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Review: Windows 7 vs. Vista: high-end graphics put to the test

by Tarinder Sandhu on 27 March 2009, 21:41

Tags: Gigabyte (TPE:2376), ATi Technologies (NYSE:AMD), NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA), BFG Technologies

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Enemy Territory: Quake Wars

Enemy Territory: Quake Wars (high-end) 1,680x1,050 4xAA 16xAF
BFG GTX 260 896MB *Vista*Gigabyte HD 4870 1GB *Win7*Gigabyte HD 4870 1GB *Vista*BFG GTX 260 896MB *Win7*
92.1384.182.5592.75


Enemy Territory: Quake Wars (high-end) 1,920x1,200 4xAA 16xAF
BFG GTX 260 896MB *Vista*Gigabyte HD 4870 1GB *Win7*Gigabyte HD 4870 1GB *Vista*BFG GTX 260 896MB *Win7*
76.1770.3569.5576.65


Enemy Territory: Quake Wars (high-end) 2,560x1,600 4xAA 16xAF
BFG GTX 260 896MB *Vista*Gigabyte HD 4870 1GB *Win7*Gigabyte HD 4870 1GB *Vista*BFG GTX 260 896MB *Win7*
48.6744.644.8347.85


The GeForce GTX 260's lead reduces as we run all the way up to 2,560x1,600. Pragmatically, you will see no frame-rate difference when gaming under 7, yet the system may well feel smoother.