Downsampling: How to

Discussion in 'Videocards - NVIDIA GeForce Drivers Section' started by wasteomind, Jun 17, 2011.

  1. Koniakki

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    Guys, tbh I have seen the quide here since it was posted, but never read it. For the fun of it yesterday after reading some benches, I thought to create a custom 1440p res on my Sammy 59D550 1080p Plasma connected through HDMI 1.4/a(cant remember).

    It worked! I started FC3 and it detected it! I played only FC3 so far at 1440p just fine with 2xAA! I get the same FPS as 1080p@4xAA! I'm I missing something here? I can game at 1440p now? Just got a "free" 1440p 59' HDTV?

    I would love to hear your thoughts on this and if this can DAMAGE my plasma in ANY way! Also didn't change any timings or anything since I'm not familiar with them.

    Thanks in advance.


    Update: 3200x1800@x2AA works too! Performance hit about the same as 1080p@8xAA.


    Update 2: Just read the last few pages. Should have done it earlier. I guess I just learned what Downsampling is.. :D
    I used the settings from Anarion from page 6 post #127 since automatic was a no go for 3840x2160.
     
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  2. Anarion

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    Tested that tool, really interesting. Image quality is equal to OGSSAA. Performance is equal to SGSSAA (i.e. 3840x2160 to 4xSGSSAA). ME3 example shots (3840x2160 render resolution with in game FXAA enabled, 1920x1080 screen mode):
    http://www.abload.de/img/masseffect32012-12-116pk3c.png

    http://www.abload.de/img/masseffect32012-12-115ektx.png
     
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  3. Catta

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    Hello, I’d like to try downsampling because some games don’t have enough anti-aliasing but I’m concerned about my video card being not powerful enough. Would it worth trying downsampling with NVIDIA GeForce 8800 Ultra, monitor NEC MultiSync LCD 2490WUXi2 24” (16:10)? If yes, what resolution should I try?
     
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  4. Koniakki

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    Well, FPS is just FPS. A 680 gets this FPS, a 660 this FPS and a 8800 ultra this FPS.

    Since if memory serves me right a 8800 ultra is "about" equivalent to a 4870/9800GTX/GTS250/5750 and I said "about" before some jumps in,
    you can find about if you have FPS to spare and just test it..

    Check out Hilbert's review for FC2. Look at those 4870/GTS250/5750 score for a good comparison. Just my opinion again.
    http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/palit_geforce_gtx_680_jetstream_review,15.html

    From my findings as my previous post above, 2560x1440@2xAA in FC3 equals to 1080p@4xAA and 3200x1800@x2AA has about the same as 1080p@8xAA performance hit.


    P.S: Here Hilbert's FarCry2 VGA comparison from 2008.
    http://www.guru3d.com/articles_pages/far_cry_2_pc_vga_graphics_performance_review,5.html
     
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  5. Catta

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    I’ve tried SoftTH v2.08b with 2880x1800 resolution with AA off in “Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood” and it made no difference comparing to my monitor's native resolution 1920x1200.
     
  6. Anarion

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    You have to select 2880x1800 in game. Did you do that?
     
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    Of course I did :)
     
  8. dsbig

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    I found problem with some games the words and dialog popups get really small


    I was playing combat arms with downsampling and I hit exit and the dialog box was tiny, about the size of my mouse pointer
     
  9. MrBonk

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    Yeah that happens in games where they scale the HUD information to the resolution you are using
     
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    is there anyway to backup the settings?

    its a pain to have to redo the custom res every time doing a clean driver install
     

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    I write mine down on paper. The timings and then the list of resolutions i've added.


    On another note, Downsampling sucks with BFBC2 no matter what you do. Even with SMAA or FXAA added. MSAA helps, but there is an unbearable white outline on objects that have alpha effects behind them.(CoD:Black Ops 2 suffers the same issue. And Neither of these games have this issue on Consoles. Timothy Lottes told me why this happens but I can't remember exactly what it was;some kind of function with how the AA is resolved and is something could be fixed if they wanted he said; and he has deleted almost all of his FXAA/TXAA related posts.)

    And shimmering and pixel crawl improve barely at all. Even when downsampling with ~3.5X more resolution.;3008x1692 -1600x900.
     
  12. slickric21

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    Had a quick play with downsampling today, brought about by playing NFS Shift 2, as forcing AA creates white blobs in night races.

    Didn't bother with all the manual stuff as it seemed like to much effort and too much to read.

    Just with staying at auto timings and 60hz I am able to go to 3168 x 1782 so thats x 1.65 my normal res of 1920x1080 on my BenQ G2222HDL.

    Have to say Shift 2 looks great @ 3168 x 1782, add SMAA and its superb.

    Then had a play on BF3 and that too looked great, but performance hit was abit too harsh. Also the hud/minimap was alot smaller.
    Went back to x2 MSAA with X2 SGSSAA + nVidia FXAA for this game.
     
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    I tested that SoftTH too and it was either not working, either I had horrible performance with no visual improvement.
     
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    So I have the dell U2412M which is 1920x1200.

    I've been trying to get 3840x2400 to work but the monitor just says the timings are not supported, doesn't matter what refresh rate I pick (60,59,30,29) it doesn't like it.

    I can only manage at most 2880x1800 @60hz it seems.

    Would it work if I used a DisplayPort cable instead of DVI? or can I never reach 2400p?
     
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    First ever attempt at Downsampling.

    My regular res is 1920x1080 (as I game on a 55" LCD).

    I managed to get 2880x1620 and it does noticeably make games crisper but there's a few hiccups.

    1. It makes games MUCH darker.
    2. While in-game fps counters say it doesn't affect fps much at all, my mouse/cursor/menu movement etc gets sluggish.

    I have followed the directions perfectly from this thread, but could I be missing something?

    This thread http://www.overclock.net/t/1237470/howto-downsampling-custom-res-2100-x-1314-3840-x-2400-in-dx9-dx10-dx11-with-nvidia-cards-directly-selectable-in-the-game here says I need to mod the monitor inf and use 3 different programs.

    Any help would be much appreciated. :)
     
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    Question: When downsampling do we need to adjust the LOD bias the same as if we used Supersampled AA ?
     
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    Queston 2: regarding SoftTH

    Is this a valid example of how to set it up to downsample
    3840x2160 to 1920x1080

    Code:
    [main]
    renderResolution=3840x2160
    nonlocalFormat=RGB16D
    keepComposition=0
    smoothing=0
    debugD3D=0
    zClear=0
    vsync=1
    tripleBuffer=1
    screenshotFormat=jpg
    dllPathD3D9=auto
    dllPathDXGI=auto
    dllPathD3D11=auto
    
    [overrides]
    forceResolution=0
    antialiasing=0
    processAffinity=0
    FOVForceHorizontal=0
    FOVForceVertical=0
    
    [debug]
    compatibleIB=0
    compatibleTex=0
    compatibleVB=0
    
    [head_primary]
    ; borderA=0
    ; borderL=0
    sourceRect=0,0,3840,2160
    screenMode=1920x1080
    Also anyone answer the question about LOD adjustment above ?
     
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    AFIK. No.


    If it seems excessively blurry for your tastes, you can try it. Or you can try sharpening.
     
  20. slickric21

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    Cheers man. I've read reports of answers either way so was unsure.

    Just regarding the SoftTH i used that config and it does work.
    IQ is stunning, but sadly in Shift2 (the game i was using it for) it crashes at the end of every race.

    The only other game I tried it in, Heroes over Europe, worked aswell and had stunning IQ, but it had clipped a portion of the bottom of the screen off - only noticed when I saw the bottom of the subtitles cut off.

    Shame as it look a powerful tool.

    Back to 2880x1620 via driver for me.
     

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