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    ATI X1400 no 3D hardware acceleration?

    Discussion in 'Lenovo' started by Smalltalk80, Apr 1, 2007.

  1. Smalltalk80

    Smalltalk80 Newbie

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    My T60 has ATI Mobility Radeon X1400 128MB and runs Vista at 1280x800
    But it seems that somehow I don't get 3D support
    Sisoft Sandra tells me I don't have 3D hardware acceleration in its DirectX test; my Windows Vista Experience Index is only 2.8 for Graphics and 3.0 for Gaming Graphics; when I run 3DMarks 06, my FPS is smaller than 1 and the score is a miserable 347
    When I run Need For Speed 6, I have no problem setting all features to highest and getting smooth play, but when I run NFS 9, the graphics is terrible

    Does anyone know what's wrong with my system?
    Thanks!

    EDIT:
    I just ran 3DMark05 and got 871. Other people also with Core 2 T7200 and ATI x1400 get around 2000. I noticed the difference is that my ATI card runs at 128MHZ while their run at around 400MHZ

    Why is there a frequency difference? Has Lenovo tricked me by using lower-grade GPU memory?
     
    Smalltalk80, Apr 1, 2007
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  2. adinu

    adinu I pwn teh n00bs.

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    No Lenovo did not trick you...

    Install the lastest catalyst drivers and make sure that the card is not running in power saving mode.

    Other than that, the only other explanation is a faulty card.
     
    adinu, Apr 1, 2007
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  3. Smalltalk80

    Smalltalk80 Newbie

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    Thank you so much!
    I usually set my cpu speed to "adaptive", and I didn't know that it could also affect ATI
    After changing the power scheme to maximum performance, I got a 2400 score (1024*768) in PCMark05 ^_^
     
    Smalltalk80, Apr 1, 2007
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  4. sapibobo

    sapibobo Notebook Evangelist

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    Where did you set your CPU speed to adaptive?
     
    sapibobo, Apr 1, 2007
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  5. Smalltalk80

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    You can set it in ThinkVantage's power manager
    I created a new power plan for it
     
    Smalltalk80, Apr 1, 2007
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    bigtrip Notebook Enthusiast

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    871 seems horribly slow. I have the lower X1300 and got 1540 in 3dMark05
     
    bigtrip, Apr 2, 2007
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    prashanthm Notebook Consultant

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    Smalltalk80, I have a similar config and I am unable to run NFS Hot Pursuit2 (gets the initial screen with the yellow car and fails saying that 'Unknown problem initializing graphics')and NFS MW Relentless (doesn't start at all, Vista closes speed.exe claiming that the program has stopped responding).

    What version of Catalyst Center and Mobility drivers do you use?

    Note: I tried these NFS versions at the lowest possible resolution (800 X 600), no luck :(. OCed the X1400 to 590-490 (from 492-436), no luck :(
    I can run Age of Empires 3 and Age of Mythology at 1680 X 1050 at 25-30 FPS.
     
    prashanthm, Sep 13, 2007
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