I came to the same conclusion. They keep around the same framerate until the shit hits the fan and then Mantle usually maintans a higher framerate.
-
Hey, guest user. Hope you're enjoying NeoGAF! Have you considered registering for an account? Come join us and add your take to the daily discourse.
Dragon Age: Inquisition PC performance thread
- Thread starter Krappadizzle
- Start date
I came to the same conclusion. They keep around the same framerate until the shit hits the fan and then Mantle usually maintans a higher framerate.
ShadowSoldier89
Member
I was figuring mantle was an option...by dragon age is telling me only Direct 3d11 is available on my configuration...which is crossfire 290s, so thats dumb
HallucinatingElvis
Banned
Amd 6300/7950/8 gigs
Started right off using mantle and the high settings, ran nice but with of dips when I was just running, the cut scene stutters were there also. Tried ultra and it just chugged
Switched to direct x and went to ultra, tuned off msaa and switched post process aliasing to medium...it's smooth as can be, no more cut scene stutters...I'll check the fps later
Started right off using mantle and the high settings, ran nice but with of dips when I was just running, the cut scene stutters were there also. Tried ultra and it just chugged
Switched to direct x and went to ultra, tuned off msaa and switched post process aliasing to medium...it's smooth as can be, no more cut scene stutters...I'll check the fps later
DylanTackoor
Member
I'm thinking about picking up another 970 for this game now. Want to run it completely maxed out with maybe some antialiasing and keep it at 60+ fps. That and I'm worried about The Witcher 3 now.
ShadowSoldier89
Member
uggh...I cant figure this game out at all. performance is all over the place, already turned textures down, tesselation down, MSAA off, and AO down, yet im still jumping between 20 and 60
Hmm. Downloaded the new nvidia drivers but I'm getting the message "this game cannot be optimized."
Unrelated: What are the right settings to tweak to get rid of shiny hair? A search suggested putting mesh to ultra, but if my toon is standing near a light source (like the fire in your room), his hair is still shiny/waxy.
Unrelated: What are the right settings to tweak to get rid of shiny hair? A search suggested putting mesh to ultra, but if my toon is standing near a light source (like the fire in your room), his hair is still shiny/waxy.
Have you tried fullscreen with mantle? When I tried mantle out, it stuttered using windowed fullscreen, but ran smooth in fullscreen.
What's your CPU? I have a 970 (the asus one) too and it runs great now.
Allnamestakenlol
Member
What do you have under the hood? I can't get a locked 60 in the hinterlands with two 970s on mostly high with some ultra and no msaa. =/
I get exactly locked 60 with 2 970s with everything on ultra EXCEPT MSAA x2 instead of x4
what CPU do you have?
edit: make sure to run fullscreen, SLI seems borked on windowed borderless (at least for me, drops to 40s)
Allnamestakenlol
Member
Allnamestakenlol
Member
Post processing controls it, I think. Lowering it should help.
Do a clean intall of the lastest beta drivers.
ShadowSoldier89
Member
Disable crossfire and framerate changes from 20-60 to 50-60
of course it fucking does
god fucking damnit
of course it fucking does
god fucking damnit
DylanTackoor
Member
You can force MFAA in games now?
Yea (for 9xx cards), drivers just hit this afternoon.
ah, i5 4690k here, and I bet that dude has the same or higher, probably i7
MFAA is only supported for a select number of games. Dragon Age Inquisition is not included yet. You can learn more and see the whole list here:
http://www.geforce.com/whats-new/articles/geforce-344-75-whql-driver-released
Well I was rock solid 60fps for the whole prologue. Now that I'm in haven, I'm bouncing around 45-55. I think I'll disable MSAA and see how it looks.
I've been alternating mouse + keyboard with controller and while the controller is better, I kind of like the mouse+kbd. I just wish I could change the default behavior of the mouse to be always mouselook and hold right click to get a pointer. Going to experiment with them more.
I've been alternating mouse + keyboard with controller and while the controller is better, I kind of like the mouse+kbd. I just wish I could change the default behavior of the mouse to be always mouselook and hold right click to get a pointer. Going to experiment with them more.
Complistic
Member
So i get like a half second stutter every 15 to 20 seconds. Running a 660 with the latest drivers. This is the only game that does it. Ideas?
Its during gameplay and cutscenes.
Its during gameplay and cutscenes.
Try clean installing the new drivers. It seemed to have fixed that problem for others.
I took a decent hit on performance when I got to the hinterlands. I switched over to mantle and gained about 15 fps. I'm running it in fullscreen because for some reason it stutters and isn't smooth at all in windowed fullscreen.
It seems pretty accurate to me. I can feel the drops when it shows.
VFX_Veteran
Banned
So this game is as demanding on hardware as Unity but nowhere near as good looking? Well, I'll see in a few minutes.. installing now on my system... 
So this game is as demanding on hardware as Unity but nowhere near as good looking? Well, I'll see in a few minutes.. installing now on my system...
I think this game is beautiful. Wait until you get to the Hinterlands.
Don't do it.
I think the game requires a minimum of 4 core CPU, which you don't currently have. So unless you upgrade, you're one of the few who I would recommend to buy it on console.
This used to be the exact rig I had. I would presume that you would want to upgrade your CPU and card at least a little bit if you want a great graphics experience, but you should be able to run at lowest settings getting 25-30 fps. I would worry about your processor though, since I have an i5 4690k and it is being worked pretty hard, especially in towns.
EDIT: Yeah, looking at specs needed, you should upgrade your CPU to a quad core before you pull the trigger. The video card will be at least adequate if you want 30 FPS.
I had a little stutter. It was again caused by afterburner and Riva tuner statistics server. I think it conflicts with the Origin overlay since the other game I had a BIG stutter in battlefield 4. I closed afterburner and all is well.
For future attempts, I've disabled the Origin in-game overlay. We'll see how that works down the line. No more time to play with it today.
So this game is as demanding on hardware as Unity but nowhere near as good looking? Well, I'll see in a few minutes.. installing now on my system...
I haven't bothered to actually properly benchmark both games, but the performance doesn't seem greatly different to me on my GTX 770. Unity does have more advanced graphics, though, that much is clear to me. DAI looks great, even fantastic in some parts, but you can still see elements of it that were held back by it's cross-gen nature.
LowParry
Member
So here's what I got going. I think the benchmark in game is trash. I don't know what to make of it.
7950 3GB
I5 3570 OC 4.3
8 GIG RAM
I figured I'd be able to run this pretty smoothly. I've just settled with High settings across the board with MSAA off. Seems like it runs pretty good but some strange stutters here and there. Thinking of maybe holding off till we see some patch work going for better gains. Can't really tell between DX11 and Mantle though.
7950 3GB
I5 3570 OC 4.3
8 GIG RAM
I figured I'd be able to run this pretty smoothly. I've just settled with High settings across the board with MSAA off. Seems like it runs pretty good but some strange stutters here and there. Thinking of maybe holding off till we see some patch work going for better gains. Can't really tell between DX11 and Mantle though.
Hmmm. I can usually pick them up. I don't feel it here.
Nvidia cards can't use mantle yet, can they?
Sorry for the lame post that's already been answered a million times, but how well does the game play with a controller on PC ? I'm thinking of streaming it using my Nvidia Shield.
I'm debating between getting it for PC and PS4, but I'm not sure how far off the PS4 version looks compared to PC.
I'm debating between getting it for PC and PS4, but I'm not sure how far off the PS4 version looks compared to PC.
Jawmuncher
Member
This game just runs all over the place on my 660.
However it never seems to dip below 30 so that's good.
Aside from the lack of being able to use the Dpad on the main menu it works great.
Have 4 hours in with just the controller as a warrior and have had no issues.
However it never seems to dip below 30 so that's good.
Aside from the lack of being able to use the Dpad on the main menu it works great.
Have 4 hours in with just the controller as a warrior and have had no issues.
Oh, so you have to use the mouse to navigate the main menu... ? Hmm...
Try closing Fraps or similar programs.
no, he said you cant use the dpad, not "you cant use the controller"
also Munch, someone posted a command line to lock the game at 30 if you dont want it all over the place
Ah my bad, thanks guys
I guess I'll get it for PC, I have the following rig, so I'm assuming I'll be able to run it better than the PS4 version:
i2500k oc'ed to 4.4ghz
GTX 670
8Gb Ram
Ah my bad, thanks guys
I guess I'll get it for PC, I have the following rig, so I'm assuming I'll be able to run it better than the PS4 version:
i2500k oc'ed to 4.4ghz
GTX 670
8Gb Ram
dont get me wrong, its a STUPID STUPID thing to not let you do, but yeah you can use the analog stick, just not the dpad in menus. its quite annoying
also, the game feels great (some would argue its how its meant to be played) on a pad. you can only have 8 spells mapped anyway, even on keyboard
Khaos_Knight
Banned
Well then.
I doubt my laptop's i7-3610QM and GTX 660M will be able to play this on medium @ 720p so I'll just go ahead and get it for the PS4.
I doubt my laptop's i7-3610QM and GTX 660M will be able to play this on medium @ 720p so I'll just go ahead and get it for the PS4.
Yeah I can see it getting annoying, they'll probably fix it at some point. With the game on consoles, I'm not surprised it feels great with a controller, I'm still happy to hear it though
Thanks for the info
Not yet, but also highly unlikely to ever be able to. (AMD developed it.)
Much better.Ah my bad, thanks guys
I guess I'll get it for PC, I have the following rig, so I'm assuming I'll be able to run it better than the PS4 version:
i2500k oc'ed to 4.4ghz
GTX 670
8Gb Ram
Welp, time to make myself some coffee
I should add though: Update your drivers and keep your settings reasonable if you want a consistent frame rate.
Depends if you like European architecture or Scandinavian mountains.So this game is as demanding on hardware as Unity but nowhere near as good looking? Well, I'll see in a few minutes.. installing now on my system...
Do we know what comparable settings the PS4 version is running at ?