Witcher 3 vs GTA V vs Far Cry 4 (graphics and performance)

[DarkInvader]

Witcher 3, High settings, 45 FPS
http://abload.de/img/2015-06-04_00003dhudf.jpg
http://abload.de/img/2015-06-04_00004ehuw3.jpg

GTA V, High settings, 60+ FPS
http://abload.de/img/2015-05-26_00014tiu58.jpg
http://abload.de/img/2015-05-26_00015qduug.jpg
http://abload.de/img/2015-05-26_00021yougy.jpg

Far Cry 4, Ultra settings, 55+ FPS
http://abload.de/img/farcry42015-3-4-19-385uud1.jpg


how can Witcher even justify it's high performance? it looks so much worse, than the other two games :/

[A Regular Italian Plumber]

Because different game/physics/shadow/shading engines dont have a 1 to 1 performance ratio.

[chlebožrout]

Witcher 3 looks much better than Far Cry 4 which stutters as hell on highest textures, while Witcher doesn't.

[jclosed]

Suckmytit eredeti hozzászólása:

Witcher 3 looks much better than Far Cry 4 which stutters as hell on highest textures, while Witcher doesn't.

And on top of that, the pictures from TW3 are all dark pictures in storm weather, that by default are showing less detail because of rain and fog.

The pictures for the other games are all in bright sunlight and an almost clear sky.

Dark depressing pictures give an bad impression if placed next to bright sunny pictures - even if the quality is the same. Nice way to manipulate results...

[ShadowOfNoc]

As a previous comment said. This comparison means absolutely nothing as there is a obvious purposeful attempt to make the Witcher 3 looks worse since the screenshots captured are in rainy/dark weather. Come on, really? This is some IGN level 'comparison' here.

Each game looks good in its own right.

[X3NOS]

Different game using different engine. You can't compare them.
Optimization is not the same.
Tech behind the game is not to same.
Programmers are different.
Time to make the game is different.
GTA V and far cry 4 has a xbox 360 and ps3 version.
Witcher 3 is made for current gen plateform. Not old one.

Stop comparing games.

[Old Dragon]

How come my TW3 graphics look better than most of the screenshots I see on these forums? Is it because folks are turning sharpening to "high"? High looks unnatural IMHO. It makes the game look like a cartoon.

[kurosect]

Sajius eredeti hozzászólása:

As a previous comment said. This comparison means absolutely nothing as there is a obvious purposeful attempt to make the Witcher 3 looks worse since the screenshots captured are in rainy/dark weather. Each game looks good in its own right.

Yeah, obvious, except that W3 looks: too cartooney, has bad foliage and grass, water does not even look like water.
GTA has pretty bad terrain texture and blurry distance, characters look like they have a hunger for more polygons. Yet it has more realistic colors and grass/foliage is good.
Far cry looks very impressive.

[risbolla]

lol @ the tire tracks from the monster truck looking nothing like they belong to the actual tires in that GTA pic

[DeGorro82]

Graphics Awards = 1st GTA5 - 2nd TW3 - 3rd FC4
Story Awards = 1st TW3 - 2nd GTA5 - 3rd FC4
Gameplay Awards = 1st GTA5 - 2nd TW3 - 3rd FC4 (because basically just FC3 gameplay)

[CriticalCore]

Dumbed down for consoles obviousily.

[DarkInvader]

I've also some screenshots from rainy weather in GTA:

http://abload.de/img/5k7ki7.jpg
http://abload.de/img/6txjj1.jpg

I really don't get why Witcher costs so much performance, and still everyone keeps saying that it's good optimized :/ it doesn't justify it's low FPS in some areas... it's a fantastic game, story and gameplay-wise, but really lacks optimization in my opinion

[kurosect]

DarkInvader eredeti hozzászólása:

I've also some screenshots from rainy weather in GTA:

http://abload.de/img/5k7ki7.jpg
http://abload.de/img/6txjj1.jpg

I really don't get why Witcher costs so much performance, and still everyone keeps saying that it's good optimized :/ it doesn't justify it's low FPS in some areas... it's a fantastic game story and gameplay-wise, but really lacks optimization in my opinion

Well, first screenshots looked slightly better than W3, these rainy screenshots look a lot better, lol. The conspiracy of dark and bright screenies just failed.

[CriticalCore]

Did a google search on ultra settings W3, looks way better then the screenshots you took lol.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCsn03BR1lY

[kurosect]

1 Shot No Kill,All Luck No Skill eredeti hozzászólása:

Did a google search on ultra settings W3, looks way better then the screenshots you took lol.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCsn03BR1lY

It is said in OP post that screenshots are taken on high, not ultra. Same for GTA5.

[KoalafiedKiller]

I think up close FC4 looks better, sharper textures and better foliage. But looking at the big picture, TW3 is more impressive. FC4 never really has to worry about rendering an entire city full of people all at once. And I feel like FC4 hairworks (fur) is better optimized or perhaps just performs better due to less strain from everything else. I run FC4 on ultra with simulated fur and get ~70 FPS, TW3 with hairworks (even just Geralt) ~50 FPS