• Login
  • Register
  • Dolphin Forums
  • Home
  • FAQ
  • Download
  • Wiki
  • Code


Dolphin, the GameCube and Wii emulator - Forums › Dolphin Emulator Discussion and Support › Support v
« Previous 1 … 401 402 403 404 405 … 1203 Next »

Is there any reason to use window size instead of 3xIR?
View New Posts | View Today's Posts

Thread Rating:
  • 0 Vote(s) - 0 Average
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
Threaded Mode
Is there any reason to use window size instead of 3xIR?
03-22-2016, 05:51 AM
#1
themanuel Offline
Parasitic Member of the Community
*****
Posts: 843
Threads: 64
Joined: Oct 2009
My monitor has 1920x1080 native resolution and I am using 3xNative IR assuming this will cause fewer issues in games because it is an integral multiple of the native resolution.   I also use 4xMSAA and 16xAF.

Are there reasons, other than performance, to render the image at the exact window size?
Windows 10 Pro x64  |  i7-9700K @ 4.6-5.0GHz  |  MSI Z370 Gaming Plus  |  MSI RX 5700 8GB Factory-OC  |  16 GB DDR4-3000
Find
Reply
03-22-2016, 06:45 AM
#2
Aleron Ives Offline
Senior Member
****
Posts: 662
Threads: 7
Joined: Apr 2014
The settings do different things. The window size lets you set how much of the screen you want Dolphin to cover. The IR is a graphical enhancement setting that allows you to render games in HD to improve their appearance. If your GPU is really weak, you might set the window size to 1920x1080 so that the game will fit your screen, but you might also be using 1x IR to reduce the load on your GPU and improve your FPS. IR is a multiple of the GC's default resolution, so you can't get the IR to exactly match the resolution of your monitor.
Find
Reply
03-22-2016, 06:49 AM
#3
KHg8m3r Online
Doesn't sleep, just Dolphin and Robots
*******
Posts: 6,029
Threads: 4
Joined: Sep 2013
If you want to render a 4k screenshot on a 1080p monitor, you need to set the window size to 4K and use Dolphin's internal screenshot tool.
Find
Reply
03-22-2016, 06:52 AM
#4
JosJuice Offline
Developer
**********
Developers (Some Administrators and Super Moderators)
Posts: 9,021
Threads: 7
Joined: Oct 2014
(03-22-2016, 06:45 AM)Aleron Ives Wrote: The settings do different things. The window size lets you set how much of the screen you want Dolphin to cover. The IR is a graphical enhancement setting that allows you to render games in HD to improve their appearance. If your GPU is really weak, you might set the window size to 1920x1080 so that the game will fit your screen, but you might also be using 1x IR to reduce the load on your GPU and improve your FPS. IR is a multiple of the GC's default resolution, so you can't get the IR to exactly match the resolution of your monitor.

The question is about selecting "Auto (Window Size)" for the IR setting, which does let you use a non-integer IR scale.
Find
Reply
03-22-2016, 11:30 AM
#5
themanuel Offline
Parasitic Member of the Community
*****
Posts: 843
Threads: 64
Joined: Oct 2009
Yes. That's what I'm after, whether there is a benefit to using non-integer scaling that matches the display's resolution or an integer scaling factor of the original which is then down-scaled to that resolution.
Windows 10 Pro x64  |  i7-9700K @ 4.6-5.0GHz  |  MSI Z370 Gaming Plus  |  MSI RX 5700 8GB Factory-OC  |  16 GB DDR4-3000
Find
Reply
03-22-2016, 11:37 AM
#6
Helios Offline
Stellaaaaaaa
**********
Developers (Some Administrators and Super Moderators)
Posts: 4,395
Threads: 15
Joined: May 2012
Eh, the only thing I can think of is if you really want screenshots the resolution of your display.

But, other than that, not really.
Find
Reply
03-22-2016, 12:19 PM
#7
themanuel Offline
Parasitic Member of the Community
*****
Posts: 843
Threads: 64
Joined: Oct 2009
OK. Thanks everyone for the feedback. The hit for going from windows size to 3xIR is only 3.5% in the game I tested (SMS with HiRes textures), so I'm sticking with 3xIR.
Windows 10 Pro x64  |  i7-9700K @ 4.6-5.0GHz  |  MSI Z370 Gaming Plus  |  MSI RX 5700 8GB Factory-OC  |  16 GB DDR4-3000
Find
Reply
« Next Oldest | Next Newest »


  • View a Printable Version
Forum Jump:


Users browsing this thread: 1 Guest(s)



Powered By MyBB | Theme by Fragma