just ran:
Statistics
Average FPS: 56.13
Duration: 37.79 sec
CPU Usage: 74%
System memory usage: 28%
Video memory usage: 64%
Graphics Settings
Video Mode: 800 x 600 (56 Hz)
Texture Quality: High
Shadow Quality: Off
Reflection Resolution: Off
Water Quality: Low
Texture Filter Quality: Anisotropic x4
Night Shadows: Off
View Distance: 25
Detail Distance: 31
Hardware
Microsoft Windows Developer Preview
Video Adapter: AMD Radeon HD 6550D (Engineering Sample - WDDM v1.20)
Video Driver version: 8.17.10.1086
Audio Adapter: Speakers (Creative SB X-Fi)
AMD A8-3870 APU with Radeon HD Graphics
File ID: Benchmark.cli
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around the middle of last May:
Statistics
Average FPS: 53.62
Duration: 37.52 sec
CPU Usage: 70%
System memory usage: 29%
Video memory usage: 76%
Graphics Settings
Video Mode: 800 x 600 (75 Hz)
Texture Quality: Medium
Shadow Quality: Medium
Reflection Resolution: Medium
Water Quality: High
Texture Filter Quality: Anisotropic x4
Night Shadows: Off
View Distance: 19
Detail Distance: 12
Hardware
Microsoft Windows Developer Preview
Video Adapter: SUMO 9640
Video Driver version: 8.17.10.1091
Audio Adapter: Speakers (Creative SB X-Fi)
AMD A8-3870 APU with Radeon HD Graphics
File ID: Benchmark.cli
original poster, put a memrestrict commandline in your GTA IV folder. and either remove the video card or leave in and disable the onboard video, then compare results. good luck.
i have no idea what this guy did, couldn't get crossfired 6450 to work right in GTA IV/EFLC:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAV4zxvDgvEhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22LEW35DcRk This post has been edited by unc13bud on Friday, Jul 13 2012, 04:00