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Assassin's Creed Unity - PC Performance thread
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Because it runs worse at a lower quality on said consoles.
marjo
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I was having some pretty bad shimmering issues with txaa, but switching it to fxaa cleaned it up. I thought txaa was supposed to be the better aa method?
Other then that, I don't have complaints about the visuals. The game is stunning. Might be the best I've ever seen.
I'm running at max settings (except for fxaa) at 1080p and so far, everything has been smooth. I'm using a gtx 970.
Other then that, I don't have complaints about the visuals. The game is stunning. Might be the best I've ever seen.
I'm running at max settings (except for fxaa) at 1080p and so far, everything has been smooth. I'm using a gtx 970.
If ACU is anything like The Crew beta, it really didn't like you swapping AA mid game. Swapping it midgame caused all kinds of graphical artifacts, restarting after changing solved them.
icecold1983
Member
Already tried that. Nothing fixes txaa/msaa in this game. Actually now i remember txaa/msaa were both useless in the crew betas too
icecold1983
Member
Very. With txaa working like it does in crysis 3 or black flag for example, this might match or surpass ryse as the best looking pc game
TheVampire
Banned
haha I really hate that
That's what I thought. I did the Inspector thing and the FXAA was terrible. It was almost as having no AA at all.
For my 970? regardless of the resolution and the settings, it will still constantly drop below 60 fps. Especially when I'm running and new buildings/people are rendering, the frame rate will drop to the 50s. At 1080p, with textures and environment detail set to ultra, the frame rate will drop to the 40s. Also, the game is currently using 3.8 gb's of VRAM. The Ultra textures eat up a lot of VRAM. Those with 3 GB cards will notice stutter... as was the case with Shadow of Mordor.
AstuteClass
Banned
Well, I fixed my SLI problem; took off SLI bridge, blew into it like an old SNES cartridge, and put it on the other two SLI connectors. 
Anyway, SLI 970s handle the game decently at 2560x1440. Still in the beginning village, but with ultra high textures and environment, high shadows, bloom, and FXAA, I'm getting a constant 60 FPS so far. Enabling TXAA pushes me straight into my 970s VRAM wall and causes hitching/stuttering, however. Even worse, after I disable TXAA and revert back to FXAA, that VRAM is still allocated as though TXAA is still being used and I continue to get the stuttering until I restart the game. The game, in this instance, is unnecessarily hanging on to precious VRAM for an effect it's not even rendering.
I will continue to play more, still haven't gotten very far.
Anyway, SLI 970s handle the game decently at 2560x1440. Still in the beginning village, but with ultra high textures and environment, high shadows, bloom, and FXAA, I'm getting a constant 60 FPS so far. Enabling TXAA pushes me straight into my 970s VRAM wall and causes hitching/stuttering, however. Even worse, after I disable TXAA and revert back to FXAA, that VRAM is still allocated as though TXAA is still being used and I continue to get the stuttering until I restart the game. The game, in this instance, is unnecessarily hanging on to precious VRAM for an effect it's not even rendering.
I will continue to play more, still haven't gotten very far.
Is your CPU really running at 5 ghz or was that a typo?
Edit:
Oh wow... I would of never guessed a 2500k could overclock to 5 ghz without liquid nitrogen.
What are your frames like? MSAA kills performance on mine.
Unreal
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IcyBlueStrawberry
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LiquidNarwhal
Banned
Congrats on that OC man, you won the 2500k lottery it looks like O.O
TheFNEffecT
Member
2500k is a hell of a CPU, my H100i keeps mine cool at 4.8GHz, any higher and the CPU itself becomes too unstable
Back on point, this game has been so inconsistent in frames its crazy. Some scenes that aren't taxing drop to 23-8 FPS and other scenes are a solid 60+
Back on point, this game has been so inconsistent in frames its crazy. Some scenes that aren't taxing drop to 23-8 FPS and other scenes are a solid 60+
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Deleted member 17706
Unconfirmed Member
I don't buy it, unless "decent performance" is 60 fps.
I'm always over 30 running around the city even with 4x MSAA, usually closer to 40. I can gain a good 5 to 10 fps dropping down to FXAA, which I don't mind doing. This is with V-Sync on and everything on Ultra.
I'm running a 970 and the hardware I mentioned earlier.
It's not a great performing game, but I think it's acceptable for the visuals. They look damn impressive to me.
AstuteClass
Banned
Reading the above few posts... I should really get off my arse and attempt OC'in my 4770k shouldn't I?
I even have an H100i cooling it, so I have no excuse to not at least bump it to 4.3.
It's just I'm new to PC gaming/building and only built my first in June this year. Don't wanna break it! lol
I even have an H100i cooling it, so I have no excuse to not at least bump it to 4.3.
It's just I'm new to PC gaming/building and only built my first in June this year. Don't wanna break it! lol
Considering the 970 is one of the most powerful single-GPUs in the market, yes, I'd say 60 FPS with 4x MSAA at 1080p would be considered decent performance.
Though if you're running a multi-monitor or 1440p or higher setup, I'd agree that that's acceptable performance.
I really haven't seen many impressive screenshots for the visuals, they all seem kind of mediocre to be honest, certainly not Crysis 3 or anything.
The view distance is impressive though, but the density in terms of AI shouldn't be so taxing considering the actual models aren't that impressive, and the AI itself relies more on the CPU than the GPU.
The whole point in buying a k is an unlocked multiplier. So yes.
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Deleted member 17706
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It's at 3.8
GPU launch prices certainly aren't as bad as they were years ago. IIRC the 7970 launched at over $500.
Though again, it may be a $350 GPU, but it's still one of the fastest GPUs on the market, and it's not exactly in the highest supply.
I dunno, I guess I was expecting at least 60-70 FPS average with 4x MSAA considering how well the card performs at 1080p in other games that look pretty similar to this game.
And from what I've seen, this game really struggles with foliage and texture quality.
TheFNEffecT
Member
Man wtf at these frame rates.
Is it the DOF in the cutscenes killing it or what?
Is it the DOF in the cutscenes killing it or what?
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Deleted member 17706
Unconfirmed Member
Yes. Any time the DOF effect comes into play, it hits the frame rate hard.
Well, congrats!! You won the silicon lottery with that CPU!
I OC'd my 4790k to 4.7 Ghz, and there wasn't much improvement as I would have hoped. Try reading an OC guide first, mirror someone who has the same setup as you. Run benchmarks like Prime95 and keep a close eye to your temperatures. It honestly takes some time and patience.
So... I overclocked my gtx 970 to 1540 Mhz, with 8200 Mhz Memory bus cock speed, and I was getting almost a locked 60 fps. I got inside a large mansion for a mission with a bunch of NPC's and the game froze all of a sudden. I got a blue screen with the error code dpc_watchdog_violation, and so I have reverted back to stock settings for GPU, and CPU. I think I can live with 50-60 fps if it means the game won't crash and get a BSOD.
I checked MSI afterburner and the game is using 3.8 gb VRAM. This is at 1080p with ultra textures. I'm assuming it eats way more VRAM at 1440p.
I just got to Paris. My SLI 970s are holding that 60 FPS steady at 2560x1440 and the mix of high and ultra settings I mentioned with FXAA. C'est une ville magnifique, the game looks damn good in my opinion. The textures are pretty high resolution, the macro-level detail of the city is beautiful. The number of NPCs... feels like an actual city.
At stock, my all four of my 3770K's physical cores are being pretty heavily hammered (haven't checked virtual cores to see if it's using hyperthreading to any good effect) with all the NPCs, but it's sticking to 55-60 FPS. I've seen all four hit and sustain 100% load according to Afterburner. Once I bump up the clocks, it should be perfect.
Whether what's going on warrants the heavy rendering demands of the game or not, I cannot say, but I'm actually fairly impressed on the multi-core utilization (was expecting my 3770K to limit things) and the scope of what's going on. NPC pop-in and distant texture detail need some work (and probably more VRAM) however.
At stock, my all four of my 3770K's physical cores are being pretty heavily hammered (haven't checked virtual cores to see if it's using hyperthreading to any good effect) with all the NPCs, but it's sticking to 55-60 FPS. I've seen all four hit and sustain 100% load according to Afterburner. Once I bump up the clocks, it should be perfect.
Whether what's going on warrants the heavy rendering demands of the game or not, I cannot say, but I'm actually fairly impressed on the multi-core utilization (was expecting my 3770K to limit things) and the scope of what's going on. NPC pop-in and distant texture detail need some work (and probably more VRAM) however.
I'm running it at Ultra textures and 1440p, it uses up between 3500-3800 MBs with FXAA for me, TXAA pushes it over the top and I get hitching/stuttering.
AstuteClass
Banned
Yeah damn... I'm not touching OC'in my 780ti. Nowhere near that level of "PC gamer" yet. I'm about to finish work in 20 mins though and after I get home, I might put the kettle on and settle down to attempting my OC.
I did just read a guide, and yeah it seems patience is much needed because these benchmark tests take forever and multiple cycles are needed.
You would struggle to find a game besides Crysis 3, Watch_Dogs, and Unity that can't run at 1080p60 with 4x MSAA on the 970.
LumpOfCole
Member
The i5-2500k is basically the Red Hulk - it only gets angrier and can't be stopped.
Assassin's Creed Unity doesn't really have future visuals.
I just got a view of the Seine, then got a nice top-down view of Paris from some tall rooftops; Superbe! I know there are some borderline riots going on around GAF for this game, but I'm glad they aimed to make the city so populated and they're using my 3770K's potential pretty well to boot, if Afterburner is reliable. Mes GTX 970s aussi!
I mean, I'm not a fan of the microtransactions and won't be buying into them, but I can see how this game is a bit too ambitious for the consoles and frankly, I love it, though I do think they should have worked more on scalability of the game with lower-tier settings (and higher ones yet, as well; texture/NPC distance please; would like to turn down that FPS-killing cutscene DOF too). The PC version of this game isn't crap, I'd even argue it looks like it was the main focus in terms of at least rendering power targets (perhaps coincidentally, perhaps not). The game overall is quite demanding regardless of platform, and multi-core PC CPU usage with day one SLI support is A-ok in my book.
I mean, I'm not a fan of the microtransactions and won't be buying into them, but I can see how this game is a bit too ambitious for the consoles and frankly, I love it, though I do think they should have worked more on scalability of the game with lower-tier settings (and higher ones yet, as well; texture/NPC distance please; would like to turn down that FPS-killing cutscene DOF too). The PC version of this game isn't crap, I'd even argue it looks like it was the main focus in terms of at least rendering power targets (perhaps coincidentally, perhaps not). The game overall is quite demanding regardless of platform, and multi-core PC CPU usage with day one SLI support is A-ok in my book.
VisceralBowl
Member
Do we know if lower than a 680 works? Asking for a friend.
The point was that Unity doesn't run at 1080p60 with 4x MSAA on the GTX 970, and you said that it's silly to expect the 970 to run future games at 1080p60 with 4x MSAA, hence the reply that Unity's visuals aren't really what I'd call "future visuals."
alexandros
Banned
They don't. The console versions run really, really bad.
Visuals is one part of the story. It may not look like Ryse, but it does have seamless free roam over intricate architectures and fktons of AI actors. At those two aspects they are a tier above previous ACs.
This is one long generation, hopefully you're not here repeating the "my 970 has a right to 4xMSAA this" for 6 years :]
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