Running Windows Vista's new Aero graphical interface doesn't impact PC performance, a

[Anusha]

According to speed measurements of more than 60 common business chores, which were conducted by North Carolina-based Principled Technologies for Microsoft, using the Aero interface "had little or no negative effect on Windows Vista's performance."

Matt Ayers, a program manager with the Windows Client Performance team, touted the results on the group's blog. "We put quite a bit of effort into making sure that the new visuals were as efficient as possible, and it really paid off," he wrote. "You can run Aero without guilt!"

Principled Technologies measured performance with Aero on and off using a Dell XPS M170 notebook equipped with 1 Gbyte of RAM, a 2.0-GHz Intel Pentium M 750 single-core processor, and a graphics card with 256 Mbytes of memory. The laptop's configuration met or exceeded Microsoft's own minimum system requirements for what it calls a "Vista Premium Ready PC," which is a system with sufficient horsepower to run Aero. Those requirements, for example, specify a graphics card with at least 128 Mbytes of memory.

Aero, which can be disabled by the user, is automatically ditched for a simpler, Windows XP-style interface, when Vista is run on lower-powered PCs.

The Vista performance report can be downloaded as a PDF file from here

I also agree 100% with this claim. It saves so much resources for the CPU by using the idle GPU for GUI rendering.

 

[dpg]

gotta get myself a new video card

 

[Anusha]

gotta get myself a new video card

Hehe. Go for a DX10 card when the cheaper ones are available

 

[Novindu]

hmmm thx for da info man

 

[nEoN_wHitE]

ummm yaaa nice info anusha

 

[zCexVe]

Hehe. Go for a DX10 card when the cheaper ones are available

when will be that?hi hi..

 

[Anusha]

when will be that?hi hi..

Hehe. Yeah it will take some time, but if he waited this long with onboard video, I think he can wait few more months too. Once Vista is properly released to the "people", we'll see more and more DX10 cards.

 

[zCexVe]

He waited this long,but i dont think he can hold up anymore..hi.hi.hi.
Do u think he can hold on with the games and apps round us??

 

[dpg]

He waited this long,but i dont think he can hold up anymore..hi.hi.hi.
Do u think he can hold on with the games and apps round us??

Still i can beat u guys in most wanted (Hope i can )

 

[Anusha]

Still i can beat u guys in most wanted (Hope i can )

I'm not so sure about that. You wanna bet?

 

[dpg]

I'm not so sure about that. You wanna bet?

Well u can try to keep up with me but I dnt hv it with me now.

 

[zCexVe]

in racing or performance??
Im in for both..

 

[Anusha]

I think it's you who'll have to keep up with me

 

[Anusha]

in racing or performance??
Im in for both..

I think he's talking about racing. Whichever it is, you won't have a chance against me

 

[dpg]

in racing or performance??
Im in for both..

In fps performance u'll race ahead but when it comes 2 racing u guys wont hv a chance! jk

 

[Anusha]

In fps performance u'll race ahead but when it comes 2 racing u guys wont hv a chance! jk

I'm not so sure about that. You wanna bet?

My challenge still stands

 

[dpg]

My challenge still stands

Machan make a new thread, So we all can challenge each other.

 

[Anusha]

Machan make a new thread, So we all can challenge each other.

Hmmmm....can't you do it yourself? Are you taling about the track records?

 

[dpg]

Hmmmm....can't you do it yourself?

You started it

Are you taling about the track records?

track records it is!

 

[Anusha]

You started it
track records it is!

Ok what the hell men. I'll start it