Done by gamespot, Usually with a big game comes a big graphics debate but why is this one not as heated? I think it's due to the fact that the 360 version comes off worse than the other two.
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[QUOTE="Kinthalis"]
I wonder if the missing shadows on the PC are an AMD issue. The article says they used 5830 for testing. I recognize some of the areas. I'll check tonight with my GTX 580 and see if they are missing shadows.
Also, I hate that these comparison ALWAYS features these TINY little screen shots.
I've seen the 360 running on my friend's TV,a nd I've see it run on my TV but with a PC.
The difference is considerable. On the PC there are NO jaggies or jaggie induced "shimmering" of models, the frame rate is smooth and consistent, the textures are nice and sharp, the whole frame is full of detail and sharp thanks to running at 1080p and not 720p.
You can't see any of this on tiny 640x360 still images though.
topgunmv
Would be weird if it was an amd issue, usually source and amd get along great.
But ya, instead of shrinking down the pc pictures, they should blow up the console ones. Most people play them upscaled on their 1080p sets anyways.
I've done that before. Most System warriors won't give you as much as an ounce of credit afterwards ;)
Edit:
And a random Vanilla (random as in me being certain thatI have'nt tampered withthe game in any way in that one)Crysis jpg I found by searching for myself on Steam:
This is the actual difference we're looking at ;)
[QUOTE="topgunmv"]
[QUOTE="Kinthalis"]
I wonder if the missing shadows on the PC are an AMD issue. The article says they used 5830 for testing. I recognize some of the areas. I'll check tonight with my GTX 580 and see if they are missing shadows.
Also, I hate that these comparison ALWAYS features these TINY little screen shots.
I've seen the 360 running on my friend's TV,a nd I've see it run on my TV but with a PC.
The difference is considerable. On the PC there are NO jaggies or jaggie induced "shimmering" of models, the frame rate is smooth and consistent, the textures are nice and sharp, the whole frame is full of detail and sharp thanks to running at 1080p and not 720p.
You can't see any of this on tiny 640x360 still images though.
Filthybastrd
Would be weird if it was an amd issue, usually source and amd get along great.
But ya, instead of shrinking down the pc pictures, they should blow up the console ones. Most people play them upscaled on their 1080p sets anyways.
I've done that before. Most System warriors won't give you as much as an ounce of credit afterwards ;)
Edit:
And a random Vanilla (random as in me being certain thatI have'nt tampered withthe game in any way in that one)Crysis jpg I found by searching for myself on Steam:
This is the actual difference we're looking at ;)
Do you remove jaggies from trees using the config files? It's the most annoying thing about the game.
[QUOTE="Filthybastrd"]
[QUOTE="topgunmv"]
Would be weird if it was an amd issue, usually source and amd get along great.
But ya, instead of shrinking down the pc pictures, they should blow up the console ones. Most people play them upscaled on their 1080p sets anyways.
SaltyMeatballs
I've done that before. Most System warriors won't give you as much as an ounce of credit afterwards ;)
Edit:
And a random Vanilla (random as in me being certain thatI have'nt tampered withthe game in any way in that one)Crysis jpg I found by searching for myself on Steam:
This is the actual difference we're looking at ;)
Do you remove jaggies from trees using the config files? It's the most annoying thing about the game.It's either edgeaa or enabling transparency AA in Nvidia control panel. That particular shot is Very High grabbed with the Steam screenie function and I think Very high is Edgeaa=1but I can't say for sure due to lacking braincapability and time. I chose it because I'm 100% it's very high with no cfg editing.
Do you remove jaggies from trees using the config files? It's the most annoying thing about the game.[QUOTE="SaltyMeatballs"]
[QUOTE="Filthybastrd"]
I've done that before. Most System warriors won't give you as much as an ounce of credit afterwards ;)
Edit:
And a random Vanilla (random as in me being certain thatI have'nt tampered withthe game in any way in that one)Crysis jpg I found by searching for myself on Steam:
This is the actual difference we're looking at ;)
Filthybastrd
It's either edgeaa or enabling transparency AA in Nvidia control panel. That particular shot is Very High grabbed with the Steam screenie function and I think Very high is Edgeaa=1but I can't say for sure due to lacking braincapability and time. I chose it because I'm 100% it's very high with no cfg editing.
Default is 1, but you can set it to 2 and annihilate any trace of jaggy foliage.
[QUOTE="Filthybastrd"]
[QUOTE="topgunmv"]
Would be weird if it was an amd issue, usually source and amd get along great.
But ya, instead of shrinking down the pc pictures, they should blow up the console ones. Most people play them upscaled on their 1080p sets anyways.
SaltyMeatballs
I've done that before. Most System warriors won't give you as much as an ounce of credit afterwards ;)
Edit:
And a random Vanilla (random as in me being certain thatI have'nt tampered withthe game in any way in that one)Crysis jpg I found by searching for myself on Steam:
This is the actual difference we're looking at ;)
Do you remove jaggies from trees using the config files? It's the most annoying thing about the game.Foilage is usually done with simple polygons and transparency textures.
So to get rid of jaggies there (and any other transparent texture) you need ot turn on transparency anti-aliasing. You usually have the option of adaptive (super easy on the GPU - in fact you should proobably have this on ALL the time, for all games) or super sampling (hard on the GPU).
Adaptive with 4x geomtry AA looks very good to me. For older games that are easy on the GPU AND use a ton of transparent textures I use x4 super sampling transparency AA, and that looks superb.
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