Min FPS: 20.48 at frame 142, Max FPS: 45.86 at frame 996
Average Tri/Sec: -29842254, Tri/Frame: -957191
Recorded/Played Tris ratio: -0.96
!TimeDemo Run 1 Finished.
Play Time: 59.17s, Average FPS: 33.80
Min FPS: 19.61 at frame 1960, Max FPS: 53.88 at frame 99
Average Tri/Sec: -31918890, Tri/Frame: -944390
Recorded/Played Tris ratio: -0.97
!TimeDemo Run 2 Finished.
Play Time: 59.65s, Average FPS: 33.53
Min FPS: 18.23 at frame 1921, Max FPS: 53.88 at frame 99
Average Tri/Sec: -31690948, Tri/Frame: -945104
Recorded/Played Tris ratio: -0.97

CPU

32 Bits

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TimeDemo Play Started , (Total Frames: 1500, Recorded Time: 44.62s)
!TimeDemo Run 0 Finished.
Play Time: 61.66s, Average FPS: 24.33
Min FPS: 13.39 at frame 196, Max FPS: 33.78 at frame 115
Average Tri/Sec: 28492204, Tri/Frame: 1171230
Recorded/Played Tris ratio: 0.61
!TimeDemo Run 1 Finished.
Play Time: 56.70s, Average FPS: 26.46
Min FPS: 13.39 at frame 196, Max FPS: 33.78 at frame 115
Average Tri/Sec: 31116946, Tri/Frame: 1176215
Recorded/Played Tris ratio: 0.61
!TimeDemo Run 2 Finished.
Play Time: 55.77s, Average FPS: 26.90
Min FPS: 13.39 at frame 196, Max FPS: 35.60 at frame 104
Average Tri/Sec: 31645390, Tri/Frame: 1176509
Recorded/Played Tris ratio: 0.61

64 Bits

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TimeDemo Play Started , (Total Frames: 1500, Recorded Time: 44.62s)
!TimeDemo Run 0 Finished.
Play Time: 48.19s, Average FPS: 31.12
Min FPS: 14.37 at frame 196, Max FPS: 43.09 at frame 362
Average Tri/Sec: 36470392, Tri/Frame: 1171776
Recorded/Played Tris ratio: 0.61
!TimeDemo Run 1 Finished.
Play Time: 41.36s, Average FPS: 36.27
Min FPS: 14.37 at frame 196, Max FPS: 46.83 at frame 94
Average Tri/Sec: 42645412, Tri/Frame: 1175930
Recorded/Played Tris ratio: 0.61
!TimeDemo Run 2 Finished.
Play Time: 41.40s, Average FPS: 36.23
Min FPS: 14.37 at frame 196, Max FPS: 46.83 at frame 94
Average Tri/Sec: 42543028, Tri/Frame: 1174249
Recorded/Played Tris ratio: 0.61

64 Bits leads by 21% on GPU and 38% on CPU test!

Found this on LegionHardware (http://www.legionhardware.com/document.php?id=698&p=7) but had to check by myself...

Game consumes about 1300MB when running on 64 bits and 950MB on 32.

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MC

[Lfctony]

Again, that reviewer is stupid. The 32bit version is slower because it's not being run in its native environment. Try running the 32bit exe in an actual 32bit installation of Vista, there is no difference vs 64bit, and the 32bit is actually a bit faster...

[mcbacker]

I would if i had a Vista 32 installation... could u run that?

MC

[Lfctony]

I'm sure someone else can do it, running Vista 64bit here. Sorry.

[m3dude]

i could run it on xp 32 bit on a stock gtx, but i dont have access to that resolution. do u have a common resolution u could run it at and id compare with you.

[mcbacker]

i could run it on xp 32 bit on a stock gtx, but i dont have access to that resolution. do u have a common resolution u could run it at and id compare with you.

1920x1080 maybe?

MC

[m3dude]

dont have that res either. i have 1600x900.

[Buio]

Again, that reviewer is stupid. The 32bit version is slower because it's not being run in its native environment. Try running the 32bit exe in an actual 32bit installation of Vista, there is no difference vs 64bit, and the 32bit is actually a bit faster...

If that where the case, all 32-bit games would be much slower on 64-bit Vista compared to 32-bit Vista.

[brady]

I use to dual boot x86 and x64 Vista and had Crysis installed under both configurations. I never tried running the game in DX9 but I did bench it under both configs in DX10 and didn't appreciate any difference. If anything it performed slightly better in x86.

[mcbacker]

Sadly there is no support for Punkbuster on 64 executable... :/

Later i'll try to run on higher resolutions...

MC

[Lfctony]

If that where the case, all 32-bit games would be much slower on 64-bit Vista compared to 32-bit Vista.

I'm talking only about Crysis here, and that is definitely the case. I've replicated the results on my system when I had Vista 32 installed as well, and other reviewers and testers confirmed what I said. That site is the only one showing the 64bit being faster, and that's because they're testing the 32bit exe in Vista 64...

http://www.yougamers.com/news/13720_crysis_32_vs_64_bit_-_the_real_story/
http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1236052
http://www.techarp.com/showarticle.aspx?artno=468&pgno=0

[mcbacker]

Lfctony,

That's weird... some get same results as i did, others same as yours... the fact is, here, on my station, 64 performs better now that i'm running Vista 64...

MC