ati cheating in crysis benchmark?

[Cybercat]

@Cybercat
Like Saaya says.
Its very convenient that this bug apears in a game used by many reviewers just at the time when Nvidia releases their new high-end for reviews.
Even if this bug gets fixed in the next driver version these reviews using the bugged drivers wil stil be out there.
So in a few months when someone who doesnt know about all of this wants to buy a new high-end card and googles some reviews he wil mostly find these old ones using the bugged drivers.

Then again we stil need to know how much extra perf this bug gives.

But even if most people cant see the diffrence, in a review all settings should be the same for a fair result.

Convenient? How is it convenient? A driver glitch that potentially lowers IQ without any evidence of enhancing performance? Sounds more like a PR disaster.

And since when was timing irrefutable proof that something nefarious is going on?

How about we look at this logically and objectively, for a change?

[Starscream]

Convenient? How is it convenient? A driver glitch that potentially lowers IQ without any evidence of enhancing performance? Sounds more like a PR disaster.

And since when was timing irrefutable proof that something nefarious is going on?

How about we look at this logically and objectively, for a change?

I dont realy understand your post. I said its convenient that this bug apears right now, i never said that that is proof of ATI doing it on purpose.

Further as i said in my post we stil dont know how much extra perf this bug gives.
Seeing this bug forces less processing it would only be logical to assume that it increases performance.

[Solus Corvus]

Further as i said in my post we stil dont know how much extra perf this bug gives.
Seeing this bug forces less processing it would only be logical to assume that it increases performance.

From 9.12 to 10.3 WHQL it's about 2fps or less in Crysis: http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/N..._Fermi/10.html

Is the bug still present in WHQL 10.3s?

[Cybercat]

I dont realy understand your post. I said its convenient that this bug apears right now, i never said that that is proof of ATI doing it on purpose.

Further as i said in my post we stil dont know how much extra perf this bug gives.
Seeing this bug forces less processing it would only be logical to assume that it increases performance.

And I'm saying that any convenience this may provide for ATI is negated with the problems it might cause, particularly in regard to public relations.

And assuming it gives a performance boost is just that, an assumption. Crysis is probably not particularly texture performance bound.

[cowie]

Convenient? How is it convenient? A driver glitch that potentially lowers IQ without any evidence of enhancing performance? Sounds more like a PR disaster.

And since when was timing irrefutable proof that something nefarious is going on?

How about we look at this logically and objectively, for a change?

thuo you do have to question the launch date of the drivers or you would be burying your head in the sand.
i'm sure it was make sure you use these drivers type thing for reviewers but that just me with a tinfoil hat on
its more like they pushed more towards performance and have topped out the card so far driver wise,what else could they do?

[freeloader]

I'm getting old. My 40 year plus eyes can't tell the difference in the pictures on the first page of this thread.

Good thing I don't stop to look around at scenery in my games. LOL....

[Serpentarius]

I'm getting old. My 40 year plus eyes can't tell the difference in the pictures on the first page of this thread.

Good thing I don't stop to look around at scenery in my games. LOL....

same here.

to me ... it's 2 different model from 2 different manufacturers, with 2 different specs .... wasn't it supposed to have atleast 2 different results?