DX11 Performance

[Canadane]

What? Is that an in-game graphical setting or something I do in the graphics card controls?

Edit: I found it in the Display Settings but I'm not sure what option does what tbh. 1/1? 1/2? 1/4?

They're the fractions of your refresh rate.
So if you use a 60htz monitor, 1/1 would be 60FPS, while 1/2 would be 30FPS, and 1/4 would be 15FPS.
Since one of the 2.55 updates, it's never been able to calculate my monitors refresh rate (it's 30) so they all say 0FPS for me, lol. But you can enable each one and see the FPS at the top of the display settings window change.

[Ecks007]

They're the fractions of your refresh rate.
So if you use a 60htz monitor, 1/1 would be 60FPS, while 1/2 would be 30FPS, and 1/4 would be 15FPS.
Since one of the 2.55 updates, it's never been able to calculate my monitors refresh rate (it's 30) so they all say 0FPS for me, lol. But you can enable each one and see the FPS at the top of the display settings window change.

Ah. Yeah it says 0FPS on mine as well. I went with 1/1 but don't really notice a difference and my card seems to behave the same as not having the limit on. I might just deal with it, tbh it's not too bad to just alt-tab to cool my card off. Far from ideal, but oh well.

[DragonFlyy]

Ah. Yeah it says 0FPS on mine as well. I went with 1/1 but don't really notice a difference and my card seems to behave the same as not having the limit on. I might just deal with it, tbh it's not too bad to just alt-tab to cool my card off. Far from ideal, but oh well.

Be extremely careful. If the card is reaching high temps, it could damage the card.

[Fyce]

I just saw the comparison pictures for DX9 and DX11 version http://jp.finalfantasyxiv.com/pr/blog/

My question is, how do you think this will affect a slightly older graphics card?

It'll be better.
You'll more likely have some new graphical options to disable intensive effects like ambiant occlusion and reflections... So, in the end, you'll still be able to experience the game like it is on DX9, but with improved performances.

Just disable GPU intensive effects and you'll be good.

[Rokochan]

DX11 should be ok for your card, it make your card run the game more smoothly, dx11 ran perfect on my old gtx580 back in 1.0's dx 11

[Canadane]

I do not recall 1.0 ever supporting dx11.

[TriksteR]

http://i.imgur.com/LLwFTzb.gifv

[Vespar]

http://i.imgur.com/LLwFTzb.gifv

Originally I didnt notice much of a difference between the two shots other than shiny floors.. Until I saw this!!
I cannot wait for DX 11.
I just hope that the weird haze that seemed to plague DX9 games, is fixed with DX11 :O

[Mugiawara]

http://i.imgur.com/LLwFTzb.gifv

Thanks for this, I could barely see the difference lol.
I wish the Benchmark was out, I can play on MAX with usually no problems unless
some Grid places without a lot of shrubbery...the Benchmark needs me be out so people can start getting upgrade replacements if needed.

[YakushiHinata]

Sorry if I missed this piece of information, but have they said anything about when they would release the DX11 client?
They keep saying with Heavensward, but if thats the case, who wants to sit 2-4hrs patching the whole 2.0 client up to 3.0 again and miss out on EA time.
I hope that they release it like a couple of days before hand to give us time to upgrade for when the big 3.0 patch hit.