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182.06 vs. Win Update Drivers
Well, I was messing around and thought I would test out the Vista beta 182.06 drivers vs. the drivers you get through Windows Update. All I did was run a demo in Team Fortress 2 in with both drivers. Also my gfx card is a 7800gt, so this might not apply to newer cards.
182.06
Run 1:
1003 frames rendered in 71.503 seconds 14.03fps
Run 2:
1003 frames rendered in 71.113 seconds 14.10fps
Win Update Driver
Run 1:
1003 frames rendered in 38.940 seconds 25.76fps
Run 2:
1003 frames rendered in 37.57 seconds 26.69fps
Of course take this with a grain of salt, especially for newer systems, but if you have an older pc, and are running with the 182.06 or maybe Vista drivers in general, try using the Windows Update drivers again. I know which one's I will be using from now on.