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Crysis 3 PC Performance Thread
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Felix Lighter
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2 Titans, good god.
Good god. I look forward to the downsampled screenshots.neoexidous
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Why not 3? Are you trying to hit a specific FPS?
Because I don't like Nvidia's scaling over 2 GPUs and can't justify the cost and the frame latency added above 2 GPUs might be a bit too much. ( Plus I'd have to upgrade my PSU ).
And I'm trying to hit 60.
You're the hero the screenshot thread deserves. Save us from the blurry hell of ENB and SweetFX and lead us to the downsampled promised land.
They couldn't even maintain a steady 60 in the opening level with Tri-SLI because then a CPU bottleneck just kicks in. I'm sure I can maintain a steady 60 throughout the game but the opening level is just an unoptimized pile of cack.
neoexidous
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I'm sure I don't know what I am doing, but I got 70+ (not consistent) with 670 SLI. I see issues when turning quickly, it went from 70+ to 20, its not very consistent.
Good luck, God Speed!
Dreams-Visions
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ouch.
killertofu
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So I'm finishing up building a rig. I wasn't really going to use it for gaming but what kind of settings can I expect with a
i5 3570k
GTX 670
16GB RAM
?
i5 3570k
GTX 670
16GB RAM
?
So best thing is to play the opening sequence at max settings and screw framerate and then past that you start tweaking?
Dreams-Visions
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Basically everything maxed with a lesser version of AA enabled will yield you 50-60fps+ @ 1080p.
Basically, yeah - OR, if you can get the first level to run optimally you are 100% sure the rest of the game will run without a hitch.
BloodMoney
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I learned my multi-gpu lesson with dual R6950's Never again will i own a Xfire/SLI setup. Microstutter, poorly optimized drivers...
I will max C3 at 2560x1440 in 2 years when there is a single gpu capable of pushing the pixels.
I will max C3 at 2560x1440 in 2 years when there is a single gpu capable of pushing the pixels.
XANDER CAGE
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Kind of disappointed with the performance in this game, although it got better for me after the first level.
I forget, which is more taxing? 1x SMAA or 2X MSAA? Trying to stay above 60 at 1080p.
I forget, which is more taxing? 1x SMAA or 2X MSAA? Trying to stay above 60 at 1080p.
You can't compare last-gen shitty CF to new generation of multi-GPU setups. Do your homework.
undercoverb0ss
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My 690 has exhibited 0 microstutter issues and I came from a 6970 CF setup.
Yeah, my current 680 SLI setup has no problems either. I can understand people don't want to return to a stuttering experience, I've been there myself. However SLI ( Haven't tried new-CF ) has come a looong way to a point where the experience, in my opinion, is perfect.
BloodMoney
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I said the same thing when i purchased my 6950's
Truth was, i lied, i didn't want to see the micro-stuttering. But it was there.
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IcyBlueStrawberry
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I'm with Sethos/b0ss on this one.
I used to have a noticeable amount of stutter when I had two 5870s, but it just doesn't exist with my 7970s.
sti4thewin
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yeah my 680 gets about that fps with 2x smaa and everything else maxed out. I would say 45-60 fps on 1080p
Could that be a result of just getting better frames though? Have you tried pushing your 7970CF setup to a point where it's getting the same average FPS as your 5870s?
In my experience, there's always a threshold where microstutter becomes apparent, and can depend on the game.
Just a shame that most people will never really try it but instead cling on to past experiences and link to a handful of people who have some issues that in some cases aren't even micro-stutter related (Vram limit). Their loss I guess.
IcyBlueStrawberry
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In my experience VRAM usage was a much greater cause for stutter than FPS.
If I crank everything in Crysis 3, for example, so that my FPS is about 30 I notice no stuttering whatsoever. The difference in fluidity between one card and two cards is non-existent.
BloodMoney
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Yea, those people are sooooooooooooooooo dumb. Everyone knows 12gig of Vram spread across three 670's just isn't enough. Stupid peons...
In all seriousness though, i am interested to see how your experiment pans out. Looking forward to seeing the numbers.
Ah interesting, I might try dual GPU some point again in the future, last I tried it was with the 5870s as well, and before that dual GTX275s. If the Titan overclocked matches stock 680SLI I may just go that route though.
You do know Vram isn't combined in CF / SLI. 3 x 2GB cards means you have 2GB available.
I have almost identical build (3570K+GTX 670 + 16GB RAM) to that guy and well I get similar. Stays between 50-60 for the most. Dips to just under when there is lots of explosions and stuff. eg here. There were explosions going on and it dipped. http://www.abload.de/img/crysis32013-02-1921-1skd9s.png but just normally running around fighting its good. http://www.abload.de/img/crysis32013-02-1921-02lcu5.png http://www.abload.de/img/crysis32013-02-1921-0eufuj.png Settings. http://www.abload.de/img/crysis32013-02-1921-0jkcv7.png
BloodMoney
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You know that i'm referring to 3 x 4GB cards... right.
I take it you didn't read my last link, and just opted to poke fun at it?
So the discussion boils down to 4Gb vs the 6GB in your soon to be Titans
IcyBlueStrawberry
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Not to intrude, but you picked your shots selectively there.
My FPS in those screens would be well above 60, but if I looked in different directions I could probably get it to drop below 40. The game should definitely be playable, but there are many areas that will produce low 30s, even with moderate AA settings.
What's the matter with you? That was provided as an example because you apparently had no idea how SLI Vram works, I haven't even clicked your fucking links.
BloodMoney
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Thats too bad, the last one was a direct link to the 1998 sub seven virus. My master plan was to open your CD drive remotely.
RadioactiveLobster
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Has MaLDo released a CFG for the retail game or does the one from the beta still work (Not sure if any of the settings are different for retail game)
It should work, same commands and layout as the retail version.
Zomg...well like i said in the Geforce Titan thread. I really want just one. Soo i am goint to save up money in the meantime.
ACH1LL3US
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You mentioned 12gb of Vram, no graphic card out there now has that and as Sethos points out having 2 or 2 cards in sli does not combine the vram.
I am running everything on Very High at 1920x1080 with 2 GTX 680 SC Signatures at stock with only Shadows turned down to High and get consistent 60FPS in most areas with the occasional slowdown to 50-55 but nothing jarring like down to 30
Game is fine...a little sluggish in parts put nothing game breaking. I think another driver will solve the slowdown areas
for AA I am using the SMAA MGPU 2X setting and it looks friggin amazing!!!!
Game is fine...a little sluggish in parts put nothing game breaking. I think another driver will solve the slowdown areas
for AA I am using the SMAA MGPU 2X setting and it looks friggin amazing!!!!
ACH1LL3US
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Question, how does SMAA compare to MSAA in the game? At 1080p would 2xSMAA suffice or does it looke alot better with say 4xMSAA or 2XMSAA?
I will have 2x gtx680 4gb cards, I am hoping to get 60fps at 1080p, I am ok not running blur and shadows on very high.
elbourreau
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Stable 60fps in high? Not a chance.
I'm not sure you've actually opened them yourself either.
Especially your 12GB Vram argument. All it showed really was that 3 way SLI is a waste of money (as most of us know by now)
Have you ever even seen a graph that measures frame latency (cause of microstutter)?
When someone says that both CF and SLI have improved from the last gen they're not just going by feel on this, there's actual data on this (check TechReport for example). AMD is still a little behind with CF but SLI made big advances in the last two or so generations of GPU's.
SMAA IMHO looks better than MSAA in Crysis 3..over at EVGA, Jacob - one of the tech mods on the forums uses / recommends SMAA also...
With MSAA, you get distant jaggies with clarity but a HUGE performance hit - not really optimized anymore, SMAA gives a slight blur, nothing like FXAA but cleans up the jaggies really well, and SMAA 2X MGPU looks even better than SMAA Low 1X
I turn my Blur to med/low and shadows down to High just like I did with Crysis 2 when I was running Dual 580's, the Shadow performance hit seems the same ratio wise with the 680's. I can't tell a difference in game visual quality wise but it gives a 5-8 FPS boost on any sluggish areas.