High-End Chip G70: Only shimmering AF?
Posted by: Newsfactory on: 08/20/2005 11:24 PM [ Print | 2 comment(s) ] · 2056 views
With the launch of the GeForce 7800 GTX, Nvidia showed that the strong performance of its former SM3 flagship, GeForce 6800 Ultra, may still be topped. Beneath more and improved pipelines, the G70 offers higher clock speeds. Useful new anti-aliasing modes were added as well.
In terms of the level of texture quality, however, Nvidia seems to evaluate the demands of its high-end customers as fairly low. The new high-end chip G70 produces texture shimmering with activated anisotropic filtering (AF). Just as a reminder: This applies to the NV40 (GF 6800 series) in standard driver settings as well, but this can be remedied by activating the "High Quality" mode.
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In terms of the level of texture quality, however, Nvidia seems to evaluate the demands of its high-end customers as fairly low. The new high-end chip G70 produces texture shimmering with activated anisotropic filtering (AF). Just as a reminder: This applies to the NV40 (GF 6800 series) in standard driver settings as well, but this can be remedied by activating the "High Quality" mode.
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Jules Unregistered |
#62075 Posted on: 08/21/2005 09:44 AM
I didn't know that "High Quality"-mode fixed it, but I had noticed a drop in filtering quality when I shifted from ATI Radeon 9800 Pro to Nvidia GeForce 6800 (though, fair to say, I'm very pleased with the performance increase). |
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recidivist Unregistered |
#62081 Posted on: 08/21/2005 05:56 PM
The point is that HQ mode doesn't fix it. HQ mode only disables certain "optimizations". What settings does Nvidia tell all the review sites to bench with? What's the IQ compared with ATI, Godawful... G70 IQ is not just an issue of AF. All combinations give lower IQ than the previous NV4x generation, let alone Ati parts. Let's hope they do something about it as per Brian Burke's comments... |
