Has Crytek swapped to AMD?

tommybhoy · 4 Feb 2013 at 12:48

I have been wondering for some time now whether Crysis 3 was still tied with Nvidia due to AMD striking a deal with AMD's Gaming Evolved program.

Tried the big G for some info, but to no avail.

The new Never Settle Reloaded pack has C3 bundled with the 79's and then I came across this:

The new Tomb Raider title which we covered at AMD’s ExtravaLANza and BioShock Infinite’s association with Gaming Evolved have already been discussed but they’re supplemented by a somewhat shocking addition: Crysis 3.

Long a title which has been under the auspices of NVIDIA’s The Way It’s Meant To Be Played program, Crytek seems to have switched sides so to speak.

and

One of the most important aspects of these titles is their compatibility with AMD-specific technologies. Supposedly, every one of them will be released with native support for Crossfire and Eyefinity alongside optimizations for the GCN architecture while Tomb Raider will also have HD3D features added for stereoscopic viewing.

http://www.hardwarecanucks.com/foru...ever-settle-game-bundle-reloaded-updated.html

AMD GE have also released this:

http://blogs.amd.com/play/2013/01/29/crysis3-best-with-cat-132/

Never found anything from Nvidia regarding C3.

There is also the possibility of both camps 'claiming' that it's a GE/TWIMTBP-a la BF3, which was widely regarded(wrongly) as a TWIMTBP title.

Has anyone seen any conformation anywhere?

Silver47 · 4 Feb 2013 at 13:03

Probably both. Crytek aren't stupid to alienate the other half of the PC gaming community. That said, maybe they could actually help code crisis to not run like dog poo for a change...

Suarez7 · 4 Feb 2013 at 13:04

Well if you're running it on the system in your sig ofcourse it's gonna run like dog poo with a 1gb card and a CPU that can't be overclocked. It's a demanding game, ran fine for me on max settings when i tried the new beta.

Diagro · 4 Feb 2013 at 13:05

if they have i will praise the lord (not that a lord exists.. the GPU lord if you will...)

ALXAndy · 4 Feb 2013 at 13:07

Well if they have then no doubt (depending on how well it runs) it will boost sales (especially if it runs like the first Crysis).

I don't know why people are getting excited tbh. It seems to have been rushed out considering how long it has been since C2 (IE not that long at all).

I just want Fallout now. I think it's just going to be called Fallout given the patent they have applied for and got.

humbug · 4 Feb 2013 at 13:08

AMD got into bed with EA a few Months ago, Crysis3 is an EA title.

I would not be surprised if this happens more and more now, not just because of the AMD + EA thing but also because AMD are now in all 3 of the new Consoles.

Game Developers are going to start Optimising for GCN.

shankly1985 · 4 Feb 2013 at 13:09

ACEOWNER said:
Well if you're running it on the system in your sig ofcourse it's gonna run like dog poo with a 1gb card and a CPU that can't be overclocked. It's a demanding game, ran fine for me on max settings when i tried the new beta.

How do you know what Resolution he running at? if its 720p or 900p then that Rig in his Sig is more than enough.

Not everyone needs or using 1080p/1200p most people are happy to run 720p and 30fps.

And you have no chance running crysis 3 Max settings on a single card, yes you will run it but its far from playable.

shankly1985 · 4 Feb 2013 at 13:10

humbug said:
AMD got into bed with EA a few Months ago, Crysis3 is an EA title.

I would not be surprised if this happens more and more now, not just because of the AMD + EA thing but also because AMD are now in all 3 of the new Consoles.

Game Developers are going to start Optimising for GCN.

And reading this brings a

to my face lol

humbug · 4 Feb 2013 at 13:13

shankly1985 said:
And reading this brings a to my face lol

Me to, it has to be said

LtMatt · 4 Feb 2013 at 13:13

shankly1985 · 4 Feb 2013 at 13:16

LtMatt said:

nice read I for one tho will be getting Crysis 3 on the cheap. I just dont think the game is for me and I only thinking on buying for the Single player.

Silver47 · 4 Feb 2013 at 13:20

shankly1985 said:
How do you know what Resolution he running at? if its 720p or 900p then that Rig in his Sig is more than enough.

Not everyone needs or using 1080p/1200p most people are happy to run 720p and 30fps.

And you have no chance running crysis 3 Max settings on a single card, yes you will run it but its far from playable.

Indeed I run at 900p. I was talking about the Crysis games in general then number 3.

ALXAndy · 4 Feb 2013 at 13:24

All they need to do is release a broken game. Then watch the 'enthusiasts' throw money at it just like C1.

Suarez7 · 4 Feb 2013 at 13:26

shankly1985 said:
How do you know what Resolution he running at? if its 720p or 900p then that Rig in his Sig is more than enough.

Not everyone needs or using 1080p/1200p most people are happy to run 720p and 30fps.

And you have no chance running crysis 3 Max settings on a single card, yes you will run it but its far from playable.

I should know how it ran when I tried it. Here's a video of someone running it maxed out on a 680:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCulhhsnVGI

shankly1985 · 4 Feb 2013 at 13:30

ACEOWNER said:
I should know how it ran when I tried it. Here's a video of someone running it maxed out on a 680:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PCulhhsnVGI

Never trust a video that dont show its Res and in game settings. To run Crysis 3 MAX settings thats every single setting to its limit is not possible 8MSAA all Very high

No chance, note when watching the link how his screen gets slow down thats the Frame rate dropping like hell not playable.

Suarez7 · 4 Feb 2013 at 13:40

You can clearly tell just by looking at the video it's maxed out, also TXAA is the highest setting and this helps greatly with performance compared to 8xMSAA and has near enough the same effect. Also fraps reduces fps so that could count for the slowdowns. When I played the lowest my frames went were 40, was it noticeable? Yes, was it still playable? Yes.

shankly1985 · 4 Feb 2013 at 13:41

The Frame drops on this game happen when a lot is going on, watching that video he playing hunter mode witch is the least demanding mode you spend most time waiting.
The other mode is when you can test the performance when a lot of action is happening around the drop points and them big robot things is also on screen.

Its them frame drops that make it unplayable for me. running at 60fps to be hit with a drop to 40fps is unplayable for me.

Suarez7 · 4 Feb 2013 at 13:52

Well then I guess we have a difference in sensitivity to fps. 40fps isn't great but it wasn't unplayable I could still aim well enough to kill.

shankly1985 · 4 Feb 2013 at 13:55

ACEOWNER said:
Well then I guess we have a difference in sensitivity to fps. 40fps isn't great but it wasn't unplayable I could still aim well enough to kill.

Yes it could also be something to do with this Latency thing AMD have released not long ago. Something Nvidia cards seem to run smoother at lower frame rates and they looking into it with 13.3 drivers I think.

Suarez7 · 4 Feb 2013 at 13:59

Good point, I've actually noticed that at lower frame rates since switching to the green side. If AMD can sort it all out and they still remain price/performance king with the new 8 series I would definitely think about switching back.