When will be any optimized driver for 915gm?

Discussion in 'Videocards - Intel ARC & ARC Driver section' started by nirvek, Jan 13, 2006.

  1. nirvek

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    I think that new optimized driver for intel integrated graphic is needed. There are many new users of laptops and desktops who have chipset with gma 900 intel core , and this core have hardware pixel shader , but vertex shader and all transforming and lightning is in software ... If someone would intrest in write optimized driver i thing performance could get big improvment , so this is place to show that optimized things are better than common (like i use optimized seti client who calculating one part in 40 min on my pentium m , when default client was doing this in 2 hours ....). Cause big part of performance rely on driver and cpu then optimization are needed , so if someone know people who can do this , please give contact or intrest them
     
  2. Wolverine69r

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    if you want to buy a laptop to game on then you should get an alien ware laptop
     
  3. nirvek

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    i didnt know this before ... so i have now that laptop what i have
     
  4. snip3r_3

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    my laptop also has 900gma .... well i dont play on it and plus i got it free so no complains there :p

    but integrated chips are just integrated chips.... theres not much optimizing u can do if the gpu can only use software vertex shaders like u said....

    and like wolverine said... then u should of gotten a laptop with a discreet gfx card....


    well... at least it has pixel shaders............... and it actually matches the fx5200 in some ways....

    on mi laptop...

    centrino 2.0 (dorthan)
    512 DDR2 533
    intel 915GM
    60gb fujitsu hdd

    it hit around 200~300 on 05 and performance is a bit better than a gf4mx...
     

  5. Dr. Vodka

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    Don't expect that... the possibility is 1 in 500000000000 billions. :) .

    Seriously... who uses integrated GFX cards to play games...? At least the 915GM has support for pixel shaders 2.0, but not for vertex shaders? That's a mix of DX7/9 features that's pointless. Its only real use is DX6/7 games like CS 1.6/UT GOTY. Can you add a GFX card to it?
     
  6. nirvek

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    ya , vertex shader is in software and all shadering programs .. , but i think that someone can imrove transfer to memory who is shared (cause drivers do this) and someone can improve vertex shader cause is in software too , so i think that combine dx7/9 card can match some new games , old too , ..

    i buy this laptop for 340 pounds , if i had 1500 i could buy laptop with discrete graphic , 340 pounds in my country (poland) is about payines 6 month work ..... so you see why i couldnt buy better ...

    i use this laptop for games , its better that i had desktop pc , and its comfort to get computer where i want and it not use too much power ..
     
  7. snip3r_3

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    even thou its only a 915G it can still play cs and hl2 at low settings

    but it could just be that mine is a 2.0g one.... and ddr2 533
     
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    i simply overclock my 1.6 to 2.1 :] without change voltage (just change fbs from 100 to 133) and i didnt notice change temperature , 30% more power for free :]
     
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    but my memory (ddr 333) doesnt match my bus transfer (533) and graphic card lowering this too
     
  10. snip3r_3

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    you cpu bus is 533 / 4 = 133

    ddr 333 / 2 = 166.5

    ur transfer is perfect
     

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