I need to stress my 6990m what games cant it max

is their a list of games the 6990m can't max without aa as I have a 1080p screen and aa makes no differance.

I want to see what this card can do in 2012.

 

what do u mean by cant max out? To me when im below 60fps i consider my card defeated, each person has their own opinion. try sleeping dogs completely maxed out, crysis 2 maxed with aa/af and the new texture mod that just came out. Hmmm...lemme think of some badly optimized games....

 

Below 60fps you consider your card defeated. LOL you need a desktop then.

6990M is a qaulity card and more than capable to max the majority of games at 60fps just the main ones that causes problems such as Crysis 2 with DX11 Ultra pack and Battlefield 3 etc you will need to be reasonable on the AA HBAO at 1080p. But these are still mobile cards and that is old now deemed old tech so you do have to be reasonable in some games if you want the highest fps.

 

Try Witcher 2 with ubersampling

 

witcher gives me 3 fps for some reason

 

Metro 2033?

 

metro runs fine..20 in some spots 3060 in most areas. 0 fps with physics on

 

one more thing.

I score 15700 in vantage gpu with stable gaming clocks. however during the test its a lower resolution and doesnt use the best post processing or textures or shaders.

I turned of dof lowered shadows and turned off motion blur lowered resolution to 1600x900(i have a tv and I hope you understand why this resoltion) I scored over 27000. I upped the textures and shaders and poost proccessing to max..hint hint

so basically if I turn off the things I hate anyways I should be good getting max IQ for another 2 years.

ps has anyone noticed a trend with new pc titles having graphics option that make no differance or very little and kill performance. also no true shader texture updates only crysis 2 and sleeping dogs and skyrim but no updated shaders setting which really shows they are all console ports and you are a complete fool to max the game and average 30-40 fps when you could be hitting 80 with settings that do nothing turned off.

whats your guys opinion of this trend and any other games to try

 

how about with everything maxed except ubersampling?

 

30-60 fps 10 char

please read my above post what do you think

 

Try tom clancy ghost recon future soldier. I have 6990m and last level it was really unplayable and very low fps.
Also try original crysis again last level is pushing 69990m to it's knees and needs very good cooling to keep it in check. I used this game and it's last level to see if my thermal cooling is working.

Of the newer games nothing really is troubling it actually I was thinking of upgrading to 7970m but now I think why bother as no newer games really trouble it at all..

 

yea i agree/

I think we fluked out and bought the right gpu at the right time..ironically I see it lasting high settings till the new consoles comeout then all cards will be obsolete

 

Tom Clancy Ghost Recon is the game not the GPU it is not worth the bandwidth to download it let alone the price. Another fail port by a failing company.

 

LOL. New cards be obsolete. If the rumors are true, the next gen consoles will be using current gen mobile video cards, and not top end ones at that. It will more or less bring console games to PC gaming quality today.

 

tr00f.

It'll still mean better looking pc ports, so I'm looking forward to it.

 

crazy

current consoles areweak but look nearly as good as pc ports at the same resolution, expecting your current card to play the new ports is in one word "insanity" or may I appologize "stupidity"

 

The new consoles will be using GPUs equivalent to the previous year's tech as always. It's not like there's some kind of magic involved in console GPUs.

 

Hah. A) no they don't. B) there's a reason why PC ports look similar to console games. I'll let you figure it out. And if you consider your GPU defeated if fps drops below 60, you should know that most current console titles are frame rate capped at 30. I think you should educate yourself before you call others stupid.

 

you dont even make sense.

its not slander if its true

ps...

they should recieve an infraction for trolling. this thread is about stressing the 6990m

 

Yes, what I posted is absolutely true. Most current console titles are frame capped at 30. There is no dark witchcraft happening inside an Xbox that makes its 7 year old GPU equivalent to current GPUs.

You should receive an infraction for calling another poster stupid.

 

Consoles play equivalent of PC port at low res and lower settings. PCs can scale graphics and performance much more.

There is little that can be done if the port itself is badly done.

As for OnTopic... Original stock settings crysis very high settings, Crysis 2 DX11, HD textures and Ultra will take it's toll on the GPU. Does it matter? Nope! haha the visual gain is meaningless.

You are good to go. You should only upgrade if you are unhappy with your current performance, or if you seek the best available. Current top of the line GPUs are indeed a sizable jump in performance, but not required to play games. Unless you like your games with the highest settings.

Funny enough, Crysis 1 and 2 give me similar performance, when both are maxed.

 

ummmm... he's the one trolling here?

word.

 

Staying on topic which game(s) do you think push the graphics to the max for us owners?
I would have to say in order:

Metro 2033
Crysis
Crysis 2
Max Payne 2

The newer games like dishonored using unreal engine don't seem to really go the distance in terms of really amazing graphics... Hoping farcry/crysis 3 is amazing and I am expecting this game will push me to upgrade..

 

thanks for staying on topic as sometimes when people are in disagreement things get out of hand.

metro2033 runs fine with dof turned off dx11 veryhigh some places its lower but usually around 40fps. metro2033 prob is the most demanding as certain areas kill cards the same way crysis used to.

farcry 3 should be amazing, looking forward to seeing green vs bland brown. and graphics should be on the level of metro 2033hope anyways.

no new titles are very demanding with aa off which is a good thing when your gpu is a year old. I hope the current trend continues so i can get my moneys worth from the laptop. however it would be really nice to see games designed for pc first then ported over to console.....now wouldnt that be nice...then id upgrade for sure

 

Any of the Crysis games on highest settings.

Battlefield 3, oh and Crysis Wars with the Mechwarrior Living Legends mod added on. That'll make your machine cry. I get around 14.5k in Vantage when I had my 6970M and I couldn't do any of those games on the highest settings.

 

thanks alot will try it out.

I game at 720p though as im 8 feet away from my gaming tv and 1080p looks identical at this distancce

do you still think it will stress it at 720p?

 

No you should be the one concerned with trolling. Every post about the longevity of your card. You ask a question then don't like the answers you hear. How many threads do you need to make about your cards longevity. Your card is decent. Nothing more or less you seem really worried about it so I would just upgrade. Stop seeking reassurance. You seem to have all the answers.

 

Here's what I think you DONT'T want to hear:

The 6990m is an OLD-GENERATION card, and anything that this card can do, the 7990m can do MUCH better (ie, if you get 60 frames, the 7990m can get 80+, etc). Anyone with money, or who wants the BEST, doesn't have a 6990m - he/she has a 7990m. It also accomplishes this with less power, a more efficient architecture, in other words, it's better than the 6990m in EVERY SINGLE WAY. And I have one in my Alienware M17x R3. I live with that, and so should you, instead of convincing myself that it's a more awesome card than it really is.

Happy now?

 

you mean 7970, right? If not, then I got the wrong card in my laptop

lol

 

oops yes 7970m haha! But you get my point I'm sure

 

you meant 7970m and yes 99 percent of the population including myself are aware of its existance and power. but what does that have to do with maxing games on a 6990m>?

you should have typed " I just found out theres a 7970m" because we all certainly know

the 6990m isnt exactly old and you dont exactly need to max out games for maximum clarity or image detail aka graphics, ironically the 6990m still maxes almost every game in existance and its not even nessessary. in 2 years ill upgrade when lowering shadows and dof isnt enough.

i did a run of vantagewith shadows turned down and shaders and textures cranked up and scored 33000. not exactly out dated if you dont care about settings that do absolutely nothing to improve graphics.


feel free to buy the newest card every year so you can crank up settings that do nothingbut hurt performance and be happy with the ill descision.

 

lol yeah I completely agree

 

I'm going to repeat this (probably not what you want to hear, again, but....):

ANYTHING the 6990m can do, the 7970m can do better. No exception.

Any settings that you can't see the difference when you change, doesn't mean that nobody else can. Your eyes just aren't discerning enough (or maybe you're choosing to ignore what you see...). Every single visual setting on every game changes something on the screen (though of course there are settings with better visual gains for the performance buck). Whatever scores you can set on whatever benchmarks - the 7970m can do a LOT better with less power.

All the above is normal with an OLD-GENERATION card on OUTDATED technology, the only thing abnormal is what you're trying to convince yourself of, really boggles me.. It's like buying a 2002 3-series and trying to tell everyone (and yourself) it's as good as today's model?

 

whats your point?

I was looking for a demanding game to stress my gpu...

you need help perhaps

 

he isn't the one spamming the forum with pointless threads about his two year old gpu

lmao

 

Yes, but he IS spamming the thread with pointless information that has nothing to do with the topic. Also, this thread isn't a spam thread at all. It's a legitimate question. Not sure why you believe that it's lesser than most of the other threads out there, but okay. >_>

 

ty rep

some people are clueless when it comes to forums..you read the OP and comment thats just how it works..should work?

 

Well you don't really need to make a new thread for every question you have. This isnt yahoo answers.

 

Technically, you are right. But imagine if everyone would open a new thread for evey question they had. This forum would look like a chat window.

On topic: Try Skyrim with extreme ENB mods + high res textures
I was getting around 30 to 40 fps (sometimes dipping below 20) with 200+mods and ENB's and temps in the low 80s almost constantly.

Moveover, my VRAM was being used at 99% due to all the textures I added. It was the only time I saw my VRAM being used at max, despite all the comments that you will never use more than 2GB, only if on multiple monitors.

 

I bet it would kill my gpu as I have basically have a stock 6970m.

I undervolted to .9 and have my clocks at 580/1080.

score 11700 vantage vs 15700.

but ironically I dont notice a huge differance, I just notice my temps are below 60c

 

quick question.

at stock voltages I was getting 100c while gaming for a few mins I had to undervolt till the paste arrives now i max out at 80 on furmark.. what should I expect at .9v with a good paste job temo wise?

 

You don't seem to get the message so I will help bro. Metro233, BF3, GTA4, Crysis, Crysis2, Witcher2, Skyrim, and that should be enough. Crank everything to Max settings (some will be DX11 and high res texture packs) and watch your slideshow.

That will "stress your games." Make sure to add the highest DOF, HBAO, etc in the options if available.

So stop talking about "well the 6990 isn't exactly old and you can turn down settings to still max games." That IS NOT YOUR QUESTION.

I just answered your question. End thread. Oh, one more thing.......
.... U mad? TY men.

 

Why is this thread still open and why was it even created in the first place? Is the OP really so lazy he can't go to ANY gaming website that will have dozens of games that can stress his GPU? I rate this thread 0/10.

 

This thread has become the essential example of how a thread should NOT be run.

Hatred comes in many ways...

 

I heard peanut butter really lowers temps. slather some on your gpu, crank that voltage up and max out afterburner, you'll DESTROY those games. good luck!

 

WHY!? DX

Dood, why would you drop your core clock that much? If the GPU can't handle it, then up the voltage a bit, but you're wasting money if you're limiting the GPU like that. >_>

 

I tried out future soldier. was getting 35fps avg with everything maxed with shadows turned down

 

So, unless you reduce a setting here and there, you can't max a lot of games. Plus 35fps is borderline, lower than that and you will hinder your gaming experience, for most genres.

There's your answer I guess.

 

i maxed it out and find 32fps playable and does not hinder experiencein anyway.

my own answer

like 2 games i cant max...whop dee woo..not like im going to shell out 500 just to play 2 crappy games with slightly better graphics..only morons do that

 

lol there are more than two games you can't max out at 32fps. And they're not crappy. Metro 2033, The Witcher 2, Max Payne 3, Risen 2, Alan Wake, BF3, Crysis... there will be more coming out as well. Have fun trying Metro Last light, Far Cry 3, Crysis 3 (unlikely), Hitman Absolution, and MOH Warfighter on max settings.