Is the Windows 7 default graphic driver faster than the newest NVIDIA Forceware?
- by netvope
Here is my Windows 7 Experience Index using the stock graphics driver:
And after installing the newest driver Forceware 197.45, it becomes:
The only change is that the "Gaming graphics" subscore drops from 6.4 to 5.2.
Is the stock graphic driver more optimized for Windows 7? Or is Forceware 197.45 buggy? Should I revert back to the stock driver?
My configuration:
Athlon 64 X2 5000+
Asus M2A-VM (AMD 690G, SB600)
6 GB DDR2-800 RAM (only 3.25 GB usable under Windows)
GeForce 8600 GT (256 MB)
Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit