So lets talk about the nvidia logo on the benchmark

[Kyomagi]

ok, i'll start off, i personally have NO problem with it.

I have been going back and forth as to why my system:

FX 8320e 8core
8gb HD
R9 280x
SSD

That i can score a 11k on max, but only rack in a 6500 on this bench seemed like something was off.


It dawned on me that this game favors nvidia. it became painfully obvious with the logo on the bench. the game still has issues with memory leaks and crashes from ati drivers, and yet, instead of fixing it, they partner up to show some extra love to nvidia?

come on SE

[slayerx02]

11k on max? Are you talking about the original benchmark for FFXIV ARR? I have an nvidia GTX 780 titan black, FX8320, kingston hyper X ssd, and 8GB of ram(DDR31600) and my score on DX11 max @ 1080p was 7027.

[Kyomagi]

ya 2.0 bench.

i think maybe the bench might be calculated differently. maybe 7k is the arr 11k

but we have something in common, our cpu are almost the same. im gonna bump it to a 8350 tomorrow and see if the extra 800mhz makes the diff

[Illya]

Did you forget already that the original ARR launch was as an AMD Gaming Evolved title?

The Nvidia GameWorks logo is because Nvidia helped Squenix implement HBAO+ using the GW middleware framework. HBAO+ works on AMD cards so you're welcome for the free feature even though you don't have Nvidia.

If AMD's drivers are crap and have memory leaks and crashes that's hardly Squenix's fault. The game works perfectly on Nvidia cards and always has even when it had the AMD Gaming Evolved logo on it instead of the Nvidia GameWorks logo.

[Brianmj]

I got to wonder. Do people with AMD cards dread seeing Nvidia Gameworks on any software they use?

[Kyomagi]

Did you forget already that the original ARR launch was as an AMD Gaming Evolved title?

The Nvidia GameWorks logo is because Nvidia helped Squenix implement HBAO+ using the GW middleware framework. HBAO+ works on AMD cards so you're welcome for the free feature even though you don't have Nvidia.

If AMD's drivers are crap and have memory leaks and crashes that's hardly Squenix's fault. The game works perfectly on Nvidia cards and always has even when it had the AMD Gaming Evolved logo on it instead of the Nvidia GameWorks logo.

if it works "perfectly" why does the bench seem to score higher on nvidia cards over ati cards?



and no i dont dread anything, im not a fan boy of either card. id prefer using the card i already own than having to buy a new nvidia card that is the same quality of the card i already own just so i can maximize the games quality

[Keydah]

i think maybe the bench might be calculated differently. maybe 7k is the arr 11k

It is. I don't remember what specifically it said, but supposedly the original one only measured your GPU or something framerate whereas the Heavensward one measures more than that (more overall computer performance). 7k is the "Extremely High Performance" score in this benchmark.

OP on the main site of the Lodestone on the Benchmark update,

* The benchmark software for FFXIV: A Realm Reborn released in 2013 was designed to generate scores based primarily on frame rate. However, the new benchmark for FFXIV: Heavensward has been redesigned to generate scores based on your system's overall performance. We strongly recommend using the latest benchmark software to more accurately measure the performance of your PC.

I was looking for this on the benchmark site and not the lodestone. That explains why I couldn't find it.

[Chiramu]

OP on the main site of the Lodestone on the Benchmark update,

* The benchmark software for FFXIV: A Realm Reborn released in 2013 was designed to generate scores based primarily on frame rate. However, the new benchmark for FFXIV: Heavensward has been redesigned to generate scores based on your system's overall performance. We strongly recommend using the latest benchmark software to more accurately measure the performance of your PC.

[Kyomagi]

I see that.

I will be taking back the 8320 and spending the extra 20 for the 8350 to see if that helps any

[Ooshima]

if it works "perfectly" why does the bench seem to score higher on nvidia cards over ati cards?

and no i dont dread anything, im not a fan boy of either card. id prefer using the card i already own than having to buy a new nvidia card that is the same quality of the card i already own just so i can maximize the games quality

But you can't deny that AMD drivers are shit though.

They still haven't fix the driver issue for 290 (non-X). I'm still using the 1st version driver because the later updates will cause my 3rd monitor not to be detected.