MFAA Multi-Frame Samples AA Explored - Guide - Introduction

by Hilbert Hagedoorn on: 11/18/2014 11:56 AM [

Nvidia MFAA - A closer look

Today an article slash guide dedicated on a new anti-aliasing mode that Nvidia has released. MFAA or better known as Multi-Frame Samples Anti Aliasing offers MSAA quality at a way lesser impact on performance. In this guide - review - article (whatever you like to name it) we'll show you the requirements and initial steps to get MFAA going. Then we'll also show a handful of benchmarks as we put the new AA mode to the test. MFAA will be available for Maxwell based GPUs on Nvidia Geforce graphics cards, please understand that this MFAA mode thus is Maxwell exclusive. The first implementation of MFAA is compatible with GeForce GTX 980, GTX 970, GTX 980M, and GTX 970M GPUs, and supports the following technologies and platforms:

Multisampling anti-aliasing (2x or greater)
NVIDIA Adaptive VSync
NVIDIA Dynamic Super Resolution (DSR)
NVIDIA G-SYNC
NVIDIA Optimus
DirectX 10/11
Standard VSync on/off
Ultra-high resolutions, including 4K
Virtual Reality

MFAA will be enabled with a driver released today, the 344.75 WHQL driver and higher iterations of the GeForce driver will offer compatibility. Only a handful of games are supported, so this will be a first introduction. The first batch of games supported are:

Assassin's Creed IV Black Flag
DiRT Showdown
Hitman: Absolution
Assassin's Creed: Unity
F1 2013
Just Cause 2
Battlefield 4
F1 2014
Saints Row IV
Civilization V
Far Cry 3
Splinter Cell: Blacklist
Civilization: Beyond Earth
Far Cry: Blood Dragon
Titanfall
Crysis 3
GRID 2
Wargame: European Escalation
DiRT 3
GRID Autosport

Nvidia is introducing this nice new AA mode which gives the same quality as 4x MSAA but has only the performance costs of 2x MSAA. It is based on a Temporal Synthesis Filter with coverage samples per frame and per pixel. If the framerate is low it could start flickering, the filter starts to decide then whether or not to apply. The performance hit is low for the filter, less than 2%. Anyway, let's head on over to the next page where we will talk a little bit more in-depth on the new AA mode, and anti-aliasing in general.

MFAA is Maxwell architecture only - you will need a GeForce GTX 970 or 980.

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MFAA Multi-Frame Samples AA Explored - Guide
Today an article slash guide dedicated on a new anti-aliasing mode that Nvidia has released. We take a closer look at MFAA or better known as Multi-Frame Samples Anti Aliasing, it offers near MSAA qu...