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Old 04-07-2011, 05:15 PM
Oldschool61 Oldschool61 is offline
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Originally Posted by Cpt.Badger View Post


And people are not complaining about not being able to have AAx8. People are complaining about not getting a playable FPS on high end rigs. That is a big difference.
With HIGH resolutions. Having high resolution is in effect almost the same as having AA on. If you use one you dont really need the other. High res and AA both dramatically drop FPS so why use both if it makes game unplayable??

From Tomshardware
Game aliens vs Pred. Resolution 1680x1050
GPU HD6850 fps with 4XAA = 40.7 fps without AA= 63.6
GTX460 fps with 4XAA = 35.2 fps without AA= 58.6
GTX550Ti fps with 4XAA = 31.9 fps without AA= 49
As you can clearly see from the numbers above that by turning OFF AA you can have a significant boost in fps. Most gpus have nearly a 50% increase in fps by going from 4XAA to no AA.
Thats the same as in CLoD going from 20fps to 30 or more fps just from turning off AA. Imagine if you also lowered your resolution it might almost be playable now.
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Last edited by Oldschool61; 04-07-2011 at 05:41 PM.
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