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April 25th, 2009

Windows 7 RC 32-bit vs. Vista SP1 32-bit - Gaming shootout

Posted by Adrian Kingsley-Hughes @ 5:22 am

Categories: Gaming, On the test bench, Performance, Windows 7

Tags: 32-bit, Microsoft Windows 7, Performance, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Vista SP1, Games, Performance Management, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Personal Technology

Is it worth upgrading your Vista gaming rig to Windows 7? Will you see any performance benefits? Let’s find out!

Let’s look at what kind of frames per second (FPS) performance we get from the two operating systems using four different graphics cards.

Note: The Windows 7 RC EULA prohibits me from disclosing actual numbers, but I’ll give you enough information to get a good idea as to which OS is best for gaming.

What's your Windows gaming OS of choice?

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Adrian Kingsley-HughesAdrian is a technology journalist and author who has devoted over a decade to helping users get the most from technology. He also runs a popular blog called The PC Doctor. See his full profile and disclosure of his industry affiliations

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  • Talkback
  • Most Recent of 34 Talkback(s)
RE: Windows 7 RC 32-bit vs. Vista SP1 32-bit - Gaming shootout
Windows 7 is Going on my gaming machine!
As drivers get better the speed will go up
with time. But over all if it stayed the same
Windows 7 will be the better choice I think.... (Read the rest)
Posted by: Daedalu Posted on: 04/27/09 You are currently: a Guest | | Terms of Use
vista!  eggmanbubbagee@... | 04/25/09
I'll add ...  Adrian Kingsley-HughesZDNet Moderator | 04/25/09
64-bit oh yeah!!  shellcodes_coder | 04/25/09
WinXP  mikefarinha | 04/27/09
Slow? The results appear to indicate Vista is no slower than Windows 7.  ye | 04/25/09
You could also say..  msalzberg | 04/26/09
You don't need numbers.  ye | 04/26/09
Agree...  Sleeper Service | 04/27/09
RE: Windows 7 RC 32-bit vs. Vista SP1 32-bit - Gaming shootout  shellcodes_coder | 04/25/09
RE: Windows 7 RC 32-bit vs. Vista SP1 32-bit - Gaming shootout  medezark@... | 04/25/09
It's a possibility. However Windows 7 uses the same driver...  ye | 04/25/09
Almost ...  de-void | 04/27/09
What's a "bard" ???  Plain Logic | 04/25/09
Lear is better than..  msalzberg | 04/25/09
And it's better.  DannyO_0x98 | 04/25/09
Excellent post!  msalzberg | 04/26/09
I Put WIndows 7 On My Gaming Rig  itanalyst2@... | 04/25/09
Battlefield 1942  shellcodes_coder | 04/25/09
Works here....  James T. Kirk | 04/25/09
In all reality  GameOvR | 04/26/09
I'd like to see Vista RTM versus Vista SP1 now...  ye | 04/25/09
New wallpapers and icons I am sold!  Christian_<>< | 04/25/09
And that's relevant because... ?  James T. Kirk | 04/25/09
It isn't...  Sleeper Service | 04/27/09
I think this might have been a bit more useful with a comparison to XP...  TheWerewolf | 04/26/09
Adrian, I think you knew that nothing was  chrome_slinky@... | 04/26/09
RE: Windows 7 RC 32-bit vs. Vista SP1 32-bit - Gaming shootout  Col Mustard | 04/26/09
Umm  GameOvR | 04/26/09
Truth be known . . .  CobraA1 | 04/26/09
RE: Windows 7 RC 32-bit vs. Vista SP1 32-bit - Gaming shootout  david.gray@... | 04/27/09
RE: Windows 7 RC 32-bit vs. Vista SP1 32-bit - Gaming shootout  NamelessFor Now | 04/27/09
Vista will support DirectX 11 too.  Sleeper Service | 04/27/09
Not bad for imature drivers  Baer | 04/27/09
RE: Windows 7 RC 32-bit vs. Vista SP1 32-bit - Gaming shootout  Daedalu | 04/27/09

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