Tuesday, June 27th 2023
AMD Announced as Starfield's Exclusive Partner on PC
AMD and Bethesda have today revealed that Starfield will be best experienced on a Ryzen processor and Radeon graphics card-equipped PC. Team Red has been announced as the giant open world game's official graphics and GPU partner, but its Xbox Series hardware also gets a couple of friendly shout-outs. Todd Howard, director and executive producer at Bethesda Game Studios, stated in the video presentation: "We have AMD engineers in our code base working on FSR (FidelityFX Super Resolution) 2.0 image processing and upscaling and it looks incredible. You're going to get the benefits of that obviously on your PC but also on Xbox. We're super excited and can't wait to show everybody more."
Jack Huynh, Senior Vice President and General Manager of its Computing and Graphics Group at AMD, added: "Making this game even more special, is the close collaboration between Bethesda and AMD to unlock the full potential of Starfield. We have worked hand-in-hand with Bethesda Game Studios to optimize Starfield for both Xbox and PC with Ryzen 7000 series processors and Radeon 7000 series graphics. The optimizations both accelerate performance and enhance the quality of your gameplay using highly multi-threaded code that both Xbox and PC players will get to take advantage of."AMD is proud to announce that we are Bethesda's exclusive PC partner for the next-generation role-playing game, Starfield. Watch this special announcement video to learn how AMD and Bethesda are working together to bring the galaxy to all players this September:
About Starfield
Starfield is the first new universe in over 25 years from Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Fallout 4. In this next generation role-playing game set amongst the stars, create any character you want and explore with unparalleled freedom as you embark on an epic journey to answer humanity's greatest mystery. In the year 2330, humanity has ventured beyond our solar system, settling new planets, and living as a spacefaring people. You will join Constellation - the last group of space explorers seeking rare artifacts throughout the galaxy - and navigate the vast expanse of space in Bethesda Game Studios' biggest and most ambitious game.
AMD is the exclusive PC partner for Starfield, promising to deliver the most complete PC gaming experience in the galaxy. We cannot wait to explore the universe with you this September. Ready to learn more?
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Jack Huynh, Senior Vice President and General Manager of its Computing and Graphics Group at AMD, added: "Making this game even more special, is the close collaboration between Bethesda and AMD to unlock the full potential of Starfield. We have worked hand-in-hand with Bethesda Game Studios to optimize Starfield for both Xbox and PC with Ryzen 7000 series processors and Radeon 7000 series graphics. The optimizations both accelerate performance and enhance the quality of your gameplay using highly multi-threaded code that both Xbox and PC players will get to take advantage of."AMD is proud to announce that we are Bethesda's exclusive PC partner for the next-generation role-playing game, Starfield. Watch this special announcement video to learn how AMD and Bethesda are working together to bring the galaxy to all players this September:
About Starfield
Starfield is the first new universe in over 25 years from Bethesda Game Studios, the award-winning creators of The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim and Fallout 4. In this next generation role-playing game set amongst the stars, create any character you want and explore with unparalleled freedom as you embark on an epic journey to answer humanity's greatest mystery. In the year 2330, humanity has ventured beyond our solar system, settling new planets, and living as a spacefaring people. You will join Constellation - the last group of space explorers seeking rare artifacts throughout the galaxy - and navigate the vast expanse of space in Bethesda Game Studios' biggest and most ambitious game.
AMD is the exclusive PC partner for Starfield, promising to deliver the most complete PC gaming experience in the galaxy. We cannot wait to explore the universe with you this September. Ready to learn more?
226 Comments on AMD Announced as Starfield's Exclusive Partner on PC
Yeah, thank you. That's what I wrote. :toast:
My God, why did you cut the post there? Why you left the rest part out? Maybe I should have put a comma "," after the only? Syntax error from my part?
Welcome to the Nvidia clusterfuck because youre also lacking the VRAM to run native at some point.
As predicted. Fools & Money will be parted
I dont 'count' on FSR either. We all need to judge raw raster performance and nothing else. This confirms it. Doubtful. Even with DLSS20 you cant hide a shit engine and stutters Exactly.
So again: if you count on DLSS/FSR to get your game playable, youre an idiot.
Hate? wtaf i have many Nvidia cards even now I'm on a 2060-equipped laptop I've exclusively gamed on all week,I hate Nvidia's recent market practices, I used to be able to buy ROG AMD cards, you have seen one since the 7970 platinum i bought?, no no one has why, Nvidia's shitty business practices are not new its probably time AMD got involved, I Don't Hate Nvidia though that's for tools and fools, I have witnessed many PROVEN examples of they're excessive Nvidia shittyness though, whereas WCCFTECH has nothing but a vague statement off AMD saying what, they back FSR, oh wow the basterds.
Ps I see no Anger in this reply either next day too?!.
Direct, Absolutely, anger, not at all
So like, this isn't a way to make up a productive argument. Right now we are only pointing fingers at one another, this is no way to exchange ideas. I'm not even particularly pro-Nvidia, I simply recognized that they have done something right for once. I want all three technologies to be present in this title, what I would personally use is not even DLSS, but native - I actually insist on that.
I'll happily debate you if we can be reasonable to one another, but I'm unwilling to share in the animosity :) Can you back that claim up? I am well aware of the GPP stunt they tried to pull many years ago. But we have no evidence that this is still the case for the current generation, if you can do that, then I will more than agree with you. In fact I hope GN makes a video on that, they would deserve the heat and lawsuits.
"1. The first and obvious is that Nvidia is confident in the superiority of its technology; and that they are willing to stake on it by making it extra easy for all their competitors to be included alongside it;"
With, no they're on they're third try why wasn't dlss 2 good enough or one, confidence on show?!, No.
Like I said, your anger is misdirected, I am not shilling Nvidia here, and I share more than a few of your sentiments, particularly regarding Ada. Making that framework so that DLSS, XeSS and FSR could easily be implemented by developers is commendable especially with their track record, and AMD boycotting it is disappointingly surprising for the same reason, their track record is that they embrace choice and openness... yet that wasn't displayed here.
Starfield is a heavy game, I doubt the 4090 can keep up with settings cranked - or even at High -- the recommended is a 6800XT o.O
Again did they make just 3 versions of dlss, no, many ,many more.
Yawn, bye now your now close to ignore because I can't stand ignorance.
I don't debate those making they're own reality while stearing said convo down tangential arguments meant to make me look biased, I'm not.
And I have seen your trolling style before.
What I'm seeing today is an Nvidia that is readily gearing up to create a forced upgrade path that matches their newly timed release cadence, whereas during GTX, they just had the 'best options available' most of the time and the release cadence meant the market was nicely populated. Now, it isn't and when we do get a new gen, the improvements are lackluster; 3060 > 4060 is a complete joke, and note, this is that vast midrange we're talking about. The added technologies were never as influential as they are today. The problem however then is the proprietary approach combined with Nvidia's track record.
When I place that next to an AMD that is really not changing its pace from the last, well, nearly ten years; I mean they still release new stuff slow as molasses ever since the post Hawaii XT era; and is STILL able to keep up to everything except Nvidia's overpriced top end, I know what's what. Nvidia hasn't really got a lead at all, they just create a reality where they have one. And in every place where they stop supporting that reality, you're left with a brick given the importance of a tech like DLSS3. And again, the problem is the proprietary approach, because tech like DLSS3 is used to sell GPUs. Its absolutely silly Ampere doesn't have access to it. What's next?
You've seen the first comments here now that a game doesn't release with it. Drama
The 7900XTX is super powerful card and a MUCH better card in raw stats and raster, but technology is a thing -- you can get to a good gaming experience without brute force-only.
That's why there's so much drama in this thread -- nvidia's software shenanigans actually work well, and when we're forced to use Raster only or (god forbid) FSR it's a big deal for people that use NVidia because it materially degrades the gaming experience simply because AMD can't compete with their vaseline smear upscaler.
Im not mad at AMD for what they did, I'm just generally mad that i'm probably going to have to subject my eyeballs to FSR if I cant get the FPS. Hopefully they do a good job like in Cyberpunk so it's not too bad.
Raw raster-hogwarts legacy...
Now look at the difference with DLSS3 on vs off.... You can run 4k with RT no issues. At 4k it smashes the 7900xtx by 40FPS just with DLSS3 alone.
(9) Hogwarts Legacy - DLSS 3 test @ INNO3D RTX 4070 Ti | 160W TDP limit - YouTube
Now turn on DLSS 3 - and you get over 150 FPS on the 4070ti.
Or you can build the two rigs and see for yourself.
Or let's do atomic heart native TAA vs DLSS vs FSR
Atomic Heart: FSR 2.2 vs. DLSS 2 vs. DLSS 3 Comparison Review | TechPowerUp
"Speaking of FSR 2.2 image quality, the FSR 2.2 implementation comes with noticeable compromises in image quality—in favor of performance in most sequences of the game. We spotted excessive shimmering and flickering in motion on vegetation, tree leaves and thin steel objects, which might be quite distracting for some people."
"DLSS Frame Generation technology, which has the ability to bypass CPU limitations and increase the framerate. With DLSS Super Resolution in Quality mode and DLSS Frame Generation enabled, you can expect almost doubled performance at 1440p and 1080p, and during our testing, overall gameplay felt very smooth and responsive, we haven't spotted any issues with input latency."
^ from TPU reviewers.
I've played on both, and I can tell you there are quite a few games that the 4070ti outright smashes the 7900xtx in gaming experience due to the settings it allows purely due to DLSS. And in just DLSS2 games, no frame gen, DLSS 2 balanced still looks better than any FSR 2 Quality - so you're basically getting the same performance at a better IQ.
www.techpowerup.com/review/gigabyte-geforce-rtx-4070-ti-gaming-oc/24.html
www.newegg.ca/asus-geforce-rtx-4070-ti-tuf-rtx4070ti-12g-gaming/p/N82E16814126607?Description=4070TI&cm_re=4070TI-_-14-126-607-_-Product
www.newegg.ca/asrock-radeon-rx-7900-xt-rx7900xt-pg-20go/p/N82E16814930083?Description=7900XT&cm_re=7900XT-_-14-930-083-_-Product
I like raw performance and as much as people love to talk about DLSS. Sapphire had an upscaler in TRixx before any of these were available but that does not matter. I love my 7900XT and so does my FV43U. DLSS, Frame Generation and RT mean absolutely nothing to me. I do know that more VRAM is better than less VRAM in the long run though.
Yep 3 games that I played, reviews purposely stay away from DLSS comparisons (especially FG) or the Radeon cards get crushed by 40% and it's "not fair".
Here's from one of the reviews:
Now let's see an example of the Impact of DLSS in that game:
I mean that's great -- congrats -- the 7900XT is a good card and the ram will definitely last longer than the 12G on the TI. Doesn't change the fact that the Ngreedia tech is good, and usually works -- and not having it enabled in games is kind of disappointing.
In reality if you have the 4070ti and you're playing any of those 33 games that support DLSS3 at 4k (or the 290 that support 2.0) -- you're playing with it on. Reviews won't show that -- and it can really mislead people on the overall experience.
The official stance is the "no comment" card now. GN inquired and got deflected with something that all but amounts to a yes.
I suspect that the bad PR may yet result in all techs being released for this game. I really really really mean it when I say I'm interested in Starfield, I'm pre-ordering the Premium Edition as soon as the first previews go live and already started amassing the coins on my Steam wallet.
As I mentioned earlier if this game is particularly strong on Radeon I may even be willing to flip my 3090 and get a XTX, however bad of a deal that could be otherwise. I already upgraded my CPU in anticipation to it after all.