BlueSmoke - Review : nVIDIA Detonator 3 Reference Drivers

		Date	: Sept 24th, 2000
		Category	: Drivers
		Publisher	: nVIDIA
		Author	: Jin-Wei Tioh

According to benchmarks done by other hardware sites, the GeForce SDR, DDR, GeForce2 MX, GTS and Ultra all received a significant performance boost. However, what about TNT2 users? Afterall, the drivers section on nVidia's web site does have the headline "Unleash the Power of Your NVIDIA GPU". Is there a difference in stability, visual quality, or performance with these new drivers? Let's find out.

Test Setup

Platform Information
CPU	Intel Pentium III 700MHz
Motherboard	ASUS P3B-F (BIOS Rev. 1006)
Memory	384MB PC100 CAS 2 (MIRA chips)
Hard Drive	Seagate Cheetah 4LP 4.5GB 10000rpm UW-SCSI
CD-ROM Drive	AOpen 52x
Network	Intel Pro/100+ Management Adapter
Video Card/s	Creative Labs Graphics Blaster TNT2 Ultra 32MB (default clock - 150/183) Creative Labs Graphics Blaster TNT2 32MB (default clock - 125/150)
Operating System	Windows 98SE (4.10.2222A)
DirectX Version	7.0a
Video Drivers	Creative Labs Graphics Blaster TNT2 Ultra 32MB
		- 4.12.01.0530 (ver 5.30) / 4.12.01.0618 (ver 6.18)
	Creative Labs Graphics Blaster TNT2 32MB
		- 4.12.01.0530 (ver 5.30) / 4.12.01.0618 (ver 6.18)
Benchmarks	3DMark 2000 Quake III Arena (Retail) - demo001

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