Frame drops in games

tuanming · 11-25-2011, 10:49 AM **#11**

If you disabled or lowered the AA and you're getting higher fps, it means your GPU isn't good enough to maintain full speed with AA enabled.

**Runo** · 11-26-2011, 01:53 AM **#12**

I think the OP knows that. Tongue

Synthesthesia · 11-26-2011, 08:10 AM **#13**

Another question: I thought OpenGL was supposed to run the slowest of the 3? Yet for me today when I was playing Luigi's mansion, Kirby's Epic Yarn and Super Mario Galaxy it seems to run smoother, with higher AA? Or am I missing something specific about those games.

And regarding AA, if I buy a better card then, I can max out the AA? I was considering maybe getting a better card in January.

**NaturalViolence** · (This post was last modified: 11-26-2011, 01:49 PM by NaturalViolence.)

The OpenGL and d3d11 backends use MSAA instead of SSAA. MSAA is a lot less demanding than SSAA. And yes buying a better graphics card would allow you to max out AA (well MSAA anyways).

Synthesthesia · 11-26-2011, 11:36 PM **#15**

(11-26-2011, 01:49 PM)NaturalViolence Wrote: The OpenGL and d3d11 backends use MSAA instead of SSAA. MSAA is a lot less demanding than SSAA. And yes buying a better graphics card would allow you to max out AA (well MSAA anyways).

Aha, so if I use Open GL i'll be able to run it with higher AA with less of a performance hit? Cool. Thanks for the help.

**NaturalViolence** · 11-27-2011, 06:52 AM **#16**

Yes but if you run without AA d3d9 will be A LOT faster.