Yes. Ampere is a terrible architecture for any resolution under 4k. This is because not 100% of the gpu can be utilized due, unliked in 4k, even with no system bottlenecks.

Also I believe Rage Mode was used here.  Again, a proprietary technology that artificially increases performance that basically equals overclocking.  Should that also be being used in comparison to NVIDIA cards at stock speeds?  Hating on DLSS is just silly when you're fine with Rage Mode and Smart Access Memory being used in comparisons against NVIDIA.

Quote from: Shawn on November 03, 2020, 18:15:47

Because DLSS isn't real performance.

It's a clever upscaling technique to improve visual quality of lower resolution gameplay.

It's a valid technique, but shouldn't be used to measure performance, since you can use any upscaling technique you want (nearest, checkerboard, DLSS, etc...) and get faked higher results.

It is "real" performance.  Better FPS is better performance.  It's technology leveraging for increased performance.

By your logic then smart access memory shouldn't have been used here either.  The vast majority of users are not going to have a Ryzen 5000 series CPU so it isn't indicative of the general performance uplift from upgrading to one of these cards.

I see no issue with utilizing everything the card can provide when comparing cards.  It's literally the reason these technologies exist.

Not leveraging the proprietary technologies to improve performance renders their existence pointless.

Quote from: Capt blue falcon on November 03, 2020, 15:58:44
How is dlss not being considered in any of this?

Because DLSS isn't real performance.

It's a clever upscaling technique to improve visual quality of lower resolution gameplay.

It's a valid technique, but shouldn't be used to measure performance, since you can use any upscaling technique you want (nearest, checkerboard, DLSS, etc...) and get faked higher results.

How is dlss not being considered in any of this?

Both NVIDIA and AMD choose games that favor their Test results--duh
That line is tiresome by reviewers. Considering reviewers have said Radeon has been two generations behind NVIDIA, Lisa Su has refocused the GPU side of AMD. NVIDIA has drop poor upgrades the last two generations and chose to bully tsmc into cheaper manufacturing  prices by treating to use Samsung.The gamble left the door open for AMD to catch up . Please give the facts from all the angles instead of one. This is not a magic show or political debate.

Is this with rage mode and smart access memory?

Didn't expect AMD's top of the line to actually beat Nvidia's best, both in pricing and performance. Also, it was incredible to see the far more cheaper 6800XT to be on par with the rtx3090 on some games...