Mafia II GPU & CPU Performance In-depth

[red1776]

There were 245 unique tests, each must be run three times to take the average. Otherwise it is likely you will end up with quite a few inaccurate results. So really its over 700+ tests but that is still well over 600

Opps! I missed the 245 different test part Thanks

 

[St1ckM4n]

I bet you are sick of rubble.

 

[Steve]

I bet you are sick of rubble.

Yeah I am over it mate Its cool the first few times but before long you don't even notice it!

 

[Burty117]

HAHA! well done Steve! I don't think I could ever look at a game test over 100 times let alone well over 700+ times,

Thats dedication right there!

 

[red1776]

HAHA! well done Steve! I don't think I could ever look at a game test over 100 times let alone well over 700+ times,

Thats dedication right there!

I bet he was mumbling 'not again goomba' in his sleep that night.

 

[ElectroGloop]

There seems to be an issue on this game where the PhysX particles are on the GPU but cloth is still being processed on CPU even if you have a dedicated card for it, so that can cause quite a big slowdown. On my system, PhysX turns itself off after about 30 mins or so of playing anyway.
I hope these issues get patched soon....

 

[Guest]

Why not any X6 CPU?

 

[Steve]

Why not any X6 CPU?

Give me one and I will add it. AMD have a sample shortage and we had to send ours back...

 

[Guest]

A huge chunk of PhysX (cloth) is being processed on CPU in all scenarios: http://physxinfo.com/news/3892/mafia-ii-is-not-using-gpu-for-physx-cloth-simulation/
That's why CPU powee is critical if you want to play with PhysX enabled.

 

[Guest]

I wish techspot would had included an Athlon II CPU for budget-minded gamers like me. Also for the sake of determining the performance gain by the inclusion of L3 cache.