Vista vs XP Comparison: Games

Running Vista? Tried running a game? Please post your results here dosnt have to be FPS comparison between the two games performances but you can still let us know what games didnt work and what games needed a little help to get going. Also dont forget your specs if you dont already have them in your sig. :)

For more info on game compatibility check here:
http://www.iexbeta.com/wiki/index.ph...ity_List#Games

Games that WORK on VISTA:

Half-Life 2 + Performance Boost
Counter-Strike Source + Performance Boost
RoboBlitz + Testing Performance
Medal Of Honor: Spearhead
Guild Wars
Company Of Heroes + Performance Boost
Rainbow Six Vegas
Serious Sam 2
X3 Reunion
FarCry
EVE Online

Games that DO NOT WORK on VISTA:

Call Of Duty 2 (Testing MP, SP works fine)

I know it's an older game, but MoH:Spearhead works fine on my system with 32 bit vista(it worked on 64 bit too). I could also play it from within vista, when the game was installed on my win xp drive. I have an x800, X2 4400 s939, asus a8v deluxe (via chipset), and 1GB ram with a couple of raptors.

MohaaSpearhead! First game I bought when I got into computers along with BF 1942. That was like 5 years ago. 3Dmarks 05 works too :p: I got half the score I'm used to getting(but that's a few months ago). Steam works for me as well in 32bit Vista.

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Originally Posted by flippin_waffles

I know it's an older game, but MoH:Spearhead works fine on my system with 32 bit vista(it worked on 64 bit too). I could also play it from within vista, when the game was installed on my win xp drive. I have an x800, X2 4400 s939, asus a8v deluxe (via chipset), and 1GB ram with a couple of raptors.

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thanx, does it show up on games explorer?

what? CoD2 doesn't work in vista? Screw vista then...

Yes it does, you just have to run it in compatibility mode.

Check this out: http://www.iexbeta.com/wiki/index.ph...ist#Virtual_PC

Also, CS:S runs 10fps faster in Vista on my rig, and CoH runs at 55fps (full settings, including AAx4, 1920x1200 rez) compared to a paultry 13fps in XP (Mixed between High and Medium settings, no AA, and my GPU OC'd through control panel). So far, Vista is winning me over, but this is far from conclusive, and I don't have anything to show for all of ya, just my word. I wish I had more time for bench sessions, but I'd rather not waste hours just for a few bar graphs...sry.

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Originally Posted by phi|os

Yes it does, you just have to run it in compatibility mode.

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I can get the Single-Player to work but the Multi-Player client gets shut down by Vista on joining server.

Done all the updates plus tried running as Admin

I'll install tonight and see if I can figure it out.

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Originally Posted by Syn.

thanx, does it show up on games explorer?

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hmmm, no it doesn't seem to show up in game explorer. i rememember bf2 showed up there though when i tried it a few weeks back. i think bf 2142 did too, but at that time it was pretty choppy.

Not all games show up in the games menu. Current BF2142 isn't showing up in it. And CS is shown as Half Life 2, lol. Supreme Commander, and CoH show up great, I think they are made for windows games. I don't know if this is the ultimate factor to get in the games menu, but I have a hunch it's an important one.

Wow cod2 mp doesn't work? Thank god I didn't jump on vista... Only game I play.

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Originally Posted by afireinside

Wow cod2 mp doesn't work? Thank god I didn't jump on vista... Only game I play.

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so far on my system it dosnt but as i asked earlier it seems that to some it does so it might be one of my many BETA drivers that are mixing in.

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Originally Posted by phi|os

Not all games show up in the games menu. Current BF2142 isn't showing up in it. And CS is shown as Half Life 2, lol. Supreme Commander, and CoH show up great, I think they are made for windows games. I don't know if this is the ultimate factor to get in the games menu, but I have a hunch it's an important one.

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CSS to me shows up fine and separately to HL2. It seems that running games on Vista is not an exact science, yet.

Guild Wars also runs fine in Vista :)

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Originally Posted by Syn.

so far on my system it dosnt but as i asked earlier it seems that to some it does so it might be one of my many BETA drivers that are mixing in.



CSS to me shows up fine and separately to HL2. It seems that running games on Vista is not an exact science, yet.

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Agreed. I wonder...when I choose to install CS, I choose not to have a desktop shortcut, maybe this is why CS doesn't show up in the Games.

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Originally Posted by phi|os

Agreed. I wonder...when I choose to install CS, I choose not to have a desktop shortcut, maybe this is why CS doesn't show up in the Games.

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I done the add to desktop for RoboBlitz but it aint coming up, i checked the options and i ticked the "List the most recently played games" so that might be the way they are added.

Just read the help for Games Folder, i never use to do that on XP lol :p:

If you just drag the shortcut into the games folder or the game exe it self it will add it, if Game Folder has no info about the game it wont display much but in case of CSS it should display everything. Try adding it manually and download info for it see if it all works.

You should list whether the game has been tested on x64 or x86:
(x64) means that I have tested the game on the 64 bit edition of the Vista OS
EVE Online (Ultimate x64) - works fine, doesn't show in games folder
FarCry (Ultimate x64) - both 32 bit and 64 bit edition (64 bit patch) of the game works and shows in games folder
X3 Reunion (Ultimate x64) - works well, shows in games folder
Serious Sam 2 (Ultimate x64) - works well, doesn't show in games folder
Rainbow Six Vegas (Ultimate x64) - works as well as a bad console port can, doesn't show in games folder
Half Life 2 (Ultimate x64) - even better than XP? Shows in games folder, although steam does not...
Counter Strike Source (Ultimate x64) - works well, shows in games folder but the rest of my steam collection don't show up.
Company of Heroes - verify it works under 64 bit and that it displays in games folder, works very well!

In general all games get some sort of FPS boost, or at least feel smoother. Don't ask me for fraps score because I dont have XP installed and can't do a real comparison.

More as I install them tbh, FYI Microsoft should add the ability to add a game to their database...

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Originally Posted by eXceededgoku

You should list whether the game has been tested on x64 or x86:
(x64) means that I have tested the game on the 64 bit edition of the Vista OS
EVE Online (Ultimate x64) - works fine, doesn't show in games folder
FarCry (Ultimate x64) - both 32 bit and 64 bit edition (64 bit patch) of the game works and shows in games folder
X3 Reunion (Ultimate x64) - works well, shows in games folder
Serious Sam 2 (Ultimate x64) - works well, doesn't show in games folder
Rainbow Six Vegas (Ultimate x64) - works as well as a bad console port can, doesn't show in games folder
Half Life 2 (Ultimate x64) - even better than XP? Shows in games folder, although steam does not...
Counter Strike Source (Ultimate x64) - works well, shows in games folder but the rest of my steam collection don't show up.
Company of Heroes - verify it works under 64 bit and that it displays in games folder, works very well!

In general all games get some sort of FPS boost, or at least feel smoother. Don't ask me for fraps score because I dont have XP installed and can't do a real comparison.

More as I install them tbh, FYI Microsoft should add the ability to add a game to their database...

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thanks, also i tried running FRAPS but even the latest version dosnt want to load up on Vista which makes FPS measuring almost impossible, for now.

Most people in these forums are running 64bit and as MS requier's all new games to have full support for 64bit i will only add "X86 ONLY" if the game works only under 32bit.

If you can add to this thread as well that would be great:
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=131317

I'm guessing Tray Tools doesn't work? There is a framerate counter in there.

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Originally Posted by Soulburner

I'm guessing Tray Tools doesn't work? There is a framerate counter in there.

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i was just on my way to install it lol

EDIT:

OK latest version install fine but it is not allowed to load because its drivers are unsigned. This is an easy fix i am sure Ray will make it Vista compatible with next release.

My fraps works...:confused:

What about BF2?

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Originally Posted by mele

What about BF2?

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lol, i was hopeing none would ask but i got both BF2 and 2142 will install them later on see how they work out.

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Originally Posted by phi|os

My fraps works...:confused:

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Ok i let "Run as Admin" and it works fine.

lol BF2 just about runs on XP.. I can give it a go later though...

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Originally Posted by mele

What about BF2?

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Bf2 v1.41 runs fine, only thing you need to do is run it as administrator so that PB dosnt kick you. You can set this up in Icon properties.

i dont run it as admin and have had no issues with pb...

is it easier to run games under vista x86 or x64 ?

Cant really run Rainbow Six Vegas in 64 bit Vista maybe cuz of my videocard 7950 GX2? Was thinking trying out the 32 bit to check out Rainbow Six Vegas.

Rainbow six vegas works fine here :S

Nice, it works here to but the graphics suck is this another rip-off version? Like Ghost Recon Advance Warfighter, the Xbox 360 was a 3rd person shooter while PC was kind of crappy first person shooter. The graphics don't seem as good as the pictures I see.

yeah im afraid so :(

cod2 mp works for me.. you have to set compatability mode to xp sp2.. and turn off aa or af.. one of those in the game menu.. and you can turn on all those features in your control panel.. i have an 88gts.. graphics are kinda choppy til proper vista drivers come out

No, seems we didn't get the screwed version of Rainbow Six Vegas I got the IQ in Windows Vista Ultimate 32-bit and performance was pretty good. Working on Windows Vista Ultimate 64 now, also we have bad drivers still it crashed when I set the resolution to 16x12 so I had to use 12x9.
http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q...nVistaFTW6.jpg
http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q...nVistaFTW5.jpg
http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q...nVistaFTW4.jpg
http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q...nVistaFTW3.jpg
http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q...onVistaFTW.jpg
http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q...nVistaFTW2.jpg

^ That looked a LOT better in the PS3 screens...

winning eleven (pro evolution 5 & 6), warcraft III frozen throne .. both working very well :)

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Originally Posted by Soulburner

^ That looked a LOT better in the PS3 screens...

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Well its not running at all high detais since I'am using 1 7950 GX2 only 1 GPU is working waiting on Nvidia to release better drivers, also screen resolution it's at 12x9. Go check out some screens being run with the 8800s in widescreen.

I did a quick test and Oblivion works on Vista 32bit. Sound was a little crackled at times. Probably because of crappy drivers for my X-Fi Platinum.

hello,

i have tried the following games which work fine on my vista HP.
all my steam games work
rainbow six vegas
stubbs the zombie(lol)
BF2142
BF2
far cry
ut2004

as to the no oc'ing graphics card in vista,i have flashed my card with these clocks-
core-570mhz
mem-1400mhz
with complete succes.

i have a rar file with all you need to change/flash a nvidia card with a usb stick,if anyone wants it.

Anyone able to run Dark Messiah on Windows Vista I can't seem to get it to run, it closes after the title screen.:slapass:

I made Dark Messiah work under Windows Vista you need to lower down the texture quality, it will still crash at times I manage to beat it and watched all 4 endings good game bit short awsome graphics and physics.

Edit: Also Halo: Combat Evolved works like charm like if it was built for Vista it even shows up in Game Explorer in Windows Vista.
Rainbow Six: Vegas IQ increased big time with the new 8800 GTS 640 MB I had a 7950 GX2.

Cascades runs, and looks awsome runs better than other demos, here's some pictures I'am a free user of photobucket so the quality is decreased from 1680x1050 to 1024x768 sorry for that quality.:slapass:

http://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q..._Cascades2.jpghttp://i137.photobucket.com/albums/q...h_Cascades.jpg

Oblivion has a nice performance boost in Vista. I don't like the game, but hey, at least it has a performance boost! :P

Any update about COD2 MP running in vista? Running stuff in compatibility mode just bugs me.. and turning off AA would drive me nuts. I never used to use it because of the performance hit but once I got my X1900XT I could enable it - now I feel like I can't live without it :p:

My only gaming experiences so far,
BF2142 with XP gets a lot more FPS it seems although I haven't tested it. With the same HW config, and SW settings in BF2142 I can barley play in Vista and it looks fine in XP. I'm thinking the problem is from Memory though, Right now I just have 1gb of DDR2, i'm RMA'ing my patriot kit, and I know vista requires a lot more ram then XP? :confused:

Another problem I had w/ bf2142, after I DL'd new cat 7.2's for XP, with vista installed on a diff partition on the same HD, I couldnt get the game to load any map with out crashing to the desktop. Its the only thing that changed, reverting back to old drivers didnt solve the problem, even w/ driver cleaner. I also tried:
-chkdsk /r
-deleting BF2142 my doc's
-un-installing/reinstalling the game (un-installing manually also in reg & files)
-scanned for viruses/spyware
-ran dial a fix
-tried omega drivers
-tried setting all HW to default settings (no OC)

Nothing would fix this problem, and there is no Fix according to EA. So at this point I just RE-formated the HD and attempted to 1st install vista, BF2142 worked fine, except very choppy and bad quality. So I tried to put XP on a seperate partition, now.. NO getting past BIOS "ACPI controller" as long as that HD is plugged in...:eek: its 1am I'm sick of messing with this thing, im going to wipe the HD again in the morning and install each OS on its own drive to isolate problems better:(

Wow, I'm almost a little jealous of you ati people.
I've got a 7900gs, and in win2k3, I can run 1280x1024 with all settings maxed (read 4x msaa, 16x af), and running the stress test, it's only ever under 100fps during the spinning texture section, where the lowest it falls to is 69fps, and averages roughly 80fps during that section, and 140-300fps elsewhere. Overall, it averages 150fps.

By contrast, in vista, if I try to do similar (4x msaa, trillinear), during the spinning section, I only get 30-40fps, and 70-140fps elsewhere. The overall reported is about 45fps. Completely unplayable. If I turn off aa, I can get 70fps average for the entire thing, but still ridiculous. I've tried all sorts of drivers, and vista nuked itself again, which was the last straw. I've removed the vista partition and don't intend on going back ever, if I can help it.

Promising outlook on not having to go with vista; dx10 for xp(download it & try out the dx10 sdk demos): http://xtremesystems.org/forums/show...=139208&page=2

i've run these games on Vista Home Premium 32 bit and 64 bit with no problem. just install and play. each game ran higher FPS in vista. (small amount)

UT2003
UT2004
F.E.A.R
HL/HL Source
HL2
CS
CS:S
Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter
S.T.A.L.K.E.R
C&C3

guys i have a big problem in vista with counter-strike

I use opengl with vsync on and it will not go above 60 , ive tried refreshlock powerstrip... It just doesnt work

I test old BZ2 game it makes more lag and hier pings then vista
It gows same to BF2
On Barton 3k 32 bit

I test on a day when vista come out valiate it and pached it

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guys i have a big problem in vista with counter-strike

I use opengl with vsync on and it will not go above 60 , ive tried refreshlock powerstrip... It just doesnt work

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turn vsync off

^^ Lol!

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Originally Posted by eXceededgoku

^^ Lol!

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hey, was I not nice? :)

vsync off is not an option , it gives me tearing :slapass:

well then you're stuck at 60

...so...r there any games with lil vista logos on them as yet?
the game i seem addicted to (medieval2) works with vista64 with latest nvidia vista64 and wdm drivers apparently.

zerotol, what vysnc does is match the framerate to the monitor's refresh rate. All you can do is either get a new monitor with a higher refresh rate at the resolution you want or deal with it... sorry mate.....

yes i know that , my monitor does 100hz@1600*1200.It is the same bug that is fixed in windows xp by using refreshlock!This however does not work in vista and your stuck with 60 hz all the time in opengl unless u turn vsync off.

why not turn down your monitor refresh rate to 60hz?

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yes i know that , my monitor does 100hz@1600*1200.It is the same bug that is fixed in windows xp by using refreshlock!This however does not work in vista and your stuck with 60 hz all the time in opengl unless u turn vsync off.

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Geez, that's too bad. At least with all the newer games for XP, the game dev's write into the game to recognize all refresh rates offered by the vid card driver. I haven't used a force refresh rate program for a few years because of this.

Wow - works fine - more consistent performance in busy areas
Immortal throne - runs fine - didn't like the game though ultimately

There's more but I'm off to work :)

Well with my new system build (E6600) i've played many of the games listed in this thread and i have had no issues with any of them. Pretty much every game i've tried also gives me better FPS while running Vista 32 than when running XP Pro.

I've gotten to like Vista 32 Premium so much I've delted my XP partition and am only running Vista now. Contrary to what some people here say, i think it's a great OS and i have yet to find any serious bugs.

http://au.pc.ign.com/articles/767/767311p1.html - a nice mountain/lake scene with dx10 :eek:

http://www.extremetech.com/article2/...2096943,00.asp - vista/xp scores 3d06
http://www.extremetech.com/article2/...2096945,00.asp - halflife2
http://www.tomshardware.com/2007/01/...sta/page4.html - tom's hardware benchies.: with most current games XP wins



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when i will upgrade to vista:
multithreaded games with dx10: YEAH BABY!
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Tom's Hardware:

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There are some programs that showed deeply disappointing performance. Unreal Tournament 2004 and the professional graphics benchmarking suite SPECviewperf 9.03 suffered heavily from the lack of support for the OpenGL graphics library under Windows Vista. This is something we expected, and we clearly advise against replacing Windows XP with Windows Vista if you need to run professional graphics applications.

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Tom's Hardware:

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We are disappointed that CPU-intensive applications such as video transcoding with XviD (DVD to XviD MPEG4) or the MainConcept H.264 Encoder performed 18% to nearly 24% slower in our standard benchmark scenarios. Both benchmarks finished much quicker under Windows XP.

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The same article finishes on a positive note for Vista (32bit):

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Although application performance has had this drawback, the new Windows Vista performance features SuperFetch and ReadyDrive help to make Vista feel faster and smoother than Windows XP. Our next article will tell you how they work.

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