Steam games and my gpu..

Hi guys, its weird i have been playing various steam games like css, dod:s and tf2 for example, css and dod s run fine but i only get like 140 fps on max setting (1080p res) and 8xaa. I know thats great, but shouldnt it be like 300 fps or more? lol, also tf2 lags with my card, dropping down to 40 fps (wtf!). Other games like batman AA run really nice, benchmarked on max with 4xaa i got an average of 114 fps. So whats up with valve games?

Hi guys, its weird i have been playing various steam games like css, dod:s and tf2 for example, css and dod s run fine but i only get like 140 fps on max setting (1080p res) and 8xaa. I know thats great, but shouldnt it be like 300 fps or more? lol, also tf2 lags with my card, dropping down to 40 fps (wtf!). Other games like batman AA run really nice, benchmarked on max with 4xaa i got an average of 114 fps. So whats up with valve games?

sn4k3_64

Can you notice the difference between 114 and 140 and 300 ? If not then don't worry about it i'd say.

if he can notice the diff between 300 and 140 id lvoe to see him/her watch tv which does less than that lol.. youd see static all the time :P

Don't you get like massive image tearing from 300FPS?

Just turn on Vsync and it will determinate perfect frame rate.

Are you playing any of those games offline? I remember TF2 lagging like crazy when I had a go at offline mode.jimmyjammer69

Also may i point out that my old 9600gt had basically the same performance in valve games like css.. i think maybe new drivers will sort it out

If I remember correctly Valve/Source games tend to more CPU limited than GPU limited. So I'd look there first, especially if you say you got the same performance from a 9600gt.

All of them use very different shaders. TF2's are actually quite demanding on the higest graphic settings.

If I remember correctly Valve/Source games tend to more CPU limited than GPU limited. So I'd look there first, especially if you say you got the same performance from a 9600gt.

Shonuff331

Well, playing your games on 1080p and 8x AA is very demanding for a GTX 460, your graphics card is probably the problem.

Well, playing your games on 1080p and 8x AA is very demanding for a GTX 460, your graphics card is probably the problem.

JW-toch

You might need to find another focus than how many hundreds of frames you're not getting.

[QUOTE="JW-toch"]

Well, playing your games on 1080p and 8x AA is very demanding for a GTX 460, your graphics card is probably the problem.

sn4k3_64

Again, TF2 and Left 4 Dead 2 run a very newer shader model that is kind of complex. Running 8xAA actually renders each frame fully 8 times before it displays, each frame usually requires 3-4 passes of other effects before it is done, so that's nearly 32 passes for each single frame you see.

The GTX 460 isn't the most powerful card ever. My GTX 470 and i7 + 6 gigs of ram will see dips into the 45s-50s in TF2 running at the same resolution as you.

Just turn the AA down to 4x or 2x AA and you'll be fine. Also make sure that v-sync is off. TF2 and Left 4 Dead turn that on by default.

Also don't be rude to those who are trying to help you, or we won't help you anymore.

[QUOTE="sn4k3_64"][QUOTE="JW-toch"]

Well, playing your games on 1080p and 8x AA is very demanding for a GTX 460, your graphics card is probably the problem.

Wasdie

Again, TF2 and Left 4 Dead 2 run a very newer shader model that is kind of complex. Running 8xAA actually renders each frame fully 8 times before it displays, each frame usually requires 3-4 passes of other effects before it is done, so that's nearly 32 passes for each single frame you see.

The GTX 460 isn't the most powerful card ever. My GTX 470 and i7 + 6 gigs of ram will see dips into the 45s-50s in TF2 running at the same resolution as you.

Just turn the AA down to 4x or 2x AA and you'll be fine. Also make sure that v-sync is off. TF2 and Left 4 Dead turn that on by default.

Also don't be rude to those who are trying to help you, or we won't help you anymore.

[QUOTE="sn4k3_64"][QUOTE="JW-toch"]

Well, playing your games on 1080p and 8x AA is very demanding for a GTX 460, your graphics card is probably the problem.

Wasdie

Again, TF2 and Left 4 Dead 2 run a very newer shader model that is kind of complex. Running 8xAA actually renders each frame fully 8 times before it displays, each frame usually requires 3-4 passes of other effects before it is done, so that's nearly 32 passes for each single frame you see.

The GTX 460 isn't the most powerful card ever. My GTX 470 and i7 + 6 gigs of ram will see dips into the 45s-50s in TF2 running at the same resolution as you.

Just turn the AA down to 4x or 2x AA and you'll be fine. Also make sure that v-sync is off. TF2 and Left 4 Dead turn that on by default.

Also don't be rude to those who are trying to help you, or we won't help you anymore.

Don't you get like massive image tearing from 300FPS?

Just turn on Vsync and it will determinate perfect frame rate.

xxxDirtyJoexxx