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Old 03-02-2010, 08:35 AM   #58 (permalink)
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Default Re: Dirt 2 Owners Thread

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Originally Posted by ViciousXUSMC View Post
I have the steam version it should have patched for me auto, I did not notice a increase of performance from the game patch.

I did get a performance boost from updating my video card drivers from 9.12 to 10.3

the 10.2 ATI drivers have an 8% Dirt 2 boost and 10.3 had a 10% boost.

Its been shown to be consecutive for multiple users and laptop/desktop alike.
Well this could explain why you were getting the same benchmark scores as I was before even though you had post processing set to max and mine was on medium - I'm assuming that performance now would be more or less equal between the 5870 and 285m on this game after this update (probably with a 10% lead on your end).

Regardless, I've never had a patch up the Frames by that much, I was a little shocked when I first noticed it - although in a good way. Still a little taken aback though as, for me at least, the difference in performance is huge. 50%+ increase means some serious optimisation.

I have the steam version as well and didn't even know it was updating until the little icon popped up saying that Dirt 2 had finished downloading.
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