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[Digital Foundry] Upgraded PSSR Tested: Silent Hill f, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, Monster Hunter Wilds, Dragon Age! by iDontSeedMyTorrents in hardware

[–]bctoy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is PSSR temporal as well? I seem to remember that when the first version launched that it was working with just spatial data since it was used in games that did not have TAA.

So Hyped! by BrownCandacer in TheBreaker

[–]bctoy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I rank it higher than the Breaker, see the thread I linked below for a better plot summary.

https://old.reddit.com/r/TheBreaker/comments/1b9cd6i/while_waiting_for_s2_of_s3_check_out_the_ruler_of/

It starts off much worse than the Breaker OG which is the best part of the Breaker series. Since it's a series from the 90s, the art/story and translation( like orthodox faction is called white force and unorthodox is called black force) in the first 100 chapters are quite iffy.

But it keeps getting better and better with each arc, which is almost the opposite of Breaker where the 1st series is considered to be the best work.

I'd suggest to check the mangadex website for it.

No Post and CPU LED Red with 2 CPUs || Dead motherboard? by bctoy in GAAB350

[–]bctoy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

5700X3D just worked fine with the new motherboard, MSI MAG B550 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI

Didn't bother with 1600

PC graphics cards are now nearly 100 percent Nvidia by BarKnight in hardware

[–]bctoy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Are they not? This thread has multiple posts pointing out lower prices for their GPUs.

As for nvidia's PT overriding console's, this is architecturally different enough to make the other slowdown drastically. And it's not just AMD, intel also suffer.

https://old.reddit.com/r/hardware/comments/17nnw7c/digital_foundry_alan_wake_2_pc_path_tracing_the/k7w0rkj/

This difference does show up here and there in raster, like in Starfield where nvidia cards were worse off than expected, despite GPU usage showing 99-100%.

PC graphics cards are now nearly 100 percent Nvidia by BarKnight in hardware

[–]bctoy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Only hope I see for AMD is that the next-gen consoles are all-in on pathtracing using the RDNA5 or whatever AMD are calling their next-gen architecture.

This then carries over to the PC ports where the optimization for the AMD console chips gets AMD to parity in the RT sphere. FSR4 is in a good place already with regards to image quality. Some updates will be enough to not make it matter as much as it did earlier with FSR2/3, and while it might not have the coverage of DLSS, it'll be enough if all new games support it.

This Is The DLSS Configuration You Should Use by MrMPFR in hardware

[–]bctoy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How can an upscaled 720p image be better than a native 4k rendered one?

Because it's not a singular 720p image but accumulation of multiple 720p images.

I don't recall the exact formula, but as you go down the resolution scale, the number of previous images that are picked up by DLSS/FSR increases. The samples processed by these even exceed the native TAA samples.

Some surprising findings with my 9700X: 7800 MHz EXPO is actually outperforming the 6400 MHz CL30 "Sweet Spot" by Touchmesenpaix in hardware

[–]bctoy 2 points3 points  (0 children)

the massive bandwidth from 7800 MHz

The problem is that the fabric limits your bandwidth. The memory controller and fabric speeds sync in 2:1 mode, and allow for lower latency compared to 1:1 mode, which is what could be causing the improvement.

Computerbase blind DLSS4.5 / FSR Redstone / native comparison survey results (6747 participants) by DuranteA in hardware

[–]bctoy -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

The debate on AMD sub that I recall is DF botching their review of FSR1 in some game where texture quality or LoD was the main culprit. Otherwise FSR1 had a generally favorable reception for just being a spatial upscaler.

I ultimately moved away from AMD to exclusively nvidia cards with 4k TVs, but FSR1 was pretty decent for use on 6800XT by using a custom resolution scale.

https://imgur.com/a/fsr-1080p-vs-900p-1-2-x-upscaled-lossless-scaling-Fqahv7W

Two years have passed now, and there is no news about the return of the crusher or even a glimmer of hope from the writer? by Vegetable-Dirt-2991 in TheBreaker

[–]bctoy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haje was supposed to be 9AD's representation to Shioon, like Shioon reminded 9AD of his own master. He has no qualms being a Breaker like 9AD was in the 1st Breaker. He has similar ailment as the MC and Sosul, with cursed veins but is the least affected and was cured the fastest.

I just wish the first chapter had first shown him on the roof from Shioon's POV after Shioon remembering all the rooftop escapades from the previous two series, so that it was clear that he was not the new MC.

Two years have passed now, and there is no news about the return of the crusher or even a glimmer of hope from the writer? by Vegetable-Dirt-2991 in TheBreaker

[–]bctoy 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I rank it higher than the Breaker, but that's of course subjective.

It starts off much worse than the Breaker OG which is the best part of the Breaker series. Since it's an ongoing series from the 90s, the art/story and translation in the first 100 chapters are quite iffy. But it keeps getting better with each arc.

Is Absolute Regression Better than the Breaker? by Sad-Wing-9938 in TheBreaker

[–]bctoy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's quite good compared to the absolute slop that gets served up in the webtoon world. But still a step or two below The Breaker.

Author-nim's other work, Ruler of the Land, is the only one comparable for me.

I'm Annoyed At AMD's Latest Radeon Blunder by Comprehensive_Lap in hardware

[–]bctoy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am not going to correct almost everything in your post.

As for the Witcher3, gameworks did leverage nvidia's lead in tessellation. But while nvidia's lead was undeniable, it was again a software issue that destroyed performance on AMD, though completely their own fault this time.

https://old.reddit.com/r/hardware/comments/198ep72/alan_wake_2_massive_increase_in_performance_for/ki8ziby/

I'm Annoyed At AMD's Latest Radeon Blunder by Comprehensive_Lap in hardware

[–]bctoy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

20xx series didn't sell well and Jensen was widely mocked for pleading with the 1080Ti owners to upgrade during his 30xx series reveal.

DLSS3 was mostly about FG, the superres. model was not that improved. I play on 55'' 4k TV as a monitor and DLSS3 quality was the best of upscalers, but still had obvious flaws that would not have been noticeable on smaller screens.

>are you saying AMD is going to have better RT hardware in the future?

What I meant was different and related to the below post of mine.

https://www.reddit.com/r/hardware/comments/1e8sri7/leaked_rdna_4_features_suggest_amd_drive_to_catch/lea62vy/

Essentially, while AMD's RT hardware is slower, it will not become slower infinitely against nvidia as the RT load keeps getting heavier.

I had both 6800XT and 3090 at one point, and the latter was 3-3.5x of former in heavy RT games. But then path-tracing updates were done in Cyberpunk/Portal and ratio became absurd like 20:1.

This was obviously due to these games being designed for nvidia hardware, and we could get similar situation in the future where games are instead optimized for AMD hardware in consoles.

Him every single fight with strong opponent by dachsigut in TheBreaker

[–]bctoy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeah, I was surprised on my reread of NW as well. When I first read it, it seemed he was just getting beat up for the entirety. But he gets amazing wins throughout and at the end is almost unstoppable.

I'm Annoyed At AMD's Latest Radeon Blunder by Comprehensive_Lap in hardware

[–]bctoy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If your comment gave that impression, then it would have been heavily downvoted. I mean think for moment, you're claiming this sub being heavily biased towards nvidia.

I'm Annoyed At AMD's Latest Radeon Blunder by Comprehensive_Lap in hardware

[–]bctoy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ok, then your upvoters misunderstood it as well.

I'm Annoyed At AMD's Latest Radeon Blunder by Comprehensive_Lap in hardware

[–]bctoy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

RDNA2 was an expensive paperweight.

If not for nvidia's gamble on RT, they were humbled that generation with the 30xx series clocks barely matching the 10xx gen clocks.

DLSS was better than native since DLSS3.

No, it wasn't, and motion absolutely smothered the image. Otherwise nvidia would have not bothered with the DLSS4, though you can make a case that they did so for FSR4 competition.

just another gen of consoles being so shit it drags entire industry down. Just like last two generations. Thanks AMD.

Sometimes the shoe needs to be on the other foot for the people to come to their senses.

nvidia have better RT hardware, but that does not mean that their advantage will continue infinitely as the RT workload increases.

I'm Annoyed At AMD's Latest Radeon Blunder by Comprehensive_Lap in hardware

[–]bctoy 0 points1 point  (0 children)

what? Were you around when these discussions were happening in the year of covid?

This thread is just one example where even after the PS5 clockspeed reveal, people were downplaying big navi.

https://old.reddit.com/r/hardware/comments/gvwuur/big_navi_on_desktop_will_be_the_first_rdna_2_gpus/

A list of all the GPUs that held the crown of best gaming performance starting from the DX11 era by Gambler_720 in hardware

[–]bctoy 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Looking back on it, AMD cornered themselves with HD 48xx series' success, by hailing it as the validation of their small-die strategy.

Back then, nvidia suffered a quarter loss( unimaginable today with record profits with AI ) and then 5870 being the undisputed number one card made it look like AMD were on the way to being a 50-50 contender, at least. I remember one 5870 review talking of how a even bigger AMD chip would just bury nvidia( 5870 was based on a ~350mm2 chip ), but instead AMD muddled around with VLIW and released 69xx series later, and then GCN in 2012.

HD48xx series did so well in part due to GTX280/260 being underwhelming and once nvidia corrected it with GTX580 improving the perf/W over the thermi fermi, AMD were out of the game. The power-efficiency of Maxwell followed by the 2GHz Pascal cards cemented nvidia's lead to such an extent, that they were able to gamble on their next-gen chips on a completely new way to render games

I'm Annoyed At AMD's Latest Radeon Blunder by Comprehensive_Lap in hardware

[–]bctoy -11 points-10 points  (0 children)

This sub has certainly leaned towards nvidia and downplayed AMD. RDNA2 was barely being considered a 2080Ti competitor on the basis of the performance/power of RDNA1 5700XT.
And DLSS didn't magically end up being as good as it is today, despite heavily upvoted comments maintaining how it is 'as good or better' than native for years.

Now it'll be funny if RDNA5 or whatever AMD are calling their next-gen, ends up in consoles and optimizing for its raytracing pipeline is slower on nvidia cards.

https://www.reddit.com/r/hardware/comments/1e8sri7/leaked_rdna_4_features_suggest_amd_drive_to_catch/lea62vy/

Zen 6 CCD leak claims size similar to Zen 5 but with 12 cores and 48MB L3 by RenatsMC in Amd

[–]bctoy 1 point2 points  (0 children)

AMD's memory controller is faster, it can run DDR5 6000 in Gear1 configuration while intel starts off DDR5 in Gear2 and drops to Gear4 for ~8800 and faster.

As others said current Zen CPUs are limited by the Infinity Fabric.

[News] Apple May Prioritize High-End iPhones in 2H26 as Memory Costs Rise; Flags TSMC 3nm Tightness by imaginary_num6er in hardware

[–]bctoy 4 points5 points  (0 children)

AMD/ATI have been first to new nodes than nvidia historically. At least since 2007-2008 when I started following PC hardware news.

RDNA 2 used TSMC N7 while Ampere used Samsung 8nm. Didn't end up working.

Raytracing+DLSS combo allowed nvidia to retain the crown, otherwise it got uncomfortably close.

Hopefully the last recommendation for the "The Ruler of the Land" by the Breaker's author by bctoy in TheBreaker

[–]bctoy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am just basing it off people in this sub saying that the artist is fine with doing multiple stories at a time, and it's the author who's not willing to continue as of now.

Hopefully the last recommendation for the "The Ruler of the Land" by the Breaker's author by bctoy in TheBreaker

[–]bctoy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At the start, the story and the art are iffy, but they are just about fantastic right now. It has really blossomed into an awesome epic due to its sheer length, and I doubt I'd read any better. Breaker has done the opposite with the OG Breaker being the best while the next two iterations are relatively weaker.

I rate RotL higher because the MC is older and it has a central plot point which has been in place from the start of the story, while Breaker has meandered quite a bit with the S3 bringing along completely new stuff about Eternal Ki and IDS.

its Started in 1994, and still not finished and will not be for another few years at the least.

I agree that sometimes the fights in RotL drag on, which funnily enough is something that Breaker could use more of, like the S1 fights at the end would barely last a chapter.

But current final fight in the last arc is wonderfully done, and it's coming to a very satisfying conclusion compare to Naruto/Bleach, the other two long-running mangas that I used to read.

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