Final Fantasy XIV (Guide in first post)

Stave

Stave

Potato del Grande
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Yeah that's a bit odd, considering I am running an AMD Phenom 1045t 3.5ghz 6 core, and an MSI 650ti boost 2gb stock OC, and at 1440x900 I am getting 9700. Your i7 and 760 should be a good 20% ahead of me really, unless your rocking some super high resolution.
 
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elidrin_sl

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Malakriss_sl said:
1920 x 1080 isn't the standard?
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I think your score is good for that resolution and that video card. Chysamere for sure isn't running that resolution with a score near 10k using a 460. At 1920x1200 on maximum settings I scored 8700ish using a 580gtx. Using SLI I scored 15398. They have definitely done some optimization though, my single card score is about 1k+ points over my old score. Retail can't get here soon enough.
 
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Gecko_sl

shitlord
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elidrin_sl said:
I think your score is good for that resolution and that video card. Chysamere for sure isn't running that resolution with a score near 10k using a 460. At 1920x1200 on maximum settings I scored 8700ish using a 580gtx. Using SLI I scored 15398. They have definitely done some optimization though, my single card score is about 1k+ points over my old score. Retail can't get here soon enough.
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My OCed 6970 with my i5 @ 3.4 got ~8000 at 1920x1200 so that sounds about right.

It defaults to a lot lower resolution, I had to manually change mine. I'm not super interested in the game, but the benchmark was absolutely gorgeous.
 
Vorph

Vorph

Silver Baronet of the Realm
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Malakriss_sl said:
Pure maximum difference with no shadow reduction is 2862 (22.888 fps) vs 9334 (82.202 fps). Have not done any tweaks to the 760, it's still straight out of the box.
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Yeah, shadow settings make a massive difference, somewhere in the 15-25% range depending on resolution. Unfortunately, it's also really noticeable when you drop a level too, unless you shut off self-shadowing on your character. I tried messing with a bunch of settings but nothing else had nearly the impact on performance that shadows do in FFXIV. Even knocking SSAO down a notch didn't do much, and that's a setting that is notorious for costing 5-10% performance for a nearly imperceptible change in image quality.
 
Malakriss

Malakriss

Golden Baronet of the Realm
12,580
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I knew the 550 was "old", but frankly it still performed above expectations during the beta. But when a single piece of hardware makes that much of a benchmark difference I don't mind upgrading only the card and holding on to my machine for another 3 years until UHD 4k resolutions start hitting the mainstream.
 
tower

tower

Golden Knight of the Realm
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Must be CPU related because I've consistently scored higher than people with a worse card


FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn Official Benchmark (Character Creation)
Tested on:8/1/2013 2:46:17 PM
Score:10369
Average Framerate:91.404
Performance:Extremely High
-Easily capable of running the game on the highest settings.

Screen Size: 1920x1080
Screen Mode: Windowed
Graphics Presets: Maximum

System:
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_gdr.130318-1533)
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-3570K CPU @ 3.40GHz
8079.563MB
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670(VRAM 4042 MB) 9.18.0013.1106

edit: i guess 670 is still better than 760 but I was in the high 8s to 9s on the last version when people with 770s and 690s werent
 
Vorph

Vorph

Silver Baronet of the Realm
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Did some further testing with shadows, and I was surprised to find that shadow resolution actually has a much greater impact than soft shadows. Usually it's the other way around when you're talking about 2048 vs. 1024 shadow maps. It's very hard to tell the difference between shadow map sizes too, once soft shadows and SMAA do their work on the image. My score is well above the 7k cutoff for "extreme performance" either way, but I run all my games with Dynamic V-sync Control* on and I don't want my FPS to ever drop below 60 if possible.

Being able to import your character's saved appearance into the benchmark is a nice touch too.

* - RadeonPro feature that turns v-sync on and off depending on current framerate, to prevent the stuttering associated with having v-sync on when fps dips below 60. You're trading stuttering for tearing though, so ideally you try to make sure you don't drop below 60 at all.
 
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Nehrak_sl

shitlord
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So since we're playing with benchmarks, I'm soliciting ideas on what the hardware to target for an upgrade first is (I'm guessing GPU), because this score seems really low to me. Then again, I'm hardware un-savvy these days, so the rig is very likely on the lower end by today's standards.

I just set it to Standard (Desktop) and let it fly, since that seemed the most "optimal" for me. Going to High (Desktop) drops it by a good 1000 and I haven't found a good sweet spot in the middle yet. Thanks in advance for any thoughts.

FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn Official Benchmark (Character Creation)
Tested on:8/1/2013 1:28:30 PM
Score:2613
Average Framerate:21.194
Performance:Fairly High
-Capable of running the game on default settings. Consider switching to a higher resolution depending on performance.

Screen Size: 1280x720
Screen Mode: Windowed
Graphics Presets: Standard (Desktop)
General
-Enable HDR rendering and improve overall graphic quality. : Disabled
-Disable rendering of objects when not visible. (Occlusion Culling) : Enabled
-Use low-detail models on distant objects. (LOD) : Enabled
-Cache LOD data only when necessary. (LOD Streaming) : Disabled
-Real-time Reflections : Off
-Edge Smoothing (Anti-aliasing) : Off
-Transparent Lighting Quality : Normal
-Grass Quality : Low
Shadows
-Self : Display
-Other NPCs : Hide
Shadow Quality
-Use low-detail models on shadows. (LOD) : Enabled
-Shadow Resolution : Normal - 1024p
-Shadow Cascading : Normal
-Shadow Softening : Weak
Texture Detail
-Texture Filtering : Trilinear
-Anisotropic Filtering : x4
Movement Physics
-Self : Full
-Other NPCs : Simple
Effects
-Naturally darken the edges of the screen. (Limb Darkening) : Disabled
-Blur the graphics around an object in motion. (Radial Blur) : Enabled
-Screen Space Ambient Occlusion : Off
-Glare : Normal
Cinematic Cutscenes
-Enable depth of field. : Enabled

System:
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_gdr.130318-1533)
AMD FX(tm)-4130 Quad-Core Processor
8191.180MB
NVIDIA GeForce GT 610(VRAM 4050 MB) 9.18.0013.2049

Benchmark results do not provide any guarantee FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn will run on your system.

FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn Official Websitehttp://na.finalfantasyxiv.com
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Intrinsic

Intrinsic

Person of Whiteness
<Gold Donor>
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Had some stuff going on in the background and on other monitors, but not bad I guess. Might play around with some settings and see if there's any noticeable difference or if I can get the avg frame rate up.

FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn Official Benchmark (Character Creation)
Tested on:8/1/2013 3:43:21 PM
Score:6772
Average Framerate:55.805
Performance:Very High
-Easily capable of running the game. Should perform exceptionally well, even at higher resolutions.

Screen Size: 2560x1440
Screen Mode: Windowed
Graphics Presets: Maximum

System:
Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_gdr.130318-1533)
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2500K CPU @ 3.30GHz
16264.945MB
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 670(VRAM 4014 MB) 9.18.0013.1422

*edit: Hmm definitely not using SLI, how do you force that?
 
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Nhilist_sl

shitlord
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FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn Official Benchmark (Character Creation)
Tested on:8/1/2013 6:48:32 PM
Score:8134
Average Framerate:69.791
Performance:Extremely High
-Easily capable of running the game on the highest settings.

Screen Size: 1920x1080
Screen Mode: Full Screen
Graphics Presets: High (Desktop)
General
-Enable HDR rendering and improve overall graphic quality. : Enabled
-Disable rendering of objects when not visible. (Occlusion Culling) : Enabled
-Use low-detail models on distant objects. (LOD) : Disabled
-Cache LOD data only when necessary. (LOD Streaming) : Disabled
-Real-time Reflections : Normal
-Edge Smoothing (Anti-aliasing) : FXAA
-Transparent Lighting Quality : High
-Grass Quality : High
Shadows
-Self : Display
-Other NPCs : Display
Shadow Quality
-Use low-detail models on shadows. (LOD) : Enabled
-Shadow Resolution : High - 2048p
-Shadow Cascading : Best
-Shadow Softening : Strong
Texture Detail
-Texture Filtering : Anisotropic
-Anisotropic Filtering : x8
Movement Physics
-Self : Full
-Other NPCs : Full
Effects
-Naturally darken the edges of the screen. (Limb Darkening) : Enabled
-Blur the graphics around an object in motion. (Radial Blur) : Enabled
-Screen Space Ambient Occlusion : Strong
-Glare : Normal
Cinematic Cutscenes
-Enable depth of field. : Enabled

System:
Windows 7 Ultimate N 64-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_gdr.130318-1533)
Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 920 @ 2.67GHz
4086.895MB
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480(VRAM 3275 MB) 9.18.0013.2049
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Good enough to keep me from upgrading for awhile, to my wife's rejoicing. Man I'm ready for beta 4!
 
Vorph

Vorph

Silver Baronet of the Realm
11,422
5,095
Nehrak_sl said:
So since we're playing with benchmarks, I'm soliciting ideas on what the hardware to target for an upgrade first is (I'm guessing GPU), because this score seems really low to me. Then again, I'm hardware un-savvy these days, so the rig is very likely on the lower end by today's standards.
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Yeah, a GT 610 is barely above integrated graphics level of performance. I would look into getting at least a Radeon 7850 2GB or a GTX650Ti Boost as your first upgrade. If you still feel it's not fast enough you can replace your Zambezi cpu with a Vishera without a mobo swap.
 
bixxby

bixxby

Molten Core Raider
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So is the collector's edition mount worth having ( any benefit like other games where you skip farming / shelling out a pile of money )?
 
Pyros

Pyros

<Silver Donator>
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New Arcanist shit has been datamined. It's not complete and it might not be fully accurate either(the description of the carbuncles and their skills sets don't really coincide) but it's something. As I kinda expected, Arcanist is not a healer in any way at this point, other than being able to cross class Cure/Protect until Scholar.

http://ffxiv.consolegameswiki.com/wiki/Arcanist
http://ffxiv.consolegameswiki.com/wiki/Summoner
http://ffxiv.consolegameswiki.com/wiki/Scholar

Also changes from P3 are listed here apparently:
http://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/commen...ility_changes/
 
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