AMD recently released a Far Cry 6 featurette where the chipmaker showed off some of the technologies that went into making the game. The most interesting part of the video shows how FidelityFX Super Resolution (FSR) provides a very substantial performance uplift in the game.
Far Cry 6 is an AMD title after all so it doesn't come as a surprise that the developers have optimized the game for AMD Ryzen processors and Radeon graphics card. Far Cry 6 is part of AMD's latest 'Raise the Game' bundle and comes as a free copy for customers who bought an eligible AMD-powered system.
AMD didn't share the specifications for the system that was running Far Cry 6 in the video nor did the chipmaker detail the graphics setting that was used. Without FSR, the AMD system delivered frame rates between 61.8 FPS and 63.8 FPS. When FSR was enabled, the frame rates bounce between 87.1 FPS and 90 FPS. Therefore, we're looking at an increase in performance up to 46%.
Far Cry 6 has reasonable system requirements. Ubisoft recommends a Ryzen 5 3600X or Core i7-7700 and a Radeon RX Vega 64 or GeForce GTX 1080 for 1080p 60 FPS gameplay without ray tracing. The requirements for 1440p with a similar target frame rate would be a Ryzen 5 5600X or Core i7-9700 with a Radeon RX 5700 XT or GeForce RTX 2070 Super.
For 1440p gamers that want ray tracing, a Ryzen 5 5600X or Core i5-10600 and Radeon RX 6900 XT or GeForce RTX 3070 are the recommended configuration. At 4K with a target of 30 FPS and ray tracing, you would want at least a Ryzen 7 5800X or Core i7-10700K and a Radeon Rx 6800 or GeForce RTX 3080.
Initially, Far Cry 6 was scheduled to debut in February 2021. However, the launch was later pushed to October 7. Make sure to circle back as we'll test Ubisoft's upcoming triple-A title on various graphics cards, including both old and new models.
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artk2219 Thats an excellent boost, unfortunately they dont tell us what card or settings were used. The best part is it FSR isn't tied to AMD's current gen line up or their cards in general so it should work with whatever card youre using in the GTX 900 series, or RX 400 series and up, or even Intels integrated UHD GPU's.Reply -
lastguytom I hope you are Right because the latest driver Adrenalin 21.9.1 doesn't support my Vega64 (SAM). But I'm Still hoping for Prices on AMD cards to drop to a decent level (going on 11 months)(oh my friend in England got his Power color Red Devil 6900xt today, prices have dropped there)(I wish I was there:p)(Hey, my comment is not deleted, meds for capaphobia must be working huh Tom's Hardware)Reply -
daworstplaya "... For 1440p gamers that want ray tracing, a Ryzen 5 5600X or Core i5-10600 and Radeon RX 6900 XT or GeForce RTX 3070 are the recommended configuration. At 4K with a target of 30 FPS and ray tracing, you would want at least a Ryzen 7 5800X or Core i7-10700K and a Radeon Rx 6800 or GeForce RTX 3080. .."Reply
Obvioulsy that's a typo, correct? Shouldn't it say RX 6700XT? -
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Don't think so. RDNA2 sucks at ray tracing.daworstplaya said:"... For 1440p gamers that want ray tracing, a Ryzen 5 5600X or Core i5-10600 and Radeon RX 6900 XT or GeForce RTX 3070 are the recommended configuration. At 4K with a target of 30 FPS and ray tracing, you would want at least a Ryzen 7 5800X or Core i7-10700K and a Radeon Rx 6800 or GeForce RTX 3080. .."
Obvioulsy that's a typo, correct? Shouldn't it say RX 6700XT?
Probably not gonna happen, there's just not enough supply. I don't blame AMD for not making any significant amount of GPUs. They make so much more money making Zen 3 CCDs and have contracts to fulfill with Sony and Microsoft.lastguytom said:I hope you are Right because the latest driver Adrenalin 21.9.1 doesn't support my Vega64 (SAM). But I'm Still hoping for Prices on AMD cards to drop to a decent level (going on 11 months)(oh my friend in England got his Power color Red Devil 6900xt today, prices have dropped there)(I wish I was there:p)(Hey, my comment is not deleted, meds for capaphobia must be working huh Tom's Hardware)