[Bug 15925] World of Warcraft: Extreme FPS drop since 3.0.2

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http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15925





--- Comment #27 from Adys <adys.wh+winehqdotorg at gmail.com>  2008-12-06 22:46:31 ---
(In reply to comment #26)
> I've now tried running Wow in OpenGL and D3D mode on Windows XP. My experience
> is that while both modes provide higher framerates than Wine, D3D is much
> better performing for my hardware in Windows than OpenGL. In particular, I've
> seen framerates of:
> 
> (all in the horde stronghold of Alterac Valley)
> Windows XP, OpenGL: 29 fps average
> Windows XP, Direct3D: 51 fps average
> Wine 1.1.5, OpenGL: 14 fps average
> 

(In reply to comment #23)
> I'm running 8800gtx with the 177.80 drivers, 2 gigs of ram, AMD 6400+ dual core
> running under opensuse 11 and Wine 1.1.8 in OpenGL mode(D3D crashes the game).
> I've noticed a big FPS drop with the new patch. BT was perfectly playable with
> about 40-60 fps during intense boss battles and trash. After the patch it chugs
> along at 15 fps, which is playable its just hard on the eyes. Sunwell, Battle
> for Mount Hyjal, and Serpentshrine Cavern also surfer.
> 
> Also since the time I've been in Northrend (only lvl 72 ATM) when inside
> Warsong Hold I get decent FPS but it jitters every 2 seconds. Enabling or
> disabling GL_ARB_vertex_buffer_object shows no obvious difference ether. 
> 
> When its all said and done, I confirm this bug.
> 

Could you try the new nVidia 180.11 beta drivers? I've had *huge* performance
improvements with them.

If you're faced with further crashes with those beta drivers, please have a
look at bug 16311.


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