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In article <317c6890.1149043787@news.demon.co.uk>
           nigel@openvms.demon.co.uk "Nigel Barker" writes:

> On Fri, 19 Apr 96 12:40:23 GMT, Peter Hamilton
> <peter@hamil.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> >We're trying, unsuccessfully to obtain the specific video drivers for NT.
> >The generic S3 drivers work ok, but the proper driver would give a big
> >boost to graphics performance.
> 
> Don't be so sure. I have found the generic S3 drivers very good with
> both a couple of Diamond cards & a Spea. I wasn't convinced that the
> manufacturer specific drivers were any faster although there were more
> variations in colour depth/resolution available.

I've just found and installed the latest NT drivers for my video adaptor
(Trio S3 732) and run a test with WinTach v1.0 (16 bit).

The new drivers are a measly 1.5% faster than the generic NT S3 drivers.
Contrast this with Windows 3.11, where the specific drivers gave a 102%
boost. WinTach reports an overall speed of 36.93 under NT and 51.87 under
Windows 3.11.

Thanks to all who replied,

Pete.
-- 
"Windows 95 supports non-Microsoft general applications in the same
 way that a rope supports a man about to be hanged."