Microstutter Case Study: Skyrim [WTF Edition]

Hope everyone had a great New Year’s party, don’t ask about mine…I don’t remember much, last thing I remember is shoveling snow away for the camp fire. Anyways, be sure to stick by the New Year’s resolutions I’m sure everyone made. The last important thing that happened in 2012 was TechReport’s microstutter article, in which ...

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A couple of tech sites (TechReport, NordicHardware.se) reported that AMD’s Radeon cards may push more frames on the screen in one second than nVidia’s GeForce but the gameplay is not as smooth as on the “green” cards. I’m not going to go in high detail about their findings. I have my own reasons to believe ...

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Dead Space 3 is the 3rd game in the Dead Space series published by EA and developed by Visceral Games. The action is set on the frozen planet called Tau Volantis and will depict the stories of Isaac Clarke and John Carver as they try to put an end to the Necromorph menace. Announced at ...

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This is the AMD Catalyst 9.003.3 FirePro driver modded to add support for desktop cards. I wouldn’t recommend this driver for those who play games. The only ones that will see benefits from using this particular driver are those who use professional 3D design software like AutoCard, SolidWorks, Maya etc. This package was persoanlly tested ...

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Driver Packaging Version: 9.003.3-121120a-150766C 2D Driver Version: 8.01.01.1266 Direct3D Version: 9.14.10.0926 OpenGL Version: 6.14.10.11944 Catalyst Control Center Version: 2012.1120.2318.41833 Download Links AMD Catalyst 9.003.3 FirePro – Win Vista | 7 | 8 (32-bit & 64-bit) Supported Desktop Cards: Click to Expand List AMD678A.1 = “AMD FirePro S10000 (FireGL V)” AMD6808.1 = “AMD FirePro S7000 (FireGL ...

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Rockstar just released 5 more screenshots for their newest GTA game: Grand Theft Auto IV. Also, Amazon posted a release date for GTA IV XBOX and PS3 versions, which is: March 26, 2013. As for the PC version, there is a lot of speculation around it. Some say that it would never be released due ...

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The fourth patch for Far Cry 3, 1.04 is now available for download (directly from here – 261 MB). Again, no changes regarding performance but those who wanted DLCs, Far Cry 3 now supports them. Far Cry 3 1.04 Patch Changes General fixes for the patch Fixed several issues with customize controls. Multiplayer General Improve ...

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New Crysis 3 gameplay trailer featuring the “Train Yard” level has been released. The Cryengine 3 has been updated in certain areas like AI, animations, water, AA etc. But the way grass is rendered was overhauled to allow a all round better looking blade of grass and you can definitely see that in the trailer ...

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The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing is an upcoming action-RPG focusing on the trials of young Van Helsing, son of the legendary monster hunter. Set in a universe that closely resembles a 19th-century Eastern Europe where magic and weird technology is real, the story follows Van Helsing teaming up with his father’s ancient foes, the ...

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Intel’s high end mobile i7 chips, codenamed Haswell, will arrive in April next year. All these CPUs feature HyperThreading and a integrated graphics processor (IGP) in the form of a Intel HD 4000 or 4600. There are a few concerns around Intel’s possible decision to get rid of the conventional CPU sockets and solder the ...