DX10/DX11 LOD control in Nvidia 310.xx driver

[Massman]

So, now you can set LOD level with the latest Nvidia 310.xx drivers.

 

- enable Sparse Grid Supersampling

- set lod

- higher 3DMark Vantage and 3DMark11 scores (~ 6% in Vantage it seems)

 

Feel free to give feedback on performance gain - pretty interested in seeing how much you can gain from it .

 

Have fun!

 

 

[Massman]

LOD 15

 

[k|ngp|n]

oh you don't say...

[TeamAU]

opa

[redmax]

Seems good.

[Massman]

With GTX660:

 

~ 5.7% in 3DMark Vantage (especially rocking GT2)

~ 0.8% in 3DMark11 (LOD applied, but no effect)

 

 

 

 

[Hicookie]

I must forgot to wear my glasses

[k|ngp|n]

I don't know, seems to hurt perf. the higher u go in quad vantage. Maybe needs fine tuning.

They need something better in 11 tho to compete with AMD cheating tesselation. Don't think this is it.

[Splave]

vince please dont try vantage

[Massman]

Seems like it's only working in single card dx10 at the moment. DX11 is the same, quad is lower. Maybe wait for another driver ...

[noxon]

GTX660TI and 3770K both stock

310.33

 

Lod = 0

Vantage = 30091

3DM11 = 9116

 

Lod = 15

Vantage = 32712

3DM11 = 9267

[xbeaTX]

I did some tests with Unigine Heaven DX11 ... the score goes down about 20% '

 

at the moment is a very great bonus only for Vantage

[DJRamses]

I think sparse grid takes the performance at 3dmark 11..

[Strat]

Hi guys!

 

Do we need Windows 8 to play with Dx 10 LOD? I can't find no way to make it work with W7

[zeneffect]

now figure out how to actually turn off ambient occlusion as the option doesnt do jack in the bench (heaven or 3d11)

[noxon]

  StrategosSan said:

Hi guys!

 

Do we need Windows 8 to play with Dx 10 LOD? I can't find no way to make it work with W7

 

Works fine in win 7, some versions of nvidia inspector does not have the LOD setting, the newest does, and some of old versions as well.

 

[Strat]

Thanks you, I had the right version of NI and the right options but it didn't work. Just switched OS now it's ok.

[K404]

Is this tweak 100% HWB legal? I just boosted a score by >14% and it felt a bit weird because it's a tweak that comes from software outside of GPU drivers

 

Not complaining, just want to know for sure before I blow a load of LN2 on scores

[Moose83]

On ATI you can force Tessalation of, its also Software, for me its fully legit;)

[K404]

That's drivers though Sure, massive performance gain, but it comes direct from ATI. I can disable Tess in nVidia.... but not through drivers and it's not legal.

 

I'm only playing devils advocate

[Christian Ney]

LOD DX9 has been approved. LOD DX10/11 is approved as well I guess (logically and also because Massman himself posted here and didn't say anything about not using it/disallow it)

[K404]

True, LOD DX9 is outside of nV drivers too.

 

Sounds good, I just wanna be sure before I start benching

 

Everyone knows that every single Vantage leaderboard is gonna be re-written, right?

[Leeghoofd]

you got a new goal then Kenny, go for it broooooooooooooooooooooooooo !

[Christian Ney]

Same happens when a new Intel CPU is out ... Even a new driver in fact

[K404]

  Leeghoofd said:

you got a new goal then Kenny, go for it broooooooooooooooooooooooooo !

 

I got enough on the go as it is "Part 3" is coming together nicely, but that needs some other work done and submitted first..... all while "Part 4" is kinda coming together and I also gotta keep on top my my hardware and global points.........

 

This is the first official mention of "Part 3" and "Part 4"