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Compression can always be improved just like we are getting new video compression every couple of years that usually reduces file size by half without visible image downgrade.
Textures are still compressed while sitting in vram.
Yea but if you use Nvidia's deep learning compression/decompression they take up less space than native so just run them through that a few times and you'll have zero byte photo realistic files.
Yea but if you use Nvidia's deep learning compression/decompression they take up less space than native so just run them through that a few times and you'll have zero byte photo realistic files.
Mining isn't the only concern for used GPUs. This might be irrational but I'd never buy a used GPU for gaming in case it had a HWID ban on a game I played. If the previous owner was banned on something like Warzone for example (loads of cheaters) and I played any of the recent COD games with it, I'd instantly lose access to several games linked to my Activision account and years of game progress.
I'm pretty sure it would be easy enough to get that reversed if you submitted proof of when you purchased the card regardless of it being second hand.
Well yes, nobody said otherwise. In fact, I pointed out the floor of ~10GB where lowering resolution no longer makes a difference. But there's still a 5GB gap between rendering at 1080p (with Performance DLSS) versus native 4K in the case of Cyberpunk, which isn't insignificant in the context of how much VRAM most current cards have. It would be the difference between playable or a complete mess on cards like the 3080 or 4070 Ti, so there's certainly potential for DLSS (or FSR) to help in otherwise VRAM-starved conditions. Obviously the amount of VRAM you save is going to vary title to title, as different engines (and implementations of engines) handle things differently. I'd imagine 5GB to be on the high end. Checking a few other recent titles via TechPowerUp's coverage, the difference between 1080p and 4K VRAM usage seems to be closer to 3GB on average.
Submitted proof to where? Their official policy is that permanent bans are final and can't be appealed. Even if you could somehow get your account back it's still going to be a massive faff and probably not quick.
Took like 5 seconds on google to find this.
"If your account is confirmed to be permanently banned for a violation of our Security and Enforcement Policy, it will not be overturned unless we determine the infraction was due to unauthorized activity on your Activision account."Took like 5 seconds on google to find this.
Appeal a Ban | Activision Support
support.activision.com
I doubt there would be any issue getting it overturned if you’ve had a long-standing account with no past reprimands as the HW ID would show only the gpu being changed out and even when purchasing second hand you could still show some purchase evidence.
You’re overthinking this though, I’ve bought many used gpus over the years and never had any issues from previous owners being HW banned.
Not as unlikely as you might think when you consider over 500,000 people were banned from Warzone over 2 years ago, probably a lot more now.
www.independent.co.uk
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I could be wrong as IDK exactly how every single developer handle hardware ID bans but i don't think it works like that. There's nothing within the hardware that allows you to identify one card of the same model from another, AFAIK they typically create a unique hash from a collection of hardware ID's and possibly other data.
I have to agree with that. I have not seen a software that can read a serial number of a GPU so I can’t see how their anti cheat system can.
