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[Damian.]

I can, easily.

The new Nvidia driver 314.07 improved my performance.

And it seems my GTX670 is not magical :
http://physxinfo.com/news/9653/borderlands-2-physx-benchmark-roundup/

Even a GTX580 can run the game at 60fps with Physx high, I was already very close to that with my GTX570.

Same goes for Batman AA/AC and Alice Madness Returns. Haven't tried Hawken yet.

My 680 runs Borderlands 2 w/ PhysX like complete and utter trash. I get frequent dips to the 30's and 40's with low GPU utilization but high CPU utilization, like the game isn't using GPU for PhysX at all even when forced to. Both Batman games run great however

Spoiler

(Except for the Penguin fight with the Mr. Freeze gun, I drop to the 50's when there are a bunch of ice particles being rendered)

 

[Eideka]

My 680 runs Borderlands 2 w/ PhysX like complete and utter trash. I get frequent dips to the 30's and 40's with low GPU utilization but high CPU utilization, like the game isn't using GPU for PhysX at all even when forced to. Both Batman games run great however

Spoiler

(Except for the Penguin fight with the Mr. Freeze gun, I drop to the 50's when there are a bunch of ice particles being rendered)

Are you sure you forced Physx on your GPU in the control panel ?

I guess... still +100% performance drops for the effects is quite a lot.

I don't give a fuck as long as the framerate is still higher than 30. I hate when games drop below that and it never happened to me in 68 hours of Borderlands 2.

It could be worse.

 

[Pagusas]

My 680 runs Borderlands 2 w/ PhysX like complete and utter trash. I get frequent dips to the 30's and 40's with low GPU utilization but high CPU utilization, like the game isn't using GPU for PhysX at all even when forced to. Both Batman games run great however

Spoiler

(Except for the Penguin fight with the Mr. Freeze gun, I drop to the 50's when there are a bunch of ice particles being rendered)

somethings wrong then, as I get consistently high FPS with physics on high. Make sure you've got the latest physic software installed and have it set to GPU in the nvidia control pannel.

 

[MrCunningham]

Will this also work on PS4?

Since this is a DX11 feature, I don't think it will. But no doubt a PS4 equivalent will be achievable with the same type of results anyway. But Durango will be a DirectX machine, so these effects should be cross compatible.

 

[Damian.]

Yes. I have tried dozens of times setting it to auto select, to forced 680 usage, to forced CPU usage. My performance is virtually the same on all three modes, low GPU utilization with high CPU utilization. The Gearbox forums have researched and came to the conclusion that for some systems BL2 just doesn't use the GPU for PhysX for some unknown reason.

PhysX works fine for both Batman games, so I know I have PhysX properly configured.

 

[Feature]

Maybe we'll finally get some good pubes now... that's what this generation needs.

 

[Stallion Free]

Maybe we'll finally get some good pubes now... that's what this generation needs.

Haha, I had to reread that to make sure I wasn't seeing things.

 

[R1CHO]

I don't give a fuck as long as the framerate is still higher than 30. I hate when games drop below that and it never happened to me in 68 hours of Borderlands 2.

It could be worse.

Ok, I also don't have any problem playing at 30 fps usually, but with borderlands i feel the need for 60 fps... so i was playing with physx off, i guess i could at least use medium settings.

 

[EdwardTivrusky]

Maybe we'll finally get some good pubes now... that's what this generation needs.

Next-gen Leisure Suit Larry and Lula 3D confirmed

 

[Durante]

I'm playing Borderlands 2 on an (overclocked) 660ti, 2560x1440, everything maxed and physx at medium, and I never drop below 55 FPS (mostly way above 60). I like the various pieces of cloth you can shoot/jump through.

Wait, what was this thread about again?

 

[Damian.]

Wait, what was this thread about again?

Being thankful for platform agnostic physics?

 

[KKRT00]

Since this is a DX11 feature, I don't think it will. But no doubt a PS4 equivalent will be achievable with the same type of results anyway. But Durango will be a DirectX machine, so these effects should be cross compatible.

DX11 mean mostly GPGPU features that use shaders 5.0, tessellation and atomics. Rewritting it to libgcm [which should also has some form of native import function from dx11] shouldnt be a problem.

 

[watchdog]

ATI never died in my heart. <3 Radeon 9700 <3

Hear, hear! That card served me well for so long.

I'm glad that this tech is going to be available for Nvidia users as well. What a great win for the consumer.

 

[Stallion Free]

ATI never died in my heart. <3 Radeon 9700 <3

9800 Pro 4 lifeee

 

[shinobi602]

Amazing. Now I'm tempted to pick this game up.

Because of....hair?

 

[Mononoke]

Because of....hair?

You guys just don't understand graphics porn.

 

[Harlequin]

 

[Sentenza]

Maybe we'll finally get some good pubes now... that's what this generation needs.

Triss Merigold, I'm looking at you right now.

 

[Fine Ham Abounds]

Triss Merigold, I'm looking at you right now.

firecrotchfx

 

[Pachterballs]

this image is so funny and amazing at the same time.

no more nariko hair.

 

[derFeef]

Where from?
It improves the overall look so much, well done AMD.

 

[FACE]

I'm playing Borderlands 2 on an (overclocked) 660ti, 2560x1440, everything maxed and physx at medium, and I never drop below 55 FPS (mostly way above 60). I like the various pieces of cloth you can shoot/jump through.

Wait, what was this thread about again?

Hair and shampoo.

 

[Eideka]

It looks really, reaaaally good.

I was underwhelmed by the Lara's character model on consoles, the PC version seems to have a higher quality model.

Nice.

 

[shinobi602]

Hopefully all next gen games take advantage of this tech.

 

[Mithos]

Maybe we'll finally get some good pubes now... that's what this generation needs.

Looking forward to the fan-patches are we?

 

[DieH@rd]

Impressive. Can someone find shot of this scene without shampooed hair?

 

[Eideka]

http://forums.eidosgames.com/showpost.php?p=1866348&postcount=256

 

[Mononoke]

Looking forward to the fan-patches are we?

Skyrim Nexus just broke out in rejoice.

 

[Harlequin]

Where from?
It improves the overall look so much, well done AMD.

I have no idea TBH. Someone posted it on TRF without the source.

 

[derFeef]

PC version should look good.

For most textures we have 16 times the data compared to consoles.

Nixxes Q&A about the Port

 

[Pachterballs]

btw.

Square must be really stonkingly happy about this.

instead of making games, they can do hair.

 

[DieH@rd]

Definatley not CGI quality, but it will look nice from default gameplay camera view.

 

[Mononoke]

I just hope Nvidia can run this on Day 1. I mean, it's already been clarified this is a DirectX 11 feature. So I assume that means it will just be available in the menu when you check DirectX 11 on?

EDIT: I guess we won't know that until..the game releases. But lol, I hope so!

 

[Earendil]

Maybe hair physics will finally catch up to breast physics.

 

[kinggroin]

Can you run Borderlans 2 at 60 fps with Physx High? That would be surprising.

I know I can, in Barman as well. Same for Alice

PhysX doesn't seem to be much of a hit on the 670/680 cards.

 

[dino1980]

Couldnt resist buying the game after seeing this. Preordered the game over at GMG.

 

[keltickennedy]

Every DX11 card with DirectCompute should support it.

My fingers are crossed. Nvidia card here.

Edit: Just read this on the edios forum from Nixxes

We are working on features that are specific to the PC platform, but if they are DX11 features they will also work on Nvidia DX11 hardware.

 

[derFeef]

That's one nice shot. Minus the aliasing...

 

[JaseC]

btw.

Square must be really stonkingly happy about this.

instead of making games, they can do hair.

Now that Squeenix has HD hair, next on the agenda is HD towns!

 

[toastyToast]

It almost looks like she feels bad for console gamers

 

[DieH@rd]

Agni demo has more detailed hair...

 

[Noirulus]

I've always been an Nvidia purist but the fact that AMD has made this tech available for all platforms means I'll only be buying ATi cards from hereon. Thank you AMD!

 

[JaseC]

PC version should look good.



Nixxes Q&A about the Port

I hope we get engine-level SMAA support. SMAA's anti-aliaising is virtually perfect as far as my eyes are concerned (next to no jaggies and no discernible loss of texture clarity), but more often than not I can't stomach the battering HUD elements take when it's run as an external post-process.

It almost looks like she feels bad for console gamers

I bet the camera only shoots in 720p.

 

[Kacho]

Too late, Triple H already shaved his head. What a waste.

lol

I can't wait to check this out next week. Very exciting stuff!

 

[Harlequin]

This one looks amazing!

http://driber.net/os/tr9/Screenshots/TressFX Screens/TR9_Concept Art_v1_TR_Dry_03_TressFX.jpg

 

[xenist]

I know I can, in Barman as well. Same for Alice

PhysX doesn't seem to be much of a hit on the 670/680 cards.

I have run Borderlands 2 maxed on a 560Ti. Even with PhysX maxed too the hit was negligible. PhysX is really well coded.

 

[SneakyStephan]

Holy mother of crushed blacks... Looking at it on my crt monitor and upped the brightness to 100 and the rightmost part of her head is still solid black, and I mean #000000 black.

 

[keltickennedy]

I've always been an Nvidia purist but the fact that AMD has made this tech available for all platforms means I'll only be buying ATi cards from hereon. Thank you AMD!

Seems like the tech will also be available on Nvidia cards....i think.

We are working on features that are specific to the PC platform, but if they are DX11 features they will also work on Nvidia DX11 hardware.

 

[DieH@rd]

Holy mother of crushed blacks... Looking at it on my crt monitor and upped the brightness to 100 and the right part of her head is still solid black.

Shoddy JPEG compresison.

 

[EatChildren]

*awesome new hair render and physics engine*
*releases grainy jpg screenshots and no video*