NVIDIA GeForce To Quadro Soft-Mod Guide

[Mac Daddy]

Originally Posted by Adrian Wong

Hmm.. So it works for 3ds Max. I think Gen has Maya. Must ask him to try it out.

If you don't I will

[Adrian Wong]

Originally Posted by Fuzzy_3D

Ok, I have the SPECViewperf 10 resutls.
Higher is Better

8800 Ultra (6.14.11.7474)
SPECViewperf Maya: 39.04
SPECViewperf Max: 12.08
Cinebench 10 OpenGL: 5951


Quadro FX 4600 driver (6.14.11.7474)
SPECViewperf Maya: 39.06
SPECViewperf Max: 23.05
Cinebench 10 OpenGL: 6823


Quadro FX 4600 driver (6.14.11.6947)
SPECViewperf Maya: 38.99
SPECViewperf Max: 23.25
Cinebench 10 OpenGL: 6827

BTW, can we use your results in an update of the article?

Thanks!

[Fuzzy_3D]

For sure.
I just did a fresh install of SP3, so I'll post the SPECviewperf 10 results once I have them.

EDIT: SPECvp10 uses 3DS max 3.1 and Maya 6.5 scenes for testing, so don't count on this bench for up to date results.

[Adrian Wong]

Originally Posted by Fuzzy_3D

For sure.
I just did a fresh install of P3, so I'll post the SPECviewperf 10 results once I have them.

EDIT: SPECvp10 uses 3DS max 3.1 and Maya 6.5 scenes for testing, so don't count on this bench for up to date results.

Thanks! Look forward to the results!

[Fuzzy_3D]

Rig:
Q6600 -stock
Gigabyte P35-DS3P -stock
EVGA 8800 Ultra -stock
G.Skill 2x2GB DDR2 1000 (@800mhz)

Results:

Stock 8800 Ultra (6.14.11.7474)

SPECviewperf 10

3dsmax-04....... 9.91
catia-02........ 12.58
ensight-03..... 16.53
maya-02........ 33.97
proe-04......... 11.87
sw-01............. 6.41
tcvis-01.......... 3.97
ugnx-01.......... 5.23

3D Mark 06

Score:.... 12195
SM 2.0:.... 4885
SM 3.0:.... 5387
CPU:........ 3799


Quadro FX4600 Drivers (6.14.11.7474)

SPECviewperf 10

3dsmax-04........ 15.34
catia-02........... 15.71
ensight-03........ 19.02
maya-02........... 33.95
proe-04............ 14.07
sw-01.............. 26.18
tcvis-01............. 7.01
ugnx-01............. 5.22

3D Mark 06

Score:.... 12276
SM 2.0:.... 4919
SM 3.0:.... 5440
CPU:........ 3795


This mod is excellent. It works with the latest drivers, improves performance in most viewports, and leaves 3D performance at original speeds.

[Adrian Wong]

Originally Posted by Fuzzy_3D

Rig:
Q6600 -stock
Gigabyte P35-DS3P -stock
EVGA 8800 Ultra -stock
G.Skill 2x2GB DDR2 1000 (@800mhz)

Results:

Stock 8800 Ultra (6.14.11.7474)

SPECviewperf 10

3dsmax-04....... 9.91
catia-02........ 12.58
ensight-03..... 16.53
maya-02........ 33.97
proe-04......... 11.87
sw-01............. 6.41
tcvis-01.......... 3.97
ugnx-01.......... 5.23

3D Mark 06

Score:.... 12195
SM 2.0:.... 4885
SM 3.0:.... 5387
CPU:........ 3799


Quadro FX4600 Drivers (6.14.11.7474)

SPECviewperf 10

3dsmax-04........ 15.34
catia-02........... 15.71
ensight-03........ 19.02
maya-02........... 33.95
proe-04............ 14.07
sw-01.............. 26.18
tcvis-01............. 7.01
ugnx-01............. 5.22

3D Mark 06

Score:.... 12276
SM 2.0:.... 4919
SM 3.0:.... 5440
CPU:........ 3795


This mod is excellent. It works with the latest drivers, improves performance in most viewports, and leaves 3D performance at original speeds.

Wow.. That's great news!!

[Aneo]

what about sli?
how shall we soft mode if system is sli

[Adrian Wong]

Originally Posted by Aneo

what about sli?
how shall we soft mode if system is sli

Hmm.. Never thought about SLI, but SLI support should be independent of the mod. If the Quadro driver supports SLI, then you will be able to run it on SLI.

[Max_87]

I think you are seeing improvements in most viewports because according to the people in RivaTuner discussion forums, it only speeds up viewport acceleration. 3dsmax is the only software that they manage to get full acceleration with softmod.

It's true. 8800GTS is a perfect Quadro now (3DSMAX9 ONLY!!!) - Guru3D.com Forums

Still a nice mod, although it's not a fully functional quadro. You might want to update the article about this.

[Adrian Wong]

Originally Posted by Max_87

I think you are seeing improvements in most viewports because according to the people in RivaTuner discussion forums, it only speeds up viewport acceleration. 3dsmax is the only software that they manage to get full acceleration with softmod.

It's true. 8800GTS is a perfect Quadro now (3DSMAX9 ONLY!!!) - Guru3D.com Forums

Still a nice mod, although it's not a fully functional quadro. You might want to update the article about this.

Going to update it. Even speeding up viewport acceleration is a nice free upgrade.

We have to get Maya tested. Odd how they can get 3ds max to work but not Maya or the other software.