Sleeping Dogs performance

LtMatt · 21 Sep 2012 at 10:38

Rusty0611 said:
37 FPS doesn't feel smooth to me or I would imagine a lot of people .

Each to their own though in this matter of course.

Its smooth on the 7970 Rusty.

Plus you have to remember that in game it never goes that low, that's just a very extreme part of the benchmark, right at the end.

Rusty0611 · 21 Sep 2012 at 10:39

LtMatt said:
Its smooth on the 7970 Rusty.

Plus you have to remember that in game it never goes that low, that's just a very extreme part of the benchmark, right at the end.

It doesn't matter whether 37 FPS is on the 7970 or 680 or the 8800GT it ain't smooth lol.

Fair point regarding the benchmark - I haven't actually played the game yet so have not tested.

LtMatt · 21 Sep 2012 at 10:45

Rusty0611 said:
It doesn't matter whether 37 FPS is on the 7970 or 680 or the 8800GT it ain't smooth lol.

Fair point regarding the benchmark - I haven't actually played the game yet so have not tested.

So now you're telling me that its not smooth, have you played it on my system?

What's the 680 got to do with it?

Rusty0611 · 21 Sep 2012 at 10:48

I'm telling you that a rendering of 37 frames per second is not smooth. Anything under 40 is in low FPS territory unless you're used to seeing these frame rates consistently. But it doesn't matter anyway - you've already said it doesn't hit that low in the game itself.... fine.

It doesn't matter if the 37 frames per second being rendered is on Bob's, yours or my system - it isn't smooth.

The 680 has nothing to do with it, just as the 7970 doesn't have anything to with it either but for some reason you said:

Its smooth on the 7970 Rusty.

To which I responded:

It doesn't matter whether 37 FPS is on the 7970 or 680 or the 8800GT it ain't smooth lol.

This is a logical conversation path....

Tonester0011 · 21 Sep 2012 at 10:51

LtMatt said:
So now you're telling me that its not smooth, have you played it on my system?

What's the 680 got to do with it?

37fps isn't smooth to me, irrespective of the graphics card in the machine.
That's me though, to my brother however...he's fine with it.

LtMatt · 21 Sep 2012 at 10:52

This is not a fps game Rusty.

37 fps in the benchmark looks and is rendered smoothly on my system. If you can prove otherwise then please do.

Rusty0611 · 21 Sep 2012 at 10:54

LtMatt said:
This is not a fps game Rusty.

37 fps in the benchmark looks and is rendered smoothly on my system. If you can prove otherwise then please do.

This is mind-boggling.

If you think 37 FPS feels any different on your machine compared to mine then... OK. Fine.

Some people are not as sensitive to low FPS as others. I wasn't either till I upgraded from a 6870 to a 680.

Tonester0011 · 21 Sep 2012 at 10:55

LtMatt said:
This is not a fps game Rusty.

37 fps in the benchmark looks and is rendered smoothly on my system. If you can prove otherwise then please do.

You cant, it's entirely subjective...If you're fine, and you perceive 37fps to be "smooth" then for all intents and purposes it is...however, for some it's not.

Rusty0611 · 21 Sep 2012 at 10:56

Tonester0011 said:
You cant, it's entirely subjective...If you're fine, and you perceive 37fps to be "smooth" then for all intents and purposes it is...however, for some it's not.

True and to be fair low FPS is not as game breaking in a game like Sleeping Dogs as it would in Battlefield.

Try playing BF3 with 37 FPS :eek:

Tonester0011 · 21 Sep 2012 at 11:03

Rusty0611 said:
True and to be fair low FPS is not as game breaking in a game like Sleeping Dogs as it would in Battlefield.

Try playing BF3 with 37 FPS

I would sooner turn it off than play with such choppy gameplay. I have a mate who would rather play with 30fps than turn the damn settings down. Because of this, he mainly plays Metro (wheres the fun??)

LtMatt · 21 Sep 2012 at 11:05

I agree in battlefield 3 you would notice it as its a fps game, sleeping dogs is not an fps though. Its a GTA type game, those games typically run with a fps lock of 25-30.

TheRealDeal · 21 Sep 2012 at 11:19

If 37 fps was the average then yea it would not be smooth but his average in the benchmark was in the 50's. 37 was just the lowest recorded which could have been a one off. An average of 50 fps is definitely more than playable to most in this type of game.

Rusty0611 · 21 Sep 2012 at 11:20

TheRealDeal said:
If 37 fps was the average then yea it would not be smooth but his average in the benchmark was in the 50's. 37 was just the lowest recorded which could have been a one off. An average of 50 fps is definitely more than playable to most in this type of game.

That kind of tangential to what we were talking about although I don't disagree.

LtMatt · 21 Sep 2012 at 11:21

I just recorded a video of the benchmark running, lost a few fps because i was recording but its still smooth.

I'll upload it so rusty can point out the lag and the bits that are not smooth.

Rusty0611 · 21 Sep 2012 at 11:23

LtMatt said:
I just recorded a video of the benchmark running, lost a few fps because i was recording but its still smooth.

I'll upload it so rusty can point out the lag and the bits that are not smooth.

You're 100% missing the point.

As I've said - if you're happy with a low FPS minimum of 37 then fine that's up to you as it is your machine and your experience.

You don't have to get all... whatever.... and try to prove anything. The proof is in the numbers and for me (and Tonester, and others) 37 FPS is not smooth. I'm sure for some other people it is more than fine

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I'm not sure why you're trying to objectively prove something which is entirely subjective. It just doesn't make sense.

TheRealDeal · 21 Sep 2012 at 11:28

Rusty0611 said:
You're 100% missing the point.

As I've said - if you're happy with a low FPS minimum of 37 then fine that's up to you as it is your machine and your experience.

You don't have to get all... whatever.... and try to prove anything. The proof is in the numbers and for me 37 FPS is not smooth.

I am not missing the point at all, you could be averaging 120fps and hit smoke and be down to 37fps for a sec are you telling me this is a deal breaker as it happens in a lot of fps games or at least has for me over 10 years of fps gaming. I have had average frame rates of over 200 fps yet smoke can cause a massive dip. Most games to you would probably be unplayable because a lot of games have these types of moments.

Rusty0611 · 21 Sep 2012 at 11:29

TheRealDeal said:
*snip*

D'oh - read who was quoted in what you responded to.

In answer to your point - I would rather drop settings than dip to 37 FPS. Especially if the difference in IQ was tiny (like Extreme -> High AA in Sleeping Dogs)

But that's just me. Others would do things differently.

TheRealDeal · 21 Sep 2012 at 11:31

Rusty0611 said:
D'oh - read who was quoted in what you responded to.

Sorry i swear i seen my name there lol.

LtMatt · 21 Sep 2012 at 11:31

Rusty0611 said:
You're 100% missing the point.

As I've said - if you're happy with a low FPS minimum of 37 then fine that's up to you as it is your machine and your experience.

You don't have to get all... whatever.... and try to prove anything. The proof is in the numbers and for me (and Tonester, and others) 37 FPS is not smooth. I'm sure for some other people it is more than fine .

I'm not sure why you're trying to objectively prove something which is entirely subjective. It just doesn't make sense.

Rusty0611 said:
It doesn't matter whether 37 FPS is on the 7970 or 680 or the 8800GT it ain't smooth lol.

That's what you said, im simply providing you with a video that shows it is smooth.

If this was a fps game like battlefield 3 i would agree with you however its not an fps game.

For the brief seconds the benchmark it down at 37fps (35 while recording) its still super smooth with no signs of lag. (unlike in a fps game)

Rusty0611 · 21 Sep 2012 at 11:32

TheRealDeal said:
Sorry i swear i seen my name there lol.

No worries mate - you raised a valid point anyway which I've responded to in my edit.