Arma 2 Windows 8 vs 7 performance

[Motorbreath 1]

Hi all I have Win 8 64 bit and Arma 2&OA are running fine but I am wondering if this benchmark is true?

http://benchmark3d.com/windows-7-vs-windows-8-rtm-gaming-performance/2

Its shows much better performance on Win 7... Did anyone try it on 7 and 8 and what are the conclusions? I heard that if you reinstall DirectX 9 on Win 8 you get better perfomance because it doesnt have to emulate DX9, but I didn't try it...

[chrisb 196]

I don’t have any experience with Win8, but I can confirm that on mine, A2 in Win7 it runs great. However I have the 64 and 32bit but run it in the 32bit, seems to run better for some reason, not sure why..

I put Win7 in my new system (waiting for A3), wasn't going to risk Win8 seeing that I had such good performance on 7. Though it depends on system, it can run great on one and terrible on another, even if both are running the same OS..

[Binkowski 26]

I'm running Win8 with the latest beta patch and I haven't noticed much of a performance drop between when I played it on Win7 and now.

[W0lle 1049]

No noticable difference in performance here either.

I heard that if you reinstall DirectX 9 on Win 8 you get better perfomance because it doesnt have to emulate DX9, but I didn't try it...

Nonsense, in Seven you had to install DX9 as well else ArmA2 would not run.

[Motorbreath 1]

I think this is more accurate benchmark

http://www.computerbase.de/artikel/software/2012/windows-8-im-spiele-test/4/

I think that first link I posted is not correct...its too much of a difference...

[Brainbug 10]

Theoretically, there should be not difference at all. Practically, there is because the drivers and other components in the newer OS aren't optimized properly yet. There is a load of quirks that just need time to be fixed one after another. You just have to give the driver and OS developers enough time, and eventually the performance will be more or less the same, i.e. close to the theoretically maximum, which then only depends on the hardware anymore. That is why I'd never switch to the latest Windows so soon, I suggest to wait at least a year or more.

[frequence 1]

I had lots of stuttering under Win8 although SDD etc. Switched back to Win7 and all runs smooth again.

3570k/8gb/GTX570/Vertex3SSD

[CreamyBlood 1]

I duel boot both Win 7/8 64-bit. When I first installed Win 8 I ran two benchmarks three times each on both operating systems.

The difference was only plus or minus 1 FPS. So for me, absolutely no difference.

[Dudek 1]

I have no problems with Windows 7 Ultimate x64, runs like a charm!

[John1000 10]

I have no problems with Windows 7 Ultimate x64, runs like a charm!

I have some real problems with Arma 2.What specs do you recomend? Is it better to run on a stand alone SSD Disk under 32-bit system ,Win 7 ?what You say?:j:

[chrisb 196]

@john1000

Its all really system specific, what works for some may not work for other’s.

However, what’s your spec, apart from using Win7 ?

:)

[antoineflemming 14]

Interesting. My ArmA2 OA actually runs better on Windows 8 than it did on Windows 7. Same machine, but I just upgraded the OS. It's a Dell XPS 17, running Windows 8 Pro, 1TB HD (2 500GB HDs), Intel Core i7, 2,20 GHz, 8GB Ram, 64-bit OS, x64 processor

[NeuroFunker 11]

runs better says a lot,could u provide windows 7 FPS vs windows 8 fps u have in arma?

[antoineflemming 14]

runs better says a lot,could u provide windows 7 FPS vs windows 8 fps u have in arma?

12fps to 19fps

Texture detail, Video memory, Anisotropic filtering, terrain detail, shadow detail: Normal

Object detail: High

HDR quality: Very High

Quality Preference: Very High

Postprocessing Effects: Low

Vsync: disabled

ATOC: Everything

FXAA: High

[Tonci87 163]

Interesting. My ArmA2 OA actually runs better on Windows 8 than it did on Windows 7. Same machine, but I just upgraded the OS. It's a Dell XPS 17, running Windows 8 Pro, 1TB HD (2 500GB HDs), Intel Core i7, 2,20 GHz, 8GB Ram, 64-bit OS, x64 processor

Of course it will run better after you set up a new system. The same would have happened if you reinstalled win 7.

A nice and clean HDD gives the best results ;)

[sickboy 13]

Of course it will run better after you set up a new system. The same would have happened if you reinstalled win 7.

A nice and clean HDD gives the best results ;)

Upgrading Windows doesn't make a nice and clean HDD ;)

[Tonci87 163]

Upgrading Windows doesn't make a nice and clean HDD ;)

It does if you format it, right? :confused:

[sickboy 13]

It does if you format it, right? :confused:

Then you didn't upgrade, technically, but installed fresh :)

[Tonci87 163]

Then you didn't upgrade, technically, but installed fresh :)

That´s what I mean and what I usually do when I switch to a new OS. So antoine did you make an upgrade or a fresh install

[iceman77 18]

nvm 5char

Edited February 14, 2013 by Iceman77