UW Framerates! Looks like GF2 Will work!

[Keganator]

http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.html?i=1583&p=12

*drool*

[Kow]

Well.. I hope the GF2mx will handle it pretty well.
And i do hope that the engine will get WAY patched in terms of performance because i'm not impressed with the GF4.

[asmodeus]

don't you think maybe its the GF4 fault?

[Ballistophobia]

err

[Ballistophobia]

I'm sorta impressed with the G4's performance, but not that much. Still, there's plenty of time for optimizations. :p

[shadowkil]

What's wrong with the Geforce 4's performance? It leads the pack! Unless you are referring to the MX version, which is crap and nobody should buy - doesn't even have programable pixel shaders of GF3 =b Maybe you are right - the GF4 TI 4600 sucks, it's only 31% faster* than its prime competitor (Radeon 8500). That sucks. ;)

* in this test anyhow...

[Kow]

There's nothing wrong with the GF4s performance but it is a newly released "killer" card that costs ****ing 500$ and it "only" get this much fps on an engine that is due to be released soon.
But as Balli said they have much time for optimization on the engine.

[LifesBane[4C]]

I'm happy with the GF3 ti 500, especially because it seems things can only get faster.

[The_Fur]

me laughs at the gf4 MX, christ that is pathetic

I wonder what my V5 will do... Can't wait to grab a clawhammer to power it :)

[Keganator]

Fur, I dout that your Voodoo5 will even run on the UW engine; it requires a card that can do T&L ... the voodoo's can't.

[NotBillMurray]

Cool, I'm hoping that the GF2 GTS will hold out long enough for the GF4 Ti to come down out of the stratosphere in cost. I love doing double generational leaps when upgrading.

[Hadmar]

Originally posted by Keganator
Fur, I dout that your Voodoo5 will even run on the UW engine; it requires a card that can do T&L ... the voodoo's can't.

Wasn't there an other test posted here some weeks ago with the Kyro2 in it? K2 dosn't have hardware T&L.

[shadowkil]

Originally posted by Cogo
There's nothing wrong with the GF4s performance but it is a newly released "killer" card that costs ****ing 500$ and it "only" get this much fps on an engine that is due to be released soon.
But as Balli said they have much time for optimization on the engine.

I saw on pricewatch for around $385... which is exactly the same price I paid for my GF3. If I decide to build another machine, I'll probably put a GF4 in it, but prolly wait for it to come down in price this time.

[shadowkil]

Originally posted by Hadmar


Wasn't there an other test posted here some weeks ago with the Kyro2 in it? K2 dosn't have hardware T&L.

There were some earlier builds that would do the T&L in software, but there has been some debate as to whether or not that will be the case in the shipped version. Last I heard it would be hardware only, but I'd be a little suprised if they didn't have a software option with the eye candy turned off to at least let you play it.

[The_Fur]

seeing as many MANY people still have cards that don't have hardware T&L it would seem stupid to me to alienate all those possible buyers like that. It seems highly unlikely that they will force you to buy some card that has hardware T&L

[shadowkil]

As for the hardware T&L question - here's a longish thread full of flames and whatnot that involves a few intelligent posts and a bunch of posts by the U2 developers.

http://ina-community.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=134263

also, here's the unofficial u2 faq for any who haven't seen it:

http://cleaned.beyondunreal.com/U2FAQ/U2FAQ.htm#_Toc534722664