The Steam version hasn't been touched in any meaningful way since release, so I doubt it's an actual patch, unless the Uplay version wasn't already v1.12. Probably just DLC.
-
Hey Guest. Check out your NeoGAF Wrapped 2025 results here!
Assassin's Creed Syndicate PC Performance Thread
- Thread starter Crossing Eden
- Start date
The Steam version hasn't been touched in any meaningful way since release, so I doubt it's an actual patch, unless the Uplay version wasn't already v1.12. Probably just DLC.
hmm, nothing on steam, maybe something related to uplay only?
Ive had nothing like that happen in my game and those issues sound suspiciously like GFX card issues.
Assuming you're running the latest drivers have you restarted your PC and reset and OCs on the card?
i was checking Andy's performance guide and i have to say the visual difference on environmental quality is incredibly tiny in this game, in case anything is looking for a few frames you can turn that down from ultra to very high
ultra
very high
ultra
very high
only a few flowers and bushes missing from ultra to high, something that's barely noticeable to be honest unless you have the images side by side like you have here
ultra
very high
ultra
very high
only a few flowers and bushes missing from ultra to high, something that's barely noticeable to be honest unless you have the images side by side like you have here
I heard the graphics glitches like invisible buildings and objects is caused by MFAA in the Nvidia Control Panel. Disabling it should fix it.
Krappadizzle
Member
No OC's on my card/spu at all. Computer was restarted. It's the only game that's given me issues. Card runs everything else at 1440p perfectly. Not sure what my issue is, but I'm not too disturbed as Steam refunds gave me a little relief. Artifacting is usually a sign of GPU problems, but I don't think it's the case here.
Try the MFAA trick mentioned above.
Give the game a chance. It's really feels like a return to the playful AC2 as opposed to the 'why so serious' stuff of recent years.
Krappadizzle
Member
To be honest, the series was on a short leash after the last game. I essentially quit after that and immediately requested a refund. I'll pick it up down the road. Thanks for the suggestions though.
Yeah it's just what's downloaded once you buy the free dlc in the in-game e-store
IcyRhythms
Member
When they work well, they work. But I find a lot of them end up goofy looking with mistimed or awkward transitions.
Especially in the fight clubs, where it appears like you're stomping necks so much you'd think they'd call off the fight clubs on account of all the dead bodies.
Eirulan
Member
Xeon E3 1231v3
16 GB RAM
MSI 980ti @ 1450 MHz
Targeting 60 FPS
Can't really decide which settings i should run
Either 1440p, environment ultra, Hbao+, shadows high, FXAA
Or 1080p, environment ultra, Hbao+ultra, pcss, FXAA
Both give me the desired framerate. What would you suggest?
I'm running the 1440p setting now.
I'm not happy with FXAA, but can't use Txaa because it renders weird white outlines around the chars. I tried to inject SMAA via Reshade but game crashes on startup with Reshade...
16 GB RAM
MSI 980ti @ 1450 MHz
Targeting 60 FPS
Can't really decide which settings i should run
Either 1440p, environment ultra, Hbao+, shadows high, FXAA
Or 1080p, environment ultra, Hbao+ultra, pcss, FXAA
Both give me the desired framerate. What would you suggest?
I'm running the 1440p setting now.
I'm not happy with FXAA, but can't use Txaa because it renders weird white outlines around the chars. I tried to inject SMAA via Reshade but game crashes on startup with Reshade...
The multi kill one are glorious especially with the cane and kukri
TXAA is very demanding, you should not be surprised.
dgrdsv
Member
2x TXAA should run a tad slower than 2x MSAA. I wouldn't call that very demanding.
Garuda1One
Member
1 GB update on uplay,, and where the hell is the patch notes ?..
I would, when it robs you of 15 frames. But it does significantly reduce shader aliasing which plagues this game. Unfortunately for me the blur is just too much, texture detail is too greatly affected for my liking.
Nothing on my end, are you sure this is not the day one patch ?
Did you purchased free outfits from W-Store? Those are around 1GB.
D
Deleted member 17706
Unconfirmed Member
Really good first impression for me so far. Seems like a damn quality port.
Just dropped environment and shadows down to High and kept everything else up. Looks great and runs between 40 ~ 70 FPS for me so far. The fluctuation doesn't bother me at all thanks to G-Sync.
Performance aside, this definitely seems like a much better *game* than recent Assassin Creeds, especially Unity.
Just dropped environment and shadows down to High and kept everything else up. Looks great and runs between 40 ~ 70 FPS for me so far. The fluctuation doesn't bother me at all thanks to G-Sync.
Performance aside, this definitely seems like a much better *game* than recent Assassin Creeds, especially Unity.
D
Deleted member 17706
Unconfirmed Member
Yeah, that's where G-Sync shines, really. No tearing or stuttering of the image even with fluctuating frame rates.
It doesn't really work below 30 fps, though.
SmartWaffles
Member
He has g-sync so there are no duplicated frames, the output remains consistent.
OldGangWarily
Member
It seems to be PCSS, HBAO+ and TXAA or MSAA.
TerryLee81
Member
Is there also a Steam code in the retail version or just uplay?
I'm tempted to get this, but nor sure how my 680 will handle it.
I'm tempted to get this, but nor sure how my 680 will handle it.
Just Uplay. Your 680 will run this relatively well with a mix of medium and high settings, as long as it's the 4gb version.
I seem to get a lot of hitching when panning the camera, but for the most part the game is rock solid. I have PCSS on and very high graphic settings, and had to set V-Sync On because screen tearing was really bad.
Game doesn't seem to be resource intensive - I'm running a i7 950 with slight overclock to 3.2GHz and looking at the load, it's hovering around 50%. The VRAM bar is a nice touch - turning on PCSS, and Very High preset, and I'm hitting just over 3GB VRAM used out of 8GB on my R9 390.
I'm playing 1080p BPM on my LG 55LW6500. Game is beautiful. Funny, I'm switching between Brotherhood and Syndicate and can't believe the engine has come so far. Looks really great, the shadows and shading is smooth. For those playing BPM, make sure your color range is set appropriately. I'm playing on full range with enhanced whites.
Game doesn't seem to be resource intensive - I'm running a i7 950 with slight overclock to 3.2GHz and looking at the load, it's hovering around 50%. The VRAM bar is a nice touch - turning on PCSS, and Very High preset, and I'm hitting just over 3GB VRAM used out of 8GB on my R9 390.
I'm playing 1080p BPM on my LG 55LW6500. Game is beautiful. Funny, I'm switching between Brotherhood and Syndicate and can't believe the engine has come so far. Looks really great, the shadows and shading is smooth. For those playing BPM, make sure your color range is set appropriately. I'm playing on full range with enhanced whites.
Karak
Member
Fo show. PCSS is insane at times.
I got away with moving it back with some CPu/GPU overclocking I forgot until now but that his is pretty bug.
SliChillax
Member
Gsync my friend. The greatest upgrade I have ever done to my PC.
Garuda1One
Member
well damn yes i did, never realized an outfit is around 1GB.....................
dgrdsv
Member
15 frames out of a 100? That's not demanding. Also - I find it somewhat funny that we're even talking about how demanding MSAA 2x is. Different sorts of post AA really skewed the picture there.
Ok played the game for a few hours with these settings (stock 4670K+MSI GTX 970+8GB RAM 2133MHZ, game is installed on a normal HDD)
Environment Very high
Texture Ultra
HBAO+ Ultra
Shadows High
FXAA
Performances are pretty good, i get 60fps with rare, minor dips in the mid 50s when shit gets real but nothing too distracting and i don't even have the latest drivers. Game is insanely beautiful, i'd say it probably has the best graphics around or at least the best graphics i've ever seen (didn't play Battlefront yet). I know they "changed" some things compared to Unity, but changing the lighting to have a dynamic cycle and cutting the crowds on the street (which were necessary in the French revolution setting but definitely aren't needed or missed here) to improve performances aren't exactly things that would make me scream "downgrade!". Also, thanks to new improved techniques like PCSS Ultra and HBAO+ Ultra, ambient occlusion and shadows are also better in this game compared to its predecessor. Animations don't seem to be as "buggy" and the level of detail seems more consistent, iirc Unity had insane graphics in some areas while other looked "bad" in comparison, and i haven't noticed this in ACS yet. All things considered, i wouldn't say Ubisoft downgraded anything, it's more like they "rebalanced" the available resources to achieve a few things (day-night cycle, better performances and more consistent level of detail).
Game is also pretty fun and the two main characters are very likeable, especially Evie. Might very well be the best "classic" AC game since II (IV is my favorite but that's mostly because of the caraibic open world).
Environment Very high
Texture Ultra
HBAO+ Ultra
Shadows High
FXAA
Performances are pretty good, i get 60fps with rare, minor dips in the mid 50s when shit gets real but nothing too distracting and i don't even have the latest drivers. Game is insanely beautiful, i'd say it probably has the best graphics around or at least the best graphics i've ever seen (didn't play Battlefront yet). I know they "changed" some things compared to Unity, but changing the lighting to have a dynamic cycle and cutting the crowds on the street (which were necessary in the French revolution setting but definitely aren't needed or missed here) to improve performances aren't exactly things that would make me scream "downgrade!". Also, thanks to new improved techniques like PCSS Ultra and HBAO+ Ultra, ambient occlusion and shadows are also better in this game compared to its predecessor. Animations don't seem to be as "buggy" and the level of detail seems more consistent, iirc Unity had insane graphics in some areas while other looked "bad" in comparison, and i haven't noticed this in ACS yet. All things considered, i wouldn't say Ubisoft downgraded anything, it's more like they "rebalanced" the available resources to achieve a few things (day-night cycle, better performances and more consistent level of detail).
Game is also pretty fun and the two main characters are very likeable, especially Evie. Might very well be the best "classic" AC game since II (IV is my favorite but that's mostly because of the caraibic open world).
When? I didn't get this.
Yeah, with flags. Like I'll see them at a distance, get closer, they'll disappear, and then pop in when I'm closer, very jarring. Guessing it's a low quality model from distance being replaced but it's taking forever.
Garuda1One
Member
My bad, its an outfit..
i just did the
turret mission
Is there anyway to tone down the brightness of the lighting? Looks like straight up bloom at times :/
RaySpencer
Member
Well... it doesnt run great on my PC, haha. But it is getting pretty old, and the GPU I got more recently wasnt worth the money.
i7 920 at 2.67ghz
6gb RAM
GTX 750 ti
I should probably try overclocking my CPU, its been a god damn beast for me all these years, I love it.
I should stick a couple more gigs of RAM in there, but Its like 1377 or something, which I think was the best my motherboard could take at the time (2008 or 9, I forget when I built this thing), so I think it was harder to match, so I would need to replace it all.
I think my biggest issue is this stupid 750ti, I upgraded from a 260 or 275 or 280 or something, I cant remember what I used to have, but it was amazing for years. This has basically been terrrible since I got it, haha. I should just put the money towards a real GPU.
i7 920 at 2.67ghz
6gb RAM
GTX 750 ti
I should probably try overclocking my CPU, its been a god damn beast for me all these years, I love it.
I should stick a couple more gigs of RAM in there, but Its like 1377 or something, which I think was the best my motherboard could take at the time (2008 or 9, I forget when I built this thing), so I think it was harder to match, so I would need to replace it all.
I think my biggest issue is this stupid 750ti, I upgraded from a 260 or 275 or 280 or something, I cant remember what I used to have, but it was amazing for years. This has basically been terrrible since I got it, haha. I should just put the money towards a real GPU.
TerryLee81
Member
Thx. Yeah it's the 4gb version. I think I'll give it a try.
Probably has high amounts of input lag like most 30fps capped games on PC.
My whites are really overblown - e.g. the menu screen where it shows Evie or Jacob's face. In the game it's not unplayable, but it keeps making me think something is not set quite right - though every other game is fine of course.
Also in the graphics menus even low preset says it is using more than 4GB of VRAM - really odd. Maybe an SLI quirk., Performance is 50-60 fps and totally acceptable and playable, and am loving the game!
970 SLI
4790K
I just wished it didn't involve getting a new monitor, i bought a Dell monitor recently :-(
Here are the settings I would recommend you :
High environment
High textures
Medium shadows
SSAO
FXAA
With that you should get pretty close to 50-60fps.
chromatic9
Member
Did some 60fps testing on my GTX 970 1480mhz i7 930 3.8ghz 6gb of RAM 1600mhz
Setting shadows to high, with HBAO+, FXAA, Ultra environment and textures at highest setting gives good 60fps performance at 1920x1080. The areas I tried are Westminster and White Chapel, fighting lots of enemies and doing the Big Ben fuse mission. Most times it's 65fps-70+ and lowest points are 60.5-61fps. Looked very good still and only living without PCSS if you like 60fps gameplay
Setting HBAO to ultra and using PCSS drops the frames to around 40-60fps with PCSS shadows being the killer.
I'll often play at much higher resolutions, downsample and cap at 30fps
edit. forgot to mention, thanks to Andy B for a great guide at Nvidia, you can see the cost of various settings there.
Setting shadows to high, with HBAO+, FXAA, Ultra environment and textures at highest setting gives good 60fps performance at 1920x1080. The areas I tried are Westminster and White Chapel, fighting lots of enemies and doing the Big Ben fuse mission. Most times it's 65fps-70+ and lowest points are 60.5-61fps. Looked very good still and only living without PCSS if you like 60fps gameplay
Setting HBAO to ultra and using PCSS drops the frames to around 40-60fps with PCSS shadows being the killer.
I'll often play at much higher resolutions, downsample and cap at 30fps
edit. forgot to mention, thanks to Andy B for a great guide at Nvidia, you can see the cost of various settings there.
Garrett Hawke
Member
It doesn't seem to have very good motion blur. Like Arkham Knight (lol) works fine at 30fps because it has a really good motion blur implementation but both this and Unity seem to lack it.