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Internal benchmark somewhat misleading
Hello.

I have a Pentrium G3258 o/c to 4.2 GHZ, an AMD R9 280 at stock clocks, and 4 GB of RAM. I get the following results in the internal benchmarks:

Ultimate preset (TressFX on): 45 min, 70 max, 58 avg
Ultra preset (TressFX off): 70 min, 105 max, 88 avg
All at 1080p with vsync off.

Despite the difference shown above, in actual gameplay turning TressFX on barely causes any slowdowns under normal playing conditions. It is only noticeable if the camera is right next to Lara's head with the hair up close. Since the benchmark closes in quite a bit on her hair, it shows a lot more framerate sensitivity to turning on that feature.

Also, when I play in Shanty Town, I can throw away those benchmark results completely because framerate dips into the 30's depending on which direction I'm looking.

I'm assuming my performance degradation in some areas like Shanty Town is due to the game's heavy graphics but would anybody with an R9 280 care to post their internal benchmark results with Utimate and/or Ultra presets at 1080p, vsync off to rule out my card doing any funny business?

Thanks!
Last edited by Tiger 800 XCx; Nov 15, 2014 @ 7:02pm
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SenMithrarin85 Nov 17, 2014 @ 1:25pm 
As you've already noticed, the benchmark is pointless. It is only based on the cliff overlook scene early on when the logo appears in the cutscene with lara. It doesn't check more demanding areas such as the shanty town etc.
Tiger 800 XCx Nov 17, 2014 @ 4:35pm 
Thanks for the feedback. This game is still mostly playable with my setup except for that area where it becomes a little hard on the eyes.

I'm relatively new to PC gaming and I'm wondering how you cope with more demanding games. Do you usually reduce AA settings and go from there?
SenMithrarin85 Nov 18, 2014 @ 11:29am 
Originally posted by Manolito:
Thanks for the feedback. This game is still mostly playable with my setup except for that area where it becomes a little hard on the eyes.

I'm relatively new to PC gaming and I'm wondering how you cope with more demanding games. Do you usually reduce AA settings and go from there?

I usually never go above fxaa in games because anything above in my opinion is a waste of resources. After that shadows are usually the biggest performance hit, followed by tesselation.
Tiger 800 XCx Nov 18, 2014 @ 1:47pm 
Thanks. I'll use that as a first cut to improve framerate on more demanding games in the future. I have Metro Last Light and Bioshock Infinity in my radar and judging from benchmarks I've seen on the web those will bring my computer to its knees.
SeriouslyBusy Nov 19, 2014 @ 8:21am 
Originally posted by Manolito:
Thanks. I'll use that as a first cut to improve framerate on more demanding games in the future. I have Metro Last Light and Bioshock Infinity in my radar and judging from benchmarks I've seen on the web those will bring my computer to its knees.

More so metro last light. Bioshock infinite should run fine.
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Date Posted: Nov 15, 2014 @ 7:01pm
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