Lucid Virtu MVP

I've removed VirtuMVP from my system. I tried setting up I-mode again lastnight with no luck. Doesn't matter what order I install drivers in or what settings I use, I-mode refuses to work.

 

I quit using virtu for while now It just doesn't work like it should in windows 8, it worked better in windows 7. But still it wasn't perfect, This was before I went SLI of course. Installing the IGPU drivers on always gave me issues as soon i went to stop using virtu, or when ever i did a DGPU driver update. Either Virtu or the intel driver would cause my system to hard lock every time I tried. Which didn't happen when I was not using both Virtu and the IGPU.

It annoyed a friend of mine who was using Virtu which liked it for VVS at first, til now that don't even work for him in games without crashing. But I think Virtu is just not stable in windows 8 or they still need to work on it for windows 8.

 

I tried Virtu in both Win7 and Win8....and can't get I-mode to work in either....

 

Hmmm never even bothered with I-mode, but D-mode works great on Windows 8 for me.

Only using VVS but works great in every game I tried it in.

 

Does Anyone know if the quantity of RAM i give to the Onboard GPU matters?
I ask, because, I need as much RAM for some stuff and 8 is tight for what I do and I can't afford to buy more.
So, If I set it to say 512 or less, will it be OK?

Thanks.

 

I was quite impressed that VVS works so well....but my interest in VirtuMVP was for I-mode, where it generally fails more often than not.

The amount of memory should only make a difference in I-mode. In d-mode, the memory on the dedicated card is what's being used. In d-mode, the iGPU is used to control frame output such as for HyperFormance, it's used to detect frames that won't be displayed and remove them from queue. Unfortunately, this doesn't work in most games.

 

Great explanation.
Thank you

 

Decided to give this a test.
Picked the Far Cry 2 bench at random. Maybe it's just luck, but it really helps. At least in this game.

Will have to give more games a try.

 

Cyberdyne, the framerate report is false. VirtuMVP works by removing frames from queue that won't be displayed. The frames are still counted, even though they're never actually rendered, which artificially inflates FPS. This is why 3DMark scores achieved using VirtuMVP are considered invalid.

 

I would like to try it again and test this vsync but my trial is over...

Is there a Asus version of it, I know MSI has it for free but its bound to mobo bios?

 

Yeah, I'm not benching it to say it's faster, but it's definitely working. It was a lot smoother. Take a look at the graph. Way less jumpy, it shows.

I'm not sure Tj, I just installed it, went to activate with the button, and the key was already there. So I'm guessing that's the case, as there is also some virtu mvp options in my BIOS.

 

So virtual sync works only if you have Hyper Performance enabled? Because it doesn't appear to be working with hyper perf. off.


AVP2010 benchmark;

no virtu
Number of frames: 8058
Average Frame Time: 13.0ms
Average FPS: 76.8


virtu vsync+hyper boost

Number of frames: 11815
Average Frame Time: 8.9ms
Average FPS: 112.6


^
It looked ok without tearing, but there was some jittering going on.. So I thought maybe try without hyper perf., but it doesnt work?

 

In my application it says it does work, but you need to turn the ingame vsync for it to work.

 

yeah i noticed that too later :O

Although it didnt work in avp2010 bench, weird.. I removed it again, that occasional out of sync jitter/slomo looked annoying.

 

VVS works fine without Hyperformance.

U need it enabled in the Virtu app... obviously... and ingame vsync on.

Hyperformance has never done anything useful for me ever. Just artificially boosts fps and introduces wierd sturrering.

Edit:

Oh long time since an update btw isn't it.
Have Lucid abandoned the new 2.0 verison already.
Just glad it came free with my mobo and I didnt buy it.

 

Well, I guess my conclusion is much less angry then most I can fine online, but I guess that may be because I didn't pay $60 for it.
It's fun to play with, but considering how long this thing has been out, it's way too inconsistent with it's game support.

 

Wow, that's a big fps boost, i gotta get this software too, my board is certified.

 

I ended up uninstalling it too.
Even in the games it worked in, there was always graphical corruption. Far Cry 2's maps would go black and people would turn pink. Metro LL would had messed up lighting and peoples textures would be replaced by ground textures (which was pretty trippy with tessellation on). The virtual vsync option caused stuttering in every game, and it also hurt performance even with hyperformance and ingame vsync off, which makes no sense.

It's cool, but still needs a lot of work. And as I understand it, this thing has been out for a long time now. I don't have much hope. What a shame.

 

Virtual Vsync doesnt work in Metro Last Light, the program is really in need of an update.

Virtual Vsync works for me in all games which have an in built profile, but a few that dont (Metro LL and Bioshock Infinite) it is stuttery so useless.

It does cost a few fps, but the no tearing + smoothness + responsiveness it brings when ot does work is excellent.

Hyperformance on the other hand is junk altogether. Fps up yes, but smoothness down and many visual bugs.

 

New version 3.0.108 Beta out.

Added support for Win 8.1
Fixed Lucid svc crash
General bug fix and stability fixes.

No new games in supported list it seems still.

Not yet tested so cant comment