Tomb Raider only fully supports SLI if Exclusive fullscreen is clicked

chaparral · 10 Mar 2013 at 12:27

Just a heads up for anyone who playing the new Tomb raider game with an SLI setup

This game only seems to use the full power of both GPU's in SLI when you have the Exclusive fullscreen option clicked.. (uses upto the full power of your GPU 99%/99%)

With Exclusive fullscreen option clicked

With Exclusive fullscreen option unclicked

chaparral · 10 Mar 2013 at 12:39

I added some pictures of my G19 LCD showing the GPU usage while running the ingame benchmark..

Sin_Chase · 10 Mar 2013 at 12:43

Can you do the same at the same section of the game?

The latter pic has zero CPU usage whereas the first is running at 100% it seems.

Exclusive Fullscreen is just a stupid way of saying Full Screen or Windowed (Borderless).

chaparral · 10 Mar 2013 at 13:03

Sin_Chase said:
Can you do the same at the same section of the game?.

Ok I try it from booting up one my save games..

chaparral · 10 Mar 2013 at 13:10

chaparral said:
Ok I try it from booting up one my save games..

Ok these where taken at the exact same place in game...

With Exclusive fullscreen option clicked

With Exclusive fullscreen option Unclicked

Davanius · 10 Mar 2013 at 14:33

Which drivers are you using?

chaparral · 10 Mar 2013 at 16:38

Davanius said:
Which drivers are you using?

The lastest 314.14 beta's

MOOGLEYS · 10 Mar 2013 at 16:41

With my 690 I only get usage on one core ? I have read the game does not support SLi as well ?

Orangey · 10 Mar 2013 at 16:48

I think it'd be better to test this with something other than a keyboard.

Jokester · 10 Mar 2013 at 16:51

You tend to get better performance in any game if you run full screen rather than windowed don't you?

Gregster · 10 Mar 2013 at 16:53

Jokester said:
You tend to get better performance in any game if you run full screen rather than windowed don't you?

Agreed. As far as I am aware, SLI/CF doesn't work in windowed mode and only works in full screen. I am happy to be corrected but I believe this is the case.

MOOGLEYS · 10 Mar 2013 at 16:55

From another forum unsure of source or if it is correct but just tried the game now and one GPU is sat at %0. So seems legit.

Nvidia - We hope to have SLi support implemented very soon on Tomb Raider as well as a general performance fix available

Diagro · 10 Mar 2013 at 16:58

Seems Nvidia Droped the ball on this game

Will be fixed soon so all is good Wooot

Gregster · 10 Mar 2013 at 16:59

Use Nvidia inspector and add the Tomeraider EXE to the Hitam Absolution profile to enable SLI and it scales very well on both GPU's

chaparral · 10 Mar 2013 at 18:40

Orangey said:
I think it'd be better to test this with something other than a keyboard.

Name something else that would be better ??

chaparral · 10 Mar 2013 at 18:43

Gregster said:
Use Nvidia inspector and add the Tomeraider EXE to the Hitam Absolution profile to enable SLI and it scales very well on both GPU's

But both my GPU's in SLI are being used at 98% without needing to do that...

I can also tell by my system wattage used..It drawing 625+watts while playing.
It goes no where near 625watts when only one GPU is being used..

Gregster · 10 Mar 2013 at 18:48

chaparral said:
But both my GPU's in SLI are being used at 98% without needing to do that...

Sorry, I am on 313.93 drivers from benching (they seem to give better scores) and SLI doesn't work in Tomb Raider. You have to enable the Hitman profile for it.

Ignore me, it was aimed at anyone who doesn't get SLI working in Tomb Raider

Edit:

It was aimed at Moogleys...I was thinking I had just randomly typed that

chaparral · 10 Mar 2013 at 18:56

Gregster said:
Sorry, I am on 313.93 drivers from benching (they seem to give better scores) and SLI doesn't work in Tomb Raider. You have to enable the Hitman profile for it.

Ignore me, it was aimed at anyone who doesn't get SLI working in Tomb Raider

Edit:

It was aimed at Moogleys...I was thinking I had just randomly typed that

That Ok

Maybe Moogleys could try the 314.14 drivers and let us know if SLI in tomb raider then works for him..

MOOGLEYS · 10 Mar 2013 at 19:06

314.07 does not. I will try the beta drivers later and see if it works.

chaparral · 10 Mar 2013 at 19:13

MOOGLEYS said:
314.07 does not. I will try the beta drivers later and see if it works.

I think it only the lastest beta drivers they added the tomb raider SLI profile too..

But I maybe wrong...