- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
Posted by: someone
How much does the restored shaders patch affect framerate?
Actually, if you have a gfx card which supports shader model 3 or higher, you will get higher framerates with this patch than you did with the standard shaders.
This is because higher shader models increase performance and framarates over lower shader models. The only reason in most games you get less performance with shader model 2 or higher over lower shader models is because with a higher shader models developers can add much more detail to the shaders, which they generally do (increasing the graphics substantially). But because this is just a standard shader model 2 without all the extra details, you will receive better graphics while getting better performance at the same time.
EDIT: I have noticed a good 10-20fps increase with this patch on my 7600GT. Before I used to average out at about 50-60fps and occasionally 100+fps, but now I'm am averaging 80+fps and occasionally 120+fps :-)
EDIT 2: I also have noticed a bit of texture problems, I'm not sure whether its the drivers or this patch, but I suppose you can ignore it.
[Edited on 07.03.2007 8:30 AM PDT]