Nvidia Geforce 6 Series (NV40) can do MSAA and SSAA!

Brute Force · 08-23-06, 04:56 AM

http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?t=193280

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So today came the ForceWare 91.45. Quad SLi targeted pack, nothing special. Except one thing... yes, you guessed it. It's Transparent AA!

You still don't belive it? Read ahead...

Test performed using ForceWare 91.45 drivers and Gainward GeForce 6600GT AGP 8x 128MB (550/1080). CS:S Piranesi map was excellent for this test.
Images are compressed with JPG at 100% quality.

Transparent AA setting in NV CP (also available in new panel)

4x FSAA / Transparent AA OFF

4x FSAA / Transparent AA ON (SuperSampling)

So bottom line, GeForce 6 series cards are indeed capable of anti-aliasing alpha textures using supersampling. Why is NVIDIA hidding this from us is beyond my understanding.
Boosting GeForce 7 sales because of this? I'm sure a lot of people with GeForce 6 will feel like this ...

So i truly hope Transparent AA will become a standard option in all upcoming ForceWare drivers even for GeForce 6 series...

Have fun

This is great news that this feature is not confined to the G7x series

Wolverine690 · 08-23-06, 05:19 AM

sweet...to bad my 6800GT is dead & I now have a 7900GT KO

Nandro · 08-23-06, 10:01 AM

Still good to know that the 6 series is capable. I have on occasion had to downgrade due to funds and always keep my options open.That picture shows a world of difference.

fireandice · 08-27-06, 12:17 PM

useing them on my 6800gs unlocked to 16/6 and games look better than ever.

Rattle · 08-27-06, 12:20 PM

yeah I loved those 2 settings when I went from 6800gt to 7800gtx last year

bobthemoo · 08-30-06, 04:10 PM

I cant see much difference except the railing in the bottom picture looks a little sharper. :P

08-23-06, 05:19 AM	#2
Wolverine690 Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Idaho	sweet...to bad my 6800GT is dead & I now have a 7900GT KO __________________ AMD Phenom II X4 965 Black Edition Deneb 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor (OC @ 3.82GHz) G.SKILL Ripjaws 8GB DDR3 1333 Memory GIGABYTE GA-890XA-UD3 Motherboard 2xWD 750GB 7200RPM SATA 6.0Gb/s HD's in RAID 0 EVGA GeForce GTX 570HD Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Professional SILVERSTONE 1000W ATX PSU Thermaltake ArmorPlus VH6000BWS Case Win 7 Pro 64bit ASUS VE248Q 24" LED LCD Monitor
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08-23-06, 10:01 AM	#3
Nandro Disabled Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Wherever I happen to be.	Still good to know that the 6 series is capable. I have on occasion had to downgrade due to funds and always keep my options open.That picture shows a world of difference.
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08-27-06, 12:17 PM	#4
fireandice Member Join Date: Jun 2006	useing them on my 6800gs unlocked to 16/6 and games look better than ever.
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08-27-06, 12:20 PM	#5
Rattle Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Home... again	yeah I loved those 2 settings when I went from 6800gt to 7800gtx last year __________________ M5G \| 2600k @ 4.5 \| H100 \| 16gb Sammy 30nm 1866 \| GTX680 Sig SC \| Xonar Essence Stx \| 550d \| 900w HCG \| VG24QE \| 120forceGT \| 640black \| 2tb \| CherryReds \| m60 \| Func1030 \| HEAT
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08-30-06, 04:10 PM	#6
bobthemoo Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: England	I cant see much difference except the railing in the bottom picture looks a little sharper. :P __________________ E6850 2GB DDR2 Crucial RAM Maxtor 200GB HD x2, Samsung 80GB HD PNY 8800GTS 640Mb Seasonic S-12 600w PSU And my baby (Macbook)
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Nvidia Geforce 6 Series (NV40) can do MSAA and SSAA!

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