FarCry v1.2 SM3.0 Path Analysis

[Midknyte]

http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.html?i=2102

[Midknyte]

Here's another article from Guru3D:
http://www.guru3d.com/article/gamereviews/137/

[Midknyte]

Another review from Xbitlabs:
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/vid.../farcry30.html

[Vampiel]

SM3.0 Strike's ATI's lead down with a vengance! What was it that someone was saying about 'higher resolutions'?







Wham bam slam thank you maim!

ATI's got nothing. Now I would say the nvidia 'blows away' the ATI. The KING of the hill has been decided.

Hey as you can see, that's extra performance people. We measured an up to 25% (not overall) performance increase on the overall framerate which makes Shader Model 3 somewhat more interesting then it did a few weeks ago.

[Midknyte]

This is just one game, but it does show the potential for SM3.0 and DX9.0c. It's still hard as heck trying to find these cards, though.

[Vampiel]

Yea, and this is the one game that ATI particularly dominated in before, and now it's lacking. That should tell you alot about sm3.0. Though I did not expect much quality increase if any with a patched game, I still believe there will be an increase in quality with games that are built from the ground up with sm3.0, especially for skin in model's which I didnt see any shot's of.

What are you going to buy now?


Attack it all you want ATI fan's but the result's speak for themselves.

[Midknyte]

remember that these demos were sent by Nvidia, so they are best case scenario. I'm still kinda wary especially with the whole detonator 44.03 optimization thing with 3dmark. Once bitten, twice shy. That said, I am an Nvidia owner, so don't think I'm in the ATI camp by any means. I don't care if it's Nvidia or ATI; I just want the best card.

[Vampiel]

That's true! Still, it is a good amount of benchmarks, and the ATI did win w/o AA/AF on, so it does look like a good overall increase in performance with AA/AF on.

[Vampiel]

Sorry I just have to rub it in a litte. Nothing wrong with that , still we will see what independent benchmark's come up with but I have a feeling the results will be simular.

[CrazyCrusher]

Originally posted by Midknyte
; I just want the best card.

I think we see it now it was only a matter of time dare I say

[Midknyte]

LOL! no worries.

At least someone read the darn articles. I was beginning to think that no one on Sysopt had played FarCry before.

[Vampiel]

I beat it in 15 hours, (almost non-stop heh). Awsome game, the best graphics out there as of now, it's sitting on my desk right now.

Usually I beat FPS in 6hours or less, this game was huge!

[PacNW CE]

Dude...

4xAA and 16x AF at 1600x1200.

Exactly who plays at this resolution with these settings?

I know, the point is Nvidia hardware is beating ATI again. Big deal, no way in hades am I going to drop $500 on a video card.

Congrats Nvidia, you win.

[CrazyCrusher]

ye it was awesome, I taught I had it beat when I was on the boat, when I shot that dude down, it made me jump a few times to, I have to say though multy players sucks a big one, way to laggy for my liking, but FPS is fantastic, it took me about 23 hours in total to beat it. It was hard to get away from it, Im playing it now again runs like a dream on my computer. and the grahics are out of this world, I think its cool that you can shot the fish out of the water, and the birds from the sky.

[Vampiel]

Originally posted by PacNW CE
Dude...

4xAA and 16x AF at 1600x1200.

Exactly who plays at this resolution with these settings?

LOL, apparently you did not read my argument in the main thread of ATI x800 vs. Nvidia6800, I said the same thing.