FFXIV ARR Benchmark Scores: Now with Character Creation

**Onizuka** · 2013-05-15 19:06

Got a new rig in anticipation for ARR my last laptop only got like 2k it was an entertainment laptop 240hz 3d was great while I had it but the GT 540m gpu just couldn't cut it for gaming, new laptop is 120hz 3d but much better for gaming.

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**mistmonster** · 2013-05-24 13:46

In case anyone cares.. (sorry if its been done, haven't kept up with the thread)

Razor Edge Pro (RZ09-00930101-R3U1)

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Weird that it identifies the Intel graphics card. I know I picked the nvidia geforce gt 640m le. In fact if you try to run it on the Intel it behaves very badly.

Dulek · 2013-05-28 17:48

Updated graphics card from 5870 to GTX780.
Loved the constant "irql_not_less_or_equal" I was having trying to uninstall AMD drivers and install NVidia's.

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Another go with changes to CPU and RAM speed.

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After format, reinstall of Windows, hyper threading disabled, CPU set to 4.6GHZ.

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After upgrading from 1333mhz, 6GB to 2400mhz, 16GB ram.

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**Sign** · 2013-05-29 03:00

Originally Posted by Dulek

Updated graphics card from 5870 to GTX780.
Loved the constant "irql_not_less_or_equal" I was having trying to uninstall AMD drivers and install NVidia's.

I get that error when I am trying to uninstall the AMD CAP files and then drivers without a reboot in between. So if I have 2 sets of CAPs installed and a set of drivers I reboot between each uninstall or it throws that error/BSOD.

Dulek · 2013-05-29 10:54

Originally Posted by Sign

I get that error when I am trying to uninstall the AMD CAP files and then drivers without a reboot in between. So if I have 2 sets of CAPs installed and a set of drivers I reboot between each uninstall or it throws that error/BSOD.

Good to know, thank you.
Sadly, I got too frustrated and end up formatting my drive.

**Onizuka** · 2013-06-01 23:41

Just thought Id let anybody with an nvidia card know not to bother with the new driver 320.18 tons of issues with many cards across the board. 314.22 works just fine. I switched from the 314.22 and went even further back to the 307.17 driver and it seemed to do even better.. is nvidia going backwards?

Benchmarks:
314.22= 5511
307.17 = 5748
307.17 overclock = 6694(Not bad for a laptop)

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Is it just me or are the older nvidia drivers outperforming the newer ones? Also has anybody had any positive experiences with the new 320.18 drivers?

**Burningthought** · 2013-06-02 01:59

Originally Posted by Onizuka

Just thought Id let anybody with an nvidia card know not to bother with the new driver 320.18 tons of issues with many cards across the board. 314.22 works just fine. I switched from the 314.22 and went even further back to the 307.17 driver and it seemed to do even better.. is nvidia going backwards?

Benchmarks:
314.22= 5511
307.17 = 5748
307.17(overclock)= 6411(Not bad for a laptop)

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Is it just me or are the older nvidia drivers outperforming the newer ones? Also has anybody had any positive experiences with the new 320.18 drivers?

I'm sure nvidia will come out with some game ready drivers once ARR launches, it'll probably only get better from here.

**Celeras** · 2013-06-02 02:18

Originally Posted by Onizuka

Just thought Id let anybody with an nvidia card know not to bother with the new driver 320.18 tons of issues with many cards across the board. 314.22 works just fine. I switched from the 314.22 and went even further back to the 307.17 driver and it seemed to do even better.. is nvidia going backwards?

Benchmarks:
314.22= 5511
307.17 = 5748
307.17(overclock)= 6411(Not bad for a laptop)

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Is it just me or are the older nvidia drivers outperforming the newer ones? Also has anybody had any positive experiences with the new 320.18 drivers?

320.18 is considerably better in every benchmark I ran, and improves in all of the actual games Ive been playing recently (GW2, Metro Last Light, Tomb Raider, BF3). FFXIVs benchmark being poorly optimized shouldn't really be too much of a surprise.

For reference sake:

**Prothescar** · 2013-06-02 03:49

Apparently the 320.18 drivers manage to brick some types of GPUs, most often 560ti.

THis thread is full of reported issues with them, really not many positive posts. Some floating around other sites as well. I'm sure they work fine for some people, but with the volume of issues and reports of those issues going around the Internet at the moment, it's a bit of a gamble. I personally like my games without crashes to desktop, texture artifacts, and other graphical artifacts.

**Celeras** · 2013-06-02 05:00

Well I can only speak for myself, but I personally have a 780/680/560ti on them without any issues. You can also go here, here, and here to see what the norm is for those threads. Use whatever works for you either way.

"Bricking" GPUs is absolute nonsense though lol. The only way that is even possible at the driver level is by interrupting fan operation and causing a thermal shutdown.

**Onizuka** · 2013-06-02 12:41

Originally Posted by Prothescar

Apparently the 320.18 drivers manage to brick some types of GPUs, most often 560ti.

THis thread is full of reported issues with them, really not many positive posts. Some floating around other sites as well. I'm sure they work fine for some people, but with the volume of issues and reports of those issues going around the Internet at the moment, it's a bit of a gamble. I personally like my games without crashes to desktop, texture artifacts, and other graphical artifacts.

Yea I've posted on that thread a few times myself. 320.18 turns off my display well anybody with gtx680m and 120hz3d display. Lots of issues and complaints, the're quite a few 560ti users as you mentioned. Tons of issues with BF3, pc's freezing, crashing you name it. Hopefully they come out with a fix soon I wouldn't mind a little performance boost like Celeras and his ridiculous benchmark score lol

Dulek · 2013-06-02 12:51

Originally Posted by Celeras

320.18 is considerably better in every benchmark I ran, and improves in all of the actual games Ive been playing recently (GW2, Metro Last Light, Tomb Raider, BF3). FFXIVs benchmark being poorly optimized shouldn't really be too much of a surprise.

For reference sake:

What build you have?

**Prothescar** · 2013-06-02 15:21

Originally Posted by Celeras

Well I can only speak for myself, but I personally have a 780/680/560ti on them without any issues. You can also go here, here, and here to see what the norm is for those threads. Use whatever works for you either way.

"Bricking" GPUs is absolute nonsense though lol. The only way that is even possible at the driver level is by interrupting fan operation and causing a thermal shutdown.

I'm relatively certain that that's what they're doing, most of the reports include abnormal fan behavior (fans not powering on, etc.) and well above recommended temperatures before the crash that causes the GPU to no longer power on. Mostly idiots frying their GPUs by not realizing that their fans aren't working, but still, it's worth noting. Take caution with them, they work for some people but for others they're pretty unfortunate.

I'm still on 306.97, they've been all around the best driver set for my 670s.

**Nighteagle** · 2013-06-03 13:13

Asus Corsair V MB, AMD 4 Ghz Processor overclocked to 4.51 (can go more if I wanted to), 32 GB DDR3 2400 Ram, AMD Radeon 7970 6 GB GDDR5 Vapor X Graphics

**Nighteagle** · 2013-06-03 13:17

Asus Crosshair V MB, AMD 4 Ghz Processor overclocked to 4.51 (can go more if I wanted to), 32 GB DDR3 2400 Ram, AMD Radeon 7970 6 GB GDDR5 Vapor X Graphics

Score: 9608

http://bucket.bluegartr.com/c7253b98...65f6189401.png

Dulek · 2013-06-03 17:00

While no 9608, I'm slowly tweaking my settings for better scores. I'm too afraid though to touch voltage settings. Any advice greatly appreciated.

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**Ares** · 2013-06-03 18:23

asus auto tuned to 4.2 ghz and 770

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manual overclock to 4.5ghz 770 overclocked to 1228mhz

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**TacoTaru** · 2013-06-03 19:59

Skimmed the thread and did a quick search, but I didn't see anything. My wife is using 560ti and I can't even launch the benchmark for her. It will open to a black screen and then close real quick. I've made sure DirectX is up to date, updated to the latest nvidia drivers (but rolled back to what I just read), and still nothing. Am I missing something obvious that could be causing this?

**Nighteagle** · 2013-06-04 00:32

So i just tweaked the GPU memory by 10 Mhz for shits and giggles, and got a new score of 9724 hahaha. Ill post the results for this one.

FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn Official Benchmark (Exploration)
Tested on:6/4/2013 1:28:58 AM
Score:9724
Average Framerate:87.405
Performance:Extremely High
-Easily capable of running the game on the highest settings.

Screen Size: 1920x1080
Screen Mode: Full Screen
Graphics Presets: Maximum
General
-Improve overall graphic quality. : Enabled
-Disable rendering of objects when not visible. (Occlusion Culling) : Disabled
-Use low-detail models on distant objects to increase performance. (LOD) : Disabled
-Cache LOD data only when necessary. (LOD Streaming) : Disabled
-Smooth edges. (Anti-aliasing) : Enabled
-Increase transparent lighting quality. : Enabled
-Grass Quality : High
Shadows
-Use low-detail models on shadows to increase performance. (LOD) : Disabled
-Display : All
-Shadow Resolution : High: 2048 pixels
-Shadow Cascading : High
-Shadow Softening : High
Texture Detail
-Texture Filtering : High
-Anisotropic Filtering : High
Effects
-Naturally darken the edges of the screen. (Limb Darkening) : Enabled
-Blur the graphics around an object in motion. (Radial Blur) : Enabled
-Effects While in Motion : Display All
-Screen Space Ambient Occlusion : High
-Glare : Normal
Cinematic Cutscenes
-Enable depth of field. : Enabled

System:
Windows 8 Pro 64-bit (6.2, Build 9200) (9200.win8_gdr.130410-1505)
AMD FX(tm)-8350 Eight-Core Processor
32666.988MB
AMD Radeon HD 7900 Series(VRAM 4095 MB) 8.17.0010.1191

Love this computer

**Nighteagle** · 2013-06-04 00:34

Link for pic~

http://bucket.bluegartr.com/42d4727d...5b3f0d3b83.png

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