Crysis 3 performance

[rankftw]

OK just booted up Crysis 3 with max settings and TXAA High, 15 fps at 1440p on 680 SLI. Dropped AA down to SMAA and got 30 fps. AA off and got 45 fps.

This is all on the first level.

It uses 99% of both my cards. I put shading, shadows and particles down from very high to high and now I get 60 fps. This game is a beast.

 

[rankftw]

have you tried downloading the latest beta drivers?
there's supposed to be some out in the last few days that has a big performance increase for SLI users

I've installed the new ones from this morning before I started playing.

 

[rankftw]

Here are some screenshots so far, they are a bit compressed since imgur seems to want to convert them to jpg when I upload them.

Spoiler

Spoiler

Spoiler

Spoiler

Spoiler

I'll take some more once I get to an outside area.

 

[rankftw]

I didn't think this was out until tomorrow?

Hong Kong VPN

 

[rankftw]

This is with 314.07 drivers?

Yes.

 

[rankftw]

The game seems very CPU intensive, constantly at 90% usage on all 4 cores.

 

[rankftw]

Spoiler

Spoiler

Spoiler

So far rain seems to be the new thing. When you see it hitting off the ground it looks simply amazing, probably the best graphics I've ever seen.

 

[rankftw]

It doesn't look that impressive to me, maybe because I'm not experiencing it in motion?

Yeah screenshots don't do it justice mate, looks way better in motion. Also the screenshots are compressed so lose a lot of fidelity.

 

[rankftw]

The mod is impressive!!

Has the OP tried it??

I've actually got it downloaded, will give it a go later maybe.

 

[rankftw]

Any chance you could post an uncompressed shot so I could have a look?

Where can I upload pics to that don't convert them to jpg, tried a few places and they all do so far. Oh and the file is 7 meg so that is a problem too, not for my net but a lot of places only allow maximum of 3 meg.

 

[rankftw]

OK here's another one once you get outside in some daylight.

Spoiler

 

[rankftw]

The AA does look needed looking at that daylight picture :| The inside screenshots look amazing though, does TXAA blur all the objects like FXAA then? Seems to have that effect.

Those screenshots are with MSAA x2.

 

[rankftw]

so if your struggling with sli 680, how am i gunna get on with my single 670?

Remember I'm at 1440p not 1080p.

 

[rankftw]

What setting are you running at that res with that set up mate ?

These settings make it playable online.

Spoiler

I have motion blur off but that's just because I prefer it that way and I also use inspector to limit my fps to 60 instead of using vsync.

 

[rankftw]

What's the easiest way this time, mines is preloaded and waiting to go.

I used incloak (google it) to get my VPN, free trial for 24 hours. It's fast and easy to set up using OpenVPN. Once the game is unlocked you don't have to use it again.

 

[rankftw]

After you get past the first level and get to the grassy areas the performance is better. ATM I have a solid 60 fps with SMAA x1, everything else very high except shadows, shading and post processing at high. That's with vsync on and GPU usage is between 70%-99%.

One thing though is this game is VERY demanding on CPU when in the grassy areas, never before has any game made my CPU reach 90%+ constant load and 80c temperature.

Spoiler

Spoiler

 

[rankftw]

After a night of testing different settings I've got the game running flawlessly. Looks awesome and is smooth as hell.

The game play ain't half bad either heh.

 

[rankftw]

I can't even complete the game.

Spoiler

After I fight the Alpha Seth and then shoot the arrow into its face the game crashes to desktop every time, tried about 10 times with different settings and everything >.<