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Sniper Elite 4 will get DirectX 12 support
Rebellion has just announced that the PC version of Sniper Elite 4 will support Microsoft’s latest API, DirectX 12. According to the team, DX12 can take things even further for Rebellion’s fans who want the best sniper experience in the world.
Do note that Sniper Elite 4 will not be exclusive to DX12. The game will support both DirectX 11 and DirectX 12, so those that do not own a DX12 GPU will be able to enjoy it too. Rebellion did not reveal the differences between DX12 and DX11 though.
Sniper Elite 4, is set to launch worldwide on February 14, 2017 for PS4, Xbox One and PC. If you pre-order the game, you will gain exclusive access to the bonus mission Target: Führer
We're thrilled to announce that Sniper Elite 4 will support both the PlayStation®4 Pro as well as DirectX 12* on PC when it launches February 14th!
On the PlayStation®4 Pro we're excited to offer a number of technical improvements, including enhance frame rate, improved lighting, and faster loading times!
"We've worked really hard to make Sniper Elite 4 our biggest and best game ever. And now the power of PlayStation®4 Pro, and DirectX 12 on PC, means we can take things even further for our fans who want the best sniper experience in the world. We're turning everthing upto 12!" - Chris Kingsley, Rebellion CTO and Co-founder.
Here is a full list of features Sniper Elite 4 will include on the PlayStation®4 Pro:
- Enhanced frame rate
- Increased draw distances
- Increased geometry level of detail
- Improved lighting and shadows fidelity
- Increased image quality of reflections
- Faster loading times
*In addition to supporting DirectX 12, Sniper Elite 4 still supports DirectX 11.
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#5389523 Posted on: 02/07/2017 12:08 AM
Good thing they included dx11 as well so we can compare.
Good thing they included dx11 as well so we can compare.
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#5389529 Posted on: 02/07/2017 12:49 AM
Maybe not more fps, but better cpu usage? So the card type doesn't matter, I thought the main benefit of 12 is more consistent cpu support. Of course it would be nice if 12 always resulted in higher fps, instead of sometimes worse, though.
Most games that have DX12 right now either run worse or exactly the same. There a few titles that improve performance a bit on AMD cards, but do nothing on Nvidia cards.
Maybe not more fps, but better cpu usage? So the card type doesn't matter, I thought the main benefit of 12 is more consistent cpu support. Of course it would be nice if 12 always resulted in higher fps, instead of sometimes worse, though.
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#5389532 Posted on: 02/07/2017 01:04 AM
One of the weird things I noticed is increased CPU usage with DX12, but no actual performance improvement despite that increased usage. Which begs the question, why should I stress my CPU harder if I don't gain anything from it? Increased power consumption and heat generation but no performance improvement doesn't really put DX12 in a good light.
Maybe not more fps, but better cpu usage? So the card type doesn't matter, I thought the main benefit of 12 is more consistent cpu support. Of course it would be nice if 12 always resulted in higher fps, instead of sometimes worse, though.
One of the weird things I noticed is increased CPU usage with DX12, but no actual performance improvement despite that increased usage. Which begs the question, why should I stress my CPU harder if I don't gain anything from it? Increased power consumption and heat generation but no performance improvement doesn't really put DX12 in a good light.
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#5389592 Posted on: 02/07/2017 09:19 AM
Higher lowest/lower fps, overall smoother experience, that is what dx12 does at my end.
Higher lowest/lower fps, overall smoother experience, that is what dx12 does at my end.
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It's all great that DX12 will be supported at launch but will it do anything? Most games that have DX12 right now either run worse or exactly the same. There a few titles that improve performance a bit on AMD cards, but do nothing on Nvidia cards. As it stands, DX12 is not the revolutionary tech we all expected it to be, and publishers/devs announcing DX12 support is more of for marketing hype than anything else. On the other hand, Vulkan is much more exciting, if they announced Vulkan support I'd be on board with it, but at the moment, DX12, meh.