Gamesadict
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BF4 demo at AMD event was running one 290X card @ higher than 3K resolution
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Dr Mayonnaise
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Really starting to regret my GTX 760 right about now haha.
cobragt4001
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Still a surprise for me; that's a single 290x which is between a 780 and Titan doing 4k. I would believe that API gives the 290x the performance needed to do 4k; but then again it does have a high memory bandwidth.
A little premature, enjoy your card. We'll see what AMD brings to the table in a few weeks.
There is no perf hit I believe, instead the performance is better as the CPU is offloaded from the audio duty. The 290 series and 260X have dedicated DSPs.
It's one thing to "run" the game at 5760x1080...but it's an entirely different thing to actually have it smooth and extremely playable. I've been running 5760x1080/120hz since early last year and I've used a ton of configurations (2x680, 3x680, 4x680, 1x690, 2x690, 1x7970, 2x7970) and now I am running 3x Titans and it finally plays BF3 maxed out at ~90 FPS or more consistently.
Seeing as the 290X is the new AMD hotness and it eeks out over a Titan, I don't see how a single 290X can be "playable" (at least by my definition and I would hope most peoples...~30 FPS or less is no good).
Either way, bravo and all of that...glad AMD is here to kick NVIDIA in the nuts in pricing (if they drop at $600 or less with the 290X) - I just hope their CrossFire drivers improve so yet another round of disappointment doesn't roll in (I swore never again after 2x6970 - yet I broke that...and now after 2x7970 I've sworn again...lol...probably will cave again).
Seeing as the 290X is the new AMD hotness and it eeks out over a Titan, I don't see how a single 290X can be "playable" (at least by my definition and I would hope most peoples...~30 FPS or less is no good).
Either way, bravo and all of that...glad AMD is here to kick NVIDIA in the nuts in pricing (if they drop at $600 or less with the 290X) - I just hope their CrossFire drivers improve so yet another round of disappointment doesn't roll in (I swore never again after 2x6970 - yet I broke that...and now after 2x7970 I've sworn again...lol...probably will cave again).
RukusProvider
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1600p. Even my OC'd 780 dips into the 40's and 50 with everything on Ultra.
cobragt4001
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Don't regret it; add another one of those bad boys for sli for the future.
Dr Mayonnaise
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Yeah that is the plan for now. I guess ill see what happens in the next few weeks or so.
cobragt4001
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YouEnjoyMySelf
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The Dark Sorcerer would like a word with you.
I see, then go ahead.
cobragt4001
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OT on:
Until there's a fully playable game with the same visual quality, it ain't something to brag on. Also, "Infiltrator" by Epic wants a word with you.
OT off.
3 x Titans. Wtf lol. Isn't that like $3000 worth of GPU?
It could have been 60 FPS, we don't know what kind of gains the Mantle API brings yet. I imagine they're pretty significant...
Hard to believe.
Something like this wasn't shown or even mentioned at the reveal event?
Yeah, nothing strange about that right?
Anyways, I hope AMD gets a win this time around, maybe then Nvidia will get off their lazy asses and gives us an even better product.
But just because I hope for AMD to do good, doesn't mean I'm going to swallow every PR move that is thrown our way.
Something like this wasn't shown or even mentioned at the reveal event?
Yeah, nothing strange about that right?
Anyways, I hope AMD gets a win this time around, maybe then Nvidia will get off their lazy asses and gives us an even better product.
But just because I hope for AMD to do good, doesn't mean I'm going to swallow every PR move that is thrown our way.
childplease
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It's a tech demo from david cage.
not like there will be any gameplay anyway just a serious of cutscenes with quick time events in between.
FreddieQuell
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Not very strange when you realize that it was one of the worst reveals/conferences ever.
Also given the hardware it was running on it'd probably be either 60 FPS or 4K on this kind of hardware. There may've been potential arguments with the PS3 even if I doubted they REALLY held up (I kind of expect CPU wise the i5/i7 line closed the gap easily) but now that we're basically on specialized PC hardware brute force inarguably wins.
It's not as if being way behind means worthless or anything, but it is the cost of practicality, whereas the cost for an extremely high end PC that'd sport this or Titan is quite literally $2000+. Maybe $1200-1500 if you can get the rest of the PC cheap enough, but still.
Yeah but come on dude, something like this not even being mentioned?
Did you watch the video with that dude from DICE talking about BF4 and Mantle?
x Billion Triangles
x million Transistors
9 times more draw calls
And lots of other borderline meaningless drivel, but "Ohhh hey BF4 runs smooth on a single card with triple monitor setup" is no where to be found?
You can't chuck that up on incompetence dude.
Yep!
Good Golly Ms Molly 0_0
Sure if console owners are playing on triple 4K monitors...
IncandescentPrecept
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You're only part of the master race if you have one of these.
Vulcano's assistant
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Call me a green (you'll be right), but I'll wait to see the 800 series before I purchase something this winter.
Meh, see no reason short of crazy futureproofing or becoming so obscenely rich that if these come with HDMI 2.0 I'd get the first good 4K TV with that input and string the cards together for 4K 60FPS Godhood.
childplease
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This is just a small example.
I don't even think next gen consoles have the capability to play 4k video much less a 4k game.
I could be wrong though.
They both have 4k video functionality.
IncandescentPrecept
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Well, given that some of the quite recent graphics cards struggle to get 60fps on the very intensive new games, at 1080p, let alone 4K, you need that futureproofing. Also, only gamers who play at 4K are part of the master race.
If you're willing to compromise on certain effects (notably AA) it's not so hard in a lot of games, and that "futureproofing" can easily be moot if you can get a comparable card for $200 in a few years, then completely annihilating it with another $200 card in another few years when 4K displays likely become the norm rather than the exception, or at least merely uncommon.
Arkam
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I would not worry.
760 is a great card that will serve you well.
There will always be 'new' cards.
That and I would wait for benchmarks before I get too excited about these new AMD cards.
Cant wait to see how they perform.
You're in a PC thread brah.
Thing I like about PC gaming is how dynamic it is. Most of us complement people with better rigs. We're also supportive of people with making the most out of mid range stuff. It's more about gaming, whether you value customization or graphics.
290X with 6 GB option (if it exists) with an after market cooler is MINE MINE MINE. Now if only 4K monitors were cheaper. Silly mobile devices clogging up the innovation tubes.
I have to imagine they're helping us get CHEAP 4K monitors sooner than later, those high DPI advancements have to be helping there.
Yep. The quicker the Galaxy S6 comes out with a 4k 5.5" screen the better haha.
This bodes well for downsampling on my single GPU setup.
Thought that didn't work well on AMD cards anymore?
AdmiralPain
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Oh my. My wallet is ready AMD, just give me a price.
Crimsonclaw111
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All this hype coming from AMD.
I have a hard time buying it.
If you were following hardware when and before Bulldozer came out you'll realize that a lot of this sounds very very familiar.
I'm not hating either. I loved ATI products back in the day I'm just saying that I'm not buying the amazingness of these cards til I see the benches and the price. I just have a hard time considering the die size and the fact that it's an arch update that this thing beats the Titan or the 780 for that matter.
And I have a really hard time believing that Mantle is going to come along and everyone is going to drop DX for it but that's a totally different thread.
I have a hard time buying it.
If you were following hardware when and before Bulldozer came out you'll realize that a lot of this sounds very very familiar.
I'm not hating either. I loved ATI products back in the day I'm just saying that I'm not buying the amazingness of these cards til I see the benches and the price. I just have a hard time considering the die size and the fact that it's an arch update that this thing beats the Titan or the 780 for that matter.
And I have a really hard time believing that Mantle is going to come along and everyone is going to drop DX for it but that's a totally different thread.
SenjutsuSage
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Seriously, will you even require another GPU after this one?
Unknown One
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Wait until you test it out in BF4 to decide whether to regret or not.
Well, they've been great with GPUs generally, though driver support's been spotty. But after the shit older cards like 560ti cards have been getting with nVidia updates I'm inclined to go with AMD next just because I shouldn't have 2 year old cards practically FROZEN driver-wise.