Hi Guys, There's been a few threads here around whether DX11 is worth it, particularly since cards like the 4890 are available cheap and actually offer excellent frame rates. I thought I would start a thread where you can post and/or comment on game screenshots - as they relate to hardware. Below are some Metro 2033 screenshots ... highest settings, but I think the most interesting aspect is tessellation, where the geometric models are smoothed automatically. Here are the full-resolution BMPs if you prefer those. http://www.adops.eu/dev/dx11/1.bmp http://www.adops.eu/dev/dx11/2.bmp http://www.adops.eu/dev/dx11/3.bmp http://www.adops.eu/dev/dx11/4.bmp http://www.adops.eu/dev/dx11/5.bmp http://www.adops.eu/dev/dx11/6.bmp http://www.adops.eu/dev/dx11/7.bmp http://www.adops.eu/dev/dx11/8.bmp http://www.adops.eu/dev/dx11/9.bmp http://www.adops.eu/dev/dx11/10.bmp http://www.adops.eu/dev/dx11/11.bmp http://www.adops.eu/dev/dx11/12.bmp http://www.adops.eu/dev/dx11/13.bmp http://www.adops.eu/dev/dx11/14.bmp
It will always come down to a persons pov of ' worth it ' Unlimited budget - Yes Upgrading just for Dx11 - No I've got 5850's Xfire and DX 11, so i suppose i'm lucky. Could i live without it , well yes. I had the money and will always try and go for better graphics. Will someone with a 4890 that runs the game at the same playable speed miss DX11 ? , i doubt it. Untill all games support DX11 fully , then its not a neccessary requirement. Sadly the hardware will continue to push at a rate that software still can't keep pace with ; All games DX11, and backward comp. Full utilisation of cores - quad and hex.
I also think that it will take a year or so for dx11 to really come of age, but I do like where it is going.
Metro to be honest is not a very good example. i prefer Dirt 2 and hopefully upcoming Crysis 2, those with open world, great sunshine to showcase and best compare between real life. great screenshots though. what FPS are you getting? @mrdbristol, i was just in Clevedon this morning i currently live in Yatton with my parents.
Changes are too subtle to make the jump to dx11 worth it for me... what do i go to from sli gtx280 cards? Doesn't really look that much of a change from max without dx11. Maybe next year.
Here are similar DX10 shots with everything on high. I haven't done a good comparison myself yet - but yes, pretty subtle on the face of it. Frame rates jumped up in DX10 mode .. they were dropping around 25 fps in DX11. Here are the full-resolution BMPs if you prefer those. http://www.adops.eu/dev/dx11/1a.bmp http://www.adops.eu/dev/dx11/2a.bmp http://www.adops.eu/dev/dx11/3a.bmp http://www.adops.eu/dev/dx11/4a.bmp http://www.adops.eu/dev/dx11/5a.bmp http://www.adops.eu/dev/dx11/6a.bmp http://www.adops.eu/dev/dx11/7a.bmp
25fps seems low considering in direct x 10 you would get 40-50+ Metro 2033 looks good but I didn't enjoy it all that much, 280 sli has no upgrade path since 5870 cf is around same speed. Problem is still price 5850 the min card you need for direct x 11 ( every setting is Ment to be maxed not at medium) is still £220 min vs the 4890 which win do the same fps give or take 3 without direct x 11 which is about £120 new £80 on fleabay Major price dif really
