| Metric | Standard Windows Driver | Extra Quality Driver (19.5.34.61) | |--------|-------------------------|------------------------------------| | Click latency (ms) | 48 ms | | | Two-finger scroll jitter | ±5 pixels | ±1.2 pixels | | Palm rejection success rate | 72% | 98% (typing test, 100 WPM) | | Three-finger gesture recognition | 83% | 99% | | Battery draw (active use) | 0.8W | 0.6W (optimized polling) |
Published by Tech Performance Labs | Updated for 2025 synaptics touchpad driver windows 11 extra quality
The Extra Quality driver reduced finger drag friction perception by using algorithmic prediction, making the touchpad feel significantly smoother despite identical hardware. Microsoft is slowly shifting to the Precision Touchpad (PTP) standard, where the OS handles gestures instead of the driver. For native Synaptics hardware, this is bad news. However, the “Extra Quality” driver forces PTP emulation while retaining Synaptics’ superior hardware acceleration. | Metric | Standard Windows Driver | Extra