Simplified explanation of how the PS4 is twice as strong graphically as the Xbox One

[Eddie_Raja]

forethought14 said:

Eddie_Raja said:

I just don't get why they wouldn't be able to.  I mean it all it takes to 100% Max out BF3 at ~60 FPS is a 7850.  The PS4 is clearly stronger than that so BF4 should be more than doable at at least medium settings.

IMO 1080p is just as important as 60 FPS.  It is needed to see the difference between High (Or even medium sometimes) and Ultra.  At the very least I expect native 900p+.  Then again I don't care because I am getting it for PC and I will be playing Killzone on PS4 :)

That's BF3. If BF4 had BF3 graphics, then yes, 1080p 60fps should be no problem. But they're enhancing several more graphically demanding assets into BF4 that makes the game look better, which would likely take more power to run. Also recall that the PS4 also has a CPU, not an amazing one by any stretch of the imagination, so you can't throw anything you want at it and expect it to run very well. You need to get as good of performance as you can from both the CPU and GPU, so while the GPU may be able to handle 1080p plus some nice graphical effects, the CPU may not be fast enough to keep up with them. They're likely trying to find the best balance from both the CPU and GPU so that they'll get as much graphical effects as they can, while also holding steady the CPU performance. 

The CPU should be equivalent to a modern i3, which (If you don't know) is an excellent gaming processor capable of maxing out even Metro: Last Light.  Also have you played BF3 maxed out at 60 FPS?  It looks a full gen ahead of PS3, and honestly besides the destruction it looked just as good as thr BF4 demos...

 

Once again I have to remind you that it doesn't matter how many things they add to it if there are not enough pixels to output the difference.  1080p is needed to see any improvement of BF3's graphics...