How much does 3d gaming reduce performance

[slane]

Using the nVidia 560m would I notice a large difference in frame rate while playing in 3d either on a 17.3" laptop screen or through a projector

 

[liamnic2]

I dont know much about 3d but I think the fps should be no different from 2d. All your changing is the way you view the game. I may be wrong.

 

[Frenchy]

I dont know much about 3d but I think the fps should be no different from 2d. All your changing is the way you view the game. I may be wrong.

Actually fps is drastically changed.

If you were runnign at 120fps before in 2D then no it wont be changed, since 3D runs ad 120fps, 60fps for each image (left / right), however if you were runnign 2D at 60fps before then your computer if already at its limit would struggle to display twice that much.

Again if your PCS was running at 200 fps in 2D then it will limit itself to 120 as I believe 3D uses VSync (or some form of it) all the time, hence the frame limiting.

 

[slane]

Cheers guys. Specifically through the the vortex 2 3d with the 560m playing something like bad company 2 or witcher 2, would I be able to get a decent frame rate with 3d on high/ultra settings. I wondering whether holding out for a while until the 580m's come with the vII 3d laptops, and wondering whether the extra £330 will be worth the hole in my pocket.

 

[Frenchy]

i honestly dont know about performance, however I do know that the witcher 2 is a hog on graphics.

Also wen in 2D make sure you enable VSync with higher end cards, they tend to overwork themselves and produce 100 - 200 fps when actually you only need around 30 - 60

 

[slane]

i honestly dont know about performance, however I do know that the witcher 2 is a hog on graphics.

Also wen in 2D make sure you enable VSync with higher end cards, they tend to overwork themselves and produce 100 - 200 fps when actually you only need around 30 - 60

Thanks for the advice.

 

[NMEBowen]

just to point out fps games are neer impossible to play in 3d as aiming doesnt work however rpg`s are something else. nvidia adds its own sights to most 3d shooters but that doesnt work either as your eyes cant really handle the 2d crosshairs with the depth behind them.

 

[Gorman]

Typically speaking imagine every frame being rendered twice, that's kind of what 3d demands.

So a spec for a game in 2d, double it for good 3d performance.

 

[Gorman]

witcher 2, would I be able to get a decent frame rate with 3d on high/ultra settings.

Uber sampling on this game will bring any current gen rig to its knees unless your willing to sink the value of a decent car into it. On a mobile gpu i dont think one strong enough exists yet.