The point of ATi's/nVidia's new video cards?

[TridenT]

Because I get those FPS dips into the 20s when I play games at all max settings at 1920x1200... That's why I get new video cards.

 

[alyarb]

could be your CPU. but yeah, this time we are seeing 200% gains. G80-G200 did not do 200%. R600-700 did not. R520-R600 was humiliating...

 

[Josh7289]

Just going to throw this in here:

I'm actually interested in PC gaming now more than ever, mostly because of the new crossover with consoles. Many of my favorite series (especially Japanese games) are now heading to PC, giving me much less of a reason to buy games for my consoles, when I can get them looking and running better with more options on a PC.

 

[polarbear6]

Originally posted by: nemesismk2

Originally posted by: WraithETC
But i nedz like 2000 fps for woW ya no'

Only 2000 Fps? I prefer more like 3000 Fps just to be smooth lol

Ever tried playing GTA: San andreas with frame limiter off ??
Believe me anything above 150 fps and it starts to suck !!

 

[Kakkoii]

Originally posted by: polarbear6

Originally posted by: nemesismk2

Originally posted by: WraithETC
But i nedz like 2000 fps for woW ya no'

Only 2000 Fps? I prefer more like 3000 Fps just to be smooth lol

Ever tried playing GTA: San andreas with frame limiter off ??
Believe me anything above 150 fps and it starts to suck !!

Pfft, try playing Pac Man at 187000 frames a second. You actually travel back in time due to a frame rate that's faster than light.

 

[Qbah]

Originally posted by: alyarb
could be your CPU. but yeah, this time we are seeing 200% gains. G80-G200 did not do 200%. R600-700 did not. R520-R600 was humiliating...

Already said my piece here, but just to point a thing out: a HD4870 was most definitely twice as fast as a HD3870 - especially when you turn on AA (R600->R700). The others you're right (especially the last part ).

 

[Jacen]

to give us awesome framerates like this?

http://gathering.tweakers.net/...sage/32575530#32575530

http://i31.tinypic.com/oho6qa.png

 

[Kakkoii]

http://www.gametrailers.com/vi...cause-2/55836?type=mov

I'm going to want new cards to experience the base jumping in that game to it's fullest potential lol.

 

[Patrick Wolf]

If PC gaming doesn't fizzle out altogether; the point of new cards is never ending because 99% of games are no where near "life-like". As this progresses we'll get increments in visuals and new hardware to run it.

The gaming industry is still young and started out pretty rough. There's still tons of room for growth;

 

[chewietobbacca]

Originally posted by: Qbah

Originally posted by: alyarb
could be your CPU. but yeah, this time we are seeing 200% gains. G80-G200 did not do 200%. R600-700 did not. R520-R600 was humiliating...

Already said my piece here, but just to point a thing out: a HD4870 was most definitely twice as fast as a HD3870 - especially when you turn on AA (R600->R700). The others you're right (especially the last part ).

Well, when you consider how bad the R600 was, going to a R700 card and getting 2x the performance just isn't that hard

 

[Gikaseixas]

Originally posted by: Patrick Wolf
If PC gaming doesn't fizzle out altogether; the point of new cards is never ending because 99% of games are no where near "life-like". As this progresses we'll get increments in visuals and new hardware to run it.

The gaming industry is still young and started out pretty rough. There's still tons of room for growth;

:thumbsup: Have to agree with that. In a couple of months you will not be asking this, you'll be asking more performance from ATI and Nvida. New games (DX 11) are coming...

 

[dguy6789]

Originally posted by: Gikaseixas

Originally posted by: Patrick Wolf
If PC gaming doesn't fizzle out altogether; the point of new cards is never ending because 99% of games are no where near "life-like". As this progresses we'll get increments in visuals and new hardware to run it.

The gaming industry is still young and started out pretty rough. There's still tons of room for growth;

:thumbsup: Have to agree with that. In a couple of months you will not be asking this, you'll be asking more performance from ATI and Nvida. New games (DX 11) are coming...

 

[crisium]

I think some people here will have fun with Crossfire 5870s. God bless your large wallets. But even for 1920x1200, most people can be happy with 4890 / GTX 275 performance as long as they don't have to have the absolute highest settings in Crysis or any unoptimized game.

 

[Munky]

Good thing I'm "only" using 1920x1200, so a 4890 is plenty for just about anything. And I disagree with whoever says smaller pixel pitch on a smaller screen is better. I'm using a 27" screen with relatively larger pixel pitch, and still I would never want to use anything smaller. The immersion factor is definitely better with a larger screen, not sharper pixels on a smaller screen.

 

[Ika]

Seriously, no one's mentioned Eyefinity yet? It's completely popped open the high end; now you can get graphics at insane resolutions.

 

[OCGuy]

Originally posted by: Aflac
Seriously, no one's mentioned Eyefinity yet? It's completely popped open the high end; now you can get graphics at insane resolutions.

I highly doubt a large % of gamers, who want to get a great price/performance from the actual card, are going to go out and buy 8 panels.

 

[bryanW1995]

for eyefinity they probably won't since it only supports 6.

 

[Dribble]

Originally posted by: Aflac
Seriously, no one's mentioned Eyefinity yet? It's completely popped open the high end; now you can get graphics at insane resolutions.

See http://forums.anandtech.com/me...=2334105&enterthread=y
(about 3 threads down from this one when I posted).

The reason eyeinfinity exists is specifically because what many of the previous posters have been saying - why bother upgrading when my 48?? can do full hd gaming without breaking a sweat. Ati now have to convince us we need 3 displays, which will obviously require the more powerful 58?? to drive them.

 

[WaitingForNehalem]

Originally posted by: Dribble

Originally posted by: Aflac
Seriously, no one's mentioned Eyefinity yet? It's completely popped open the high end; now you can get graphics at insane resolutions.

See http://forums.anandtech.com/me...=2334105&enterthread=y
(about 3 threads down from this one when I posted).

The reason eyeinfinity exists is specifically because what many of the previous posters have been saying - why bother upgrading when my 48?? can do full hd gaming without breaking a sweat. Ati now have to convince us we need 3 displays, which will obviously require the more powerful 58?? to drive them.

Which is why they need to push devs to create graphically demanding pc exclusives.

 

[bryanW1995]

the problem is that the "graphically demanding" games are typically more expensive to make, so if they cut themselves out of 80% of the gaming market then they are slashing their own wrists.

 

[WaitingForNehalem]

Originally posted by: bryanW1995
the problem is that the "graphically demanding" games are typically more expensive to make, so if they cut themselves out of 80% of the gaming market then they are slashing their own wrists.

I'd like to see companies that actually have a passion for what they do instead of making every game with the Unreal Engine 3. If companies would make a PC ONLY game that is great in graphics, game play, and story they obviously would have a winner but instead they just release sequels because they are proven franchises.