STALKER Anomaly - DX8/DX9/DX10/DX11 with Standart Graphics Comparison

Comparison of graphics in STALKER ANOMALY on different versions of DirectX. Graphics settings are standard.

[kagerouge]

Thank you. Didn't realize Dx9 holding up so nice even after all these years. Really stable one as well

[DearAnemia]

Been tweaking the settings on a pretty low end laptop, and from what I could gather, DX10 has been the most stable option with the best performance while not sacrificing graphics too much. For some reason, DX9 runs worse and crashes often, and DX11 eats up FPS without much change in visuals imo. DX8 runs the best (obviously). The static lighting can be a bit jarring, but it's definitely the best option if you're going solely for performance.

[anh]

Don't see people talk enough about this but I think DX 10 and DX 11 open up a lot more modding capabilities, some mods like heats vision mod required Dx 11 or Enhanced shaders required Dx 10.

[Svyatpro]

dx8 is the best imo because of hugely higher performance and niceold school atmosphere

[jerryk]

If you want the best performance go with DX8 I'm playing Anomaly on DirectX 8. I have no regrets, all that fancy graphics i just don't like them and it makes loading time very slow, yes DX8 might be darker but also it fits the atomo perfect

[spry]

I would consider Dx9 to be the best for people aiming for high performance > Lower graphics

Dx10/11 is more for people wanting to use other options that become available in settings making graphics better, and of course impacting performance.

[lore]

This is great since it means Anomaly will support RTX Remix by having dx8 and 9

[KsaAgaver]

Примечательная деталь в DX8 - костры нельзя затушить и разжечь в отличии от DX9-11.

[americancommunist]

I have a relatively high end gaming laptop and whenever I try DX10 or 11 the lighting is just too much it almost looks blurry and sidoroviches little tunnel looks so red it glowed like a rave. Very happy with DX8

[Kefearge]

между 9, 10 и 11 разницы почти не видно. я использую DX9, с модом на фразы главного героя из EFT, РеШейд Agressor и модификацию на анимации предметов, что бы было не просто покачивание экрана, а анимация.

[chomskysfavefive]

I wonder if the game will keep your saves if you swap your executable for another

[ebatkopat]

What's actually the difference between dx9, 10 and 11, except better shadows details. To be honest, I got my new high end pc and I can't get for what i give my performance :/

[retypetheanswer]

When people refer to “static lighting” is that only in dx8 or also dx9? I’m not sure what to look for visually to be honest.

[nomenium]

honestly i use dx9 for most stalker mods
only one i dont use it for is global war since 30 factions and a bunch of custom maps tend to make the game pretty laggy and unstable

[Sky_Explorer]

Will switching to different versions negatively affect installed mods? I'm worried that mods won't work well and cause permanent damage to saves or something else.

[deus_nsf]

Sorry to be a bother especially after all this time, but you are not using one of DX10/11 most important features: MSAA alphatest! It's very hard to run but makes a MASSIVE difference to vegetation, here in your video we can see the vegetation is still very pixellated in DX10/11 but with MSAA alphatest it's very smooth!

[pope]

Game even works on crap pcs, good stuff and completely free

[El_destornillador]

Dx8 is excellent but for some reason the artifacts won't spawn

[sd]

Most interesting part what on maximal settings in 2K even i9 with 4090 give not more then 10 fps 😂

[isaacgordiancastro]

Hello friend and I have a problem with the game and I hope you can help me, what happens is that I have a bug in the ground or grass textures when playing at night in the DX8 version, when I shine a flashlight on it the floor turns white. Very white color and the bushes are black and it only happens in DX8 since in DX9 the ground is well with the lighting