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Witcher 3 PC Performance Thread
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Cannon Goose
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That looks nice! I've been using this one which is more subtle than the one you've linked but I would say that sweetfx is worth using for SMAA alone. It seems to clean up the jaggies much better than the in-game AA.
You're right, as far as I can tell adaptive vsync also works with in-game vsync turned off.
However, I noticed just now that adaptive vsync introduces some nasty tearing, unless you set the framerate cap to unlimited. But without that framerate cap the game is stuttering quite badly. So the choice seems to be between stuttering and tearing.
ussjtrunks
Member
Is there anyway to get over 30fps in cutscenes with a 970 with hairworks, seems fine in gameplay but conversations and cutscenes are 20-25fps 
Report back of you could. Waiting on my 970 to arrive today. I'd very much like to hit high settings with HBAO+ and 1080/60. Be interested to know how it hits you.
Just got a text as I'm writing this, card arriving in the next hour. So hyped!
I'm running a 970, i5 2500k, 16gb of RAM.
vsync - on
fullscreen
1920x1080 resolution
background characters - high
shadows - medium (haven't tried higher I don't have shadows high in any game anyway)
terrain - ultra
texture - ultra
water - ultra
grass - high
foliage distance - high
detail level - ultra
Everything in postproccessing is on and HBAO+.
Buttery 60fps, super smooth no drops so far just done the first 'major' side quest I guess I'd call it. Hope that helps/gets you hyped!
Soren01
Member
I will try here... Adaptive never worked well for me. Maybe my luck change using it with ingame vsync
hobblygobbly
Member
The game really heats up my gpu more so than other games but it's because it's utilizing my gpu to its maximum which is a good thing, tapping into all potential power. Getting about 50 fps which is good enough for me with highest fidelity
GameGPU have posted their benchmark article: http://gamegpu.ru/rpg/rollevye/the-witcher-3-wild-hunt-test-gpu.html
Machine translation: https://translate.google.com/transl...-witcher-3-wild-hunt-test-gpu.html&edit-text=
Machine translation: https://translate.google.com/transl...-witcher-3-wild-hunt-test-gpu.html&edit-text=
Dictator93
Member
Hey Andy, since Hairworks uses MSAA samples.. does MFAA work on it? If not, could it ever? That would be great.
Thanks for the links also.
I have the 770 2gb and a 2500 cpu.
Settings
1080p, Vsync on, 60fps cap
AA on
HBAO+ on
Hairworks off
Foliage visibility range: High
Grass density: High
Shadows: Low
Detail Level: Ultra
Textures: Ultra
DoF on
Bloom on
Light shafts on
With These Settings i get 40-50 fps (to be honest, 40 most of the time). If i lock the fps to 30 i can set the Foliage visibility range to Ultra. I go with low shadows because the most important Setting is the foliage range. The shadow Setting on low is not that bad and you can put the saved performance into the foliage range.
Even with everything on low, i get around 45 fps in the first village and 60 fps in the wild. But the pop-in is very ugly. I think i will lock the game to 40 fps with nvidia inspector.
BigTnaples
Todd Howard's Secret GAF Account
billmcdougal
Member
So I have V-Sync ON in-game, with FPS cap set to 30.
However, on my MSI 7850 to HDTV via HDMI, I have a horrible horizontal line.
The line is always in the same place, at least until the game is restarted, but I'll have to research more to verify if that even changes it.
It looks a lot like a V-sync tear, but I'm not sure if V-sync isn't working or if it's a problem with the graphics card, possibly related to the fact that I duplicate my screen to a DVI monitor as well. It does keep happening once switching to just the one screen though.
However, on my MSI 7850 to HDTV via HDMI, I have a horrible horizontal line.
The line is always in the same place, at least until the game is restarted, but I'll have to research more to verify if that even changes it.
It looks a lot like a V-sync tear, but I'm not sure if V-sync isn't working or if it's a problem with the graphics card, possibly related to the fact that I duplicate my screen to a DVI monitor as well. It does keep happening once switching to just the one screen though.
Windom Earle
Member
How good is the 30fps lock in this game? I will probably pick it up tonight. If it's smooth, I might play it on my TV with a controller and all bells and whistles.
Then again, I remember W2 being shit without a keyboard...
Then again, I remember W2 being shit without a keyboard...
Lock it yourself with MSI Afterburner and half-refresh rate vsync from the control panel. I never rely on the game to do it since doing it myself guarantees smooth results every time.
I think someone with the same issue mentioned moving the slider all the way to fullscreen to fix this.
Man, the difference between Ultra and Low isn't very big. Kind of disappointed.
So far I'm in the little village with the thugs and ultra everything with hair works and HBAO+ off, I get 30fps at 1080p AA off. This is on the following:
PhenomIIx4 @ 3.6ghz
GTX670 2GB
4GB DDR2 RAM
Guess my ancient machine lives to see another day.
So far I'm in the little village with the thugs and ultra everything with hair works and HBAO+ off, I get 30fps at 1080p AA off. This is on the following:
PhenomIIx4 @ 3.6ghz
GTX670 2GB
4GB DDR2 RAM
Guess my ancient machine lives to see another day.
I love how the beard looks with hairworks but the hair looks horrible, I wish that we could have an option just for the beard, i was playing with everything on ultra on my 980 and was getting smooth 60 frames but as soon as i steep in the woods got down to 50, had to turn down to high that foliage distance to get a smooth 60 again
billmcdougal
Member
BigTnaples
Todd Howard's Secret GAF Account
Its 100% because your screen is duplicated. Set it to one screen at a time for gaming and the line will disappear. Had the same problem for ages.
Onimusha78
Member
Anybody running to problems playing this on a normal hard drive? Wondering if I should make space on my ssd whilst I wait for this damn post man
No confirmation in this post but I have this installed to an SSD and have had zero problems.
Windom Earle
Member
Half refresh rate (without afterburner) usually gives me the best results. I'll try that.
My main reason to buy this game is the foliage. It looks that amazing. Weird reason, I know. ;p
Holy moly, dat optimization !
CPU benchmarks are impressive, no wonder my Pentium G3258 is trucking along nicely !
i7-4720HQ
GTX 980M
SSD
1080p
Graphics and Postprocessing presets on High
Chromatic Off
No AA
SSAO
Hairworks Off
Textures Ultra
Locked 60fps, except the 30fps movies
I just turned off movie Ubersampling and changed movie fps to 60, so I'll see if that changes anything.
GTX 980M
SSD
1080p
Graphics and Postprocessing presets on High
Chromatic Off
No AA
SSAO
Hairworks Off
Textures Ultra
Locked 60fps, except the 30fps movies
I just turned off movie Ubersampling and changed movie fps to 60, so I'll see if that changes anything.
I have it installed on my 4TB WD Red (5400rpm drive), and I do get occasional loading stutter similar to Watch Dogs. Haven't tried it on my SSD yet, so I don't know if the HDD is a bottleneck.
Thanks for the infor, feeling a lot more optimistic right now.
martino
Member
1024x768 in graphics options
Onimusha78
Member
I could've sworn I read something about minute long load times somewhere? If that's the case I should probably do the same
Efren is G.O.A.T.
Member
Well, I haven't played a lot yet...just gotten to the first village and so far the experience has been a very smooth one with 60fps at 1080p with everything at ultra excluding Hairworks (turned off) and my rig is:
i5-3570k at 4.1ghz
8gb ram
gtx 780 dcu2 OC edition
i5-3570k at 4.1ghz
8gb ram
gtx 780 dcu2 OC edition
GazzaScotland
Member
I know there isn't any load times while roaming but stuck it on the SSD. Booting the game and fast travel taking a couple of seconds. So good.
No way! From the moment I click Continue my 5400rpm HDD loads the game in less than 20 seconds. (White Orchard savegame)
Definitely thinking about picking up a 970 to replace my aging 670, especially if I get the game for free, since this game is the reason I'd really be upgrading. (and DiRT Rally and ProjectCARS too...)
I currently have:
i7 3770k @ 3.5
8gb RAM
GTX 670
There isn't any reason to upgrade my processor still, right? Maybe get a better cooling setup and overclock? I feel like the real bottleneck is the GPU at this point.
I currently have:
i7 3770k @ 3.5
8gb RAM
GTX 670
There isn't any reason to upgrade my processor still, right? Maybe get a better cooling setup and overclock? I feel like the real bottleneck is the GPU at this point.
Factory overclocked, yes.
UnrealEck
Member
I'm really starting to consider just being done with nVidia now. Reading benchmarks for the game, I was under the impression that Kepler was neglected and then reading around on various other forums, other people seem to have the same impression not just now but last year too.
I think I might just buy the 390x now instead of the next big Maxwell.
I've really been a bit of an nVidia fan lately too. Last AMD card I bought wasn't even by AMD, it was ATI and I haven't went to AMD because I kept thinking their drivers and general performance in games was worse. Now I'm not so sure.
This frustration might have just gave me that push I needed to take the plunge and go AMD this next round.
I think I might just buy the 390x now instead of the next big Maxwell.
I've really been a bit of an nVidia fan lately too. Last AMD card I bought wasn't even by AMD, it was ATI and I haven't went to AMD because I kept thinking their drivers and general performance in games was worse. Now I'm not so sure.
This frustration might have just gave me that push I needed to take the plunge and go AMD this next round.
I think I'm with you on this ... I'm waiting for dat 390x at a reasonable price.
Your rig will murder the console version. Mine can and I run with a Phenom.
Of course if you want the best, go for the upgrade.
I'm getting mostly a locked 60 using the in-game limiter but it drops to low 50s every now and then. It seems to happen every time I go indoors and turn the camera around.
Everything in Graphics Ultra except Shadows and Foliage Distance-High. Everything on Post-Processing on except Sharpening and Motion Blur. @1080p.
I think I'm going to turn Hairworks off to see if I can get rid of those 50s drops. The only way I can notice them is the framerate counter, but it still just bothers me. I don't really see that much of a difference anyways, come to think of it. It's not like Tomb Raider.
2500K @4.5 w/ 2X 970 FTW editions overclock removed (I thought it was stable with letting Unigine and Furmark run for like...forever, but the game's crashed on me and I've been playing Dead Rising 3 lately and it doesn't like my overclock either. I guess I'll just leave them off for these games. It wasn't even that good an overclock...)
Everything in Graphics Ultra except Shadows and Foliage Distance-High. Everything on Post-Processing on except Sharpening and Motion Blur. @1080p.
I think I'm going to turn Hairworks off to see if I can get rid of those 50s drops. The only way I can notice them is the framerate counter, but it still just bothers me. I don't really see that much of a difference anyways, come to think of it. It's not like Tomb Raider.
2500K @4.5 w/ 2X 970 FTW editions overclock removed (I thought it was stable with letting Unigine and Furmark run for like...forever, but the game's crashed on me and I've been playing Dead Rising 3 lately and it doesn't like my overclock either. I guess I'll just leave them off for these games. It wasn't even that good an overclock...)
UnrealEck
Member
You get 60 FPS on ultra with a single 780? I really find it hard to believe you.
chromatic9
Member
No need.
http://gamegpu.ru/rpg/rollevye/the-witcher-3-wild-hunt-test-gpu.html
My Pentium from 2005 could run this game.
No surprise the CPU fear over the last week is again, absolutely nothing.
-For those who can't start the game-
From this post. He deleted, renamed GOG.dll and Galazy.dll or you can put it in a backup folder.
Witcher 3 GOG thread
Ok, thanks.
Turns it into an Xbox One game, lol.
I was worried about all this downgrade malarkey also didn't like the look of the colour palette but the game looks absolutely superb. Better than I was expecting, yes.