frame and data rates decreasing in recent GC versions

[Michal Buciak]

Hi!

I am writing in the name of my colleague Tomek, who is my software test
driver ;). He would like to report the following problem:

GC430 runs at twice more FPS than any following version (actually from 432
up to 436). Also Data Rate decreases to approx 1012 in the last version.

430 works the best and we do not know whether it is temporary problem or
constant tendency. Obviously it it is constant soon we will land at 1fps ;).

COmputer is Celeron 2.2+Radeon9500, so enough to run FS smoothly, not only
few bitmaps of glass cockpit.

We will be gratefull for any feedback about this matter.

Best regards

Michal & Tomek

[Anders Eriksson]

Hi! Could you send the 430 build to me by mail so that I could do some
testings aswell? I experience microstutters here.

Regards Anders Eriksson

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[Tomek T.]

On 3/30/2006 2:57:58 AM, Anders Eriksson wrote:
>Hi! Could you send the 430
>build to me by mail so that I
>could do some testings aswell?
>I experience microstutters
>here.
>
>Regards Anders Eriksson
>
>http://www.gavle.to/~anders.er
>iksson/airplane.gif
>http://www.gavle.to/~anders.er
>iksson/sva_logga.gif

I sended by mail GC430.

My tests (Cel 2.2, ATI Radeon 9500, ATI Radeon 5.6 drivers:

[Anders Eriksson]

Tnx for the help. Will see if it makes a difference tonight.

On 3/30/2006 5:31:38 AM, Tomek T. wrote:
>On 3/30/2006 2:57:58 AM, Anders Eriksson
>wrote:
>>Hi! Could you send the 430
>>build to me by mail so that I
>>could do some testings aswell?
>>I experience microstutters
>>here.
>>
>>Regards Anders Eriksson
>>
>>http://www.gavle.to/~anders.er
>>iksson/airplane.gif
>>http://www.gavle.to/~anders.er
>>iksson/sva_logga.gif
>
>I sended by mail GC430.
>
>My tests (Cel 2.2, ATI Radeon 9500, ATI
>Radeon 5.6 drivers:




Regards Anders Eriksson

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[Enrico Schiratti]

Any updates about this? I haven't observed such drops here... I may have to

add something like an "EKG" for framerates to help check these things.

Also, is other software running on that PC? Is the option UseTimer on or off

in the INI, and what is the FS framerate?

Ciao

Enrico

"Michal Buciak" wrote in message
news:405681.81057@wb.onvix.com...
> Hi!
>
> I am writing in the name of my colleague Tomek, who is my software test
> driver ;). He would like to report the following problem:
>
> GC430 runs at twice more FPS than any following version (actually from
432
> up to 436). Also Data Rate decreases to approx 1012 in the last version.
>
> 430 works the best and we do not know whether it is temporary problem or
> constant tendency. Obviously it it is constant soon we will land at 1fps
> ;).
>
> COmputer is Celeron 2.2+Radeon9500, so enough to run FS smoothly, not
only
> few bitmaps of glass cockpit.
>
> We will be gratefull for any feedback about this matter.
>
> Best regards
>
> Michal & Tomek
>

[Tomek T.]

On 4/13/2006 11:07:42 AM, Enrico Schiratti wrote:
>Any updates about this? I
>haven't observed such drops
>here... I may have to
>add something like an "EKG"
>for framerates to help check
>these things.
>
>Also, is other software
>running on that PC? Is the
>option UseTimer on or off
>in the INI, and what is the FS
>framerate?
>
>Ciao
>
>Enrico
On that PC is running only GC and Wide FS. UseTimer is OFF, FS framerate is
30.
When I have changed graphic card on GF5200 everything is OK.
Problem is with card ATI Radeon 9500 (I tested different drivers).

[Enrico Schiratti]

> On that PC is running only GC and Wide FS. UseTimer is OFF, FS framerate
> is
> 30.
> When I have changed graphic card on GF5200 everything is OK.
> Problem is with card ATI Radeon 9500 (I tested different drivers).

Thank you for the update.

So the stutters seemingly come from the driver? Did you try the driver
listed on the Notams page with the ATI card?

Ciao

Enrico

[Tomek T.]

On 4/14/2006 9:18:35 AM, Enrico Schiratti wrote:
>> On that PC is running only GC and Wide FS. UseTimer is OFF, FS framerate

>> is
>> 30.
>> When I have changed graphic card on GF5200 everything is OK.
>> Problem is with card ATI Radeon 9500 (I tested different drivers).
>
>Thank you for the update.
>
>So the stutters seemingly come
>from the driver? Did you try
>the driver
>listed on the Notams page with
>the ATI card?
>
>Ciao
>
>Enrico

I tested:
5-6_xp-2k_dd_cp_wdm_23864 (Recommended)
5-5_xp-2k_dd
5-7_xp-2k_dd_cp_wdm_24085
6-3_xp-2k_dd_ccc_wdm_enu_30895
6-4_xp-2k_dd_31959
There is always just the same:
GC430 runs at twice more FPS than any following version (actually from 432 up
to 436)
Regards

[Enrico Schiratti]

> GC430 runs at twice more FPS than any following version (actually from 432

> up
> to 436)

FPS are quite irrelevant when it comes to getting data from FS... in any
case, I haven't been experiencing a 50% drop in framerates here.

Could it be an AntiAliasing setting in the ATI which messes things up?

Do you get the old framerate on the GeForce now?

Ciao

Enrico



"Tomek T." wrote in message
news:409870.81057@wb.onvix.com...
> On 4/14/2006 9:18:35 AM, Enrico Schiratti wrote:
>>> On that PC is running only GC and Wide FS. UseTimer is OFF, FS
framerate
>
>>> is
>>> 30.
>>> When I have changed graphic card on GF5200 everything is OK.
>>> Problem is with card ATI Radeon 9500 (I tested different drivers).
>>
>>Thank you for the update.
>>
>>So the stutters seemingly come
>>from the driver? Did you try
>>the driver
>>listed on the Notams page with
>>the ATI card?
>>
>>Ciao
>>
>>Enrico
>
> I tested:
> 5-6_xp-2k_dd_cp_wdm_23864 (Recommended)
> 5-5_xp-2k_dd
> 5-7_xp-2k_dd_cp_wdm_24085
> 6-3_xp-2k_dd_ccc_wdm_enu_30895
> 6-4_xp-2k_dd_31959
> There is always just the same:
> GC430 runs at twice more FPS than any following version (actually from 432

> up
> to 436)
> Regards
>

[Tomek T.]

On 4/14/2006 10:48:14 AM, Enrico Schiratti wrote:
>> GC430 runs at twice more FPS than any following version (actually from 432

>> up
>> to 436)
>
>FPS are quite irrelevant when
>it comes to getting data from
>FS... in any
>case, I haven't been
>experiencing a 50% drop in
>framerates here.
>
>Could it be an AntiAliasing
>setting in the ATI which
>messes things up?
>
>Do you get the old framerate
>on the GeForce now?
>
>Ciao
>
>Enrico

Tests on same computer:
ATI Radeon 9500 (drivers 5.6)
GC430 - Fps 56
GC436 - Fps 28

GF FX5200 (drivers 66.93)
GC430 - Fps 86
GC436 - Fps 60

Possible, that radeon is spoiled. I will check other and I will serve
results.