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Dark Souls III - PC Performance article
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But why do you think so? I don't see a single indication for it.
(I mean, this would obviously be easier to prove one way or the other if BB had a PC version and you could run both it and DS3 through something like RenderDoc, but still, looking at the output and the behavior of the engine on the one platform where the games are comparable I just see no reason to suspect any significantly diverging development)
im sorry dude, I misunderstood
because people continue to fantasize that Bloodborne isnt a Souls game
Im not saying Unstable thinks this, just find it funny that I still see it pop up now and thenThe only reason I considered the possibility, that I've noticed nuances in Dark Souls 3 gameplay that were present in Dark Soul 2 but not Bloodborne. Although, that could be intentional.
Eh, I'm probally super off base. *takes off tin foil hat*
That's good to hear. Will be my first 60fps Soul experience!
Dictator93
Member
You ever get that feeling in the core of your marrow that Durante is going to release a D3D11 extension for GeDoSaTo upon DS3 release that includes a TAA option for DS3?
That is a weird feeling to have in the bone.
That is a weird feeling to have in the bone.
*Gives Dicator his tin foil hat*
I wish. Even if I had a fully working infrastructure for DX11, good TAA isn't something you just "inject" as (relatively) easily as a post-processing AA pass. Sorry
Sanctuary
Member
It wouldn't make any sense for them to develop a new engine for Dark Souls 2 (which was well known), only to use an older engine for Bloodborne and Dark Souls 3 anyway.
Dictator93
Member
I wish. Even if I had a fully working infrastructure for DX11, good TAA isn't something you just "inject" as (relatively) easily as a post-processing AA pass. Sorry
*Crumples up tin foil hat, sulks in the corner*
Hah. Yeah, I know TAA definitely is not just some simple injection - still, a man can dream.
BossDarkseid
Member
Yeah i dont know why i said that
Id like to dsr from 4k but i want 60fps as much as possible more. Got a 980Ti so should be smooth sailing at 1440pI'm still torn on whether to get this on PC and enjoy 60FPS, or play on a 60" TV and couch with the ps4, having found Bloodborne's frame issues tolerable.
I have two weeks to figure this out. Eeeeeergh!
Quick, more pros/cons. PC: More hackers, PS4: Trophies > steam achievements, physical soundtrack disc, physical player's guide...
I have two weeks to figure this out. Eeeeeergh!
Quick, more pros/cons. PC: More hackers, PS4: Trophies > steam achievements, physical soundtrack disc, physical player's guide...
BossDarkseid
Member
Although ive embaresses myself with technical snafus...id say framerate over trophies etc. The better the game plays the more fun it will be to play.
Oh Thank God - that hopefully means that it runs pretty well. Clearly not expecting similar performance since the visual improvements are pretty apparent, but it'd be nice to get a solid 60FPS (or thereabouts) at 1440p with my 980 and i5-4690k.
Oh, well that answers that then. I should be fine. Thanks!
Durante sorry but new Nvidia drivers with Dark Souls III optimizations and SLI profile
http://www.geforce.com/drivers/results/100868/nvidiaupdate
http://www.geforce.com/drivers/results/100868/nvidiaupdate
Sanctuary
Member
Lets just hope that these drivers are better than the last two that were buggy as hell. I had to go back to 361.91 to prevent driver crashes.
Why not both? Is your PC just permanently affixed to another location, or just too large to find a reasonable (temporary) spot in your living room?
I'd have to run a 50 foot HDMI cable throughout my apartment, and then find a way to pair a controller to my desktop through a wall or two.
Steam Link is really only good if everything is also hard wired up, which is the tough part.
LucidMomentum
Member
Powerline adapters for Ethernet do wonders in that kind of situation.
But, I get where you're coming from.
Valtýr;199426032 said:
Easily. You'll probably hit 50-60 fps at high settings at 1080p.
Turn down textures to one step below max to keep the VRAM in your 2GB limits.
I hadn't heard about this, what VRAM does max require?
potatohead
Member
The more the better. You can still probably run Ultra at 1080p on 2 GB VRAM just with a bit less framerate.
I doubt it's really that intense but we'll see.
I just ask because Shadow of Mordor required 4+, so 970's with their 3.5 caused issues. If it's not like that then I'm not worried.
Shadow of Mordor is one of the most VRAM-hungry games of all time. DS3 is not remotely in the same category.
Good deal. Thanks man.
Maybe better than that, but not by much. Probably playable though.
Makes sense.
IcyRhythms
Member
Why do you think that is? SoM is a good looking game, but why so VRAM hungry? It looks good, but not that good.
dynamitejim
Member
Durante: Watching a bunch of streams I've noticed quite a bit more pop-up than what I remember from Bloodborne. Do you think that's the case?
JudgmentJay
Member
Great news. I was worried there wouldn't be an SLI profile at launch and I'd have to settle for a mere 1080p.
roadrunn3r
Member
Ultra textures pack I guess. Without them the game runs fine even on low VRAM.
IcyRhythms
Member
The ultra isn't even a big difference over high. Weird
roadrunn3r
Member
Maybe on 4K the difference is noticeable but I don't game at that res so no idea really.
nkarafo
Member
A game doesn't need to look good to take up lots of resources. Look at the new Gears of War game for instance, it would bring my PC to it's knees even though it can handle much better looking games easily. Having said that, Mordor has an Ultra Texture pack that uses a lot of VRAM, without looking much better.
iRAWRasaurus
Banned
Just saw this video over at reddit of the PC version running on GTX950 on max settings and 1080p. . FPS appears to be around ~40 and the lowest it drops to is ~30. Might help some people figure out how well the game will run for their PC since the VRAM is 2 GB (?)
If I am completely wrong my apologies for being a PC scrub
roadrunn3r
Member
Just saw this video over at reddit of the PC version running on GTX950 on max settings and 1080p. . FPS appears to be around ~40 and the lowest it drops to is ~30. Might help some people figure out how well the game will run for their PC since the VRAM is 2 GB (?)If I am completely wrong my apologies for being a PC scrub
Nice, as I thought high settings and 1500MHz OC (very simple to achieve on 950s) should get 60 fps most of the time.
Dark Matter
Neo Member
Just saw this video over at reddit of the PC version running on GTX950 on max settings and 1080p. . FPS appears to be around ~40 and the lowest it drops to is ~30. Might help some people figure out how well the game will run for their PC since the VRAM is 2 GB (?)If I am completely wrong my apologies for being a PC scrub
Nice, looks like I'll be fine playing DS3 a̶t̶ ̶h̶i̶g̶h̶ ̶s̶e̶t̶t̶i̶n̶g̶s̶ ̶o̶n̶ ̶r̶e̶l̶e̶a̶s̶e̶ ̶w̶i̶t̶h̶ ̶h̶a̶l̶f̶ ̶m̶y̶ ̶g̶p̶u̶ ̶(̶G̶T̶X̶ ̶6̶9̶0̶
̶ ̶a̶t̶ ̶l̶e̶a̶s̶t̶ ̶u̶n̶t̶i̶l̶ ̶S̶L̶I̶ ̶i̶s̶ ̶s̶u̶p̶p̶o̶r̶t̶e̶d̶ ̶(̶i̶t̶ ̶b̶e̶t̶t̶e̶r̶ ̶b̶e̶!̶̶.Edit: Did not read the comments above haha.
SLI support came out today.
CyberPunked
Member
Just saw this video over at reddit of the PC version running on GTX950 on max settings and 1080p. . FPS appears to be around ~40 and the lowest it drops to is ~30. Might help some people figure out how well the game will run for their PC since the VRAM is 2 GB (?)If I am completely wrong my apologies for being a PC scrub
So now the question is 8K at 30fps, or 4K at 60.
Yaser Tech
Member
So I just built a pc for the first time (had someone to help me) and i'm not knowledgable by any stretch of the imagination. How well can I run this at 1440p? and does it support more fps than 60?
i7 6700
GTX 980 Ti
16gb ram
Also, I was just playing dark souls on pc (used to play on console) and Durante you have no idea how I appreciate you work <3
i7 6700
GTX 980 Ti
16gb ram
Also, I was just playing dark souls on pc (used to play on console) and Durante you have no idea how I appreciate you work <3
LucidMomentum
Member
I always go for 60. 8k is kind of overkill as an AA solution.
You'll be fine - the game is locked to 60 fps, but you can easily run it at 1440p maxed out with that setup.