NeoWin have a new tool for u guy's. Stardock has stated that once most users have XP with proper video drivers, whole new categories of software can be created that can do visual things not seen before.
Stardock has released a free program that tests to see if your video card and drivers support the new Windows XP APIs for alpha blending acceleration along with general performance tests. The goal behind XPBench is to get video card makers to update their drivers to take advantage of these things.
Download: XP Bench 1.02 (236KB)
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.
Stardock has released a free program that tests to see if your video card and drivers support the new Windows XP APIs for alpha blending acceleration along with general performance tests. The goal behind XPBench is to get video card makers to update their drivers to take advantage of these things.
Download: XP Bench 1.02 (236KB)
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.
