which GPU is best for AC?

[Tim Meuris]

nvidea or ati?

 

[Martin Walker]

In order to run AC off of an SSD, you'd have to get the entire valve directory on it, right?

yes that is correct I just have my steam folder on a 250 gb ssd , im not sure it has to bew that way but I keep my entire steam folder in one place that way anything running from it is from ssd

 

[armani-thomas]

When I'm running DSR fake 4K UHD on my brand new kickass GTX 970, I can't see the mouse pointer. Does anyone have a solution?
I'm using a Panasonic 55" ST60 Plasma.

 

[Pedro Cunha]

Never had that 95% cpu warning, In fact with all game graphic settings maxed/ultra but having reflections and PP disabled, a 24 car grid runs smoothly at 60 fps as if were only 1 car, do not see difference.
That's exactly my point, the massive impact that reflections and PP have in game performance is not coincident with the quality provided by these features.
Shadows do not have really a noticeable impact in performance, I made mention to it because I believe it can be improved, just use slow motion to have a better perspective of how the shadows transition is completely flawed.

Now back on topic, whats is best GPU for Assetto Corsa.
First I would like to point that Assetto Corsa needs to have Vsync enabled, otherwise even having the FPS limited, the CPU operation will have tremendous oscillations (with FPS remaining unchanged) causing a negative impact in game and in the user computer operation.
Said that, I have a 60hz screen and with Vsync enabled I need to have a stable 60 fps in order to achieve a smooth experience, so I am going to speak about my experience based on my needs.

I have tested the game with 3 different GPUs, GTX 580, GTX 780 and GTX 980 using the Static 2 and Tv 2 cams, in Monza, full screen rendering. Due to different characteristics of these GPUs the experience can be extrapolated to several current GPUs.
With all 3 GPUs having the game graphic settings fully maxed/ultra but with reflections and PP disabled, under every circumstance Frames Per Second remained completely stable and smooth, never dropped below 60.
With all game graphic settings fully maxed/ultra and also reflections and PP fully maxed, the GTX580 was able to achieve a maximum of 50 FPS, during the race and a minimum of 20, when the grid was full at start.
With GTX780 the max FPS were basically the same but the minimum FPS had a slight increase, around 30.
GTX 980 had a minimum of 35 FPS at start with full grid and, was able to achieve 60 FPS soon the cars started to spread with race progress but was not able to have steady 60 FPS even after cars spread, several times dropped bellow causing some lag.

At this stage there is no GPU able to provide a stable and smooth gameplay with all game graphic settings maxed in a 1920x1080, 60Hz screen.
Still is not a big deal, In my opinion the reasons (reflections and PP) for the massive impact in performance do not worth and are not a reason for GPU choice.
About reflections, while some colors and cars (for instance, red and Ferrari) look better with it enabled, some other colors and cars in fact look worse, like an opaque sheen.
About PP, I not do see a single reason for having it enabled. The Effect preset, we can achieve better effects "messing" with lighting angle in tracks. The Overall effect quality, Glare and Heat Shimmering, well we just need to look at exhaust flames to wish have it disabled. Motion Blur is not working properly, the same for Depth of Field. Crepuscular rays, let me know when you find it, the same for FXAA.

In conclusion, to achieve a decent performance and an appealing visual, a mid range graphics card will do the job with Assetto Corsa, even for those cars that need some glow in its paint (ie, Ferrari) the lowest settings in reflections quality/reflections rendering frequency will do it.
Any GTX 760 or R9 270X will be perfectly fine. Above this is just waste of money and the feeling that the investment is not being properly compensated by AC will be a reality.

Note that the above is just ONE opinion based on a personal experience under (and for) determined circumstances.

There is one GPU that can max out the game at 1080p 60fps stable, it is called:
TITAN Z
I have Titan SLI and i also run this game full grid maxed out now, so... see for your self:

PS: Youtube removes alot of the eye candy and bitrate, but if you can't watch this video 60f smoothly then either your rig su*ks or you have a bad internet conection

 

[Blkout]

There is one GPU that can max out the game at 1080p 60fps stable, it is called:
TITAN Z
I have Titan SLI and i also run this game full grid maxed out now, so... see for your self:

PS: Youtube removes alot of the eye candy and bitrate, but if you can't watch this video 60f smoothly then either your rig su*ks or you have a bad internet conection

Titan-Z is two GPU's in SLI on a single card and two GTX 980s in SLI would still be faster for less money.

 

[Steve Lorenz]

There is one GPU that can max out the game at 1080p 60fps stable, it is called:
TITAN Z

http://www.extremetech.com/gaming/1...-on-the-1500-radeon-r9-295x2-and-gets-crushed

 

[Pedro Cunha]

Titan-Z is two GPU's in SLI on a single card and two GTX 980s in SLI would still be faster for less money.

Still is the only card able to do it
...but Keep dreaming about a better GTX980 he he

Edit:

http://www.extremetech.com/gaming/1...-on-the-1500-radeon-r9-295x2-and-gets-crushed

Keep looking at benchmarks, and don't listen to the users...i bought many cards based on benchmarks and i can tell you that you can never neglect the price of hardware.

mod-edit: consolidated

 

[Connor Caple]

Good charts here based on actual Gaming tests and benchmarks rather than 3D Benchmark progs which can be fooled if the drivers are tweaked in their favour.

http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/2014-vga-charts/02-Unigine-Heaven-1080p,3594.html

 

[Joao Alves]

Keep looking at benchmarks, and don't listen to the users...i bought many cards based on benchmarks and i can tell you that you can never neglect the price of hardware.

Yes, because as we all know, the more expensive the hardware the better it will preform. Case and point: ASUS ROG. Totally. More expensive = better.

 

[Blkout]

Still is the only card able to do it
...but Keep dreaming about a better GTX980 he he

Edit:


Keep looking at benchmarks, and don't listen to the users...i bought many cards based on benchmarks and i can tell you that you can never neglect the price of hardware.

mod-edit: consolidated

Really hate to go down this road with you again since you clearly ignore the facts. The benchmarks are out there and readily available for everyone to see, the 980 is the fastest GPU currently available. There are ZERO facts to support your argument that two Titan's in SLI or a Titan-Z are faster than a pair of 980's.

Good charts here based on actual Gaming tests and benchmarks rather than 3D Benchmark progs which can be fooled if the drivers are tweaked in their favour.
http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/2014-vga-charts/02-Unigine-Heaven-1080p,3594.html

Problem is Connor, a benchmark is not a game and results vary considerably when gaming. Some cards simply perform better or worse in a benchmark than they do in real world gaming. Here's a results summary of many actual game tests performed at various resolutions so you can get a better idea.

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/NVIDIA/GeForce_GTX_980_SLI/20.html

You can backtrack through the review to see which games were tested and how they performed specifically.

 

[Connor Caple]

@Blkout If you'd followed the link and checked the drop-down menu at the top you'd see it is a page full of actual gaming benchmarks in actual games.

EDIT: Here's a direct link to the 'list'

http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/2014-vga-charts/benchmarks,175.html

 

[Blkout]

@Blkout If you'd followed the link and checked the drop-down menu at the top you'd see it is a page full of actual gaming benchmarks in actual games.

EDIT: Here's a direct link to the 'list'

http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/2014-vga-charts/benchmarks,175.html

I guess I should have clarified but I've been to Tom's many times and the Anandtech bench website as well. Both websites have a VERY small number of actual games tested. The link I gave you is much more relevant to modern gamers covering a much larger selection of games as well as many more resolutions.

 

[Pedro Cunha]

Really hate to go down this road with you again since you clearly ignore the facts. The benchmarks are out there and readily available for everyone to see, the 980 is the fastest GPU currently available. There are ZERO facts to support your argument that two Titan's in SLI or a Titan-Z are faster than a pair of 980's.



Problem is Connor, a benchmark is not a game and results vary considerably when gaming. Some cards simply perform better or worse in a benchmark than they do in real world gaming. Here's a results summary of many actual game tests performed at various resolutions so you can get a better idea.

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/NVIDIA/GeForce_GTX_980_SLI/20.html

You can backtrack through the review to see which games were tested and how they performed specifically.

GTX980 is not BETTER than titan:
http://gpuboss.com/gpus/GeForce-GTX-TITAN-vs-GeForce-GTX-980
Titan scores 9.5
gtx980 scores 8.2
Titan is the best....
Don't you try to fool the people here, listen to the users:

"...hiredranger2014 Nick • 12 days ago
I just got 2 Zotac AMP Extreme 980s. I have been trying to compare them to my Titan SLI. So far, the comparison is going very badly for the 980s. I have them in the same machine, just changing the drivers and cards. Benchmark performance is ridiculously low in comparison to the Titan SLI to the point that I am wondering if something might be wrong with the current Nvidia drivers."..

 

[Blkout]

GTX980 is not BETTER than titan:
http://gpuboss.com/gpus/GeForce-GTX-TITAN-vs-GeForce-GTX-980
Titan scores 9.5
gtx980 scores 8.2
Titan is the best....
Don't you try to fool the people here, listen to the users:

"...hiredranger2014 Nick • 12 days ago
I just got 2 Zotac AMP Extreme 980s. I have been trying to compare them to my Titan SLI. So far, the comparison is going very badly for the 980s. I have them in the same machine, just changing the drivers and cards. Benchmark performance is ridiculously low in comparison to the Titan SLI to the point that I am wondering if something might be wrong with the current Nvidia drivers."..

LOL, you just linked GPUBoss as your proof? You've just proven your level of knowledge in PC's. Thanks for playing, but I'm obviously talking on a level above you. No PC enthusiast that knows anything about PC's would look at GPUBoss for information.

Two can play the quote game though:

http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2213092/site-comparing-gpu.html

ksham July 9, 2014 3:32:20 PM
Comparing GPUs in what way? I generally look them up specific to the games I want to play.

And gpuboss sucks. Not credible.

Gam3r01 July 9, 2014 3:32:28 PM
That is the best description of GPUboss ever. It dosent deserve to exist.

Try techpowerup. They use in game benchmarks, none of that synthetic garbage. They are reliable and actually compare cards.


And I'll leave you with this again:

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/NVIDIA/GeForce_GTX_980/26.html

The GTX 980 is anywhere between 16-17% faster than a Titan, and that's not even overclocked. An overclocked GTX 980 would easily be at least 30% faster than a Titan.

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/NVIDIA/GeForce_GTX_980/26.html

 

[Pedro Cunha]

LOL, you just linked GPUBoss as your proof? You've just proven your level of knowledge in PC's. Thanks for playing, but I'm obviously talking on a level above you. No PC enthusiast that knows anything about PC's would look at GPUBoss for information.

Two can play the quote game though:

http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2213092/site-comparing-gpu.html

ksham July 9, 2014 3:32:20 PM
Comparing GPUs in what way? I generally look them up specific to the games I want to play.

And gpuboss sucks. Not credible.

Gam3r01 July 9, 2014 3:32:28 PM
That is the best description of GPUboss ever. It dosent deserve to exist.

Try techpowerup. They use in game benchmarks, none of that synthetic garbage. They are reliable and actually compare cards.


And I'll leave you with this again:

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/NVIDIA/GeForce_GTX_980/26.html

The GTX 980 is anywhere between 16-17% faster than a Titan, and that's not even overclocked. An overclocked GTX 980 would easily be at least 30% faster than a Titan.

http://www.techpowerup.com/reviews/NVIDIA/GeForce_GTX_980/26.html

CPU BOSS IS THE BEST!!!
Everything they say about hardware that i tested is true.
Those web sites you quote are allways changing their charts with time so they can keep the hardware buisness running the way they want, only to serve their interests. in the end i have the best GPU out there and i'm glad......so keep dreaming pal

 

[Steve Lorenz]

I am waiting for the 390x with HBM. This could give us customers a big push due the new HBM instead of VRAM (slow).

 

[Blkout]

CPU BOSS IS THE BEST!!!
Everything they say about hardware that i tested is true.
Those web sites you quote are allways changing their charts with time so they can keep the hardware buisness running the way they want, only to serve their interests. in the end i have the best GPU out there and i'm glad......so keep dreaming pal

 

[Pedro Cunha]

I would never buy hardware just because some benchmark says it is the best for that software....that makes you the noob around here pal

 

[Blkout]

I would never buy hardware just because some benchmark says it is the best for that software....that makes you the noob around here pal

 

[Joao Alves]

Guys, keep it civil and on topic please. There's no need to make fun of each other. Consider this a warning.

 

[bazingaracer]

Maybe Kunos developers can add support for MFAA, this will help alot Nvidia users in matters of performance for Antialiasing, since the last drivers have support for it. Some games already have support fot it.
http://images.anandtech.com/doci/8734/MFAA-Supported-titles.png