What exactly is Advanced Blending and why does it hate my PC?

[Minmataro]

Yeah so i've been enjoying Dirt Rally since its early access launch. I'm playing the game on default ultra settings at a locked 60fps.

my hardware on this particular machine is a FX 8350, R9 290, 8gb ram running windows 8.1.

Today while messing with the new hill climb content i noticed a little option that was set to off. Dont know what it does but when that little guy is clicked on my FPS shoots to around 38. however it doesnt feel like 38 it feels like 5 fps.

Is this some super duo gpu setting or something? maybe its not opitimized yet? Anyway i was kind of curious to know what it actually does.

[TemplarGFX]

Originally posted by Minmataro:

Yeah so i've been enjoying Dirt Rally since its early access launch. I'm playing the game on default ultra settings at a locked 60fps.

my hardware on this particular machine is a FX 8350, R9 290, 8gb ram running windows 8.1.

Today while messing with the new hill climb content i noticed a little option that was set to off. Dont know what it does but when that little guy is clicked on my FPS shoots to around 38. however it doesnt feel like 38 it feels like 5 fps.

Is this some super duo gpu setting or something? maybe its not opitimized yet? Anyway i was kind of curious to know what it actually does.

Its transparency blending that takes texture alpha level into account when blending multiple layers of transparent textures. Stops aliasing that happens through the transparent areas of textures that have other transparent textures behind them (for example looking through a chain-link fence at a tree's leaves behind it)

[IAMDAPRO]

Mine crashes my game and I cant launch it now. Anyway to reset the settings outside the game?

[Tr3voRR9999]

Originally posted by TemplarGFX:

Originally posted by Minmataro:

Yeah so i've been enjoying Dirt Rally since its early access launch. I'm playing the game on default ultra settings at a locked 60fps.

my hardware on this particular machine is a FX 8350, R9 290, 8gb ram running windows 8.1.

Today while messing with the new hill climb content i noticed a little option that was set to off. Dont know what it does but when that little guy is clicked on my FPS shoots to around 38. however it doesnt feel like 38 it feels like 5 fps.

Is this some super duo gpu setting or something? maybe its not opitimized yet? Anyway i was kind of curious to know what it actually does.

Its transparency blending that takes texture alpha level into account when blending multiple layers of transparent textures. Stops aliasing that happens through the transparent areas of textures that have other transparent textures behind them (for example looking through a chain-link fence at a tree's leaves behind it)

So basically it's a tool that improves aliasing ?

[Dorris the Lunch Lady]

I am running 2x 980 GTX's and this option just destroys my FPS. It's so laggy in the menu I haven't even tried it in game. This is at 1080p.

[Bondobox]

Best to leave this off. 2 GTX6704GB cards in sli and it crashed my pc. Maybe it still needs to be optimized.

[lotw_1]

Dont turn on that setting or your FPS will tank hard.....

[NorX]

Originally posted by IAMDAPRO:

Mine crashes my game and I cant launch it now. Anyway to reset the settings outside the game?

If you're using an Nvidia GPU you can do it in GeForce Experience.

[TemplarGFX]

Originally posted by Tr3voRR9999:

Originally posted by TemplarGFX:

Its transparency blending that takes texture alpha level into account when blending multiple layers of transparent textures. Stops aliasing that happens through the transparent areas of textures that have other transparent textures behind them (for example looking through a chain-link fence at a tree's leaves behind it)

So basically it's a tool that improves aliasing ?

Sort of. it improves how transparent areas of textures are rendered when they are layered over the top of each other.

Im assuming its a new feature that will be drastically improved :p The reason it tanks so hard is the trees. Try it out on the top of Pikes Peak. Of course the trees is where it works the best so you are kind-of missing the point up there

[Daytrader]

Looks better with it off anyway for me, and i have done loads of tests.

[^èa†èr^]

works with my 2 280x's fine. about -5fps hit with it on.

[Plaskus]

I have a single GTX 780 and it doesn't cause crashes or anything. I have around 50-60 FPS when i have advanced blending on though.

[^èa†èr^]

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=654380252

that my Benchmark with advanced blending on everything on max except msaa is 2x, like full ultra with msaa 2x.

i get better FPS with 1 card though. game is not for 2 cards.

[Minmataro]

Originally posted by 🐰 ^34†3R^ 🐰:

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=654380252

that my Benchmark with advanced blending on everything on max except msaa is 2x, like full ultra with msaa 2x.

i get better FPS with 1 card though. game is not for 2 cards.

This was an old post, since posting about this topic the developers optimized the feature.