We already know that the look and feel of Windows 8 is very different from Windows 7. But once you fire up your favorite title, does Microsoft's latest affect your experience? We test 10 games and talk to one of the company's SDEs to answer that question.
Benchmark Results: Metro 2033
Both AMD and Nvidia enjoy slight speed-ups from the shift to Windows 8 in Metro 2033.
Tracking performance over time demonstrates the slight (but consistent) advantage in Windows 8. But will every game exhibit this same slight edge one way or the other? Oh, just you wait...
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Don Woligroski was a former senior hardware editor for Tom's Hardware. He has covered a wide range of PC hardware topics, including CPUs, GPUs, system building, and emerging technologies.
