More strange benchmarks

[Chivpcgamer]

So I noticed again during the r9 270x unboxing more totally playable results for crysis 3 at very high 8xmsaa 1080p. This is just not possible on a single card, its really confusing, I think the r9 290 was at 40 fps, my 780 cannot play this game at 8x msaa on low settings even with v sync off. I love these guys but im really confused again lol

[Norwegiantweaker]

So I noticed again during the r9 270x unboxing more totally playable results for crysis 3 at very high 8xmsaa 1080p. This is just not possible on a single card, its really confusing, I think the r9 290 was at 40 fps, my 780 cannot play this game at 8x msaa on low settings even with v sync off. I love these guys but im really confused again lol

because you have 1200 ?

[Chivpcgamer]

because you have 1200 ?

makes very little difference

[AlwaysFSX]

It's because 8xMSAA is stupidly taxing on a system. You really don't need 8xMSAA in the first place because it makes very, very little difference in image quality. Try it with 2x and see how that works out.

[Norwegiantweaker]

makes very little difference

might be true. i run around 40fps in valley with everything on max @ 1 gpu tho. and isnt the r9 prettmuch 7970 "upgraded"

[Chivpcgamer]

It's because 8xMSAA is stupidly taxing on a system. You really don't need 8xMSAA in the first place because it makes very, very little difference in image quality. Try it with 2x and see how that works out.

This isnt the issue i play it very well at 4xmsaa, my point is that LTT benchmarks say its playable at 8xmsaa on single mid/high end cards when it isnt at all

[Chivpcgamer]

might be true. i run around 40fps in valley with everything on max @ 1 gpu tho. and isnt the r9 prettmuch 7970 "upgraded"

I base my crysis 3 performance on the train yard level and nothing upto maybe a 6gb titan or 7990 will run that smoothly at 8xmsaa. Id love to know how they benchmark in that game

[Guest Gazzer96]

It's because 8xMSAA is stupidly taxing on a system. You really don't need 8xMSAA in the first place because it makes very, very little difference in image quality. Try it with 2x and see how that works out.

I have a GTX 780 and just for the heck of it I run it at 32x CSAA and there no lag what so ever.

[Chivpcgamer]

I have a GTX 780 and just for the heck of it I run it at 32x CSAA and there no lag what so ever.

thats all well and good but what aa settings did u use in game options?

[Guest Gazzer96]

thats all well and good but what aa settings did u use in game options?

Some games allow me to go to 16x, some are are limited to 8x, but I used Nvidia's control panel to set the aa which can enhance/override the in game settings.

[Chivpcgamer]

Some games allow me to go to 16x, some are are limited to 8x, but I used Nvidia's control panel to set the aa which can enhance/override the in game settings.

yeah ive done that before in the past, its ok but in game msaa seems sharper to me

[Guest Gazzer96]

yeah ive done that before in the past, its ok but in game msaa seems sharper to me

The only problem with thw Nvidia control is that there is no option for TXAA, just FXAA; TXAA can only be adjusted in game.

[Chivpcgamer]

If you apply fxaa and then use 2xmsaa in the game settings, that will more or less be txaa

[WoodenMarker]

If you apply fxaa and then use 2xmsaa in the game settings, that will more or less be txaa

In terms of performance or looks?

[Chivpcgamer]

good question, not really sure, txaa is a blend of fxaa and 2xmsaa so im assuming it would be similar in both I suppose. I never use fxaa anyway, or txaa