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AMD Mantle Update For Battlefield 4 Delayed ?
Though not offifically confirmed, word is out that AMD Mantle Update For Battlefield 4 was delayed. It seems that DICE still has not worked out technical issues, gameplay and stability. Initially everybody expected the Mantle update in November, then it became December and then it was delayed to January.
Here's a snippet of what wccftech reported on this:
Battlefield 4 is DICE’s flagship title and is a great game when it works but there are several issues which are yet to be addressed causing disappointment among the vast fan community DICE has amassed over years. Battlefield 4 has received several updates over the last two months on next generation and PC builds which have improved the performance of the game but the netcode itself remains optimized and causing several gameplay issues. DICE has already delayed all work on extra content such as DLCs and also the highly anticipated Mantle update which was announced several months ago. A chat log with EA’s support reveals that the update has been pushed to next month.
We have yet to see an actual game utilizing the Mantle API which leverages performance of AMD GCN based hardware. The AMD Mantle API is being exclusively developed for GCN enabled Radeon graphic cards.This would allow developers to dig deep into the metal to bring console-level optimizations through ease of programming and faster optimizations over a coherent GCN chip architecture. This means that we would see better performance on the entire GCN architecture enabled AMD graphic card lineup ranging from the top Radeon R9 290X to the bottom R7 240.
Meanwhile tweaks from AMD and even DICE dispute all this. There still is a rumor of a driver release today or tomorrow and a BF4 DICE update planned later this week. Ah who knows ....
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#4752304 Posted on: 01/28/2014 10:01 AM
/Me waves hand using Jedi mind trick
Mantle be released!
/Me waves hand using Jedi mind trick
Mantle be released!
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#4752306 Posted on: 01/28/2014 10:05 AM
it'll be slow to get up and going on its feet imo, based on the fact bf4 just ain't demanding (apart from the res slider), and thief doesn't look too demanding either.
wonder what will be next, but don't get me wrong the bf4 mantle boost will be fun for all involved.
it'll be slow to get up and going on its feet imo, based on the fact bf4 just ain't demanding (apart from the res slider), and thief doesn't look too demanding either.
wonder what will be next, but don't get me wrong the bf4 mantle boost will be fun for all involved.
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#4752324 Posted on: 01/28/2014 10:37 AM
Who cares about BF4. Thief will be released soon and it will have Mantle support, then we will see what the Mantle is all about and what can it do performance wise.
Who cares about BF4. Thief will be released soon and it will have Mantle support, then we will see what the Mantle is all about and what can it do performance wise.
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#4752327 Posted on: 01/28/2014 10:43 AM
http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?t=385921&page=5
ea and dice have twittered its still January as expected it seems, ..
I've no idea whats happening Toshiba leaked some kinda mantle driver perhaps a couple days ago.
AMD could release the driver tomorrow (Don't they usually release on Wednesday's?) and still be on target for late January 2014 with Mantle (At least for the driver level support.) but then it's up to Dice when they'll enable the Mantle API in Battlefield 4 so it can actually be used which seems could happen with that next planned patch in mid-February was it?
http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?t=385921&page=5
ea and dice have twittered its still January as expected it seems, ..
I've no idea whats happening Toshiba leaked some kinda mantle driver perhaps a couple days ago.
AMD could release the driver tomorrow (Don't they usually release on Wednesday's?) and still be on target for late January 2014 with Mantle (At least for the driver level support.) but then it's up to Dice when they'll enable the Mantle API in Battlefield 4 so it can actually be used which seems could happen with that next planned patch in mid-February was it?
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#4752338 Posted on: 01/28/2014 11:00 AM
there's a bf4 update across all platforms within late January /perhaps early feb which includes performances and tweaks, mantle wasn't mentioned in notes though.
there's a bf4 update across all platforms within late January /perhaps early feb which includes performances and tweaks, mantle wasn't mentioned in notes though.
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#4752340 Posted on: 01/28/2014 11:05 AM
then ea should release a map dlc that's so demanding it needs mantle in the first place, ..or a £600 nvidia card.
*I should be getting paid for this
hehe
Who cares about BF4. Thief will be released soon and it will have Mantle support, then we will see what the Mantle is all about and what can it do performance wise.
then ea should release a map dlc that's so demanding it needs mantle in the first place, ..or a £600 nvidia card.
*I should be getting paid for this
hehe
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#4752348 Posted on: 01/28/2014 11:35 AM
It might still be this month, AMD usually releases drivers on Tuesday or Wednesday.
It might still be this month, AMD usually releases drivers on Tuesday or Wednesday.
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#4752349 Posted on: 01/28/2014 11:36 AM
Looky looky what I found! Another BF4 Mantle delayment article from about a month ago.
http://www.guru3d.com/news_story/amd_mantle_delayed_bf4_patch_re_scheduled_for_jan_2014.html
I think the appropriate name for the current article should be "AMD Mantle Update For Battlefield 4 Re-Re-Re-Delayed ?"
Looky looky what I found! Another BF4 Mantle delayment article from about a month ago.
http://www.guru3d.com/news_story/amd_mantle_delayed_bf4_patch_re_scheduled_for_jan_2014.html
I think the appropriate name for the current article should be "AMD Mantle Update For Battlefield 4 Re-Re-Re-Delayed ?"
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#4752364 Posted on: 01/28/2014 12:11 PM
then ea should release a map dlc that's so demanding it needs mantle in the first place, ..or a £600 nvidia card.
*I should be getting paid for this
hehe
Mantle isn't about just boosting fps more for a $600 card.
It's about utilising system resources properly and less overhead on CPU.
Games will look better once developers start tapping into the extra power they have at their disposal.
then ea should release a map dlc that's so demanding it needs mantle in the first place, ..or a £600 nvidia card.
*I should be getting paid for this
hehe
Mantle isn't about just boosting fps more for a $600 card.
It's about utilising system resources properly and less overhead on CPU.
Games will look better once developers start tapping into the extra power they have at their disposal.
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#4752374 Posted on: 01/28/2014 12:40 PM
I got the impression that Mantle is no as good as advertise and they are trying to fix it but no luck.
I got the impression that Mantle is no as good as advertise and they are trying to fix it but no luck.
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#4752375 Posted on: 01/28/2014 12:42 PM
My impression is that DICE is working on fixing the game itself and ignoring Mantle patch till the game is "worthy".
My impression is that DICE is working on fixing the game itself and ignoring Mantle patch till the game is "worthy".
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#4752378 Posted on: 01/28/2014 12:47 PM
What is going on?
Amd can not showcase it with another game?
What is going on?
Amd can not showcase it with another game?
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#4752399 Posted on: 01/28/2014 01:16 PM
What is going on?
Amd can not showcase it with another game?
There's Thief (4) coming out in late February but it's using UE3 though customized.
What is going on?
Amd can not showcase it with another game?
There's Thief (4) coming out in late February but it's using UE3 though customized.
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#4752408 Posted on: 01/28/2014 01:35 PM
At least release a downloadable tech demo :-/
At least release a downloadable tech demo :-/
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http://forums.guru3d.com/showthread.php?t=385921&page=5
ea and dice have twittered its still January as expected it seems, ..
I've no idea whats happening Toshiba leaked some kinda mantle driver perhaps a couple days ago.