960 runs it on High @ 1080p and Titan X on Ultra @ 4K

[blizzzilla]

The R9 280 is similar to a GTX 960. But some games favor Nvidia or Radeon, so we can't say much about how the 280 performs in Witcher 3. You will have to wait for benchmarks that should pop up shortly after launch.

 

[sonicdart]

The R9 280 is similar to a GTX 960. But some games favor Nvidia or Radeon, so we can't say much about how the 280 performs in Witcher 3. You will have to wait for benchmarks that should pop up shortly after launch.

well seeing as this game has hair works which i'm pretty sure is a nvidia thing I would assume they are building with nvidia in mind...

but then in the last witcher uber sampling was built in mind so I have no idea :hmm:

 

[Ragnar_the_red]

All i know is once it comes out, i will turn everything as high as it goes and then tune it down from there .

 

[uthvag]

i will not agree on this one.
According to this article (google translate it): http://www.purepc.pl/pamieci_ram/jakie_pamieci_ram_wybrac_test_ddr3_13332400_mhz_w_grach
you can get a 7-20% boost in fps (depending on game, game settings, CPU architecture).
Generally, if you play without any AntiAliasing, then quality ram helps to achieve higher frames


It might not be much, but good RAM isn't expensive. Especially, when we compare its price to a new CPU or GPU.

very few games show improvement . i agree that my previous statement was an exaggeration , but it is not far from the truth esp with ddr4 rams vs ddr 3 in the current state
and personal experience too dictates very little fps difference. even while renderring CPU/GPU clocks are more dictating thn ram

the sweet spot for ram along with price is 1866 . which is actually the standard for the industry now

http://www.anandtech.com/show/6372/memory-performance-16gb-ddr31333-to-ddr32400-on-ivy-bridge-igp-with-gskill/8.

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Everywhere I see are reports regarding nVidia cards, but sadly, I made a mistake some time ago and got myself an AMD R9 280. Any idea how it would do ? Except that, I have i5-4690k and 16GB ram.

EDIT: Just for clarification, I know pretty much nothing about PC hardware, and I have no idea if my card comares to which nVidia card. All I know is that buying that AMD wasn't a good idea, or so I was told by people who know much better than me <.<

if optimzed properly , amd is better, but sadly that is not the case .

nvidia produces a lot of drivers which are useful , they are in partnerships with a lot of devs , so nvidia is more optimized .

i wouldnot be surprised if a 280x(gtx 770) or a 290x(gtx 970) struggles compared to their equivalents

 

[general_hades]

Have you guys seen this?

http://www.geforce.com/whats-new/articles/the-witcher-3-wild-hunt-is-your-system-ready

1920x1080, Low settings GTX 960
1920x1080, Medium settings GTX 960
1920x1080, High settings GTX 960
1920x1080, Uber settings GTX 970
1920x1080, Uber settings w/ GameWorks GTX 980
2560x1440, Uber settings GTX 980
2560x1440, Uber settings w/ GameWorks GTX TITAN X, or 2-Way SLI GTX 970
3840x2160, Uber settings GTX TITAN X, or 2-Way SLI GTX 980
3840x2160, Uber settings w/ GameWorks 2-Way SLI GTX 980 or GTX TITAN X

Also a little bit weird what Nvida saying:
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt’s May 18th release is tantalizingly close. On PC, the experience will be enhanced with higher-resolution textures, higher-quality effects, higher levels of detail, uncapped framerates, and many other enhancements. And like the latest and greatest PC games, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is further enhanced with NVIDIA technologies and GameWorks effects that increase immersion and image quality throughout the 100-hour action RPG.

Higer-resolution textures?? They were the same as console, right?.

Also the difference between SSAO en HBAO+ is big.
Far Cry 4 SSAO: http://international.download.nvidia.com/geforce-com/international/images/far-cry-4/far-cry-4-ambient-occlusion-002-ssao.png
Far Cry 4 SSAO:http://international.download.nvidia.com/geforce-com/international/images/far-cry-4/far-cry-4-ambient-occlusion-008-ssao.png
Far Cry 4 HBAO+: http://international.download.nvidia.com/geforce-com/international/images/far-cry-4/far-cry-4-ambient-occlusion-002-nvidia-hbao-plus.png
Far Cry 4 HBAO+: http://international.download.nvidia.com/geforce-com/international/images/far-cry-4/far-cry-4-ambient-occlusion-008-nvidia-hbao-plus.png

We only seeing ultra gameplay with SSAO.

was about to link that myself, nice way of showing what cards let you do what. still sad AMD hasn't gotten any attention at all though

 

[djmedvedd]

OK guys, thats certanly a problem. I dont know, if i have to start a new topic for this, but game dont use HBAO+ correctly. We already seen it ON in some Actual screenshots: 1 and 2 But NONE of the PC Ultra footages (like this, or this, or this, or this) does not have it enabled (well, I used to think so) But then this video came out, which shows that HBAO turned ON, AND STILL NO SHADOWS ON GRASS.

 

[Crazy_Foxy_]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n43uCNYs7Tk&feature=youtu.be&t=29s
Maybe someone can say on which hardware was he running it on? thank you very much

 

[blizzzilla]

That video is from the event in Munich and he says that he was using the i7 + GTX980 machine.

 

[Crazy_Foxy_]

Thank You :cheers:

 

[maramsp]

I heard in the video he says that the 960 is the treshold. And that any videocard upwards can play it on ultra.
So i should be good with my 970 isnt it?

 

[blizzzilla]

The German mag "PCGamesHardware" published a teaser for their test of the PC version, which will come next week.
http://www.pcgameshardware.de/The-Witcher-3-PC-237266/Specials/Technik-Test-1158845/

- Performance is good on an i7 even when downclocked to 2GHz and without HT
- Ultra details @ 1080p are playable with a GTX 770 / R9 280X (AMD card perform well)
- 2GB VRAM are enough for 1080p

They also made a video to show the difference between min and max details on PC.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKadTifTRlY

 

[YeOldeMurloc]

The German mag "PCGamesHardware" published a teaser for their test of the PC version, which will come next week.
http://www.pcgameshardware.de/The-Witcher-3-PC-237266/Specials/Technik-Test-1158845/

- Performance is good on an i7 even when downclocked to 2GHz and without HT
- Ultra details @ 1080p are playable with a GTX 770 / R9 280X (AMD card perform well)
- 2GB VRAM are enough for 1080p

They also made a video to show the difference between min and max details on PC.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKadTifTRlY

Sounds too good to be true

 

[blizzzilla]

There's also a commentated 4K video running on a Titan X: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuskgsmIe6k

I watched it on a 1440p screen and it looks great. Though they show that the framerate tanks when using Hair Works even on a Titan X.

PC vs. PS4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Cn-ekHLqEY

 

[uthvag]

The German mag "PCGamesHardware" published a teaser for their test of the PC version, which will come next week.
http://www.pcgameshardware.de/The-Witcher-3-PC-237266/Specials/Technik-Test-1158845/

- Performance is good on an i7 even when downclocked to 2GHz and without HT
- Ultra details @ 1080p are playable with a GTX 770 / R9 280X (AMD card perform well)
- 2GB VRAM are enough for 1080p

They also made a video to show the difference between min and max details on PC.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKadTifTRlY

hurrah for the amd part

if this really is without nvidia drivers/day 1 patch, truly i am amazed

although a little sad too... i expected visuals at ulra to be of ps5 quality

 

[eskiMoe]

Not sure if this has already been posted here but:

Watch it on youtube at your preferred resolution. Looks gorgeous

 

[blizzzilla]

although a little sad too... i expected visuals at ulra to be of ps5 quality

Yea, sadly it is not a flagship title that pushes a high end PC to its limits. But at least it still looks great and runs well on systems without SLI.

 

[tjapstijl]

Not sure if this has already been posted here but:

Watch it on youtube at your preferred resolution. Looks gorgeous

The Game looks real good in 4k. Better save some money for Titan X.

 

[maramsp]

So i should be able to max this game out even with gameworks on my 970 with a 4ghz amd fx8350?

 

[D4rKy2014]

If thats ultra then i am god, i dont believe this, pc should outperform ps4 graphics allot this is not right.

 

[TheWildFish]

There's also a commentated 4K video running on a Titan X: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MuskgsmIe6k

I watched it on a 1440p screen and it looks great. Though they show that the framerate tanks when using Hair Works even on a Titan X.

PC vs. PS4: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Cn-ekHLqEY

I'm pretty sure that PC vs PS4 video is not accurate. Some other fully ultra videos lying around show the game looking gorgeous and better than that is showing plus people that have seem the game say the PC version is noticeably better than PS4 and Xbone sooooo I call bullshit.

But also the game really does look fantastic on all systems!!!