We're trying to get some additional data which I can't measure myself (e.g. SLI scaling), and the whole VR release is obviously taking up time for the fine folks at PC Gamer, but it shouldn't be too long now.
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Dark Souls III - PC Performance article
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I hope I can play at high-med settings on my 660ti at 1080p 60 FPS. I have a 1440p monitor (I know it's crazy but I don't want to upgrade GPU until Pascal) but I'm fine with playing at 1080p for now.
What do you think durante? My CPU is a i5 2500 (non-k) and I have 8 GB RAM DDR3
What do you think durante? My CPU is a i5 2500 (non-k) and I have 8 GB RAM DDR3
Dictator93
Member
Waiting with abated breath!
daninthemix
Member
Durante have you observed frame-drops in the swamp area?
I want my locked 60 dammit!
I want my locked 60 dammit!
borborygmus
Member
I think Durante said earlier in the thread that it only takes a few seconds to load on an SSD.
bltn
Member
You can play offline, no problem. You should give online a try though, really enriches the experience.
So you have to disable your internet not to be invaded by other players ? I had no idea DS3 was a multiplayer only game.
Is there a setting somewhere to disable multiplayer completely like Watch Dogs or Dying Light ?
bltn
Member
There should be a setting. I can't verify 100% because I've only been playing the Japanese version.
Still, give online a try. Summon friendly players to your world and gang up on potential invaders!
Duebrithil
Member
You could choose whether to play online or offline in Bloodborne, don't know if they kept the option for DS3.
Try asking in the import OT, I'm sure the folks there will be able to answer your question.
dr_rus
Member
Haven't been following this thread but this benchmark is new and probably wasn't posted yet: DARK SOULS III тест GPU
There's a setting you can use to play offline without disconnecting your internet.
It's better to play online though, you'd be missing out on messages and bloodstains otherwise, and those are part of the experience. Invasions when you are not summoning other players are very rare anyway.
Haven't been following this thread but this benchmark is new and probably wasn't posted yet: DARK SOULS III тест GPU
I suck with CPU's. How does an i5 2400k at 3.8GHz compare to an i5 2500k @ 3.3GHz?
dr_rus
Member
Rather favorably I'd say as 2400K is the same as 2500K but with a lower stock clock basically so you are running +0,5GHz to the 2500K @ 3,3GHz.
opticalmace
Member
Just lower a few settings. It's not that far off.
Thanks for posting this. I'm glad to see a benchmark actually include my lowly HD7850.Haven't been following this thread but this benchmark is new and probably wasn't posted yet: DARK SOULS III тест GPU
Looks like I'll be fine if I lock things to 30fps on my HD7850. Does it indicate anywhere what quality settings were used in the benchmark?
Nyteshade517
Member
says VHQ so Very High Quality (or Ultra) would be my guess
Oh thanks. If that's the case that's pretty good.
Mr. Plankton
Neo Member
Anyone have any idea on how an i5 2500K @ 4.2 GHz/GTX 670 SLI (2 GB version) would fare at high (or whatever one step below max is) at 1920x1080 based on the performance results?
I realize it's not as simple as taking the GTX 670 results and multiplying it by 2.
I realize it's not as simple as taking the GTX 670 results and multiplying it by 2.
opticalmace
Member
Probably 60 fps.
That's great to hear. Appreciate the information bud.
Wow I've been having a bunch of hard system crashes while playing games recently and since I overclocked about the same time they happened I thought it was that, but after worrying my overclock was doing something bad and experimenting a bunch with no improvements I've reverted to an older video driver after reading this and the crashes seem to be gone. I haven't 100% confirmed it but at the least my system's lasted way beyond where it would before.
Are Nvidia trying to give AMD a fighting chance or something? At least this means I can pump up my overclock again.
This was with 364.51 so maybe the new ones would work for me but I think I'll wait a version or two more.
CyberPunked
Member
Going off those benchmarks, I'm probably going to be locking the fps to 45fps. Something that I'm more than happy doing if I'm playing at 4K.
MegaMelon
Member
i5-4440@ 3.10GHz w/Gtx 960 2gb
Aiming for 60fps at 1080p. According to those benchmarks, dropping settings to low with some medium should do the trick. Could change resolution but it's always such a drastic change. Guess we'll wait and see.
Adding to my previous post, I'm feeling more confident after seeing this:
https://youtu.be/0cjE0COuQPs
3 settings high with the rest max hovering at 40 with a 950 and slightly worse CPU? I should have no problem hitting 60fps with everything on medium.
Aiming for 60fps at 1080p. According to those benchmarks, dropping settings to low with some medium should do the trick. Could change resolution but it's always such a drastic change. Guess we'll wait and see.
Adding to my previous post, I'm feeling more confident after seeing this:
https://youtu.be/0cjE0COuQPs
3 settings high with the rest max hovering at 40 with a 950 and slightly worse CPU? I should have no problem hitting 60fps with everything on medium.
Haven't been following this thread but this benchmark is new and probably wasn't posted yet: DARK SOULS III тест GPU
Good stuff, though I'm kind of disappointed that I won't be able to downsample from 4K
I'm impressed it runs so well to be honest, not many games nowadays you can run 50fps at 4k on a single 980ti.
opticalmace
Member
The benchmarks don't show that, unless you mean lowering the settings?
JudgmentJay
Member
SLI scaling looks good. 4k seems to be out of the question, but I'm hoping I can get 60 fps at 2880x1620 with 3 680s.
My bad, was misreading the graphs.
Abilidebob
Member
Huh, my old 660 would be able to get a little over 30 fps at 1080? And VHQ at that? Pretty neat. VHQ is PS4-level right?
Haven't been following this thread but this benchmark is new and probably wasn't posted yet: DARK SOULS III тест GPU
So 40 minimum, 44 average on my GPU. That's alright I guess, about on par with the Witcher 3. Still closer to 60 would be nice, might have to mess around with the setting a little.
My CPU isn't listed (i7 3770k) but given how the closely related 3970k performs, I should be ok. Maybe now would be the time to get around to overclocking, like I've been meaning to.
Actually the way it normally works is that consoles are a mix of lows/mediums and some highs, so vhq should be better than ps4 quality.
The extent of the difference you'll have to wait for digital foundry
RoyaleDuke
Banned
980 and 2500k still winning baby, yeaaaah.
roadrunn3r
Member
Can't help but notice Kepler cards doing quite well in DS3 in relation to Maxwell cards compared to most recent games where Maxwell ones are doing a bit better. (I mean 780Ti vs 970, 960 vs 770/680 etc)
Crimsonclaw111
Member
GTX 770 2GB @ 54 fps average. RIP me (although I got a 4GB that's OC'd).
Self_Destructive
Member
Damn, no 4k with a single 980ti
You could lock it to 30fps.
dr_rus
Member
Damn, no 4k with a single 980ti
You could lower some settings.
Oh no, not 30fps.
Im playing the PS4 ver now and I cant stand it.
I guess iI'll have to settle with 1080p with some down sampling but all maxed out at 60fps.
JudgmentJay
Member
? It has the best single-card performance on the chart.
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Deleted member 325805
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Oh God, intentionally playing at 30fps with a 980ti should be illegal, like a felony. Sacrificing smooth gameplay for resolution is just madness and I will never understand why anyone would do it. I would honestly rather play at 720p/60 than 4k/30. Judging from those benchmarks I'll handle 1080p/60 though so it's all good but damn, don't suggest such madness man!
MichaelEM3
Banned
Any hope I'll be able to run the game at 1080p/60 on High with shadows and a few other settings turned down with a Radeon 7950 (the minimum according to Steam) and a i5-3570K overclocked to 4.2GHz?
darkslayer101
Member
guys does the pc game support ds4 icons?