Crysis performance DX9 DX10

[nelsonica2007]

I made different tests with my system and i posted the results on my youtube page
multi cpu and gpu scaling in Crysis :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9N7kE4wH7Vw

cpu scaling in Crysis :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfaX-95xakM

If you use crossire you really need a fast quad core and even better a "8" core cpu ( HT enebled )

If you want to see the results for 2 x 5870 in Crysis :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VYg3fOfXnN4

Hope it helps

[gerardfraser]

Bench I did awhile ago,with trifire.
Yes huge CPU bottleneck with Crysis

Crysis is like darts good grouping on the AVG's LOL.Ok I ran the test for ya on my ATI core I7 machine.

Core I7 CPU speeds from 3000-4400MHZ no real difference in Crysis FPS from 720 to 1080,dare I say 1080 runs better.


Crysis compared 1080 vs 720



Link to full size Crysis 1080vs720

[MarkosDL]

those are interesting benchmarks gerardfraser thnx for sharing

[Hardware Killer]

Crysis is a beast to run smoothly with decent res DX10.

W3540@4.6Ghz with 2 4870x2's CFX @ 820/950 Geil Evo one @2005Mhz

1920 by 1200 DX10 everything maxed avg 67 fps

Attachment 3284

In game is a different story, averages approx 100fps

I could run it for you at 4.8Ghz, but Crysis is so GPU dependant that it wouldn't really make much difference, a couple of fps maybe.
Crysis still crushes 4 GPU's lol

[rainmaker1540]

I have seen in this thread that Crysis is a beast when it comes to demands on the GPU. While that may be true, I have read from the beginning that it is much more demanding in the CPu unlike most 3d games. And that is one of the primary reason it is hard to get high FPS.

You will get much more of an increase in FPS by increases in the CPU than the GPU.

[gerardfraser]

Originally Posted by rainmaker1540

I have seen in this thread that Crysis is a beast when it comes to demands on the GPU. While that may be true, I have read from the beginning that it is much more demanding in the CPu unlike most 3d games. And that is one of the primary reason it is hard to get high FPS.

You will get much more of an increase in FPS by increases in the CPU than the GPU.

This is true.CPU needs to be about 6ghz LOL.

Crysis is a beast to run smoothly with decent res DX10.

W3540@4.6Ghz with 2 4870x2's CFX @ 820/950 Geil Evo one @2005Mhz

1920 by 1200 DX10 everything maxed avg 67 fps

Attachment 3284

In game is a different story, averages approx 100fps

I could run it for you at 4.8Ghz, but Crysis is so GPU dependant that it wouldn't really make much difference, a couple of fps maybe.
Crysis still crushes 4 GPU's lol

You should take a look at the post above yours that I posted.You can see there something happening .

[Hardware Killer]

Interesting, the more AA you used the framerates climbed higher.

I've got a 5870 here, I might have a play later and see what results I get

[rainmaker1540]

gerardfraser

There is more than one way to increase the CPU other than oc'ing to 6mhz (LOL). You could increase by upgrading to a more powerful CPU.

The fact of the matter is that Crysis is more dependent on the CPU than most all other 3d games. That is why upgrading the GPU doesn't give you the kind of FPS
increases you might expect. And why it gives the impression it is a GPU beast.

[Nevers]

just thought i would post my results with two 4870's running on a pcie 16x/4x 2.0 lane.

Veryhigh DX10 1680x1050 no AA

39,26 avg fps



@ gerardfraser

nice results! you got an indeed strange combination of gpu's

[MarkosDL]

Nice result Nevers and cool wallpaper on that desktop of urs if i might add

[gerardfraser]

Originally Posted by rainmaker1540

gerardfraser

There is more than one way to increase the CPU other than oc'ing to 6mhz (LOL). You could increase by upgrading to a more powerful CPU.

The fact of the matter is that Crysis is more dependent on the CPU than most all other 3d games. That is why upgrading the GPU doesn't give you the kind of FPS
increases you might expect. And why it gives the impression it is a GPU beast.

Dude I have one of the fastest CPU's you can get.

[rainmaker1540]

Gerardfraser

And that is the reason you are getting 67 FPS. That 67 fps is excellent in Crysis and hard to beat because you have a top notch cpu and gpu. I still maintain it's the cpu that's giving you the greatest increase.

[gerardfraser]

Sorry OP not trying to steal your thread.DX 9 can produce better FPS at same settings.Its just that DX10 does it a little different and has better lighting.I prefer to run DX10,but if ya run dx9 most people can not tell the difference other then improved FPS.

Originally Posted by rainmaker1540

Gerardfraser

And that is the reason you are getting 67 FPS. That 67 fps is excellent in Crysis and hard to beat because you have a top notch cpu and gpu. I still maintain it's the cpu that's giving you the greatest increase.

No I hear ya,but its also the worst part when playing Crysis with multigpu setup.
Thats why I said 6GHZ would help more.

EDITost with some interesting benches

Its Crysis although the ATI setups are faster with Crossfire then SLI(From my testing)
there is a huge bottleneck at any resolution.Be it CPU and PCI express 2.0 @16x

Whats kinda messed up with my test that at 1280x720 the trifire 5970+5850 is equal to a single 5850.


Heres a test I did awhile ago with ATI 5970+5850 TRIFIRE. 1920x1080 VS 1280x720.

Crysis compared 1080 vs 720 1080 is a little faster.


Link to full size Crysis 1080vs720



So I ran the 5850 at same settings and a single card does not seems to have the same bottleneck with CPU and PCI express 2.0 @16x

[gerardfraser]

Added an interesting bench,at least I thought it was.Also a warhead bench,which does not have the same problems really.

Heres a Warhead bench where the Games scales alittle better with 5970+5850

[WhiteLightning]

gerardfraser, do your cards make allot of noise due to heat when you play this game ?
8xaa must be stunning!

[gerardfraser]

Well yes and no,I have built a desk in a wall and set the computer far away from where I sit,so no noise 100% fan speed.
Also the heat on the cards are no problem at all,5970 got maybe to 70 with crysis maxed out with 10.3 drivers.

Also sold my cards now waiting on Fermi or 5990 whatever is better.Just have little 5850 now LOL.

[AlvinMaker]

I just finished a "playthrough" of Crysis in Eyefinity- used a custom "high res texture/optimization" cfg, and got around 30fps average (Crysis seems to be CRAZY up and down 60 one minute, 25 the next...). I switched back and forth between 3150 x 1680-noaa, and the next res down from that, 2xaa. Both were not "blazing" by any stretch of the imagination, but my point being, it was very playable, and enjoyable.

Pretty crazy that I built a machine to slay Crysis (among other things of course ), and then Eyefinity come along and drags me back down to the 30s!

[Nevers]

Originally Posted by MarkosDL

Nice result Nevers and cool wallpaper on that desktop of urs if i might add

thanks alot! ))

[Hardware Killer]

Originally Posted by rainmaker1540

Gerardfraser

And that is the reason you are getting 67 FPS. That 67 fps is excellent in Crysis and hard to beat because you have a top notch cpu and gpu. I still maintain it's the cpu that's giving you the greatest increase.

I am not trying to argue with you rainmaker but tbh I got better results out of crysis with 4870x2 quadfire with a QX9560 @4Ghz than I do with an i7 at the same clockspeed, HT on or off, i dont have screenies anymore of the QX9650 results but I was dissapointed with crysis with an i7 using the same GPU's

[CPC_RedDawn]

Originally Posted by MarkosDL

lol nothing to apologise for m8 i know cpu speed is needed here but the q8200 (or my mobo) doesnt have the juice to stay stable at 3 ghz and above lol ill keep the game at DX9 setts runs great there but i will still try it in dx10 after the patches to see if theres any diff. Barwell are those frames of urs at dx10 or 9?

Have you tried updating your motherboards BIOS as it might have improved OC'ing functions...?

Also what cooler are you using on it? and does your case have good airflow?

factor in all these, better airflow, better cooler, and a newer BIOS could equal an overclock increase even if it just gets you an extra 200MHz it is still worth it.