So the fact that you're getting framerate in-between 30 and 60 makes you think it's triple buffering? I've had that happen to me too even though I knew I wasn't running with triple buffering. That confused me and I made a thread about it here but no one gave me a satisfactory answer.
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Tomb Raider PC Performance Thread
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Cannon Goose
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My mistake, I just ran the Witcher 2 with the in-game vsync and the framerate did not jump from 30-60.
Metro definitely doesn't have it though.
That TressFX looks like shit. The hair's lighting is all messed up, it looks too bright and shiny. And it's animating like it's underwater, when's the last time you saw a ponytail float around like that in the wind? Not to mention it's blowing in the exact opposite direction as the flags in the background. And the exaggerated way it bounces with every step she takes is hilarious.
And it has a massive performance hit and shitty low res shadowing? Pass. Pass pass pass.
And it has a massive performance hit and shitty low res shadowing? Pass. Pass pass pass.
I'm not sure what this has to do with Trip Buff.
It's a pity the implementation is so sloppy as it does look quite nice from a distance.
toastyToast
Member
I had it happen consistently when I was trying to head back to camp after murdering the deer. Managed to push past that and got a few more minutes in and now I'm stuck a bit later
Can't remember the last time I've had this happen with a new release.
Yeah, that's a very different thing. Very few games allow you to turn off triple buffering. I very much appreciate the option since it results in lower input lag in many games. Portal 2 was one such game, though sadly, double buffering now retains input lag due to a recent update to the Source engine. I'm not sure what changed there.
I wish I could turn off triple buffering in games like Street Fighter IV or Super Hexagon.
News to me!
SneakySneaks
Member
Having similar problems, the screen will randomly freak the fuck out and have random colors spinning about. The game has also crashed once due to a graphics card error, what the hell is going on.
I have a GF 670, btw.
Performance seems fine. Keep in mind some people are running with SSAA. 2x SSAA means you're halving your framerate by effectively rendering at double the resolution. 4x SSAA is quartering the framerate.
Nah, it runs and looks great. ShampooFX cuts a lot of preformance, but hey, we are proud PC gamers. We like advanced effects that kill our rigs.
Noooooo. Guess that squashes that rumor from Guru3D.
Do you guys plan to release a driver for Tomb Raider?toastyToast
Member
That makes 3 670 users experiencing issues
So this is what it feels like to have an AMD card on launch day
Sound like the worst port by Nixxus so far.
Shame about the hair too,I guess dev coding their own (like Alice 2) is better than using tressfx.
Disabling AA didn't seem to help my framerate much at all. Compared to 2x SSAA (I forgot to take a screenshot):
Min. FPS: ~23 -> ~28
Max. FPS: ~30 -> ~42
Avg. FPS: ~31 -> ~30
Noooooo. Guess that squashes that rumor from Guru3D.
I can't discuss such things, but I don't want that rumor to get around and have the net disappointed when a new driver fails to drop on the 7th.
Yeah the hair physics would explain that, as those probably don't scale with rendering resolution.
That can't possibly be true SSAA then. Maybe they're implementing 2xMSAA and 2xSGSSAA and calling it "SSAA"?
Backfoggen
Banned
I got a crazy blur effect on the hair at 3200x1800. Went away when I dropped to 2560x1400. Does the effect not work at higher resolutions?
That hair is so sexy the game has to censor it.
Possibly. I'll disable TressFX and see how those results compare.
Edit: Yeah, it's the culprit. There was a bit a stutter at the beginning so my minimum shot down to 5fps, but the average jumped up to 63fps and the maximum 72.
I got a crazy blur effect on the hair at 3200x1800. Went away when I dropped to 2560x1400. Does the effect not work at higher resolutions?
Haha, it's almost as though somebody went over her hair with the spray can tool in Paint.
toastyToast
Member
I got a crazy blur effect on the hair at 3200x1800. Went away when I dropped to 2560x1400. Does the effect not work at higher resolutions?
It does this when I use 4x SSAA so that could have something to do with it
JetBlackPanda
Member
I got a crazy blur effect on the hair at 3200x1800. Went away when I dropped to 2560x1400. Does the effect not work at higher resolutions?
omg.. this is hilarious!
sorry about the hair though.
You don't get more lag with triple buffering than with double buffering, only potentially less. Unless the game does it wrong.
Alcoholikaust
Member
like theres a swam of gnats around a bald Lara in that pic...
would protect her from the swarm
would protect her from the swarm
Haunted
Member
NSFW hair
One of the drawbacks of playing a game day 1. You don't get driver improvements, patches, DLC, mods etc.But I'll have finished the game by then
SirIgbyCeaser
Banned
what if nvidia cards run this better than AMD cards? Will the war of red vs green wage on?
There's always an option for 30 fps, in your GPU drivers.So...running this on high graphics on my 5850, i5 750 @ 3.5, is a bit unrealistic right?
Underworld was so well optimized that I was really hopeful for this
Btw, is there an option for 30 fps? Like Sleeping Dogs
It seems to me like TressFX is optimized for high end AMD cards. I only lose 2-3 FPS during the benchmark. Not sure how much it effects the framerate in game yet.
Here's some comparisons of screens I took:
TressFX (also no AA)
NoTress FX
Note that the hair covering her face is static with no TressFX turned on and the pony tail is dynamic but doesn't have individual strands. With it on, everything is dynamic.
There's give and take with it. Sometimes it looks really great and other times it looks bad like when it tries to have the hair go on her shoulders and it floats on top of them instead LOL:
Here's some comparisons of screens I took:
TressFX (also no AA
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NoTress FX
Note that the hair covering her face is static with no TressFX turned on and the pony tail is dynamic but doesn't have individual strands. With it on, everything is dynamic.
There's give and take with it. Sometimes it looks really great and other times it looks bad like when it tries to have the hair go on her shoulders and it floats on top of them instead LOL:
ColonelColon
Member
Well, my TressFX hair certainly doesn't look natural
That looks terrible. Hopefully a patch is in the works.
edit: It seems to look much better in other GIFs and videos.
It may very well be a coincidence, but I haven't had a single crash since installing the 314.14s.
Portal 2's implementation is woeful. The game is practically unplayable for me with triple buffering enabled.
They don't contain any Tomb Raider-specific optimisations.
Portal 2's implementation is woeful. The game is practically unplayable for me with triple buffering enabled.
They don't contain any Tomb Raider-specific optimisations.
Jin
Member
Like Exodus5, I can't remember a game where it drops from 60 straight to 30 with nothing in between. I play with Vsync on all my games and can't seem to remember any game that does this. Even Crysis 3 I have seen my fps around 40's and 50's.
Corleth the Fey
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FroFX.