The maximum increase is 418%! Genuine "Nurturance graphics card" Intel Ruixuan A750 new and old driver game comparison

Since February of last year, Intel has been working hard on Graphics card drive The update push of has been directly speeded up, basically realizing Day0 level support for new games. At the same time, Intel has not given up optimizing some classic old games. After nearly a year Graphics card driver More than 50 versions have been updated. In addition to better supporting DX12 games, some DX9 DX11 The old game has also been improved beyond imagination.

In January 2024, Intel Ruixuan graphics card driver ushered in another major update. In addition to optimizing the newly released games, it also brought different performance improvements for more than 20 popular DX11 and DX12 games DX eleven After the major update of the game, another "super upgrade" of the Ruixuan graphics card driver. From 2 023 Since August 2008, the Razor graphics card has supported more than 30 new games accumulatively, which has improved the performance of more than 70 popular games.

At this stage, the latest driver version of Ruixuan graphics card has arrived at 5186/5234 WHQL. Compared with the large-scale 4972 driver update last November, the frame number experience of many games has been substantially improved. Especially for the ultra cost-effective graphics card Ruixuan A750, the iteration of different versions of the driver is equivalent to a new graphics card, It can really be said to be the "nurturance system" in the graphics card.

Next, we will compare the games driven by 4972 and 5186/5234 WHQL to see how the game performance of Intel Ruixuan graphics card has changed in less than three months.

·Test platform configuration information

For this test, we selected Intel Core i7-14790F The special processor platform in China is equipped with ROG Z790-E GAMING motherboard and 2 × 16GB DDR5-6000 memory. This configuration reflects the performance of the current mainstream hardware configuration, so it is instructive.

This game test includes three parts:

First, compare the new and old driver frames of classic and old games.

Second, it compares the new and old driver frames of newly released popular games.

Third, compare the frame number of new and old Intel XeSS drivers.

Without much gossip, we officially entered the "Comparison of new and old driver frames of classic and old games" section.

·Comparison of new and old driver frames for classic games

First of all, this game test is all based on Highest picture quality, 4K, 2K and 1080p Three resolutions, Games without DX version are tested in DX12 mode, and games without standard Intel XeSS status are tested in default settings, Please be informed.

APEX Hero

The first test game is APEX Hero. As an E-sports game, the higher the frame number, the better. The frame number performance should be stable, and there should be no sudden and large fluctuations in the frame number, because this will seriously affect the player experience.

stay 4972 drive The number of frames for Ruixuan A750 to run this game is low, 4K resolution is 99 fps on average, 2K resolution is 169 fps on average, 1080p resolution is 200 fps on average 。 While upgrading the latest 5186/5234 WHQL version driver After that, The 4K resolution is increased to an average of 105 fps, the 2K resolution is increased to 193 fps, and the 1080p resolution is increased the most, to 259 fps, with an increase of 29.5%.

Next, we can see the comparison of the frame numbers of the two driver versions in the same scene: the first picture is the 4972 version driver, and the second picture is the 5186/5234 WHQL version driver, with a resolution of 1080p. It can be seen that the difference in the frame numbers is quite obvious.

「 Civilization 6 」

The second test game is Civilization 6. As a flag strategy game, this game does not require high hardware performance, and processor performance is more important. However, higher frames are naturally better for players than none.

In this part of the test, we compared the average frame and the frame image cycle. The former is easy to understand, and the latter is actually the frame generation time, that is, the time interval between each frame generation. The shorter the time, the smoother the picture experience.

First, let's compare the frames, In the 4972 drive, the 4K resolution averaged 102 fps, the 2K resolution averaged 141 fps, and the 1080p resolution averaged 155 fps; upgrade New Drive After that, The 4K resolution is increased to 121 fps, 2K to 173 fps, 1080p to 201 fps, and the maximum increase is about 30%!

So let's take a look Frame image period Comparison of. As can be seen from the following figure, after updating the latest driver, The frame image cycle performance at 1080p resolution has been greatly improved, from 10.218 ms to 6.567 ms, The generation time between each frame is shorter, Reduced by about 55%, The fluency of the picture is also more fluent. The 2K resolution drivers have not changed much, while the 4K resolution is slightly shortened from 11.514ms to 10.567ms, improving the overall performance.

The following is from Civilization 6 Benchmark The first screenshot shows the 4972 driver test results, and the second is the 5186/5234 WHQL driver test results:

Epoch: 1800

The third test is "Epoch 1800". As the top work of urban architecture simulation game, Epoch series is loved by players. In this game test, we DX11 and DX12 are compared pattern Next, the frame number of new and old drivers. Since Epoch 1800 has a better frame performance than DX11 when it is added to DX12 mode, and the optimization of DX11 and DX12 by Ruixuan graphics card driver is also ongoing, we can see some phased achievements from this game.

As can be seen from the test, relative 4972 drive For example, The 5186/5234 WHQL version driver has greatly improved the performance of game frames in both DX11 and DX12 modes 。 among DX12 at 1080p resolution Has the largest increase, 46.6% ； DX11 has the largest increase of 59.2% at 2K resolution ， In addition, the overall frame number of the new version of the driver has increased significantly. For such a city building simulation game, with the increase of the city size in the later period, the number of rendering on the same screen increases. Naturally, the higher the frame number, the better.

In addition, you can feel the change of the frame number under the new and old driver versions by comparing the frame number of the following two 4K resolution initial scenes. The first is the 4972 version driver, and the second is the 5186/5234 WHQL version driver:

"Lost Light 2"

The fourth test game is Fading Light 2. The multiplayer mode of this game is more fun than the single player mode, so a higher frame number is the basic condition for not killing teammates. The Benchmark test provided by the game shows that the 4972 driver has already performed well, and the average frame resolution of 4K, 2K and 1080p has exceeded 50fps; On this basis, 5186/5234 WHQL driver has been further optimized and improved. 4K has reached 58fps, 2K has risen to 87fps, and 4K has exceeded 100fps, making it more smooth overall.

Self defense 4

The last classic old game tested is Self Defense 4, which is also The one with the largest difference between the new and old driver frames 。 We directly report the results:

stay 4972 drive Next, The Ruixuan A750 is basically not optimized for this game ， Therefore, at 4K, 2K and 1080p resolutions, the overall frame count is not good, and you cannot play smoothly. While updating 5186/5234 WHQL version driver After that, the average frame of the game at three resolutions was greatly improved, 4K increased from 17fps to 50fps, 2K from 29fps to 87fps, 1080p from 32fps to 112fps, with the maximum increase of more than 250% and the minimum increase of nearly 200%!

Now let's experience the effect of this new driver through the number of frames in the new and old driver states of the same scene at 4K resolution:

·Test comparison of new games in 2024

Next, let's take a look at the differences between the two newly released games in 2024 and the 4972 version under the new driver. These two games are Dragon 8 and Iron Fist 8.

"Dragon 8"

Japanese games have always relied on driver optimization, and often a change in the driver of a version will lead to a huge difference in the number of frames, as is the case with Rulong 8. As you can see, in the 4972 drive Next, this game The average frame with 4K resolution is only 17fps, the average frame with 2K resolution is 59fps, and the average frame with 1080p resolution is 92fps , cannot run at high resolution.

But upgrade to 5186/5234 WHQL version driver After that, The number of 4K resolution frames is increased from 17fps to 88fps by 418%, the 2K resolution from 59fps to 142fps by 141%, and the 1080p resolution from 92fps to 173fps by 88%. Among them, the optimization of 4K resolution is quite amazing, from no play to a very smooth frame number range. Is it right to say that Ruixuan graphics card is a "nurturance" graphics card?

We intercepted the frame number comparison between the new and old drivers in the same scene at 4K resolution. The first picture is the 4972 version driver, and the second picture is the 5186/5234 WHQL version driver. The frame number difference is really amazing.

Iron Fist 8

As a fighting game, Iron Fist 8 is locked at 60fps by default, because if the number of frames exceeds 60fps, the action of the characters will speed up. Therefore, such fighting games as Street Fighter and Iron Fist have a default maximum of 60fps. Driven by 4972, Ruixuan A750 can't run this game at 60fps at 4K resolution, with an average of only 48fps, so the sluggish feeling when playing is obvious.

While upgrading 5186/5234 WHQL version driver After that, 4K, 2K and 1080p can run this game at a stable 60fps state, The overall experience is excellent, and this game must be played at 4K resolution, because 4K resolution can fully display its excellent scene art design, which can be called a visual feast.

·Comparison of new and old Intel XeSS driver frames

For Ruixuan graphics card, Intel XeSS technology is the best way to increase the number of game frames. Therefore, we also tested the performance of Intel XeSS. In terms of the game, we chose an old game, "Lost Light 2", and a new game, "Rulong 8". During the test, the highest picture quality was turned on, and the resolution was 4K, because only when the resolution was 4K, the GPU performance would be fully adjusted.

First, let's take a look at The Fading Light 2. Its Intel XeSS mode includes three levels of quality, balance and performance. The improvement between the 4972 old drive and the 5186/5234 WHQL new drive is not significant, basically around 7fps.

Comparatively speaking, the difference of Rulong 8 is quite large. Driven by 4972 version, the average frame number of the four levels of extreme image quality, image quality priority, balance, and frame number priority is 28 fps, 30 fps, 32 fps, and 35 fps respectively, which basically has no effect. and New Driver Next, The average frame number of the four levels of image quality has increased to 51fps, 62fps, 73fps and 85fps, with a maximum increase of 143%.

In addition, the average frame of the old driver is only 17fps when Intel XeSS is turned off, while the new driver is upgraded to 30fps. Although it is not smooth to play, 30fps is basically playable. In addition, with the help of the new driver, the number of frames after Intel XeSS is turned on is up to 183% higher than when XeSS is turned off, from which we can feel the importance of Intel XeSS.

·Evaluation summary

In fact, after Intel launched the Ruixuan A series graphics card, the most important problem before it is driver optimization. Because whether it is the Ruixuan A750 or the more high-end Ruixuan A770 3DMark The theoretical running score can be exceeded RTX 3060, or even close to the performance of RTX 3070, but once put into the actual game, it will be found that the frame number caused by the drive problem affects the naked eye, which makes it difficult for practical applications to match the theoretical score performance.

However, after nearly a year of continuous driver optimization and acceleration, the current Intel Ruixuan graphics card can basically match its theoretical performance for DX9, DX11, and DX12 games, which is naturally a good thing for Ruixuan graphics card users.

As a user who has continued to pay attention to the driver upgrade of Ruixuan graphics card since its first launch, the author deeply felt the magical experience of using Ruixuan graphics card as a "nurturance system" graphics card. Often, the upgrade of a driver version can bring a smooth upgrade experience to several games, which is not fun?

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