Omnia vs OEM CDMA d3d drivers

[Incubated]

what are the advantages of one over the other?

[ou2mame]

well, the omnia driver is strictly a software rendering driver iirc... so, there would be absolutely no upside to running it.

[Incubated]

i noticed videos, youtube, are choppier on cdma oem. is it me, or can this be confirmed?

[Tenny]

Alright, so i decided to do a bit of testing. I tested the Omnia vs. OEM CDMA D3D vs OEM GSM D3D.

So I built a rom off Calk's kitchen (21042). They all had the same settings, etc. I used both SPB Benchmark 1.6 (Freeware) and Dynamixsoft 3D Benchmark (Freeware).

With the SPB Benchmark Results, FS means File System, GRF means Graphics. I included both just incase anyone wanted to see the results.

Each rom was built with the following selected in Calcs 4.6.1 Kitchen:

System
-Games
-Internet Explorer
-Office Mobile
-Remote Desktop
-SqlCeMobile
-Rhodium Ringtones
Carrier
-Generic
D3D
-Omnia First
Icons
-3D
-HTC Logo
Apps
-Dynamix 3D Benchmark
-SPB Benchmark
Tweaks
-3 Row
-Battery
-Preload
-Registry

Also had Topaz Notification Enhancement. (forgot to remove it from OEM folder).

Problems with this test:
1. I realize that after a few hard resets the device becomes faster, so I tested them w/o any hard resets, to try and mimic the results as much as possible. To combat this problem, I included FS tests in SPB Benchmark, as the D3D drivers should not affect the FS.
2. I don't know if either of the graphics tests utilize D3D. (big problem...)

Anyways some results:
Omnia
SPB Benchmark - (Results are in MS (miliseconds). Lower numbers = Better)

fs-largefilewrite 637.300000
fs-largefileread 39.500000
fs-largefilecopy 771.000000
fs-manyfileswrite 4201.800000
fs-manyfilesread 247.200000
fs-manyfilescopy 3604.000000
fs-dirlisting 1377.600000
fs-db 735.800000
grf-ddb 8.800000
grf-dib 34.170000
grf-gapi 28.135000

Dynamix 3D Benchmark - (Results are in Frames Per Second, Higher numbers are better)

Average FPS: 31.66
Min FPS: 25
Max FPS: 33

OEM GSM D3D
SPB Benchmark - (Results are in MS (miliseconds). Lower numbers = Better)

fs-largefilewrite 620.100000
fs-largefileread 39.100000
fs-largefilecopy 765.300000
fs-manyfileswrite 3680.500000
fs-manyfilesread 242.500000
fs-manyfilescopy 3429.600000
fs-dirlisting 1281.600000
fs-db 677.500000
grf-ddb 8.810000
grf-dib 34.345000
grf-gapi 28.955000

Dynamix 3D Benchmark - (Results are in Frames Per Second, Higher numbers are better)

Average FPS: 31.80
Min FPS: 19
Max FPS: 33

OEM CDMA D3D
SPB Benchmark - (Results are in MS (miliseconds). Lower numbers = Better)

fs-largefilewrite 613.200000
fs-largefileread 35.500000
fs-largefilecopy 753.800000
fs-manyfileswrite 3604.600000
fs-manyfilesread 238.500000
fs-manyfilescopy 3399.200000
fs-dirlisting 1282.100000
fs-db 672.400000
grf-ddb 6.165000
grf-dib 24.060000
grf-gapi 5.760000

Dynamix 3D Benchmark - (Results are in Frames Per Second, Higher numbers are better)

Average FPS: 57.16
Min FPS: 30
Max FPS: 67

Conclusion:
No it's not the most scientific test that can be done. I didn't think it through when I started. Despite the problems, there appears to be a clear winner: OEM CDMA D3D. For all future roms that I cook, they will all be with that until a new driver comes out, or another test the proves my test results with an actual 100% D3D benchmark.

[redd214]

thanks for taking the time to do the test. i dont quite understand the numbers but i appreciate the effort. can anyone else confirm his conclusion?

[Tenny]

Ahh yes, forgot to include what the numbers mean.

SPB Benchmark results are in miliseconds. The lower the number the faster the test completed. ( Lower = Better).
Dynamixsoft 3D Benchmark results are in Frames Per Second. The more frames, the faster it's being rendered. (Higher = Better)

[redd214]

cool thanx for the explanation

[Incubated]

hey thanks. this hit the spot. i am using cdma d3d drivers as i found the system runs smoother with those. the youtube has been choppy lately, but that could be the internet also, or the 21210 sys. in any case, numbers are not at all marginal for omnia and cdma. as you said, clear winner.

[rjmjr69]

Thanks for the hard work and effort put into this