MSAA, SMAA, FXAA

[Momitja]

Hi everyone,

 

first of all thank you for this great project!

 

This topic is about MSAA, SMAA and FXAA.

I am a bit confused. I already know a few differences and informations about them but i am not entirely sure what i should really use.

As far as i know is SMAA superior over FXAA, so FXAA is not really what i should use, right?

What i really don't know: Should i use MSAA or SMAA?

I use the Skyrealism ENB and tried out some settings with the SMAA injection via the enbseries. But i can't really see any differents (quality and performance).

And is it important to just use only SMAA or only MSAA, or can i use both at the same time? Is SMAA only better if you want to get more performance but a drop in quality?

 

My PC configuration:

HD: SSD

RAM: 16 GB

GPU: Geforce GTX580 1.5 GB VRAM

CPU: i7-3930K @3.2 Ghz (6 core)

OS: Win 8 x64

[TechAngel85]

Well, the major difference is not sli and crossfire, but nvidia and amd alltogether.

Some years ago i had an amd card and I was not satisfied with the options to gain antialiasing when it's not officially supported.

 

That's why I personally recommend nvidia graphic cards.

 

Everyone owning a nvidia GPU should head over to guru3d (english) or 3dcenter-forum (german), there are nice tutorials how to use the compatiblity bits.

 

EDIT:

 

Okay guys, just verified it now.

 

Override works with ENB Series v139 just fine.

Enhance DOESNT work with ENB Series v139.

 

That makes sense, as the enhance mode (as described earlier) uses the ingame antialiasing - and this one seems not work with enb 139...

 

Sorry for the confusion, hope it will help atleast some people...

Wait, so just to clarify, you CAN use driver/launcher AA with ENB .139?

It's been hit and miss. It appears that some are able to; however, most (myself included) have not gotten it to work. It's possible that it's driver version related or something similar that is allowing this to work (when it shouldn't) on some systems. Trying it yourself and seeing if it works for you is the only way to know.