Quote Originally Posted by fellix_bg View Post
NV has better overall AF quality ever since G80. In fact, there have been no visible changes of the AF algorithm for the past four years -- GF100 outputs virtually the same texture quality as the old G80. The problem with ATi's case is the severe under-sampling, visible in most high-frequency/detailed textures all over the place, like subtle shimmering and sharp MIP stage transitions. The angular pattern -- being invariant or not -- should not be used as exhaustive quality measurement.
The weird thing about your statement is that back when the G80 came out everyone was accusing nVidia of cheating with af. The reality is that ATI has always always always had better image quality than any other competitor. Other aspects like drivers are a different story of course.