Dragon Age: Inquisition PC performance thread
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I have a 4790k @4.6, a 980 @1450 running windows 8.1, no AA @ 1080p, and I get sub-60 fps in crowded environments and other random places. Everything on ultra except tesselation... I can't imagine what it would be like with 125% scaling, on a 970..
Game performance is much better post patch - just me or anyone else experiencing that? Getting a solid 50-60FPS on nearly all ultra at 1920x1080 on my 980m/i7-4810MQ.
Still would like to get a solid 60. Anyone know if I should lower tesselation or is the trade-off huge? Already turned down HBAO a notch but don't want to sacrifice too much.
Still would like to get a solid 60. Anyone know if I should lower tesselation or is the trade-off huge? Already turned down HBAO a notch but don't want to sacrifice too much.
Tessellation difference between utlra and high is only noticeable if you angle the camera on a rock face/wall.
In other words, it isn't, if you ar elookign for 60 FPS.
Shadows on high vs ultra is a noticeable drop in quality (shadows are less soft), but it's also a nice jump in performance.
ISee
Member
Look for yourself, original uploads in 2400x1350. Those are considered more demanding areas I think, but please correct me if I am wrong.
Granted It drops down to 46 fps especially when turning the camera very fast and abrubt. Maybe I was a bit to optimistic with my 50-60 fps forecast, as I am not playing with my onscreen tool on after some testing. Still in most parts/areas it runs with 60 fps.
The ground is also tesselated. The setting pushes the distance the effect begins to be applied. I found it to be crucial to a sustained, high framerate...
Drama Zed Nod
Member
My game just crashed after 30 mins with the driver crash error after the hotfix. It usually takes about 8-9 hours of play for that to happen. Not a good sign : (
I was getting the same kind of chuggy stuttering in game as i usually get in the cut scenes( well before using -GameTime.MaxSimFps 60 -GameTime.ForceSimRate 60+)
I don't see mass hysteria surrounding this so i'm assuming its just me. Was someone saying last nights windows 7 updates had some effect too?
I was getting the same kind of chuggy stuttering in game as i usually get in the cut scenes( well before using -GameTime.MaxSimFps 60 -GameTime.ForceSimRate 60+)
I don't see mass hysteria surrounding this so i'm assuming its just me. Was someone saying last nights windows 7 updates had some effect too?
Barrow Roll
Member
BTW, if you're not using the command line to unlock the frame rate in cutscenes then you should use Ultra Post Processing. The DOF looks way better on Ultra vs High and since it's only in cutscenes you shouldn't get any performance hit in gameplay.
MasterOfPastures
Banned
Nothing helped so far, so I backed up my saves and uninstalled the game from my SSD. I'll wait for a flurry of official (or unofficial) patches before trying the game again. Alien Isolation needs to be finished now.
ItsTheNew
I believe any game made before 1997 is "essentially cave man art."
1: I installed windows 8.1 and the game is running damn near 60 all the time with everything maxed out (no msaa)
2: how do I check to see if I got the patch + hotfix? Is there any fairly obvious graphic artifacts or?
2: how do I check to see if I got the patch + hotfix? Is there any fairly obvious graphic artifacts or?
Barrow Roll
Member
Change the Mesh Quality setting to Low or Medium. You should see a noticeable drop is overall geometry quality. Apparently it was always set to Ultra before no matter what setting you used.
The Shogun
Banned
My game seems to look noticeably worse graphically every since the patch and hotfix. I just ran a scan through Origin on repair files just in case something is messed up but has anyone else noticed this? Its mostly objects like wheels, chairs, tables, curtains etc. Its like very very low res textures for some reason.
if you have any command line parameters, try removing them all
In order to achieve a rock solid 60fps @ 1080p at absolutely all times during gameplay (so far) I had to lower tessellation, shadows and effects from ultra to high in addition to disabling MSAA from the start. I initially thought Redcliffe Village was as bad as it was going to get, but unfortunately it did get worse as I unlocked new areas. There are places in the game that are as demanding as Redcliffe Village, except in those you also get to fight, so you'll need the extra horse power to handle all of the particle effects on top of everything else that's being rendered in the background. I'd say shoot for 75-80% maximum GPU load at Redcliffe if you're aiming for an unflinching 60fps throughout the rest of the game.
FYI, I'm on an i7 5820K/GTX 980, both overcloked.
Slackbladder
Member
I generally like the look of the game but something really annoys me. Well teo things actually.
The pop-up can be quite bad and I really should'nt have an issue with a 3GB 780.
The other annoying thing is the grass. Why do I always see squares or lines or htches or whatever?
Example.
This is at Ultra settings too. What causes it and can it be fixed? Or is it just my TV?
The pop-up can be quite bad and I really should'nt have an issue with a 3GB 780.
The other annoying thing is the grass. Why do I always see squares or lines or htches or whatever?
Example.
This is at Ultra settings too. What causes it and can it be fixed? Or is it just my TV?
Not sure what's wrong in your picture?
I got this grass issue when I was testing Ultra settings. I'm not sure if its there on High settings (I started a new playthrough with the patch and haven't gotten to a grass-heavy area yet). Nothing I tried was able to get rid of it. I too am hoping for advice... I'm playing on a 24" monitor so its not your TV.
Fully patched game here with up to date amd/mantle drivers. My system is quite able to run current games, but after the patch/hotfix, I get frequent drops to desktop.
Typically buggy, prematurely released bioware game.
Have you tried turning the ambient occlusion off? That might be what you're seeing..
robgrab
Member
For those of you having problems updating their drivers apparently it's related to a recent Microsoft update (KB3004394).
http://www.anandtech.com/show/8782/win7-driver-issues-microsoft-amd-recommend-uninstalling-kb3004394
https://support.microsoft.com/kb/3004394
http://www.anandtech.com/show/8782/win7-driver-issues-microsoft-amd-recommend-uninstalling-kb3004394
https://support.microsoft.com/kb/3004394
Dick Justice
Banned
Did they screw up sound settings with the latest patch? Running on Win 8.1, even with loudness equalization enabled, the combat sound effects are ridiculously loud compared with just about everything else in the game. Didn't have this issue pre-patch/Win 7.
GungHo
Single-handedly caused Exxon-Mobil to sue FOX, start World War 3
Interesting, no I haven't tried that and don't really want to. The game is too gorgeous with HBAO and HBAO+. Hopefully that's not the cause of the grid-like pattern on grass...
exmachina64
Banned
I felt like I had that issue pre-patch.
Slackbladder
Member
My feeling is it's just a flaw in the graphics and there's not much, if abythiing that can be done.
When there's a lot of grass together they kind of form a pattern on screen, like looking at the weave of a carpet. I don't think it's a glitch as such. And I'm sure some people are more sensitive to this than others. I'm also playing on a 55" screen so maybe it's amplifying it.
It's probably the engine, honestly.
It's been like that from day one. I made a comment about it in the OT a while ago. That's just the way they've mixed the audio - your own personal spell effects are much louder than anything else.
martino
Member
this game get crazy performance since launch with new amd driver and patch
with my 7870xt crossfire i go from 1080p high at 40-45 2xmsaa to now 60 90% of the time with ultra settings.
Game stays over 50 fps with 4x msaa
huge improvment (it's shame i already finish my main caracter and play less now)
with my 7870xt crossfire i go from 1080p high at 40-45 2xmsaa to now 60 90% of the time with ultra settings.
Game stays over 50 fps with 4x msaa
huge improvment (it's shame i already finish my main caracter and play less now)
texhnolyze
Banned
Everything is reset to default settings post patch. Sound effects are ridiculously loud, indeed. I always set it to 50% while the rest at 100%.
I just tried with the current version (after hotfix) and FRAPS works fine. I play in borderless, not sure if that matters
Dick Justice
Banned
I didn't change any sound settings pre-patch (except to switch from home theatre to tv), and there was never a huge disparity between combat sounds and every other sound.
Yeah, that's what he is saying. If you leave all the sliders at the same level then the combat effects will be much louder than everything else. You can manually lower the volume in the sound settings.
texhnolyze
Banned
Weird, it's always been like this for me. I set it to 50% day 1.
Very odd... it just will not work anymore for me. Not sure why.
Drama Zed Nod
Member
All issues i had post hotfix are gone.
Things i did:
Removed the 60fps command lines to remove cut scene stuttering (the cut scenes no longer really seem to stutter for me at all now even with the commands removed)
Installed the additional windows 7 update today. Not sure if this made a difference but i know one of the updates on Tuesday played havoc with GPU drivers.
Things i did:
Removed the 60fps command lines to remove cut scene stuttering (the cut scenes no longer really seem to stutter for me at all now even with the commands removed)
Installed the additional windows 7 update today. Not sure if this made a difference but i know one of the updates on Tuesday played havoc with GPU drivers.
ItsTheNew
I believe any game made before 1997 is "essentially cave man art."
I took a couple of side by side screenshots and there doesn't seem to be a big difference (if any)...is there any other way to check for version?
Would it lock me out of MP if I didn't have the latest hotfix and patch?
Barrow Roll
Member
That's definitely caused by HBAO, it looks like shit in this game. Use SSAO or HBAO Full. I get that exact same thing when using HBAO. It flickers and looks terrible.
Try it again in the Hinterlands or an area with dense foliage, it should be pretty noticeable on the trees.
I'll be damned, I'll have to give this a try next time I play.
Dalibor_San
Member
Hmm, thats not good. Its a pity I have to start fiddling with the settings to not to get a damned headache. Maybe I'll wait till some DLC land and maybe these things will be taken care of too.
KCroxtonJr
Member
Yep, I had it set to HBAO and saw this same thing, changed it to HBAO Full and it completely went away.
thanks for the confirmation, I was not aware of this
What would you guess the performance impact of HBAO Full is?
Curious about this as well even though I don't really want to hear it -_-
I'm getting a 980 this week so maybe that will soften the blow.
daninthemix
Member
OK, so I finally fired this bad boy up. Immediately noticed the stuttering in cutscenes, then as soon as I had control it was a smooth 60fps.
What's the best way to smooth out the cutscenes? So much has been written I can't even remember the supposed fixes. Is one of them to disable mouse smoothing? I'm using a gamepad, but the mouse is still active. You disable it by taking it all the way to the right, if I recall?
What's the best way to smooth out the cutscenes? So much has been written I can't even remember the supposed fixes. Is one of them to disable mouse smoothing? I'm using a gamepad, but the mouse is still active. You disable it by taking it all the way to the right, if I recall?