Kepler Nvidia GeForce GTX 780

[dasa]

change these two settings and watch skyrim start using ~3g
uGridsToLoad=5 to =9
iShadowMapResolution=4096 to =8192

when running these settings
2560x1440 no aa default textures
uGridsToLoad=7
iShadowMapResolution=8192
gtx480 sli 1.5g would drop from 60 to 3fps which seemed to be simply due to lack of memory
now have a 3g 7970 and despite being a fair bit slower the fps only briefly drop to 30fps while some files are shuffled then it goes back to ~60fps with texture packs installed which puts the memory usage even higher

[Cold Fussion]

change these two settings and watch skyrim start using ~3g
uGridsToLoad=5 to =9
iShadowMapResolution=4096 to =8192

when running these settings
2560x1440 no aa default textures
uGridsToLoad=7
iShadowMapResolution=8192
gtx480 sli 1.5g would drop from 60 to 3fps which seemed to be simply due to lack of memory
now have a 3g 7970 and despite being a fair bit slower the fps only briefly drop to 30fps while some files are shuffled then it goes back to ~60fps with texture packs installed which puts the memory usage even higher

But that is a non typical example. Of course if the shadow maps are of a stupidly high resolution of 8192 the ram usage will be insane, but no sane developer is going to set the shadow map size so damn large.

[dasa]

But that is a non typical example. Of course if the shadow maps are of a stupidly high resolution of 8192 the ram usage will be insane, but no sane developer is going to set the shadow map size so damn large.

no developer making a game for current consoles would anyway
it may seem stupidly high but you should see the difference it makes in skyrim you go from very blocky shadows at 4096 to fairly sharp shadows at 8192

4096 (blur is disabled) http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y83...9/TESV4096.jpg
8192 http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y83...ESV8192-00.jpg
and a few shots of it with a bunch of mods
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y83...reenShot11.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y83...nshot45140.jpg

[Morgoth]

Holy , man,

I had no idea that would improve the shadows so dramatically!

I'll be trying this out next time I actually have a PC

[Cold Fussion]

no developer making a game for current consoles would anyway
it may seem stupidly high but you should see the difference it makes in skyrim you go from very blocky shadows at 4096 to fairly sharp shadows at 8192

4096 (blur is disabled) http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y83...9/TESV4096.jpg
8192 http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y83...ESV8192-00.jpg
and a few shots of it with a bunch of mods
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y83...reenShot11.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y83...nshot45140.jpg

That almost doesn't look right. It's not as if 4096 is a small resolution shadow map so I'm surprised to see it so blocky.

[dasa]

That almost doesn't look right. It's not as if 4096 is a small resolution shadow map so I'm surprised to see it so blocky.

if i had to guess i would say that the shadow res is stretched across the entire shadow field of view rather than implemented on a per shadow basis as reducing the shadow view distance also sharpens the shadows

[Cold Fussion]

if i had to guess i would say that the shadow res is stretched across the entire shadow field of view rather than implemented on a per shadow basis as reducing the shadow view distance also sharpens the shadows

Ah ok.

[SKYMTL]

change these two settings and watch skyrim start using ~3g
uGridsToLoad=5 to =9
iShadowMapResolution=4096 to =8192

when running these settings
2560x1440 no aa default textures
uGridsToLoad=7
iShadowMapResolution=8192
gtx480 sli 1.5g would drop from 60 to 3fps which seemed to be simply due to lack of memory
now have a 3g 7970 and despite being a fair bit slower the fps only briefly drop to 30fps while some files are shuffled then it goes back to ~60fps with texture packs installed which puts the memory usage even higher

In layman's terms, that's what's called "stacking the deck".

[dasa]

In layman's terms, that's what's called "stacking the deck".

im just glad there is a console game that can be tweaked to reduce pop in and improve on its fugly pile of blur to turn it into a half decent looking game on pc and when modern hardware can handle it why not?
but modding and tweaking a badly optimised game (although getting better) for extra detail obviously doesnt leave you with the most efficient result
its not like memory is expensive imo it can make more difference than any other change they can make for the same $$ spent on hardware to games if they just made games that can make use of it

people keep saying extra memory makes no difference but the difference is huge if the game uses more memory than the gpu has
games always follow the hardware even if they do lag well behind at times they dont make games for hardware that doesnt exist so if they dont add more memory and make the hardware faster than what is required for current games to run then graphics will not advance on future games

[gumballguy]

its not like memory is expensive imo it can make more difference than any other change they can make for the same $$ spent on hardware to games if they just made games that can make use of it

I think it may be partly due to fear that memory prices will rise.

I personally wouldn't want to budget the cost to manufacture a console using current ddr3 prices, that's for sure. I'm not sure what's inside the current gen consoles, but if it's ddr2, that's a LOT more expensive now than it was.

[DilTech]

I think it may be partly due to fear that memory prices will rise.

I personally wouldn't want to budget the cost to manufacture a console using current ddr3 prices, that's for sure. I'm not sure what's inside the current gen consoles, but if it's ddr2, that's a LOT more expensive now than it was.

They use 1.4 ghz GDDR3 (as in 700mhz actual).

[snoid_zero]

GTX 580 gets substantial price cut
http://www.fudzilla.com/home/item/26...tial-price-cut

A sign of things to come.

[R101]

GTX 580 gets substantial price cut
http://www.fudzilla.com/home/item/26...tial-price-cut

I just lost 150 € for seven days of CIV5 and few months of F1 2011.. That's progress for ya.