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Panda Assassin May 28, 2014 @ 3:17pm
MHBAO or HBAO Low?
Which antiliasing option has better fps?
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dilla May 28, 2014 @ 3:22pm 
For me the difference between MHBAO and HBAO+ Low is about 2-3 fps. But honistly, if you're thinking about using HBAO+ Low then I'd recommend you strongly to use HBAO+ High, because it looks MUCH better for another ~2fps.
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Panda Assassin May 28, 2014 @ 3:24pm 
Originally posted by dilla:
For me the difference between MHBAO and HBAO+ Low is about 2-3 fps. But honistly, if you're thinking about using HBAO+ Low then I'd recommend you strongly to use HBAO+ High, because it looks MUCH better for another ~2fps.

I have GT 650m sli
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system2 May 28, 2014 @ 3:26pm 
Difference isnt much , Id say go with MHBAO that has slightly more frames and honestly it looks better in comparison as i noticed hbao low messes up the grass.
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dilla May 28, 2014 @ 3:29pm 
Originally posted by Panda Assassin:
Originally posted by dilla:
For me the difference between MHBAO and HBAO+ Low is about 2-3 fps. But honistly, if you're thinking about using HBAO+ Low then I'd recommend you strongly to use HBAO+ High, because it looks MUCH better for another ~2fps.

I have GT 650m sli

Don't know about the performance of the mobile GPUs, but I would give HABO+ High a try. If it's not smooth enough, you should switch back to MHBAO, since it looks better than HBAO+ low in my opinion.
Last edited by dilla; May 28, 2014 @ 3:29pm
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bubbacho May 28, 2014 @ 3:37pm 
This was the setting that did me in. Just to cut through the crap and illucidate my point here are my specs, and keep in mind I'm using a 30" IPS display at 2560x1600.

Mobo: Asus P9X79 Pro, Sata III, PCI-E 3.0
CPU: Intel i7 4930K 3.2 Ghz LGA 2011
RAM: 16Gb Corsair Vengence 1866Mhz DDR3
VGA: EVGA GTX 780 Ti "Classified Edition" 2 x SLI

The long and short of it was my system with ambient occlusion maxed with ultra settings kicked my system's butt. Once I turned down the settings two notches the game suddenly stopped stuttering and the lag fest went away. And the funny thing is that I didn't see any difference in visual quality.

It reminded me of the problems of using Physx maxed out in Borderlands 2.
Last edited by bubbacho; May 28, 2014 @ 3:39pm
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Panda Assassin May 28, 2014 @ 5:05pm 
Originally posted by dilla:
Originally posted by Panda Assassin:

I have GT 650m sli

Don't know about the performance of the mobile GPUs, but I would give HABO+ High a try. If it's not smooth enough, you should switch back to MHBAO, since it looks better than HBAO+ low in my opinion.

HABO+ High results in 5 fps drop compared to MHBAO for my laptop
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dilla May 29, 2014 @ 4:01am 
Originally posted by Panda Assassin:
Originally posted by dilla:

Don't know about the performance of the mobile GPUs, but I would give HABO+ High a try. If it's not smooth enough, you should switch back to MHBAO, since it looks better than HBAO+ low in my opinion.

HABO+ High results in 5 fps drop compared to MHBAO for my laptop

Well, if you're above 40fps, this should be fine.
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Dicehunter Aug 6, 2015 @ 8:59am 
Originally posted by Panda Assassin:
Which antiliasing option has better fps?

Old thread I know but I spotted it when searching for something and it annoyed me XD

MHBAO and HBAO+ are not anti-aliasing, They are different forms of ambient occlusion.
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