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Games Performance Thread

Thought it might be useful for us mobile gamers to post the sort of performance we get on the Nexus 4. Might even make a few of you eager beavers even more excited about getting a Nexus 4 if you haven't already.
Don't know the difference between 30fps and 60fps? Lucky.. try and keep it that way if you can help it.
In short - 60fps is the most ideal framerate; the most lacking in "lag". 30fps is also an ideal framerate, but it isn't as smooth as the former (alot of people don't notice the difference). Most console games run at 30fps, for reference.
So far, the Nexus 4 is capable of playing ALL Android games smoothly, with exception to those that are (temporarily) incompatible with 4.2
Frustrated with the heat & throttling the phone endures when playing some big games?
Try Matr1x Kernel to minimise heat with a small undervolt, and get more performance from a GPU overclock
After some testing, here's a little idea of how some games run on the device. I also briefly tested a few with different processor speeds too so I'll note down my findings there too.
*if you haven't played with your CPU frequencies then don't worry about my babbling about CPU speeds - the game will run fine if stated so and won't change if you haven't messed about with processor power saving*
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3D games:
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Max Payne Mobile - 60fps:
Seems to be a trusty 60fps on highest settings; brilliant graphics for a phone. I don't recall it ever slowing in performance at all on Roscoe Street station (first level after the prelude) or the tutorial level. Runs and looks much better than GTA3.
Minecraft Pocket Edition - 60fps:
60fps solid on Fancy graphics; doesn't seem to heat up the phone too much either which implies it isn't too demanding and thus should stretch the battery a bit longer. I could be wrong in that assumption, though.
Grand Theft Auto 3 - 25-30fps:
Somewhat disappointing performance. Runs acceptably smooth on default graphics settings (medium everything) at around 30fps, though with some drops in framerate. Also heats up the phone considerably, so expect throttling after 10 minutes. On highest possible graphics settings it stutters quite alot; I'd estimate it hovers around 15-25fps but it's really not pleasant.
Bus Parking 3D - 60fps:
Smooth as can be.
Temple Run - 60fps:
Yep, smooth and responsive as can be again. Still playable down to around CPU @584mhz, but will introduce a bit of stuttering ofc.
GnarBike Trials (free and pro) - 60fps:
Solid 60fps, but will still hiccup a tiny bit when a large number of explosion barrels are set off. You can disable these in the options if it really bothers you.
X-Plane - 60fps:
You guessed it - completely flawless performance again.
Dead Trigger - 30fps:
Capped at a solid 30fps if I remember right. Never drops below this on max settings; completely smooth.
Contract Killer 2 - 50-60fps:
Seemed more than playable. Didn't have it installed for long though so that's all I can say; around 50-60fps if memory serves me right.
Survivalcraft Demo - 50-60fps:
Was a little bit stuttery on highest settings, but only when walking around. This was probably just because the map was still generating around me as I explored, so should be nothing to worry about.
Asphalt 7: Heat - 30fps:
Slight stutter in cutscenes at the start of each race, but it looks like this game is capped at 30fps (difficult to be sure but it seems that way by my judgement). Stays completely smooth at that framerate throughout the game though.
Riptide: GP - 60fps:
Solid 60fps, very smooth and very pleasing graphics.
Chaos Rings - 30fps
d u o XIV: "I just checked Chaos Rings on my N4 right now. Works like a charm. Just to be clear, I started up the game, danced around the menus for a bit, ran around as the main character, and fought in one battle. It all worked flawlessly, and it all seemed to work at 30FPS."
Final Fantasy III - 60 fps
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Chrono Trigger - smooth as butter
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Theme Park - 60fps
Trial Xtreme 2 - 60fps
Need for Speed Most Wanted - smooth:
Need to test again, the consensus is that it does run smoothly.
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2D (pretty much all run flawlessly):
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Gameboid Emulator - 60fps:
Runs Pokemon Emerald and Fire Red as if you were playing it on a real GBA. No frame skipping whatsoever at a lovely 60fps.
GBCoid Emulator - 30fps?:
Runs games as they were intended. Not sure if the older Gameboy games ran at 60fps, it looks more like 30fps. Still, that's how it's meant to perform so no problems here.
Hill Climb Racing - 60fps:
Completely smooth at all times. No change in performance whatsoever, even on lowest 384mhz power saver CPU setting.
Osmos HD - 60fps:
Great looking 2D game and runs at a solid 60fps. No problems with lag here as you'd expect.
Doodle Jump - 60fps:
Smooth as butter. Clocking the CPU below 584mhz will cause a little stutter every now and then but still playable.
Bad Piggies HD - 60fps:
I noticed an occasional stutter here and there but it's nothing to lose hair about, it seemed to only happen at the start or end of each level. Otherwise, completely smooth.
Cut The Rope - 60fps
Angry Birds - 60fps
ChuChu Rocket - 60fps
[I think it'd be a challenge to find a 2D game that does lag on this phone to be honest, so i'll leave it at that]
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If you guys have any requests for games to test then I'd be happy to give it a go for you, provided I can acquire them. Feel free to share your experiences with any games here as well.

Cool man. This is the first device with which I've felt confident to pay for games. I hope GTA Vice City is better than GTA 3. Also I hope crazy coaster comes to Android:
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/app/coaster-crazy/id561451269?mt=8

Can You try Wild Blood and NFS Most Wanted?

What about need for speed most wanted?

I tried playing Max Payne, my phone got hot as hell.
Does your phone gets hot too when you play?

I heard and read that the specs of Nexus 4 can handle xbox 360 level gameplay/graphics. I wonder when hardware will be utilized to max i cant wait to shift from xbox to just mobile. Because the CD-ROM system is hell frustrating.
Can you anybody test if Horn works?

How abt asphalt 7 heat? It is extremely laggy on Gnexus..

Unfortunately, Need for Speed: Most Wanted didn't work right. The graphics were glitched up and everything looked black (atleast, when I tested it), so this game may need an update to be playable on the Nexus 4. Whether or not this has been fixed yet needs to be clarified by current owners of the game since I *only just* managed to get a refund in 15 minutes after trying it a few days ago.
I'm downloading all 1.5gb's of Asphalt 7: Heat at the moment so I'll post up when I've finished downloading and testing it in an hour or two. As for Wild Blood and Horn, I'll try them some other time since they're pretty expensive for something I probably won't play.
@AntonJart: Yeah, my phone gets very hot in some games. The phone throttles itself when it gets to around 38C I think, so it shouldn't be anything to worry about. However, you can use CPU apps to underclock the processor and reduce the amount of heat being generated, sometimes with no loss in performance. But that's effort.

Need for speed works for me
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Most wanted works fine for me
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Horn does not work with the Nexus 4 I tried installing it and play on got when I first received the phone

In that case I'll redownload Most Wanted at some point and try it again.
Asphalt 7: Heat - 30fps:
Slight stutter in cutscenes at the start of each race, but it looks like this game is capped at 30fps (difficult to be sure but it seems that way by my judgement). Stays completely smooth at that framerate throughout the game though.

Has anyone tried batman or the latest mass effect?
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I just thought of Rip tide too. Very graphics intensive.
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I made a gaming performance video if anyone is interested - http://youtu.be/Vha62lcGSgs
Games included are
-Nova 3
-NFS:most wanted
-Temple run
-Spider man
-Dead trigger
-GTA

italia0101 said:
I made a gaming performance video if anyone is interested - http://youtu.be/Vha62lcGSgs
Games included are
-Nova 3
-NFS:most wanted
-Temple run
-Spider man
-Dead trigger
-GTA
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Does everyone experiencing overheating? My phone gets hot as hell...

AntonJart said:
Does everyone experiencing overheating? My phone gets hot as hell...
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That doesn't mean its overheating.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 2

chrisjcks said:
That doesn't mean its overheating.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 2
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To the point that you can cook an egg on it?

Mine gets warm, no where near hot as hell though

AntonJart said:
To the point that you can cook an egg on it?
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Then you never owned a one X, early software builds made the phone temp actually too hot to even touch.
But still, it only overheated twice and when running go benchmark constantly.
Later, they fixed the heat dramatically.
But the word 'overheating' is one that gets used incorrectly too much, it probably isnt, its just hot.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 2

chrisjcks said:
That doesn't mean its overheating.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 2
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Really
even LG OG have same problem : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1995107
One potential issue for long-term use revolves around overheating. I thought it may one specific model, but both units tested had significant drops in benchmark performance after extended use and, more importantly, after getting extremely hot. I cooled the phones down and retested, and after a brief warm-up period they were back to benchmark-breaking numbers. It’s unclear as of yet whether that means thermal throttling is in place or if the phone just cannot dissipate heat well enough for the new CPU and GPU, but one thing is certain: performance drops significantly, from way over competition from phones like the HTC One X or Samsung Galaxy S III, to just under them both.
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http://www.gadgetreview.com/2012/10/lg-optimus-g-first-impressions.html

4X HD Epic Gaming Thread

Sooo did a search and nothing really came up...
So I am going to make an EPIC thread.
Please post what games you play if on JB or other, also if game lags etc!!
(Only just got my 4X so am just testing games atm, will update OP in a short while )
All games tested by me are using v20a JB Stock, Rooted and removed bloatware, closed running apps before test.
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Asphalt 7 Heat : Works nice so far, we don't get full graphics but its still gorgeous. Well worth 69p
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gameloft.android.ANMP.GloftA7HM
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AVP : Evolution : Works Great, Nice Game!
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.fde.avpevolution&hl=en
Gangstar Rio : Lags at times but is playable, GTA clone, get Vice City or pick this up when on sale.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gameloft.android.ANMP.GloftG4HM&hl=en
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Modern Combat 4 Zero Hour: Little Lag but enjoyable game, Online is great once you get used to controls (Its CoD on your phone)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.gameloft.android.ANMP.GloftM4HM
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Real Racing 3 : Plays great and its FREEEEEE
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ea.games.r3_na&hl=en
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Repulze : Great Wipeout Clone, good graphics and speed.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.pixelbite.Repulze&hl=en

all non-causual games lags ... even THD optimized ( shadowgun, conduit hd etc)

Modern combat 4 on 20A little bit laggy but playable
Sent from my LG-P880 using xda premium

Before I factory reseted my phone I installed Real Racing 3, just for fun. No lag at all. But I don't know if maximum quality was set.

Horn is an epic RPG for an epic thread
GTA: Vice City ofc a must-have
and for the toilett i use pinball wizard^^

shadowgun thd, mass effect infiltrator, soulcraft THD, simpsons tapped out, plague inc, NFS mw. all except nfs mw have zero lag, most wanted has some lag when approaching road blocks, and that's about it.

Keep the responses coming, OP to be sorted tomorrow.
Found a little lag in asphalt 7 but RR3 has been great so far.
Will need to retest Asphalt 7 now I have removed all the bloat!!
A few tips....
Root and install root uninstaller, get rid of all LG crap you dont use.
I also removed alot of google stuff I dont use like talk and google+ and turn google now off
Phone seems alot more responsive already.
Sent from my LG-P880 using Tapatalk 2

4x hd games
i find both real racing 3 and ravensword 2 to be great time wasters!
real racing 3 runs great for me (even using the graphics settings app, on highest setting).
ravensword 2 runs great 99% of the time, but i get a small lag when there are plenty of enemies on screen at once (if anyone has this game, try repeatedly pressing jump while walking forward, into sloped sections of boundary walls; mainly outside. i have had fun getting to places i should not by doing this, a bit like climbing super steep mountains on oblivion or skyrim).
hope people comment on some more decent looking 3d paid games. then i'll know if they work well enough on my phone to warrant buying.
cheers!
(my phone; 4x hd; JB, rooted and unlocked bootloader)

Asphalt 7 smooth with no lag
Real Racing 3 smooth on low quality settings with no lag
NFSMW laggy but playable
Real Boxing smooth with no lag
Virtua Tennis smooth with no lag
Those are the heavy games I play.
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aaron_gavin said:
i find both real racing 3 and ravensword 2 to be great time wasters!
real racing 3 runs great for me (even using the graphics settings app, on highest setting).
ravensword 2 runs great 99% of the time, but i get a small lag when there are plenty of enemies on screen at once (if anyone has this game, try repeatedly pressing jump while walking forward, into sloped sections of boundary walls; mainly outside. i have had fun getting to places i should not by doing this, a bit like climbing super steep mountains on oblivion or skyrim).
hope people comment on some more decent looking 3d paid games. then i'll know if they work well enough on my phone to warrant buying.
cheers!
(my phone; 4x hd; JB, rooted and unlocked bootloader)
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How did you get RR3 to run great on highest settings? Is it really smooth?

Shadowlands Laggy for me, i really cant enjoy my Tegra
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Using v10a original firmware I can play most games without lag, ever since LG have increased thermal protection with each release, ruining gaming experience. Using this with gamebooster 2 on hard gaming, I have played most games above and more without lag, only ones that do are as follows:
Amazing spiderman: Generally low framerate
Need for speed most wanted: not great framerate either but more than playable
Block story: lags more as the game goes on
Dead trigger: Minor hiccups that disappear once a level has loaded properly
Real racing 3: Again playable, if use graphics app on medium is really smooth
And thats it! Everything else runs great:
MC4
MC3
NOVA 3
Asphalt 7
Shadowgun THD
Shadowgun deadzone
The conduit HD
Wild blood
Ravensword 2
Trial x 2
Trial x 3
GTA VC
Flashout 3D
Repulze
Dragon slayer
Blood & Glory
Death dome
Contract killer 2
CK2 zombies
Eternity warriors 2
Survivalcraft
The dark knight rises
Aralon
Mass effect
Rage of the gladiator
v10a rocks
Sent from my rooted P880

RR3
Navios92 said:
Asphalt 7 smooth with no lag
Real Racing 3 smooth on low quality settings with no lag
NFSMW laggy but playable
Real Boxing smooth with no lag
Virtua Tennis smooth with no lag
Those are the heavy games I play.
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How did you get RR3 to run great on highest settings? Is it really smooth?
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i didnt want to look like an idiot, so as i have not played RR3 since recent update, i have just had a go on a busy track to make sure its still running good. it is. i dont notice any lagging (in any camera mode or with the rear view/side mirrors)
after updating to JB my phone was just generally slow as hell (the flicking powersaver on and off technique worked, but had to keep doing it every so often), so i though what the heck, and did a factory reset (as many people had suggested in the 4x JB thread). after the reset i just went about scrapping all the bloatware and anything else i dont use; google+, etc... before doing a fresh install my apps/games. and the phone on the whole is generally very fast and smooth (apart from if i enable the screen flip function on JB for the home screen itself = slight lag. but who needs the home screen flipping to landscape anyway).
i use the 'RR3 graphics' app and put it on extra high, and also use the 'CPU master - free' when gaming to keep the CPU from dropping from maximum (although i'm not 100% sure it makes much difference when not using). and the game doesn't seem to have any bouts of unresponsiveness/lag + as far as im concerned runs smooth.
i just tested and got an 'antutu benchmark' score of; 13114 (which places it just above a nexus7 and below a nexus10), this is quite low, compared to a htc oneX or galaxy S3 (both over 15000), but shows that the phone is more than capable for games like RR3.
if your having trouble with lag on your 4X, although i have not felt the need to mess with anything myself, this thread look promising for improving gaming performance; http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2217990 (all due thanks to the threads creator, and i hope linking like this in within forum rules).
i hear that NFSMW is a good test of a phones gaming ability, maybe ill get it soon and see how it runs for me.
good luck and sorry if i was not much help.

@non4 said:
Using v10a original firmware I can play most games without lag, ever since LG have increased thermal protection with each release, ruining gaming experience. Using this with gamebooster 2 on hard gaming, I have played most games above and more without lag, only ones that do are as follows:
Amazing spiderman: Generally low framerate
Need for speed most wanted: not great framerate either but more than playable
Block story: lags more as the game goes on
Dead trigger: Minor hiccups that disappear once a level has loaded properly
Real racing 3: Again playable, if use graphics app on medium is really smooth
And thats it! Everything else runs great:
MC4
MC3
NOVA 3
Asphalt 7
Shadowgun THD
Shadowgun deadzone
The conduit HD
Wild blood
Ravensword 2
Trial x 2
Trial x 3
GTA VC
Flashout 3D
Repulze
Dragon slayer
Blood & Glory
Death dome
Contract killer 2
CK2 zombies
Eternity warriors 2
Survivalcraft
The dark knight rises
Aralon
Mass effect
Rage of the gladiator
v10a rocks
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How the hell did you manage to install all these games on internal SD?
Can we swap internal and external cards?

dark meadow
i forgot to mention dark meadow.
i think this game looks lovely and runs great for me (although its 'on rails'; id liken to 'horn', movement system i think slows the games pace a little).
i know this game does not officially 'work' on our phone, but using the app 'device spoofer' form the store you can download properly without any problems (well worth a quid for an app that will let you try out free and paid games that we normally cannot get from the store due to developers choosing not to support our device, but work fine with the phones specs.).

N.O.V.A. 3 -- laggy
Renaissance Blood THD -- laggy
Puddle THD -- little laggy but playable
Tested on V20a

Navios92 said:
How the hell did you manage to install all these games on internal SD?
Can we swap internal and external cards?
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Kind of. This app spoofs a folder on the external sd as a folder in the internal sd, so you can create a folder on external sd, transfer files and make the phone think the files are still in the original folder.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1410262
With this and a 32gb sdcard anything is possible
Sent from my rooted P880
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aaron_gavin said:
i forgot to mention dark meadow.
i think this game looks lovely and runs great for me (although its 'on rails'; id liken to 'horn', movement system i think slows the games pace a little).
i know this game does not officially 'work' on our phone, but using the app 'device spoofer' form the store you can download properly without any problems (well worth a quid for an app that will let you try out free and paid games that we normally cannot get from the store due to developers choosing not to support our device, but work fine with the phones specs.).
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Dark meadow didn't even run, just tried it :thumbdown:
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sorry i should have said. i got the crash after the splash screen issue when i initially installed (after unreal logo, etc..). but searched the forum to find the work around.
what worked for me was by installing properly from the store (using 'device spoofer'), then uninstall the app. the uninstall left the sd files still on my device (Internal storage\Android\obb\com.phosphorgames.DarkMeadow....). and then installing the app again using the 'modded for any devices' apk (can find a download using google).
hope this helps.

aaron_gavin said:
sorry i should have said. i got the crash after the splash screen issue when i initially installed (after unreal logo, etc..). but searched the forum to find the work around.
what worked for me was by installing properly from the store (using 'device spoofer'), then uninstall the app. the uninstall left the sd files still on my device (Internal storage\Android\obb\com.phosphorgames.DarkMeadow....). and then installing the app again using the 'modded for any devices' apk (can find a download using google).
hope this helps.
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Ahh right. Device spoofer just gave me soft brick too! I can do without this game
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@non4 said:
Ahh right. Device spoofer just gave me soft brick too! I can do without this game
Sent from my rooted P880
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sorry for any confusion. i should have been more specific. to be honest the main appeal of the game is the way it looks and atmospheric story telling. the gameplay itself gets a bit tedious, especially if you like action or open world.

aaron_gavin said:
sorry for any confusion. i should have been more specific. to be honest the main appeal of the game is the way it looks and atmospheric story telling. the gameplay itself gets a bit tedious, especially if you like action or open world.
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I like that sort of game, just couldn't try it cos I got a brick! thanks anyway
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Poor gaming and mkv playback proformance.

Hey all,
I recently got my Butterfly S and I'm absolutely loving this phone. I think HTC nails it when it comes to UI design but there is two areas that I'm having some issues. When trying to play 3d games like Real Racing 3, Riptide GP2 and Asphalt 7(For some reason 8 isn't supported on this device) I see quite a bit of slow down. I'm wondering if there is a issue on my end or if anyone else is having similar problems? I know the SD600 and Adreno 320 should be more than capable of running these games smoothly.
My second is when it comes to playing back mkv files. I'm using MK player as my main video playback app and I'm getting a lot of slowdown and freezing. Could any recommend a method to fix this or a different player app that could alleviate this issue. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Datafiend said:
Hey all,
I recently got my Butterfly S and I'm absolutely loving this phone. I think HTC nails it when it comes to UI design but there is two areas that I'm having some issues. When trying to play 3d games like Real Racing 3, Riptide GP2 and Asphalt 7(For some reason 8 isn't supported on this device) I see quite a bit of slow down. I'm wondering if there is a issue on my end or if anyone else is having similar problems? I know the SD600 and Adreno 320 should be more than capable of running these games smoothly.
My second is when it comes to playing back mkv files. I'm using MK player as my main video playback app and I'm getting a lot of slowdown and freezing. Could any recommend a method to fix this or a different player app that could alleviate this issue. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Yeah I don't really know what's wrong... RR3 doesn't even run in 1080p unless you do the rotation trick I mentioned in the gaming thread. Blitz Brigade also crashes on me.
I believe there are some optimization issues but it's strange cuz FIFA 14 and Fast and Furious 6 seem to run fine.

Datafiend said:
Hey all,
I recently got my Butterfly S and I'm absolutely loving this phone. I think HTC nails it when it comes to UI design but there is two areas that I'm having some issues. When trying to play 3d games like Real Racing 3, Riptide GP2 and Asphalt 7(For some reason 8 isn't supported on this device) I see quite a bit of slow down. I'm wondering if there is a issue on my end or if anyone else is having similar problems? I know the SD600 and Adreno 320 should be more than capable of running these games smoothly.
My second is when it comes to playing back mkv files. I'm using MK player as my main video playback app and I'm getting a lot of slowdown and freezing. Could any recommend a method to fix this or a different player app that could alleviate this issue. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Me too! I'm currently playing GTA:Vice City on my Butterfly S and it lags a lot! My girlfriend's older Galaxy Note 2 seems to be able to play it quite well. So I'm thinking there is something inside which do not support heavy graphic games well.
None the less, I do love my Butterfly S and never regretted switching to this from my iPhone 4S.

lagging sucks
bertramgoh said:
Me too! I'm currently playing GTA:Vice City on my Butterfly S and it lags a lot! My girlfriend's older Galaxy Note 2 seems to be able to play it quite well. So I'm thinking there is something inside which do not support heavy graphic games well.
None the less, I do love my Butterfly S and never regretted switching to this from my iPhone 4S.
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Mine kinda lags too, i thought only my phone had this problem but i can see many others are having the same problem too. It should be the app itself then. Scrolling, web browsing has no problem. Mine lags in real racing 3, despicable me, n even on camera 360 app. I hope htc fixes all the problem soon.

How has your experience been with 3D Performance & Emulators?

For those of you that already have your handsets, how has your experience been with the performance of 3D games and more intensive emulators? Have there been any games that have shown noticeable choppiness or sluggishness?
Edit: I read in another thread that Real Racing is giving Snapdragon owners problems. Also - I'm a bit curious as to how PPSSPP is treating people.

I have no issues running epsxe with open gl and all setting at maximum. Playing ff9 atm. Emulators shouldn't be an issue.

I just play Asphalt 8 on my Note 4 Exynos and it gets around 60fps at max settings.

I try few 3D games in my Exynos N910C include Real Racing 3 and Death Trigger 2. So far so great. No issue.

Lodix said:
I just play Asphalt 8 on my Note 4 Exynos and it gets around 60fps at max settings.
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Could you post gamebench prints of the performance on some games?

Another gamebench video (exynos)

My device is finally here and it performs great (Exynos - C version)! But it gets warm (just warm no hot) fast and the throttle is very strong!! My Antutu after playing minion rush for 10 minutes was 35k and after a lot of gaming my GFX T-rex on-screen was 8 and off screen was 16. With the phone unused I got 25 and 37 fps for each of them. It is hot here (28C = 82F) but this throttle is too powerful! I'd rather have the phone getting hotter with better performance. Don't know if that would be possible.

The Galaxy Note 4 has a terrible 3d performance, i imagine it is because it is rendering at 1440, my HTC One M7 did far better at 1080. A few games that are jittery messes are anything GTA and also Gangstar, not impressed at all. Perhaps somebody will hack it so that it renders at a lower resolution, because really the snapdragon 805 is not up to intense 3d games at native resolution.

I have better gaming experience in Asphalt 8 with the Note 4 Exynos+1440p than with my Note 3 Qualcomm+1080p.

Lodix said:
I have better gaming experience in Asphalt 8 with the Note 4 Exynos+1440p than with my Note 3 Qualcomm+1080p.
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Yes same for me too. I really impressed with exynos gaming performance asphalt 8 is just 60 fps all the time it was like 30 or something on my quallcom note 3

tmac31 said:
Yes same for me too. I really impressed with exynos gaming performance asphalt 8 is just 60 fps all the time it was like 30 or something on my quallcom note 3
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Yeah, It surprised me. I would like to see some Gamebench of a Qualcomm Note 4.

captainbirdseye86 said:
The Galaxy Note 4 has a terrible 3d performance, i imagine it is because it is rendering at 1440, my HTC One M7 did far better at 1080. A few games that are jittery messes are anything GTA and also Gangstar, not impressed at all. Perhaps somebody will hack it so that it renders at a lower resolution, because really the snapdragon 805 is not up to intense 3d games at native resolution.
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I'm using NOMone Resolution Changer to set display to 1080p to play games. When you change the resolution everything looks wrong (big icons and etc) but the games are actually perfect but less pixels to push so better performance. If you are rooted and mind gaming performance, this is a must have.

Just curious - since this is the one thing that might make me change my mind about not rooting my phone - Does NOMone Resolution Changer know to automatically change the resolution only when a game is specifically opened? Or do you need to change the resolution first - and then start the game?

For the guy saying that GTA is stuttery.. its nothing to do with the resolution. Its all to do with heat and the Samsung DVFS voltage and frequency control.
With DVFS enabled after a few mins of GTA it slows down a little bit and starts to get stuttery because it throttles too easy and underclocks the CPU and GPU by about half.
If your rooted and disable DVFS you get the full GPU and CPU speed in games like GTA vice city and its extremely fluid.

Trinatek said:
Just curious - since this is the one thing that might make me change my mind about not rooting my phone - Does NOMone Resolution Changer know to automatically change the resolution only when a game is specifically opened? Or do you need to change the resolution first - and then start the game?
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Second option unfortunately. If you find an application that does that, please tell me. I didn't look for it though as NOMone is working great and I'm a bit afraid of messing with the resolution too much.

Just got myself an exynos note 4. Very nice phone but aside from a little touchwiz stutter, games such as real racing 3 and clash of clans stutter. My nexus 4 ran them fine. Did a quick antutu benchmark to see whats up and this is what i got without flight mode on. What do you think? Benchmarks say my phone should handle them with ease but thats not the case. Anyone with a solution?
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djunited said:
Just got myself an exynos note 4. Very nice phone but aside from a little touchwiz stutter, games such as real racing 3 and clash of clans stutter. My nexus 4 ran them fine. Did a quick antutu benchmark to see whats up and this is what i got without flight mode on. What do you think? Benchmarks say my phone should handle them with ease but thats not the case. Anyone with a solution?
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Mine can just run them fine. Try a factory reset.

Lodix said:
Mine can just run them fine. Try a factory reset.
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Factory reset on a brand new phone that just got set up?
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Probably some rogue app you got running. Reset like he said or restart. No stutter on this old games so no fix required. Emulators have been good tho getting over 30fps in a few n64 games mupen64 that have tried, dolphin still not the best speed. DraStic was made for the note line. Runs awesome with each game I have.

Has to be coc related. I read a few reviews on the play store from note 4 users who have seen this as well. Much more demanding games are running great so ill just wait on an update.
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Gaming on Atrix HD

Hi guys,
Since you already know our device is getting older and now it is being categorized among the lower-end handsets in the android community. Games on android have never been so much better. The visuals on some recent games are breathtaking. I know the device we own is not so much of a gaming one and continuous gaming can adversely eat up the battery life and heat up the phone so please don't bring this up in the discussion which will follow since everyone knows it.
I want this thread to be a gaming thread for AHD. I would like you people to discuss about some latest and graphic intensive games and their performance on our phone. I actually want to determine the real life performance and reach the upper limits of this phone. Stats and benchmarks are just numbers and real life performance can be different. I will comment on the games which I have played on my AHD and share my experience with them. I suggest you do the same. For best performance you should restart the phone before launching the game and never run any apps in the background.

The games which I have tried personally are(I'm listing all the graphics intensive games here not the ones which are like Candy Crush):
- Asphalt 8 ( A great fun racing game with some breathtaking visuals. Overall this game runs fine on AHD. Can sometimes lag a bit when running other apps in the background but overall the experience is lovely)
- Leo's Fortune ( One of the most top rated and liked games on mobile platform. The game runs without a hitch. Can sometimes stutter on levels where there is snowfall or rain but it can be tolerated. I just loved playing it on my phone)
- Dungeon Hunter ( A lovely RPG. It performed okayish when I started playing it but after few levels it just stuttered randomly at some points which I couldn't bear and so didn't play it further on the AHD)
- Plants vs Zombies 1 & 2 ( They both run great. Love playing them every now and then)
- Riptide GP 1 & 2 ( Awesome Jet ski racing games. The visuals are amazing for a game which acquires such a low space on your phone. Try them out)
- GT Racing 2 ( Runs fine for the most part. Performance can be compared to Asphalt 8)
- Real Racing 3 ( I played this game an year ago on my AHD and the performance was not so good. It is such a great game, probably the best racing game on a mobile platform right now but for me it stuttered every now and then due to which I didn't play it further on AHD. I recently asked a member here about RR3 performance in CM11 thread since he mentioned he was playing it. Maybe its gotten better I think I should try it out again)
I've played lots of other games as well but I think these are enough to get the thread going. Please share your experience as well.

- Modern Combat 5 on this phone makes it feel that its getting really old. GFX aren't great (pixilated with textures) and its laggy too, the problem was starting the game or hoping it doesnt crash while doing a very intense level. I ran this game in Blisspop 2.2 (very stable and quick btw) and was surprised that it ran that bad.
- Madden Ultimate Team Mobile (It was a huge problem to start the game even in stock it was a problem it would just freeze and reboot) Cm11 I had better luck it would crash when loading but would load the game when I was lucky enough. Playing the game was okay too, wasn't all impressed or that since its a sports game. I think the problem is when its getting alot of data from the internet for managing the ultimate team, it would just crash there. When using Cm12 and Blisspop (especially Blisspop) It loads more often than not and managing the team would still be an issue, but you must load it one step at a time and not all at once, good enough. Best tip is to restart this device and then just run it, before other apps try to run.
Mincecraft- It just runs the game as if the phone was in the mid range category and im fine with that. Cm12 and Blisspop run it much better thus a slightly better view distance seems fine before the device lags when you put the view distance higher. Cm11 and lower (including stock) just take it down a notch and it runs fine.
I could understand why its now in the lower part of the spectrum and is compared to the moto g of last year and the moto e of this year. (judging from benchmark rankings, just slight differential)
The newer devices will always have some type of edge because it processes things much better due to the chipset architecture, management, optimization etc....