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Card: Blonde Leffe CPU Man: GenuineAMD Mem: 127 OS: BEER Driver: 2.00.10.00 CPU ID: x86 Special Edition Ver: 103 AlphaTest: 2870 Mode: 1024 x 768 x 96 bits (240 Hz) Multi CPU: False Alpha: True TwoDTest: N/A Date: 10/24/2002 CPU: 2560 PerPixel: True Over All: 2870 Card: RADEON 9700 PRO CPU Man: AuthenticAMD Mem: 63 [...]

Stardock XPBench – The Importance of Drivers

For example, many of the alpha blending effects in Windows XP benefit from driver support for layered windows. Some drivers include support for layering and others do not. A card that is fast at 3D games that doesn’t support these APIs will be significantly slower in 2D.