Geforce 8800 GTS 320

[pcslookout]

Originally posted by: postmortemIA

Originally posted by: pcslookout

Originally posted by: postmortemIA

Originally posted by: pcslookout
Maybe I am wrong but found some interesting benchmarks as well. link

Amazing how little of a difference there is which the card with double the video ram. I think there a lot of different variables that effects how much video ram effects a certain video card.

I tired to play crysis at 1600x1200 and 1920x1200 with 8800GTS640 and 8800GT256.. even that 8800GTS640 was supposed to be slower, it was actually only one that is playable.

Were you running in DirectX 9 or DirextX 10? What were you detail settings at and did you use any AA or AF ?

DX10 - default high settings.

Same thing with Call of Juarez, 256MB + DX10 = far from enough

I fully agree with that. One thing benchmarks have not done compared DX9 to DX10. I always thought DX10 took a lot more than DX9. In my opinion 1 GB is maybe enough at 1680x1050 and above. The higher the resolution you go though with more AA and AF the more you will need. Crysis is a perfect example. Though some games streamline not having enough video ram and using system ram pretty well where you can not even notice it but not all. Though it is better if your a hardcore gamer to just have enough video ram or just about enough so you don't have this problem.

If you think I am crazy saying 1 GB is barely enough just look at GRID, Oblivion, Crysis (DX10), etc all with 4x AA and 16x AF. Better yet 8x AA.

 

[vj8usa]

Originally posted by: pcslookout
What about DX9 and DX10. Does DX10 use more video ram than DX9 ? I prefer to play Crysis in DX10.

I'm not sure about VRAM usage, but I'd stick with DX9 if I were you. Crysis in DX9 is virtually identical to Crysis in DX10 - there's a tiny, tiny difference in image quality, but it's only noticeable when you're carefully scrutinizing screenshots. On the other hand, the performance difference is huge - that game's a lot faster in DX9.

 

[pcslookout]

Originally posted by: vj8usa

Originally posted by: pcslookout
What about DX9 and DX10. Does DX10 use more video ram than DX9 ? I prefer to play Crysis in DX10.

I'm not sure about VRAM usage, but I'd stick with DX9 if I were you. Crysis in DX9 is virtually identical to Crysis in DX10 - there's a tiny, tiny difference in image quality, but it's only noticeable when you're carefully scrutinizing screenshots. On the other hand, the performance difference is huge - that game's a lot faster in DX9.

I haven't really noticed a huge difference between DX9 and DX10 in Crysis with speed. DX10 is slower but not but a lot.

Strange how Far Cry 2 DX10 makes the game faster I guess when they actually code a game right, unlike EA, a game will actually run faster in DX10.

 

[Cheex]

I thought I was the only one that saw DX10 run better than DX9. :roll:

The only problem is the stuttering but...
To fix that all you need to do is to cap the fps...

Open the console and type: gfx_maxfps xx
With xx being a framerate value such as 25, 30, 35, etc....whatever your card manages okay.
I've noticed that this works particularly well when set just below your minimum framerate.

Example: You get a minimum fps of 32...use the console command to set a cap at 30....butter smooth!!