The Witcher 3 runs at 1080p ULTRA ~60 fps on a 980

Kinthalis said:
Hmm, the fact that they are simply listed as 7900 series in dxdiag isntead of a specific model, leads me to think that you might not have the latest drivers installed.

Make sure you do: go to amd.com and download the latest drivers for your GPUs. From then on I believe the catalyst center thingy should keep your drives fully updated.
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It's normal to see it listed as 7900 series.
 
What's going to be the most demanding setting I would need to turn down or disable if I'm getting sub-60fps? I'm not talking about the hair works stuff, just regular stuff like AA. I'll be running max 1080p.
 
SirMossyBloke said:
What's going to be the most demanding setting I would need to turn down or disable if I'm getting sub-60fps? I'm not talking about the hair works stuff, just regular stuff like AA. I'll be running max 1080p.
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Andy at Nvidia usually provides a guide to fps hits with various settings soon after release but for me lately the biggest bandit has been Nvidia Soft Shadows. It has about the same hit as 2x msaa it seems, and i'd much rather keep the aa on.
 
Kinthalis said:
Hmm, the fact that they are simply listed as 7900 series in dxdiag isntead of a specific model, leads me to think that you might not have the latest drivers installed.

Make sure you do: go to amd.com and download the latest drivers for your GPUs. From then on I believe the catalyst center thingy should keep your drives fully updated.
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golem said:
Try this http://www.hwinfo.com
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Just used this link and it's two 7950's that are in the computer, so it should be sufficient right? I'm picking it up for the PS4, but also debating getting the PC version if I can run it well.
 
golem said:
Andy at Nvidia usually provides a guide to fps hits with various settings soon after release but for me lately the biggest bandit has been Nvidia Soft Shadows. It has about the same hit as 2x msaa it seems, and i'd much rather keep the aa on.
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Yeah I can do without that in this type of game I think. I'm running an i5 4670k and 970, so it won't be much of a struggle. However I do game on a 1080p LED so even bare bones AA will do as its tough to notice at my distance.
 
Gormenghast said:
I haven't watched every single one, but those I've seen stated HairWorks reduced FPS too much to be playable, on the current build.
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Nah. Gopher was the only one who said that, and he didn't say it was unplayable, just that the hit was too large for his liking. Like has been shown in this thread there are at least 3 videos from the same exact event (same build of the Witcher) where hairworks is enabled, and the game is running at 60fps on a single 980. Not to mention multiple PC previews where it was stated a single 980 runs it at 60fps on Ultra with hairworks.

There is even one video where he turns it on and off, complete with Geralts Hair, Roches, with the griffin head and a bear, all in be same scene. The framerate is fine. Single 980.
 
I think it's time to overclock my 3570k and my 970.

Btw I noticed that grass and foliage don't cast shadows like in GTA V's Ultra Grass Quality.
 
Kayant said:
Personally I would say an i5 is still the way to go if gaming is the most intensive task you with do on your PC. If these synthetic benchmarks are anything to go by then HT wouldn't scale as well and it would be better to invest money in getting a more powerful GPU as an upgrade. *Obviously keep in mind beta nature of Directx12 + the test being synthetic and not real world skews the data.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/9112/exploring-dx12-3dmark-api-overhead-feature-test/3
http://www.anandtech.com/show/8962/the-directx-12-performance-preview-amd-nvidia-star-swarm/4
http://www.legitreviews.com/looking...mance-3dmark-api-overhead-feature-test_160936
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And I'm conflicted again :D

Thank you all for the advice btw.
 
Anyone who preloaded using GOG galaxy know if I can delete the idownloads files after it finishes? Right now it seems like I have two copies of the game, the preloaded bins and then the game installed.
 
wowzors said:
Anyone who preloaded using GOG galaxy know if I can delete the idownloads files after it finishes? Right now it seems like I have two copies of the game, the preloaded bins and then the game installed.
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they disappeared on their own for me.
TwistedFate said:
Let me dream



I could live without hairworks
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I play at 1440p on a 780ti and still get 60fps in most games with little sacrifices in graphical fidelity. You should be fine.
 
Landford said:
No one has any idea of how well a FX8350/R9280x will perform? :/
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You have the recommended CPU and slightly below the recommended GPU. If you plan to play at 1080p, I'd guess you can probably get around PS4 visuals with more stable performance.
It's tough to say for sure until the game is out and we have a PC performance thread going.

I'm assuming CDPR is optimizing most for Intel/Nvidia systems. I don't have an AMD card at the moment so I'm also unsure of how quickly they get drivers out for new games. Hopefully someone else with AMD hardware knows better than I do and can help you out.
 
Piercedveil said:
You have the recommended CPU and slightly below the recommended GPU. If you plan to play at 1080p, I'd guess you can probably get around PS4 visuals with more stable performance.
It's tough to say for sure until the game is out and we have a PC performance thread going.

I'm assuming CDPR is optimizing most for Intel/Nvidia systems. I don't have an AMD card at the moment so I'm also unsure of how quickly they get drivers out for new games. Hopefully someone else with AMD hardware knows better than I do and can help you out.
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Thanks, bro. Yeah, im asking because theres very little info regarding AMD's side of things. Well, seens ill have to wait and see :/
 
Landford said:
Thanks, bro. Yeah, im asking because theres very little info regarding AMD's side of things. Well, seens ill have to wait and see :/
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Since CDP is Nvidia partner, it's likely to be slower + buggier for AMD owners and we have to wait 1-2 months for CDP to patch up.
 
i ordered a 980 today, chances of price of the card going down if the 980ti gets announced?


also, will a 980 get bottlenecked by a i7 2600k at 4.2?
 
Can you guys help me out? Thinking about getting an evga 980. Should I go with the hybrid with water cooling or not? I haven't even heard of this before but saw it when looking at the site. I'm not sure I even have room for that fan that would come off the card. Pros are lower temps, quieter operation but what about the cons? Any downsides?

Should I just go for the normal card? Also what are the recommendations on super clocked vs not, does it really matter? I know I can overclock myself but don't really want to mess with it.
 
Deadstar said:
Can you guys help me out? Thinking about getting an evga 980. Should I go with the hybrid with water cooling or not? I haven't even heard of this before but saw it when looking at the site. I'm not sure I even have room for that fan that would come off the card. Pros are lower temps, quieter operation but what about the cons? Any downsides?

Should I just go for the normal card? Also what are the recommendations on super clocked vs not, does it really matter? I know I can overclock myself but don't really want to mess with it.
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I'd leave water cooling alone unless it's a closed loop cooler or you consider yourself a super enthusiast, if you're set on EVGA, their ACX coolers are quite good. Not sure if EVGA makes a closed loop water cooler, haven't been following that closely.

As far as superclocked cards, so long as the price is right, they already have decent overclock and are warrantied to run at that speed, not much of a downside so long as you're not paying extra for it over a card with stock clocks.
 
I mostly turn the quality down, because the difference between high and very high is hardly noticable. But no shadows? Makes it a bit lifeless, doesnt it?
 
Cross-post:

So, PC-GAF, maybe a stupid question, but I was wondering about the following:

If a game runs at 60 fps with a resolution of 1920 x 1080, how many fps will the same game run at 2560 x 1440? Is it like this:

1440p = 1080p x 1,3333, so I can assume this: 60 fps x 0,6666 = 40 fps.

or?

1080p = 2073600 pixels
1440p = 3686400 pixels

2073600 / 3686400 = 0,5625, so: 60 x 0,5625 = 33.75 fps

Am I right with one of these calculations? And why is one or the other wrong?
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How does this work, GAF?
 
BigTnaples said:
Nah. Gopher was the only one who said that, and he didn't say it was unplayable, just that the hit was too large for his liking. Like has been shown in this thread there are at least 3 videos from the same exact event (same build of the Witcher) where hairworks is enabled, and the game is running at 60fps on a single 980. Not to mention multiple PC previews where it was stated a single 980 runs it at 60fps on Ultra with hairworks.

There is even one video where he turns it on and off, complete with Geralts Hair, Roches, with the griffin head and a bear, all in be same scene. The framerate is fine. Single 980.
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Links to those videos with HairWorks enabled?


And just to be clear, are they saying a single 980 can run Ultra with everything maxed on 1080p with ~60 fps (putting HairWorks aside)?
 
Dries said:
Cross-post:



How does this work, GAF?
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The jump from 1080p to 1440p is about 80% more pixels to render, so you need about 80% more processing power. The second calculation there should put you in the ballpark of where your performance would be after the jump to 1440p.
 
Yonafunu said:
Links to those videos with HairWorks enabled?


And just to be clear, are they saying a single 980 can run Ultra with everything maxed on 1080p with ~60 fps (putting HairWorks aside)?
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Watch from 33 minutes on.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Frv80IjjsOw


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBWcRGWOTUQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJpWBMH9EtQ

And not "everything maxed". I am sure if you crank up to 8xMSAA, Ubersampling, etc in drivers then it will suffer.

A single 980 runs the game at 1080p, all in game sliders set to Ultra, at 60FPS, with Hairworks toggled on.

In order to play at higher resolutions like 1440p and 4K, you will need more horse power, less frames, or lower settings.
 
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