coiler
16-10-09, 13:15
Thought this was an interesting comment on Tomshardware RE the 5850 review.
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/radeon-hd-5850,review-31692-15.html
"Yet it won't be as long as game developers create engines that are capable of outstripping the capabilities of single GPUs pushing the hardcore gamer into multi-GPU setups. But given that GPU manufacturers now have viable multi-GPU technology they will push that hard to sell more cards, thus allowing game developers to keep pushing the upper limits of their engines.
Now if the hardcore gamer stopped buying muti-GPU systems then the above cycle will end, but they won't - either through pride or stupidity the hardcore gamer will say "but to run this at maximum I need 3 GTX-whatevers" and will go and buy them.
In a couple of years single cards WILL be able to play Crysis as you say - there were many similar complaints about Elder Scrolls' requirements when it came out, but it's hardly an issue now - abut frankly I'm tired of people using Crysis as that measuring stick - it's totally unrealistic! Either through optimisim or pure stupidity, the Crytek engine used is just beyond any sensible levels of technology we have at the moment. I thought Doom 3 on Ultra quality was a bad idea when it first came out and then tech caught up, but I'm not sure we'll see that with Crysis any time soon."
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/radeon-hd-5850,review-31692-15.html
"Yet it won't be as long as game developers create engines that are capable of outstripping the capabilities of single GPUs pushing the hardcore gamer into multi-GPU setups. But given that GPU manufacturers now have viable multi-GPU technology they will push that hard to sell more cards, thus allowing game developers to keep pushing the upper limits of their engines.
Now if the hardcore gamer stopped buying muti-GPU systems then the above cycle will end, but they won't - either through pride or stupidity the hardcore gamer will say "but to run this at maximum I need 3 GTX-whatevers" and will go and buy them.
In a couple of years single cards WILL be able to play Crysis as you say - there were many similar complaints about Elder Scrolls' requirements when it came out, but it's hardly an issue now - abut frankly I'm tired of people using Crysis as that measuring stick - it's totally unrealistic! Either through optimisim or pure stupidity, the Crytek engine used is just beyond any sensible levels of technology we have at the moment. I thought Doom 3 on Ultra quality was a bad idea when it first came out and then tech caught up, but I'm not sure we'll see that with Crysis any time soon."