Actually FO4 is highly threaded, even so far as to use Hyperthreading.
Still, it doesn't prevent the random performance issues on PC.
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Recent PS4 SDK update unlocked 7th CPU core for gaming
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Actually FO4 is highly threaded, even so far as to use Hyperthreading.
Still, it doesn't prevent the random performance issues on PC.
Asked on the previous page but no one replied, will this drive up power consumption and heat?
And may as well ask: old games won't see any benefit unless they're patched, right?
Vita firmware 3.50 gave back 30% of RAM for devs and games such as Borderlands 2 and several others have been updated to take account of it.
And may as well ask: old games won't see any benefit unless they're patched, right?
Vita firmware 3.50 gave back 30% of RAM for devs and games such as Borderlands 2 and several others have been updated to take account of it.
You don't optimize for hyperthreading. It's transparent to the os.
FranXico
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Does Borderlands 2 now run better on the Vita?
Yes, still not a locked 30fps but performance from launch to now is night-and-day. The last patch with the 30% RAM update was a big surprise as the devs had led us to believe that the previous patch would be the final one.
Games that take account of the updated reserve can now lock out access to certain multi-tasking features to keep the game running/looking better. For example RE: Revelations 2 locks out access to Trophies, the web browsers, etc. whilst the game is running.
FranXico
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MGSV and Star Wars Battlefront say hi.
Don't expect Bethesda to deliver on that front. Ever.
Futurematic
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Moore's law. Apple A9 is at 14/16nm, after the A8 at 20nm and way back is Jaguar at 28nm.
Plus Apple's CPU team is Intel level impressive, leagues ahead of AMD.
Exceptions rather than the rule though right?
Seems like every new game I've played lately struggles to hold 30fps
Of course. I'm just saying it is decently threaded, so far as to use more than 4 threads effectively. And that its particular workload benefits from hyperthreading.
electric turd
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While I dont disagree that the cpu as a whole is weak, its far from being worse than a cell phones cpu
So, what you want to say is that brand new 16nm low power mobile CPU has better performance than 2013 28nm low power mobile CPU?
Help implies that it was trailing in the area, which is a myth.
That's on the developers because they know what they have to work with. A locked framerate is almost always possible, it's all a matter of what the devs are willing to sacrifice for it.
GifGafIsTheBestGaf
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before and after difference when Goku drank the Sacred Water
edit: hopefully though, we get 30seconds shaved off loading times on GTA
Just to paint the picture more completely, one Jaguar module [4 cores] spends 15W at default 1.6GHz cock. PS4 and Xbone have two of those modules each.
lukeskymac
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Yes, we know Jaguar is older and on an older fab process, but we're also comparing a console to a phone, people.
Dictator93
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It does (very well threaded even), the game is just shitsville in terms of design in what it does with that utilization IMO. Game is ugly as fuck.
I actually finally saw it running in person the other day. After spending a lot of time with Battlefront, it was actually rather shocking. (Yes, I'm well aware how different the games are). There was a point where my friend was running through the wasteland and everytime a bush with some berries appeared, the framerate tanked. Those berries must be some serious shit.
TimFL
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Big selling point was handling background downloads while in standby (not working though so it's probably just there to handle basic standby tasks).
That might work if you were comparing dhrystone ratings, which Apple CPUs have never been tested on afaik (I wonder why).TouchMyBox said:
Ie. if things worked that way for "real world workloads" that geekbench is supposed to emulate, PSP would have outperformed PS2 most of the time. CPU workloads are very sensitive to the memory-subsystem, and PS4s is dramatically different from any laptop or mobile device you're comparing to here.
That's incredible even with all so how many features graphic mostly are terribly applied. We can't even catch most of them at all for the terrible design.
MrTroubleMaker
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good i hope it helps.
Zombie James
Banned
Well, there's an audio library using it in the OP, so...
What if you read the OP again?
Yeah. However one should condition people not expect the same performance out of a phone.
For starters, it is more thermally limited in a phone enclosure and it also has to run on batteries. The reason they push for these improvements on phones is because phone workloads are very bursty. They save power by racing to idle, and the quicker one executes the quicker one can put the CPU to sleep.
Now if that CPU ends up in something like the Apple TV (with some additional active cooling) then that cpu could murder Jaguar.
This too.
What cell phone has a better cpu?
shpankey
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TimFL
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Neogaf in special thanks section during ending credits confirmed?
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Deleted member 80556
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I suppose he's still in his "I know a lot of devs and all of them hate GAF" mode.
What really makes this gif so damn amazing is the fact that the cups are green and blue.
If only. Too many people happy with 30fps and shinier shine.
Dictator93
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I get the feeling most of the "graphical effects" like volumetric lighting were made after the fact as a lipstick on a pig and a bullet point.
lol
Not only expensive in terms of rendering, but core to the game-world design! Those berries give people diarrhea. Which explains why the game looks like shit everywhere. Bethesda really thinks of everything.
They certainly eat like a pig.
No, it's more like FO4 and few others are the exceptions rather than the rule, most games run good and at a stable 30.
RichiRamjag
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Lol, I remember a guy on Reddit saying ps4 was good at beautiful 1v1 duels while Xbox could do major battles because of the cpu. Some folks lol
FunkyDealer
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This is great news! I wish it would retrofit into games that are CPU limited though. I suppose some long-term running games like FF Realm Reborn might patch in support to improve performance.
Microsoft kinda messed up a bit with the snap ability, as it limits their ability to reduce CPU usage further. But perhaps the new OS helps.
I look forward to the release of more RAM. Isn't OS hogging like three gigabytes on each console?
Microsoft kinda messed up a bit with the snap ability, as it limits their ability to reduce CPU usage further. But perhaps the new OS helps.
I look forward to the release of more RAM. Isn't OS hogging like three gigabytes on each console?
Dragon1893
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Let's hope they're also making strides in reducing the OS' memory footprint. The amount they reserved initially seems pretty conservative.