Can This Graphics Demo Really Run in Real Time?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around the authenticity of a graphics demo, specifically whether it can run in real-time on current or near-future PC hardware. Participants explore the implications of rendering techniques, hardware capabilities, and the future of graphics technology in gaming.

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Main Points Raised

  • Some participants argue that the graphics demo is likely pre-rendered, similar to teaser trailers, and that real-time rendering of such quality may not be achievable for another 5 to 10 years.
  • Others suggest that advancements in technology could lead to real-time graphics resembling those in the demo within a decade, but this is contingent on commercial viability.
  • There are concerns about the limitations of current silicon technology, particularly regarding heat generation and performance constraints.
  • Some participants express skepticism about the necessity for extremely high specifications in home computers, questioning the market demand for such advancements.
  • A participant mentions that the demo might be a fake, referencing the limited output from the associated developer and suggesting it could be a repackaged video of existing technology.
  • One participant speculates that the demo could involve real-time ray tracing, but reiterates that such technology may only be feasible in the next decade.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants do not reach a consensus on the authenticity of the demo or the timeline for achieving real-time rendering of such quality. Multiple competing views remain regarding the feasibility and necessity of advanced graphics technology in the near future.

Contextual Notes

Participants express various assumptions about technological advancements, market demand, and the nature of the demo, which remain unresolved throughout the discussion.

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Is this graphics demo real or fake?

I don't think that any PC hardware exists capable of running this graphics engine, and probably won't for at least 10 years.
 
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Kutt said:


Is this graphics demo real or fake?

I don't think that any PC hardware exists capable of running this graphics engine, and probably won't for at least 10 years.


Its probably the real graphics engine but its not rendering the graphics in real-time as you would if you're playing the game. That will most likely have been pre-rendered which allows a lot more details to be calculated for each frame, bit like the way cgi in a movie is done.
 
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Its a pre-render as are most teaser trailers for games. You won't get live rendering on games like that for another 5 to 10 years. Although that might be debatable.

And in 10 years is only if its commercially worth while.
 
sirchick said:
Its a pre-render as are most teaser trailers for games. You won't get live rendering on games like that for another 5 to 10 years. Although that might be debatable.

And in 10 years is only if its commercially worth while.

I read on another forum that within that time we will have real-time avatar-like graphics in PC games, and we will be processing terabyte data cubes while a high-end PC will be about the size of a shoebox.
 
That person failed to realize that higher end spec results in a hotter temperature, there is a limit to silicon computers.
 
sirchick said:
That person failed to realize that higher end spec results in a hotter temperature, there is a limit to silicon computers.

What about terabyte-per-second memory transfer rates within five years?
 
I can't see there being a need for it on a home computer for a company to ever invest in selling such tech.
 
sirchick said:
I can't see there being a need for it on a home computer for a company to ever invest in selling such tech.

Today's best video game graphics will be like pac-man compared to what games might be like in 15-20 years.
 
This video is most likely a fake. Note that bethesdadevelopment has only four videos so far, and one of them is "the creation of Senchal City in Elsweyr" - I am almost sure I have seen it in the past not as an example of what Bethesda works on, but as an example of some new technology behind 3D rendering engines (edit: I believe it had something to do with the lights/shadows rendering, which is why you see shadows moving quite often in the video). The quality of both Senchal city video and the video posted as the first one in this thread suggest it is not an original, but something stolen and repacked again.
 
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