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You probably won't notice much, probably not the best comparison but playing Mafia II with PhysX off and with it on high I didn't notice any difference apart from a big drop in fps.

 

Basically don't worry about it, if you want the Radeon then buy it.

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So I am looking into getting an R9 290 for an upcoming build and I am really getting into Arma 3. I was just wondering how much I will be missing with lack of PhysX and if it affects overall gameplay/enjoyability of the game. Thanks  :P  :D

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You probably won't notice much, probably not the best comparison but playing Mafia II with PhysX off and with it on high I didn't notice any difference apart from a big drop in fps.

 

Basically don't worry about it, if you want the Radeon then buy it.

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You probably won't notice much, probably not the best comparison but playing Mafia II with PhysX off and with it on high I didn't notice any difference apart from a big drop in fps.

 

Basically don't worry about it, if you want the Radeon then buy it.

Sweet thanks. 

I should be studying.

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So I am looking into getting an R9 290 for an upcoming build and I am really getting into Arma 3. I was just wondering how much I will be missing with lack of PhysX and if it affects overall gameplay/enjoyability of the game. Thanks  :P  :D

I don't know if that game has physX or not but I sure as heck would choose a game (same type of game) with physX over one without it.

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I don't know if that game has physX or not but I sure as heck would choose a game (same type of game) with physX over one without it.

 

Even if it barely makes a difference?

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To me it is a noticeable difference.  If you don't see it I think you are blind.

 

Well I didn't notice it in Mafia II but what I did notice is my GTX 660 struggling to get above 22 fps when I was walking around. When I was driving it was fine at 60 fps but I still couldn't see a change and no I am not blind.

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Arma 3 does not use GPU accelerated physx or any proprietary effects. It's rather lightweight and CPU only regardless of GPU.

You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
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...yes it does use PhysX...

 

I know it uses PhysX. However it does NOT use GPU accelerated PhysX effects. It's CPU PhysX calculations only.

http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?156718-ArmA-3-physx

You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.
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I know it uses PhysX. However it does NOT use GPU accelerated PhysX effects. It's CPU PhysX calculations only.

http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?156718-ArmA-3-physx

Oh sweet thanks, I don't know that much about PhysX.  :P

I should be studying.

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