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    Does FOV impact FPS?

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by stevenxowens792, Aug 28, 2010.

  1. stevenxowens792

    stevenxowens792 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Ok everyone.. I need a bit of help. Can anyone who games run some tests or benchmarks today on FPS games like crysis and bfbc2 to see if average FPS is impacted by FOV? Meaning if a game, example BFBC2 has a standard FOV like 55, if you raise it to 75 does it impact FPS (frames per second)?

    thanks,

    StevenX
     
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    LockOn Notebook Consultant

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    it should lower fps with more fov because there is more to process
    i do not have those games but fov should effect fps
     
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    jasphair Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hey Stevenx,

    Yes, increased FOV does lower FPS. I don't have any current benchmarks, but I've always noticed a huge difference having a lower FOV, even in games as old as UT2004. The same happens with UT3.

    I suppose the significance of FOV on FPS can depend somewhat on how optimized the game engine is, which in the case of BC2 and Crysis, that's not very well.

    Hope that helps.
     
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    stevenxowens792 Notebook Virtuoso

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    Thanks for your responses! +Rep! StevenX
     
    stevenxowens792, Aug 28, 2010
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