Does 3D hog the CPU?

[Onibaka]

disolitude said:

AnthonyW86 said:

I remember they said Motorstorm in 3D was going to run at 480P in an article some time ago, wich makes sense.

I don't know if its 480p but it looks really bad in 3D to me... And its a shame cause it has most practical 3D application. Mud and stuff flying at your face...etc

The game is most likely running at 1280x360 resolution...just like split screen would.

Why you think that the 3D halves the resolution?

If i'm not mistaking, the 3D actually halves the frame rate, so there is a need to double the framerate.

A game in 1080p@60fps in 2D, if the dev wants to maintain resolution, will run at 1080p@30fps in 3D for each eye.

A game in 1080p@60fps in 2D, if the dev wants to maintain framerate, will run at a lower resolution like 960x1080, but in 60fps.