bioshock and dx9

ergonomics · 19 Aug 2007 at 15:01

not much info here, so sorry if its not too helpful, but..

reading pc gamer (and i do believe this is a trustworthy source), and the review they have on bioshock, they revealed the game runs extremely well, with an AMD 5200+, 2gb ram, and an entry level 8800 (the 320mb i presume), all this at 1680x1050 res, which is pretty decent i guess for dx9. also ill assume the game isnt too cpu dependant, as a 5200+ isnt state of the art cpu tech.

they havent released proper fps benchmarks, but at least its a good thing that its very playable (not going to be a buggy first release like stalker)

hopefully dx10 will be just as good!

post any information you have on leaked benchmarks for bioshock in here if you want.

sorry if this is reposted, delete if necessary

mrthingyx · 19 Aug 2007 at 15:32

Judging by the fact that most DX10 benchmarks (Call of Juarez/Dirt/Lost Planet) turn out abysmal median low framerates (from what I've seen) even at low resolution, I'm not holding my breath.

Rubbish ports? In the case of Dirt, yes. But there's no disguising the fact that these DX10-class GPUs don't look to be shaping up too well in their touted arena.

ergonomics · 19 Aug 2007 at 15:35

mrthingyx said:
Judging by the fact that most DX10 benchmarks (Call of Juarez/Dirt/Lost Planet) turn out abysmal median low framerates (from what I've seen) even at low resolution, I'm not holding my breath.

Rubbish ports? In the case of Dirt, yes. But there's no disguising the fact that these DX10-class GPUs don't look to be shaping up too well in their touted arena.

im hoping that because this is a proper dx10 game, it may be better than the ports, obviously it wont be dx9 frame rates, but as long as its above 30, itll be a good thing i think

SpudMaster · 19 Aug 2007 at 15:41

go read the official bioshock thread, IGN ran the game maxed out at 1920x1200 in dx10 with only a few frame rate hitches. Machine was a Quad core, 4gb ram and 8800gtx.

Sounds promissing to me

Cyber-Mav · 19 Aug 2007 at 15:43

SpudMaster said:
go read the official bioshock thread, IGN ran the game maxed out at 1920x1200 in dx10 with only a few frame rate hitches. Machine was a Quad core, 4gb ram and 8800gtx.

Sounds promissing to me

sounds like a top of the range system, and 1920x1200 is not all that high. if they did it at that 2560x1600 rez then yea i would be impressed. but.......

LoadsaMoney · 19 Aug 2007 at 15:45

Bioshock should run great in Dx10, the developers said even a 8600 gets about 40fps in high details in 1280x1024, COJ is just a Dx9 game with a Dx10 patch, DirT isn't even a Dx10 game :confused:

, and lost planet has just had a new 1.4 patch released that apparently adds a load more Dx10 features and boosts Dx10 performance quite a bit.

mrthingyx · 19 Aug 2007 at 15:48

LoadsaMoney said:
Bioshock should run great in Dx10, the developers said even a 8600 gets about 40fps in high details in 1280x1024, COJ is just a Dx9 game with a Dx10 patch, DirT isn't even a Dx10 game , and lost planet has just had a new 1.4 patch released that apparently adds a load more Dx10 features and boosts Dx10 performance quite a bit.

If Bioshock runs well, then great for all involved. I might even buy it.

If COJ and LP only use extensions to their existing code for DX10, it still isn't a stellar indication of current high-end hardware's abilities...

But as you say, if Bioshock DOES work well, then great. Believe it or not, I actually hope it does - just as I hope Crysis, etc. are as good as they're touted to be.

Cyber-Mav · 19 Aug 2007 at 15:58

LoadsaMoney said:
Bioshock should run great in Dx10, the developers said even a 8600 gets about 40fps in high details in 1280x1024, COJ is just a Dx9 game with a Dx10 patch, DirT isn't even a Dx10 game , and lost planet has just had a new 1.4 patch released that apparently adds a load more Dx10 features and boosts Dx10 performance quite a bit.

you got a link to that which shows 8600 getting 40fps in dx10 mode? not that i don;t believe you, i just want to read up more on it.

Tom|Nbk · 19 Aug 2007 at 16:01

LoadsaMoney said:
Bioshock should run great in Dx10, the developers said even a 8600 gets about 40fps in high details in 1280x1024, COJ is just a Dx9 game with a Dx10 patch, DirT isn't even a Dx10 game , and lost planet has just had a new 1.4 patch released that apparently adds a load more Dx10 features and boosts Dx10 performance quite a bit.

Lost planet has DX10 boosts?, I might have to check this out

, As for everyone wondering how BioShock will do, wait until tommorow you'll have the demo in your hands

ergonomics · 19 Aug 2007 at 16:03

Tom|Nbk said:
Lost planet has DX10 boosts?, I might have to check this out , As for everyone wondering how BioShock will do, wait until tommorow you'll have the demo in your hands

im really surprised there hasnt been any leaked benchmarks though.

thats what i really was hoping people to be posting in this thread, but it seems there are no benchmarks yet lol

helmutcheese · 19 Aug 2007 at 16:11

Hmm so Bioshock PC demo is on track cool, 1min it was 1month after 360 and then a few days etc etc.

Tom|Nbk · 19 Aug 2007 at 16:12

ergonomics said:
im really surprised there hasnt been any leaked benchmarks though.

thats what i really was hoping people to be posting in this thread, but it seems there are no benchmarks yet lol

Nah and you won't see any leaked benchmarks. The game has an online activation which does not activate till the 21st. So if you already have the PC game your basically locked out till then. Rock on though it's only a few days

LoadsaMoney · 19 Aug 2007 at 16:16

Tom|Nbk said:
Lost planet has DX10 boosts?, I might have to check this out , As for everyone wondering how BioShock will do, wait until tommorow you'll have the demo in your hands

Yup, thread on it http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?t=235042 there.

That Bishock running well on the 8600 was posted somewhere around here, but theres no damn search to find it unfortunately.

Here it is http://www.2kgames.com/cultofrapture/pcblowout.html cheers Tom.

queamin · 19 Aug 2007 at 16:26

mrthingyx said:
If Bioshock runs well, then great for all involved. I might even buy it.

If COJ and LP only use extensions to their existing code for DX10, it still isn't a stellar indication of current high-end hardware's abilities...

But as you say, if Bioshock DOES work well, then great. Believe it or not, I actually hope it does - just as I hope Crysis, etc. are as good as they're touted to be.

Jesus wait until proper dx10 are out

Paracelsus · 19 Aug 2007 at 16:27

Tom|Nbk said:
wait until tommorow you'll have the demo in your hands

Where did they say there's a demo coming out tomorrow?

Tom|Nbk · 19 Aug 2007 at 16:30

Paracelsus said:
Where did they say there's a demo coming out tomorrow?

http://www.worthplaying.com/article.php?sid=45225&mode=thread&order=0

It was supposed to come out Friday but they delayed it until Monday. Also apparantly a 2k admin over on the official forums has confirmed the demo for tommorow.

gareth170 · 19 Aug 2007 at 16:32

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ergonomics · 19 Aug 2007 at 16:32

Tom|Nbk said:
http://www.worthplaying.com/article.php?sid=45225&mode=thread&order=0

It was supposed to come out Friday but they delayed it until Monday. Also apparantly a 2k admin over on the official forums has confirmed the demo for tommorow.

edit: nvm

gareth170 · 19 Aug 2007 at 16:39

Tom|Nbk said:
http://www.worthplaying.com/article.php?sid=45225&mode=thread&order=0

It was supposed to come out Friday but they delayed it until Monday. Also apparantly a 2k admin over on the official forums has confirmed the demo for tommorow.

its says "probably" Monday (tomorrow).

Tom|Nbk · 19 Aug 2007 at 16:44

gareth170 said:
its says "probably" Monday (tomorrow).

And? The developers have already said it will come out before the US release date 21st.

WHAT ABOUT A BIOSHOCK PC DEMO?
August 13, 2007
After the appearance of the BioShock Demo on Xbox 360™ last night, I’m sure many of you PC fans wondered, “What about us?”

Here’s the deal.

A BioShock PC Demo IS coming. We tried as hard as humanly possible to get it out to you guys simultaneously with the 360 demo, but we needed to make sure that it was perfect -- that all drivers were ready, and that the game looked great on a huge variety of computers.

Currently, the PC demo in its final stages of testing and approval. We are pushing to get it out to you as soon as possible. It will be out during the month of August, and everyone is working at full capacity to deliver it to you before the game hits store shelves on August 21st.

http://www.2kgames.com/cultofrapture/home.html

So hopefully it will come tommorow. Otherwise they are going to let tons of fans down even more