Dany Lepage
Newcomer
Most people have used SC-Bench by putting all settings to high/very high and then scale the resolution. This is not the best way to benchmark SC because by scaling the resolution, you only scale the on-screen rendering part of the whole rendering process. Off-screen rendering is just as important (glow effects, night/thermal vision post processing, shadow rendering, blur filters) in term of ratio.
I recommend scaling resolution AND the shadow resolution/effects quality setting. What I have seen on the web so far has been a little disapointing (screen resolution scaling only). In general, there is more single texturing happening in off-screen rendering compared to on-screen rendering.
Recommended usage (doesn't concern Beyond3D demo as much because Shadow rendering is less important in CaspianOilRefinery1):
---------- OFFSCREEN RES = 128x128, low quality post filters
640x480, No AA, No AF
Shadow Resolution = Low
Shadow Details = High
Effects Quality = Medium
800x600, No AA, No AF
Shadow Resolution = Low
Shadow Details = High
Effects Quality = Medium
1024x768, No AA, No AF
Shadow Resolution = Low
Shadow Details = High
Effects Quality = Medium
1280x768, No AA, No AF
Shadow Resolution = Low
Shadow Details = High
Effects Quality = Medium
1600x1200, No AA, No AF
Shadow Resolution = Low
Shadow Details = High
Effects Quality = Medium
Then, repeat the same process for:
-------- OFFSCREEN RES = 256x256, medium quality post filters
Shadow Resolution = Medium
Shadow Details = High
Effects Quality = High
And finally:
-------- OFFSCREEN RES = 512x512, high quality post filters
Shadow Resolution = High
Shadow Details = High
Effects Quality = Very High
If space matters, remove some of the resolutions like 640x480 and 800x600 and maybe lowest shadow settings. At the very least, benchmark at 1024 and 1600 and also at medium and high quality.
I recommend scaling resolution AND the shadow resolution/effects quality setting. What I have seen on the web so far has been a little disapointing (screen resolution scaling only). In general, there is more single texturing happening in off-screen rendering compared to on-screen rendering.
Recommended usage (doesn't concern Beyond3D demo as much because Shadow rendering is less important in CaspianOilRefinery1):
---------- OFFSCREEN RES = 128x128, low quality post filters
640x480, No AA, No AF
Shadow Resolution = Low
Shadow Details = High
Effects Quality = Medium
800x600, No AA, No AF
Shadow Resolution = Low
Shadow Details = High
Effects Quality = Medium
1024x768, No AA, No AF
Shadow Resolution = Low
Shadow Details = High
Effects Quality = Medium
1280x768, No AA, No AF
Shadow Resolution = Low
Shadow Details = High
Effects Quality = Medium
1600x1200, No AA, No AF
Shadow Resolution = Low
Shadow Details = High
Effects Quality = Medium
Then, repeat the same process for:
-------- OFFSCREEN RES = 256x256, medium quality post filters
Shadow Resolution = Medium
Shadow Details = High
Effects Quality = High
And finally:
-------- OFFSCREEN RES = 512x512, high quality post filters
Shadow Resolution = High
Shadow Details = High
Effects Quality = Very High
If space matters, remove some of the resolutions like 640x480 and 800x600 and maybe lowest shadow settings. At the very least, benchmark at 1024 and 1600 and also at medium and high quality.
