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    GTAIV icenhancer performance with 680M 7970M and 675M?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by compuNaN, Aug 3, 2012.

  1. compuNaN

    compuNaN Notebook Enthusiast

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    Has anyone with one of said 3 cards tried this mod? I would like to know what kind of FPS can you get in what settings.

    I only know that it completely destroyed(not literally) the 285m on my previous laptop.
     
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    jaug1337 de_dust2

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    According to some people.... you can't expect 60 FPS :p
     
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    DEagleson Gamer extraordinaire

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    Icenhancer is very CPU hungry so dont expect any better framerates than the vanilla game.
     
    DEagleson, Aug 3, 2012
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    Syberia Notebook Deity

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    On a 2500k and 6950, I managed 30 fps at best. Most times it was in the 20s. Unplayable, so I removed it.
     
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    compuNaN Notebook Enthusiast

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    I am aware that it is an extremely demanding mod, but I am interested how demanding it exactly is for the newest generation. GTAIV is an old game even though the mod is new, so there isn't much info to be found.
     
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    LaptopNut Notebook Virtuoso

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    GTA IV's performance GTX 485M Vs my GTX 680M is not much different. Sure, I can get slightly smoother performance at higher settings but the frame rates are still from 28-45+ fps, in the air is is 80 fps, some areas are 50+ fps but none is ever consistent and there are always the occasional stutters.

    This game is very poorly optimized and the only thing that will make much of a difference is a very powerful Quad Core clocked at a much higher rate. GPU's make a minimal noticeable difference on this one unless you go from low to high spec i.e GTX 285M to GTX 485M.

    In comparison, I can play SR3 maxed at 60 fps with no stutters at all. The GTA IV Enb Mod will not make matters any better. However, if GTA IV was straight to the PC, we would most likely not have any of these issues.

    Only if a game is heavily GPU dependent (like most), would we see better performance in this new generation.
     
    LaptopNut, Aug 4, 2012
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