13.2 BETA 4 *massive performance increase Crysis3*

http://support.amd.com/us/kbarticles/Pages/AMDCatalyst132BetaDriver.aspx

Improves performance in the Crysis 3 Multi-Player Beta by up to 50% when 4x and 8x MSAA are enabled.

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Enjoy....

thanks for the heads up !!

installed and now I can actually play AA3.

Darnit, I just downloaded beta 3. Off to the site I go again!

hokiealumnus said:

Darnit, I just downloaded beta 3. Off to the site I go again!

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lol.... Welcome to the World of AMD's Drivers...

Heh, this is my third 13.2 beta...beta 2 wasn't released publically to my knowledge; it was sent to us for reviewing the ARES II though.

On the plus side, they really are working hard to help optimize performance for recent and upcoming titles. While downloading betas may be annoying, they are always trying to improve!

Im on a laptop and it worked great for me.

One thing I noticed was overclocking feature auto tuned my cpu 100mhz less than normal. No big deal though

hokiealumnus said:

Heh, this is my third 13.2 beta...beta 2 wasn't released publically to my knowledge; it was sent to us for reviewing the ARES II though.

On the plus side, they really are working hard to help optimize performance for recent and upcoming titles. While downloading betas may be annoying, they are always trying to improve!

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Yeah, i did not FRAPS test 12.11 / 13.1 / BETA3 with 4x MSAA, All High, 16x AF... because it was just plain unplayable, i do mean a real mess on my poor 7870, was riving in agony....

Then AMD dropped this bombshell, i ran it again at the same settings and would you know it it was actually playable, this time i did run FRAPS.

4x MSAA, All High, 16x AF, 1920 x 1080P.

Frames: 27096 / Frame Time: 570948 / Min FPS: 27 / Max FPS: 70 / Avg FPS: 47.458.

GPU: 7870 @ 1140 / 1450
CPU: P-II x6 @ 4Ghz

I very much doubt the 50% is accurate, these things never are, but, while i did not FRAPS run on the older drivers, i don't think my Frame Rates got much past 30, if at all, whatever the percentage gain actually is, its huge. and quite impressive.

GTX 670 owners are not getting better frame rates than that in the thread we have going on OCUK, i think our green friends must be due a similar driver upgrade.


4x MSAA, All High, 16x AF, 1920 x 1080P.
Frames: 27096 / Frame Time: 570948 / Min FPS: 27 / Max FPS: 70 / Avg FPS: 47.458.





1x SMAA, All High, 16x AF, 1920 x 1080P
Frames: 33198 / Frame Time: 457660 / Min: 29 / Max: 101 / Avg: 72.539


Don't ask me why the Latency Excel differs from the min-max-avg Excel
Ask FRAPS.

Hows the change in 3dmark11?

Never mind, i'll run the tests my self.

I dont think its any different than the 12.11 beta's...the update didnt list an improvement there so its likely there is none. That said, looking forward to your results!

Tests run, only one run per driver.
i5 2500, 8gb ram @ 1333mhz and Asus HD7870 GHz DCUII

GPU running stock settings.

12.11 Beta(cant remember the number, the last one of the beta) + CAP2
http://www.3dmark.com/3dm11/5775521

13.1
http://www.3dmark.com/3dm11/5775641

13.2 Beta4
http://www.3dmark.com/3dm11/5775865

Not to write home about.. Imma oc it now.

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But my god, once you OC, i see a difference.

This was with 12.11Beta X + CAP2
7870 @ 1260/1525
http://www.3dmark.com/3dm11/5256196

Just ran this, 13.2beta4 7870 @ 1200/1350
http://www.3dmark.com/3dm11/5775956

http://www.pcgameshardware.de/Crysi...ysis-3-Beta-Test-Catalyst-132-Beta-4-1046819/

You need to click on "1080p, Very High, 4x MSAA"

13.2 B3 = 28.2 FPS
13.2 B4 = 39.7 FPS (+ 41%)

I said it would not be 50% still, 41% is not to be sniffed at.

Any experience with CrossFireX and micro stutter in FarCry 3?

LegolasElf said:

Any experience with CrossFireX and micro stutter in FarCry 3?

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Don't know, try them

So Nvidia is having one of the hardest fights in history, thats good, since i never got good GPUs for such great prices. The only weak deal was my 7870 because i got it way to soon, however, i was in terrible need. Although, the cards potency is nearly without bounds, so even a expensive deal (360 $ instead of 290 $) was a good one. Because i can easely fight the 660 TI soon, when AMD is releasing even more driver upgrades. That card is still going for around 330$ in my country inside many online shops.

I just moved over to 13.2 beta 4 today from 12.11 and my 7850 lost about 25% of its FPS in BF3. Has anybody else noticed this? Yes, I made sure to go and OC again and it looks like the settings took in GPU-Z.

Hicksimus said:

I just moved over to 13.2 beta 4 today from 12.11 and my 7850 lost about 25% of its FPS in BF3. Has anybody else noticed this? Yes, I made sure to go and OC again and it looks like the settings took in GPU-Z.

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No, not that i have noticed, mind you i don't know if i have played it since installing BETA 4.

I will check it tomorrow and get back to you.