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    Does SLI increase performance in need for speed shift?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Terminal42, Feb 7, 2010.

  1. Terminal42

    Terminal42 Notebook Evangelist

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    Just bought the game and ran it today with sli on and got a lot of jumps in the FPS with shadows on medium and everything else on high, 2x AA 1200p resolution. Is this one of those games where sli doesn't boost performance? I have yet to turn sli off and play it though (lazy lol) I was getting about 30-40 fps in some areas and 70-80 in others o.o
     
    Terminal42, Feb 7, 2010
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    Have you got the game patched to the latest version? Apparently, the FPS was very jumpy before the patch was applied.
     
    Amnesiac, Feb 7, 2010
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    I thought it was for ati gpu only?
     
    Terminal42, Feb 8, 2010
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    Well try patching it anyway, you get extra cars.
     
    Amnesiac, Feb 8, 2010
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    Also get the latest GPU drivers and SLI profiles...
     
    sean473, Feb 8, 2010
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    I have the latest GPU driver and sli profile, but with sli on I get very jumpy FPS in regular view with all settings high, 2x AA fullscreen 1200p. in cockpick view i get not so jumpy fps 40-50...usually its backwards with most racing games o.o Is anyone else experiencing similiar problems?
     
    Terminal42, Feb 9, 2010
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    To answer your question earlier, the patch is NOT for ATI only.
     
    Amnesiac, Feb 9, 2010
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