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    FEAR 3 and antialiasing

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by Augmented, Mar 29, 2012.

  1. Augmented

    Augmented Notebook Consultant

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    Just picked up the game and noticed right away that the in-game antialiasing is broken. In enclosed spaces my framerates will run in the 30's yet in wide open spaces the framerates will be at or near 60. Turning off the antialiasing remedies this. Does anyone know of a way to effectively force antialiasing with a Radeon?
     
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  2. moviemarketing

    moviemarketing Milk Drinker

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    Are you certain it's broken?

    Depending on the game, anti-aliasing sometimes results in a big hit to the frame rate.

    In 3D Graphics Settings, there is an option for Anti Aliasing to "use application settings." You can try un-checking this box.
     
    moviemarketing, Mar 29, 2012
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  3. Syberia

    Syberia Notebook Deity

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    I use Radeon Pro. It automatically applies custom profiles based on what game you're playing.
     
    Syberia, Mar 29, 2012
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    anti-aliasing sometimes results in a big hit to the frame rate.

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    YaganaWcott, Mar 29, 2012
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  5. Augmented

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    It's clearly the games anti-aliasing. I did some googling and found this versed by many players. I'll give RadeonPro a try.
     
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  6. TheBluePill

    TheBluePill Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Anti-Aliasing is a HUGE performance hit on a lot of titles. Its gotten better over the years, but games that are often playable with no AA will Crawl on even 4x. This was huge on games like Crysis, back in the day.
     
    TheBluePill, Mar 29, 2012
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    I forced 4x through RadeonPro and the problem is corrected. Steady 60 FPS
     
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  8. TheBluePill

    TheBluePill Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    Good Deal. And a good lesson for folks that have AMD cards too.
     
    TheBluePill, Mar 30, 2012
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