Which version of good shit exactly? R600, Vega or 9700 Pro? Had to ask since we’ve rode this train so many times before.
Nvidia Post-Volta (Ampere?) Rumor and Speculation Thread
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Which version of good shit exactly? R600, Vega or 9700 Pro? Had to ask since we’ve rode this train so many times before.
Bondrewd
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The kind of which you've never seen before.
DavidGraham
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That's your pure subjective opinion, which other people (especially those who value graphics fidelity) don't particularly share.
Fact is, when you buy a GPU, you at the very least future proof it with current DX features, you don't buy a DX10 GPU when DX11 is on the market. That's not smart. And what we have here is basically the same situation.
Bondrewd
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No, that's an opinion many more people share.
No such thing.
Turing GPUs are for the most part woefully underpowered for any sizeable DXR job.
Either wait for RDNA2 or Ampere, whatever floats your boat more or don't cry when Turing chokes in 1 year on snazzier DXR implementation.
I happen to be someone who enjoyed Control immensely, not only for the story and gameplay but also the graphics. I run a water-cooled 2080 Ti and a 3440x1440 ultrawide 100Hz GSync display on my gaming rig. I can assure you that the game ran very well with highest in-game settings and native resolution. If the performance in a given DXR-enabled title is inadequate, that's why features like GSync, DLSS, and VRS exist.
DavidGraham
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As opposed to RDNA1 which is not even capable of running DXR?
That's laughable, you should need to see some comparative numbers first, before you declare who is going to choke or not. AMD didn't even care to showcase a live demo for their RT announcement, I wonder why?!
I don't expect RDNA2 to be any better than Turing when it comes to DXR.
Bondrewd
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FAD is FAD, my child.
You'll get your demo when both AMD and their partners deem it necessary.
Good, always leave yourself some room to be surprised.
Your argument makes no sense. A few posts ago you acknowledge that both the next XBox and Playstation will feature ray tracing and that the feature will go mainstream at that point. Which is it then? Is ray tracing a fad or is it on the verge of becoming mainstream?
Bondrewd
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FAD as in financial analyst day.
You know, the one which happened yesterday.
DegustatoR
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Would be kinda weird to run 3rd party software on a competitor's hardware to impress your investors.
DavidGraham
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Why competitiors? AMD already has chips capable of doing RT for sure, they are just not ready for mass production yet.
My mistake.
DegustatoR
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I'm fairly sure that it's more than just not ready for mass production. Otherwise they would've shown it in action.
Performance likely isn't up to par yet, drivers or silicon immaturity or both, would be my guess.
Bondrewd
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They will, when all three parties deem it necessary.
DegustatoR
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Of course. Around October then?
Bondrewd
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No, around E3 or so.
Maybe a tad bit earlier.
Dunno when they're gonna disclose their APU roadmap tho.
Of course, RDNA2 RT implementation could end up being a lot worse.
I will give them credit if they manage to equal Turing.- Status