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Lfctony
02-15-07, 04:06 AM
Hello guys. Thought I would do a Supreme Commander performance report, comparing Vista x86, Vista x64 and Windows XP SP2.

Test Setup:
Core 2 Duo 6600@3 Ghz
4GB RAM@667 - 5/5/5/15
8800GTX - 100.64s for the Vista Ops, 97.02 for WinXP
SB X-Fi Extreme Music

Resolution Tested: 1440x900 - 4xAA - Everything on max except Shadow Fidelity - Set on Low

What I did was fire up the skirmish game and play with the camera a bit. Had a hard time disabling Vsync on the Vista installations. I had to turn it on and then back off for it to be disabled within the game being played, the menu option didn't really work, neither did forcing it with the CP, which is a known problem.

Using fraps, I started the game, left it as it was and observed the scores. All strategic options were disabled, taskbar was moved to the right using the Alt-Up arrow combination.

Start-up Frame Rate w/Strategic Map off:
Vista x86 - 91FPS
Vista x64 - 85FPS
WinXP SP2 - 101FPS

Strategic Map on:
Vista x86 - 55FPS
Vista x64 - 55FPS
WinXP SP2 - 85FPS

Zoom out completely w/Strategic map off:
Vista x86 - 21FPS
Vista x64 - 20FPS
WinXP SP2 - 26FPS

Strategic Map on:
Vista x86 - 18FPS
Vista x64 - 18FPS
WinXP SP2 - 22FPS

There you go. The strategic map has an enormous hit on the Vista installations, though I can't even begin to understand why. It's just some colored dots! :)

Tony.
slaWter
02-15-07, 04:21 AM
Thanks for sharing this. Looks like x64 and x84 are pretty much equal.
jakelong
02-15-07, 09:04 AM
Can you comment on the size of the HUD, because lot of people are saying its way too big and looks more like it was made for a dual monitor setup. Also did you experience any slowdowns in Vista? Even people with 8800 GTX in SLI are having a hard time when there are many units on the field. But people with XP seem to be better off even with lower end cards like the 7900s.
OWA
02-15-07, 10:41 AM
Thanks for the comparison.
Lfctony
02-15-07, 01:29 PM
Can you comment on the size of the HUD, because lot of people are saying its way too big and looks more like it was made for a dual monitor setup. Also did you experience any slowdowns in Vista? Even people with 8800 GTX in SLI are having a hard time when there are many units on the field. But people with XP seem to be better off even with lower end cards like the 7900s.

If you push Alt-Up Arrow once or twice, it moves the HUD to the right or left, according to your preference. That way it's similar to the old Command and Conquer. I'll post a screenshot later.
Lfctony
02-15-07, 01:40 PM
Here you go... :)
PSYCHODAD
02-15-07, 02:59 PM
cool, I like it thataway.
Epyx
02-15-07, 03:46 PM
Question...

Does this demo run under DX10? Or is this still strictly DX9 fare?

I gotta admit ignorance on the progress of this game since THQ for me has pretty much been Dawn of War for me...
Lfctony
02-15-07, 03:47 PM
They said DX10 will come with a patch, just as with Company of Heroes.