Anti-Aliasing Analysis, Part 2: Performance
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Page 1:I'm Anti-Aliasing. As In, I Won't Stand For Aliasing.
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Page 2:Test System And Benchmarks
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Page 3:Multi-Sample Anti-Aliasing: 1280x1024
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Page 4:Multi-Sample Anti-Aliasing: 1680x1050
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Page 5:Multi-Sample Anti-Aliasing: 1920x1080
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Page 6:Coverage Sample Anti-Aliasing: 1280x1024
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Page 7:Coverage Sample Anti-Aliasing: 1680x1050
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Page 8:Coverage Sample Anti-Aliasing: 1920x1080
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Page 9:Edge-Detect Anti-Aliasing: 1280x1024
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Page 10:Edge-Detect Anti-Aliasing: 1680x1050
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Page 11:Edge-Detect Anti-Aliasing: 1920x1080
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Page 12:Texture Transparency Anti-Aliasing: 1280x1024
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Page 13:Texture Transparency Anti-Aliasing: 1680x1050
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Page 14:Texture Transparency Anti-Aliasing: 1920x1080
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Page 15:Morphological Anti-Aliasing: 1280x1024
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Page 16:Morphological Anti-Aliasing: 1680x1050
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Page 17:Morphological Anti-Aliasing: 1920x1080
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Page 18:Supersampling Anti-Aliasing Benchmarks
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Page 19:Multiple Anti-Aliasing Modes For Multiple Scenarios
Texture Transparency Anti-Aliasing: 1920x1080
We just saw that relative transparent AA performance increased as resolution went from 1280x1024 to 1680x1050, and that trend gives us hope for the 1080p results. As before, we're starting with the GeForce supersampling TrAA data:
The results are excellent, as supersampling TrAA monopolizes very little extra processing power over MSAA at this higher resolution.
The news remains positive, despite the sad fact that Adaptive AA and multi-sampling TrAA do not work with a majority of game engines.
Summary
- I'm Anti-Aliasing. As In, I Won't Stand For Aliasing.
- Test System And Benchmarks
- Multi-Sample Anti-Aliasing: 1280x1024
- Multi-Sample Anti-Aliasing: 1680x1050
- Multi-Sample Anti-Aliasing: 1920x1080
- Coverage Sample Anti-Aliasing: 1280x1024
- Coverage Sample Anti-Aliasing: 1680x1050
- Coverage Sample Anti-Aliasing: 1920x1080
- Edge-Detect Anti-Aliasing: 1280x1024
- Edge-Detect Anti-Aliasing: 1680x1050
- Edge-Detect Anti-Aliasing: 1920x1080
- Texture Transparency Anti-Aliasing: 1280x1024
- Texture Transparency Anti-Aliasing: 1680x1050
- Texture Transparency Anti-Aliasing: 1920x1080
- Morphological Anti-Aliasing: 1280x1024
- Morphological Anti-Aliasing: 1680x1050
- Morphological Anti-Aliasing: 1920x1080
- Supersampling Anti-Aliasing Benchmarks
- Multiple Anti-Aliasing Modes For Multiple Scenarios