AMD Shows Off CryEngine 3 Powered Ruby Tech Demo, Star Citizen and Lichdom at GPU ’14 Conference

infopc | September 25, 2013 | Technology | No Comments

AMD Shows Off CryEngine 3 Powered Ruby Tech Demo, Star Citizen and Lichdom at GPU ’14 Conference

During the GPU ’14 conference, AMD showcased the graphical
capabilities of their latest Hawaii GPU with new games and tech demos
based on the famous GPU crushing CryEngine 3. Developed by Crytek, CryEngine 3 is one of the most powerful visual engine ever developed and has been since the debut of the original Crysis on PC.

Today at the event, AMD showcased three CryEngine 3 based demos
powered by their latest Hawaii GPU. The demos included the multi-million
dollar funded Star Citizen from RSI (Robert Space Industries), Lichdom (a single player, story based action RPG title developed by independent games developer Xaviant LLC) and the comeback of AMD’s renowned Ruby in the form of an impressive technical demonstration.

CryEngine 3 Powered Next Generation AMD RUBY Tech Demo

AMD Ruby made a comeback after a long slumber, remastered with
CryEngine 3. The AMD Ruby tech demo of 2013 provides a more cinematic
feel to the visuals while making use of new features such as Mesh
Tessellation and AMD’s TressFX technology. AMD’s TressFX made its debut
with Square Enix’s “Tomb Raider” which launched early in 2013. The
technology allows to render Lara’s hair in a more realistic manner with
accurate physics. The TressFX makes use of AMD DirectCompute tech to run
optimally.

AMD Ruby has been updated with a much more modern look
and design scheme, the tech demo itself is set in a futuristic world.
The new features imposed with CryEngine 3 in the Ruby tech demo include:

Applied Lightning Technology

Real time area lights with texture reflection
Composite 3D Lens flares and FX
Spherical and Box Projected Image based Lightning

Innovations in Shading and Rendering

Screen Space Directional Occlusion – SSDO
Real-Time Local Reflections – RLR
Anti-Aliasing for Ruby
Eye Shader

Tessellation and Displacement

Displacement Mapping
Mesh Tessellation
Phong

AMD Ruby

Multi-Million Dollar Funded Star Citizen

AMD and RSI partnered up to showcase their multi-million dollar
funded Star Citizen at the GPU ’14 event. The video hasn’t gone live yet
but you will be able to see it when the links are up at Youtube after
the live event.

LICHDOM – Stellar Action RPG Experience

With the powerful new AMD True Sound and Astoundsound features, AMD
showcased a live demo of CryEngine 3 powered Lichdom. Wait just a few
minutes before the video of the showcase goes live and we will update it
over here.

AMD Lichdom