nottheguru said:Is Windows Experience Index Scores a Vista only thing? I googled it and looks like everything refers to Vista.
The Graphics Score
This score is intended to reflect how a system will run Aero (desktop composition) and playback Windows Media Video. It measures video memory bandwidth (in mega bytes per second) and converts it to a score between 1.0 and 5.9.
If the graphics hardware does not support DirectX 9 (DX9) graphics, then the system receives a graphics score of 1.0 regardless of driver type. If the system supports DX9, but does not have a WDDM Driver (Windows Vista Display Driver Model) the system will then receive a graphics score of 1.9 at the most.
The Gaming Score
The gaming score measures the frames per second the graphics card can handle for various textures.
Additional notes:
·If the graphics card does not support D3D 9 then it receives a Gaming score of 1.0.
·If D3D 9 is supported, the card is DX9 capable and has a WDDM driver, it will score at least 2.0.
·If the score is greater than or equal to 5.0 and the graphics sub-system does not support Pixel Shader 3.0 then the score is limited to 4.9