A question about AA technology

[Fahrenheit01]

I am an enormous graphics whore and i always want my games to look the best possible they can. And i was wondering which AA preset gives the best looking graphics? I have a 1060 on 1080p so there is no problem if it hits hard on performance. For example in BF1 i play with TAA enabled, but if there's a better AA preset that gives better look somebody please tell me. Also if i disable AA and bump up resolution scaling will that give me better looks or the same, just with much lower framerate? And 1 more question: in Skyrim i can put my resolution to 4k and then downscale it to 1080p. Is that smart and should i do it? If it's ok should i download 4k texture mods then or keep with 1080p and download 2k texture mods?

[Phentos]

Technically the best looking AA technique out there atm is Supersampling (SSAA). But at higher levels of SSAA this will absolutely crush your 1060, even at 1080p.

 

Second best is MSAA, which does not hammer performance quite as hard as SSAA, but it's still very intensive for what little visual difference it gives compared to post processing AA such as SMAA or TAA.

 

Best advice is to use DSR (or resolution scaling) to render at a higher resolution then also use FXAA. Best compromise IMO if you insist on eliminating aliasing without eliminating your performance

[Fahrenheit01]

22 minutes ago, Phentos said:

Technically the best looking AA technique out there atm is Supersampling (SSAA). But at higher levels of SSAA this will absolutely crush your 1060, even at 1080p.

 

Second best is MSAA, which does not hammer performance quite as hard as SSAA, but it's still very intensive for what little visual difference it gives compared to post processing AA such as SMAA or TAA.

 

Best advice is to use DSR (or resolution scaling) to render at a higher resolution then also use FXAA. Best compromise IMO if you insist on eliminating aliasing without eliminating your performance

so should i use MSAA or TAA in BF1? Btw you didn't answer my last question about Skyrim

[Phentos]

2 minutes ago, Fahrenheit01 said:

so should i use MSAA or TAA in BF1? Btw you didn't answer my last question about Skyrim

Use TAA in BF1.

Also my mention of DSR applies to Skyrim too.

[Fahrenheit01]

1 hour ago, Phentos said:

Use TAA in BF1.

Also my mention of DSR applies to Skyrim too.

ok then, in Skyrim use DSR and no AA? what about texture mods, 4k or 2k?

[Phentos]

2 hours ago, Fahrenheit01 said:

ok then, in Skyrim use DSR and no AA? what about texture mods, 4k or 2k?

I would personally stick to 2K textures. 4K textures + DSR and other visual mods will eat up your VRAM. If you use an ENB it will really inflate VRAM usage.

 

Also only use FXAA if you are using visual mods, such as lighting or ENB.

[Fahrenheit01]

15 minutes ago, Phentos said:

I would personally stick to 2K textures. 4K textures + DSR and other visual mods will eat up your VRAM. If you use an ENB it will really inflate VRAM usage.

 

Also only use FXAA if you are using visual mods, such as lighting or ENB.

ok thanks. what is ENB?

[Phentos]

1 minute ago, Fahrenheit01 said:

ok thanks. what is ENB?

http://wiki.step-project.com/Guide:ENB