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ChronoReverse wrote:I'll also predict a dash of extra instability.
maxxcool wrote:It has already been mentioned by EA themselves is **20%**
blightymate wrote:With no official word otherwise, BF4 Mantle should be arriving within 6 days.
Savyg wrote:maxxcool wrote:It has already been mentioned by EA themselves is **20%**
I'm only going to quote that part, because the Nixxes dev is not from EA. So no, EA said nothing of the sort.
Aside from the base perf boost, it also enables multi GPU setups with vastly different performance (I intend to test that with Kaveri and a 280X later.)
It's also worth noting no one has said whether that 20% will be across the board, more towards the minimum FPS than the maximum, or what.
The low end will benefit, but the mid range should be massively improved.
Savyg wrote:They did say all expansions were put on hold for fixing things, but they never specifically called this an expansion.
morphine wrote:Savyg wrote:They did say all expansions were put on hold for fixing things, but they never specifically called this an expansion.
An expansion is something that makes them lots of money, and it's been delayed.
I'm willing to bet that an optimization patch that doesn't (directly) provide them with a single dollar will be very, very late.
A GPU13 slide said Mantle was being implemented primarily by an AMD team with assistance and feedback from DICE/Frostbite.
chuckula wrote:vel of histrionic outrage that we'd be hearing if Nvidia were to have its own developers basically rewriting the software for a major AAA game release to specifically target Nvidia hardware.
morphine wrote:chuckula wrote:vel of histrionic outrage that we'd be hearing if Nvidia were to have its own developers basically rewriting the software for a major AAA game release to specifically target Nvidia hardware.
Sssshh be quiet. Speak no ill of AMD or support no pro-Nvidia idea, lest the rabid troll populace attack.
chuckula wrote:A GPU13 slide said Mantle was being implemented primarily by an AMD team with assistance and feedback from DICE/Frostbite.
Just imagine the level of histrionic outrage that we'd be hearing if Nvidia were to have its own developers basically rewriting the software for a major AAA game release to specifically target Nvidia hardware. If this is what is happening, then frankly I don't care if there is a 60 - 80% performance boost in BF4, I don't really think this is a good metric for judging if this whole Mantle circus is real or just a glorified tech demo.
morphine wrote:There was (is?) a joint effort very similar to like the one you described, called the PC Gaming Alliance. Didn't ever produce a thing.
Hz so good wrote:So when/how is this Mantle patch getting rolled out? Did AMD ever give an ETA besides mid-late december? I've been really curious to see what kind of difference it makes. Will Techreport do a comparison article?
blightymate wrote:What is your guess?
JohnC wrote:AMD has no say in this, it is completely up to EA to implement this. And there is no ETA because EA are still busy working on making BF4 stable for majority of console/PC users and with preparing their legal department for the potential class action lawsuits related to this game. As such, you won't find any information about upcoming Mantle patch, not on here:
http://battlelog.battlefield.com/bf4/fo ... 683803785/
or even there:
https://twitter.com/repi
or anywhere else.
chuckula wrote:A GPU13 slide said Mantle was being implemented primarily by an AMD team with assistance and feedback from DICE/Frostbite.
Just imagine the level of histrionic outrage that we'd be hearing if Nvidia were to have its own developers basically rewriting the software for a major AAA game release to specifically target Nvidia hardware. If this is what is happening, then frankly I don't care if there is a 60 - 80% performance boost in BF4, I don't really think this is a good metric for judging if this whole Mantle circus is real or just a glorified tech demo.
Fighterpilot wrote:chuckula wrote:A GPU13 slide said Mantle was being implemented primarily by an AMD team with assistance and feedback from DICE/Frostbite.
Just imagine the level of histrionic outrage that we'd be hearing if Nvidia were to have its own developers basically rewriting the software for a major AAA game release to specifically target Nvidia hardware. If this is what is happening, then frankly I don't care if there is a 60 - 80% performance boost in BF4, I don't really think this is a good metric for judging if this whole Mantle circus is real or just a glorified tech demo.
Oh you mean like Gameworks and cough..phys-x ?
Hypocrites.
Can't wait to see you eat a bucket of humble pie when Mantle makes your NV cards look like integrated graphics.
Aphasia wrote:Which one of them...
Airmantharp wrote:(you'd think some of these people have AMD stock or something...)
JohnC wrote:AMD has no say in this, it is completely up to EA to implement this.
My "guess" is that AMD will continue to waste money on hyping up the gimmicky, proprietary features which don't even work for majority of games.
blightymate wrote:I'll believe several world class developers that see massive potential in Mantle and consider it worth implementing over your 'guess' it's gimmicky.