Shader Model 2.0 / 3.0 Shots

[X1337]

Post your Shader model 2.0 / 3.0.

here is my example

 

[Half Evil]

Oh wow.. One hell of a difference.

 

[Trivium Nate]

I dont get it

 

[X1337]

I dont get it

If you cant tell the diffrence in these screen shots, than I lost you

 

[niceties55]

This may sound like a n00b question but what is a Shader Model?

 

[X1337]

This may sound like a n00b question but what is a Shader Model?

You know how your CPU has Instructions like: MMX, SSE, etc, Its like that for a "GPU". Shader Model 3.0 gives better picture with little Performace drop

 

[Ronco Rox]

Oh wow.. One hell of a difference.

my same reaction to the first set of pics.

 

[alvino]

Yup. Shader Model 3.0 isn't new technology or anything. The NVIDIA 8800's and the ATI R600 are using Shader Model 4.0.

 

[BigLu]

honestly it's not an amazing improvement, not too impressive

 

[alvino]

It's only supposed to provide minor shading improvements like where they belong. If you see the second set of pictures X1337 posted, the overpass casts a shadow on the ground, opposed to the SM 2.0 pic where it doesn't.

Of course, it also depends on the game you're running. All games utilize things differently. If a game isn't shader heavy, then you won't see much. If you're playing a game that is shader heavy like Oblivion, you can tell.