Put this in the review comments but they are 12 pages long, so not sure if it will be noticed...
Now that it is getting to nearly two years since I brought my graphics cards, a pair of GTX285's, it is starting to get towards the time I am thinking about maybe upgrading to DX11. So I am starting to take a lot of interest in the reviews about AMD and Nvidia's end of year card releases. The problem is that I cannot tell how much faster this new crop of cards are than my current setup, as for the games I am playing my cards are not listed in the benches. This is a trend that seems to be happening everywhere.
I understand the reason is that my games are DX11 and my card is DX10, but my card still runs them and I would like to know how they compare even if one is running DX10 and the other running DX11. I am aware that it not a 100% fair comparison, but that is how people in my position work out if the upgrade is worth it or not....
I can understand if this is not done as part of a review, but even Anandtech's chart system gives no measure for my cards in these games . Please sort this out. Just because a card does not run the latest version of directx does not mean it should be forgotten. Especially since the people most likely to be looking at upgrading are those with my generation of hardware rather than people with DX 11 hardware. Cards should only be forgotten when they can no longer run a games at whatever version of directx at above 30FPS at the standard review resolutions. This not the case with my current setup yet. Else the upgrade decision would be a no-brainer.
Anyway that's my 1 cents worth...
Now that it is getting to nearly two years since I brought my graphics cards, a pair of GTX285's, it is starting to get towards the time I am thinking about maybe upgrading to DX11. So I am starting to take a lot of interest in the reviews about AMD and Nvidia's end of year card releases. The problem is that I cannot tell how much faster this new crop of cards are than my current setup, as for the games I am playing my cards are not listed in the benches. This is a trend that seems to be happening everywhere.
I understand the reason is that my games are DX11 and my card is DX10, but my card still runs them and I would like to know how they compare even if one is running DX10 and the other running DX11. I am aware that it not a 100% fair comparison, but that is how people in my position work out if the upgrade is worth it or not....
I can understand if this is not done as part of a review, but even Anandtech's chart system gives no measure for my cards in these games . Please sort this out. Just because a card does not run the latest version of directx does not mean it should be forgotten. Especially since the people most likely to be looking at upgrading are those with my generation of hardware rather than people with DX 11 hardware. Cards should only be forgotten when they can no longer run a games at whatever version of directx at above 30FPS at the standard review resolutions. This not the case with my current setup yet. Else the upgrade decision would be a no-brainer.
Anyway that's my 1 cents worth...