Is AA necessary at 1080p?

If so to what degree? as I really dont notice much difference at all.

I can still notice the difference easily in games if it is off, but 2-4xaa is adequate in most.ferret-gamer

As higher goes the resolution, less visual impact has the AA and higher is the drop in performance. Distance of view and pixel dot size has also a relevant impact in the aliasing perception -as far away you sit to play or as smaller is the pixel size less notiecable are the jaggies-. At 1080p the AA is less necessary than at 800 x 600, of course.

Erm for me 4X AA @1920x1080p is jaggie free. Some games 2X AA is fine and sometimes just 1080p with no AA is fine. Here are some pics.

1080p

1080p 2X AA

1080p 4X AA

Resolution and jaggies are control variables. It depends on the pixel density(dependant variable), that's like putting 1920x1080 on a 60in monitor, of course it will be jaggy. But 1024x600 on a 6 in display won't be.

AA become less necessary at higher resolutions. I never turn it on.

AA become less necessary at higher resolutions. I never turn it on.

cmdrmonkey45

Depends on the game but yes.

It depends on the game and engine. In general you won't need AA, but there's a few games that still have jaggies such as the latest Aliens versus Predator game.

Depends on the game -

Games like Crysis for example, with highly detailed, high polygon models, and high resolution textures - Not having AA can make them look a pretty bad from a distance as those sharp edges the model itself and the textures have are strewed by the aliasing causing most of the detail they have to look jagged...

Other games though, such as RTS's don't really need that much AA as the smaller units don't have that much detail and thus don't benefit from the higher clarity...

I always notice jaggies at high resolutions. If I can use 2xAA, I will.

AA is necessary at any resolution, no matter how high it is, the real question is if it's worth it for "you" and nobody can answer that.DanielDust

[QUOTE="DanielDust"]AA is necessary at any resolution, no matter how high it is, the real question is if it's worth it for "you" and nobody can answer that.PieISAwesom3

AA and AF will always be needed. Atleast untill we get to like 5000x10000 or something.

I usually use 4x or 8x AA when playing at 1080P but its certainly not that necessary at a resolution this high. Even without AA most games look fine in 1080P or higher.

Btw. here are some 32xAA pics of Just Cause 2 :P

That depends on what monitor you have, if by "necessary" you mean "doesn't hurt the eyes".

It also depends on your display.

I've generally used low AA, which included games like JC2, Dirt 2 and Crysis. They all look fine, and since I'm around 5 feet away from the screen I don't need a lot of AA anyway.

I'd say use it, but make it the first thing you lower or switch off if performance gets hit.

[QUOTE="PieISAwesom3"][QUOTE="DanielDust"]AA is necessary at any resolution, no matter how high it is, the real question is if it's worth it for "you" and nobody can answer that.DanielDust

Depends on the game but yes.

Filthybastrd

Some games really have a lot of jaggies so you need to use AA. But most games I don't really feel a need to put AA on.

Because you're contradicting yourself with those statements, you misunderstood what you're saying.DanielDust

What?!?!?

With large monitors at this res, yes AA is a must for me.

Slightly off topic, but what is the point of say 32x AA? I mean i cant really tell the difference between 4x and 8x aa o.0

Slightly off topic, but what is the point of say 32x AA? I mean i cant really tell the difference between 4x and 8x aa o.0

sn4k3_64

Yeah its pretty much overkill.

I think it depends on the textures in the game. In Bad Company 2 and Neverwitner Nights 2, it makes a huge difference. In other games, such as TF2 or Metro2033, it makes practically no difference. Adam_the_Nerd

you have clearly never played tf2 in 1080p+ with 24x AA- it looks AMAZING!!!

[QUOTE="Adam_the_Nerd"]I think it depends on the textures in the game. In Bad Company 2 and Neverwitner Nights 2, it makes a huge difference. In other games, such as TF2 or Metro2033, it makes practically no difference. scoots9

you have clearly never played tf2 in 1080p+ with 24x AA- it looks AMAZING!!!