Remember to update your drivers!

[Neil]

I just updated the driver for my graphics card and I got a noticeable performance boost in GTA IV. It's still pretty unplayable, but it does give hope for some people:

Before:
Statistics
Average FPS: 19.32
Duration: 36.90 sec
CPU Usage: 82%
System memory usage: 85%
Video memory usage: 100%

Graphics Settings
Video Mode: 800 x 600 (60 Hz)
Texture Quality: Low
Render Quality: Low
View Distance: 1
Detail Distance: 1

Hardware
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Service Pack 3
Video Adapter: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2600 XT
Video Driver version: 6.14.10.6706
Audio Adapter: Realtek HD Audio output
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T7700 @ 2.40GHz

File ID: Benchmark.cli

After:
Statistics
Average FPS: 23.66
Duration: 37.24 sec
CPU Usage: 81%
System memory usage: 76%
Video memory usage: 96%

Graphics Settings
Video Mode: 800 x 600 (60 Hz)
Texture Quality: Low
Render Quality: Low
View Distance: 1
Detail Distance: 1

Hardware
Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Service Pack 3
Video Adapter: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 2600 XT
Video Driver version: 6.14.10.6734
Audio Adapter: Realtek HD Audio output
Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU T7700 @ 2.40GHz

File ID: benchmark.cli

[Neil]

I just updated the drivers on my 2007 iMac (2.4GHz, 2GB RAM, X2600 256MB) to the latest versions offered by ATi using the DriverHeaven Mobility Modder tool. I got about a 10fps increase over the originals.

Here are the 3 benchmarks I have done. First one was using the drivers supplied on the Leopard disc, the second one was performed using the updated Boot Camp drivers from ATi.com and the third was using the absolute latest ATi drivers.

A further GTA IV specific driver update is coming from ATi on Wednesday.

Statistics
Average FPS: 19.32
Duration: 36.90 sec
CPU Usage: 82%
System memory usage: 85%
Video memory usage: 100%

Statistics
Average FPS: 23.66
Duration: 37.24 sec
CPU Usage: 81%
System memory usage: 76%
Video memory usage: 96%


Statistics
Average FPS: 29.22
Duration: 37.31 sec
CPU Usage: 85%
System memory usage: 76%
Video memory usage: 98%

The game is now bearable, and I think I will begin to play. I'm trying it out on my 2.0GHz Aluminium MacBook in a moment, although I would appreciate it if someone could point me in the direction of how to modify nVidia's latest drivers to work on the machine.

[Vortigern]

Thanks for reminding me about updating the drivers, that changed my framerate from 'tolerable' to 'enjoyable'.

[Xan]

Those Beta Nvidia Driver didn't do anything for me almost, ATi's is going to dominate performance probably