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[Parsnip]

Ran a few benches and here's what I'm going with.
From display menu I have 1080p, no msaa obviously.
From graphics menu I took everything to max and then dropped shadow quality down by one and contact hardening shadow and volumetric lighting ON instead of ultra.

Plus motion blur and dof off, because I don't like them in games, no idea what kind of impact they have on the overall performance.

gtx1070
i5-4670K (no OC)

 

[DownWithTheShip]

When compatibility with Directx 12 is patched in will it improve performance with AMD cards?

 

[Hedonism Bot]

Is GSync working for anyone? Even when it said 60fps it felt off, and turns out it's not using Gsync for some reason.

Also, an ultrawide question. For the 3440x1440 users out there, are you getting the weird small black bars either side? Like, the game is -ALMOST- full screen, but not quite?

 

[BoosterDuck]

Is GSync working for anyone? Even when it said 60fps it felt off, and turns out it's not using Gsync for some reason.

make sure you have exclusive fullscreen set in the options

 

[Cannon Goose]

i5 4690K @ 3.50GHz
GTX 970 4GB
8GB RAM

This is what I'm getting on the High preset @ 1920x1080, vsync off:


What graphic option is making the performance so bad?

Out of curiousity, I tried the benchmark with everything but the resolution set to the lowest they could possibly go in the menu and these were the results:



I don't think I'll be able to run this game at 60FPS. :/

Same specs except I have 16GB of RAM and I'm seeing very similar performance in this benchmark. The only difference is that I'm running it at 1440p, so I'm not sure what's going on there. Even the lowest settings only runs at like 45 fps max during the benchmark, so hopefully the actual game runs much better.

Edit:

Is GSync working for anyone? Even when it said 60fps it felt off, and turns out it's not using Gsync for some reason.

Also, an ultrawide question. For the 3440x1440 users out there, are you getting the weird small black bars either side? Like, the game is -ALMOST- full screen, but not quite?

G-sync appears to be working fine for me in both fullscreen (borderless windowed) and exclusive fullscreen modes.

 

[mike6467]

Running into this with a 3770k @4.2Ghz, 980Ti @1390mhz and 16GB Ram. Will report back, hoping for the best, already refunded NMS, but Human Revolution was a huge favorite of mine, so I'll likely tolerate a lot more.

In any case, huzzah for Steam refunds.

 

[jonno394]

Ran a few benches and here's what I'm going with.
From display menu I have 1080p, no msaa obviously.
From graphics menu I took everything to max and then dropped shadow quality down by one and contact hardening shadow and volumetric lighting ON instead of ultra.

Plus motion blur and dof off, because I don't like them in games, no idea what kind of impact they have on the overall performance

gtx1070
i5-4670K (no OC)

I have an OCd 4670k and a 1060. Will likely try to mirror these settings and hope for an average of 60fps!

 

[Lister]

When compatibility with Directx 12 is patched in will it improve performance with AMD cards?

I'd wager yes, but who knows.

 

[Gemüsepizza]

When compatibility with Directx 12 is patched in will it improve performance with AMD cards?

Possibly.

Is GSync working for anyone? Even when it said 60fps it felt off, and turns out it's not using Gsync for some reason.

Also, an ultrawide question. For the 3440x1440 users out there, are you getting the weird small black bars either side? Like, the game is -ALMOST- full screen, but not quite?

Did you enable "Exclusive Fullscreen" in the options menu? Because if you don't, the game basically runs in window mode without borders, and G-Sync doesn't work if you did not enable it to run also while windowed.

 

[deoee]

same with me

Tried several times now, turned all settings down etc..

anyone can help out here? :/

 

[BigTnaples]

I'm starting to think some people have an agenda in these types of threads.

I mean really? Unplayable? The console versions must be trash then.

Agenda? Really? No. I've been waiting all this time and bought it on PC to play it on PC. But this is starting to get pretty frustrating.


HD is running great to okay at 4K, but then crashes, then runs shitty at 1080p, but is stable.


(Was getting 27-45 FPS at 4K and I am getting 20FPS at 1080p)

 

[NIN90]

Running fine on my 970 @ 1080p for what it's worth. 70+ FPS in the starting area on mostly high to very high settings with MSAA turned off.

 

[bathsalts]

Hope there's a work around for mouse acceleration by the time I get home, sounds like solid port so far if you have some basic understanding of the settings.

 

[DOT DASH DOT]

http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/graphics/2016/08/23/deus-ex-mankind-divided-benchmarked/5

Smashing up cards at 4K, guess I'll be tweaking for a 4K 30fps then.

 

[MikeSan]

Gained 10 FPS just by changing both volumetric lights and contact shadows to on rather than max.

Now I almost have a solid 60 in minimum and 60 on average.

 

[Easy_D]

So watched a few minutes of a stream and it looks really solid for the most part, is this gonna be like Rise of the Tomb Raider where the benchmark is abysmal as fuck while the actual game runs fine? In game it doesnt' drop below 40 for me but the benchmark drops to 22 (and it doesn't load assets in time either)

Yes. Up to 8x!
Great stuff.

Well that's great for the future, for sure.

 

[Hedonism Bot]

Possibly.



Did you enable "Exclusive Fullscreen" in the options menu? Because if you don't, the game basically runs in window mode without borders, and G-Sync doesn't work if you did not enable it to run also while windowed.

Hahaha, completely missed that option! Thank you. Is it weird that Deus Ex has borderless windowed listed as fullscreen?

 

[Intheflorsh]

The game is running shockingly well on my 660ti at medium/high settings. I am playing at 1600x900 though.

 

[johnnydrama]

I disabled Volumetric Lighting and it's a solid 60 at 1440p. I've got a 980Ti. Shadows at medium too. Need dat locked 60.

 

[OnionPowder]

Looks like I'll be playing on High variant as I want at least 90FPS average. GTX 1080 here.

Yes. Up to 8x!
Great stuff.

Love it. Gonna be a game that will be awesome to come back to in 4-5 years when you can really crank that shit up.

 

[Lister]

Agenda? Really? No. I've been waiting all this time and bought it on PC to play it on PC. But this is starting to get pretty frustrating.


HD is running great at 4K, but then crashes, then runs shitty at 1080p, but is stable.

People ar eplaying at 4K. I hope you can resolve your issues though. At the same time though bringing up two consoles that will never run this or any other game at 4K at all as alternatives seems trange.

 

[Qassim]

People should really stop pushing PC gaming as simply faster consoles. People don't understand and refuse to understand that:

A) Some settings are genuinely expensive and for good reason
B) You don't need to use those settings, turn them down/off
C) Max/high/ultra/whatever are arbitary labels. You're not entitled to x performance at y 'label'.

We're going to end up with good studios like Nixxes backing away from including all these nice, sometimes currently unreachable settings and that's a bad thing.

 

[ISee]

Is there a way to keep the sharpening filter, but make it less aggressive?

 

[CrichtonKicks]

I think people should just play the game and adjust settings as needed instead of obsessing over the benchmark tool. It sounds like either the benchmark tool is bugged or it is totally not indicative of performance in the game itself.

 

[Easy_D]

I think people should just play the game and adjust settings as needed instead of obsessing over the benchmark tool. It sounds like either the benchmark tool is bugged or it is totally not indicative of performance in the game itself.

Well the benchmark might do more than the actual game, you're bound to get worst case scenario numbers. The RE5 benchmark ran shoddily for me while the actual game ran at a completely locked 60 back in the day

 

[mxgt]

People should really stop pushing PC gaming as simply faster consoles. People don't understand and refuse to understand that:

A) Some settings are genuinely expensive and for good reason
B) You don't need to use those settings, turn them down/off
C) Max/high/ultra/whatever are arbitary labels. You're not entitled to x performance at y 'label'.

We're going to end up with good studios like Nixxes backing away from including all these nice, sometimes currently unreachable settings and that's a bad thing.

Yup

 

[letaros]

Potato (i3 3220, 8GB RAM, 970) impressions coming soon. Installing it from DVDs.

 

[d00d3n]

As expected - 25fps saved by dropping volumetric lights to on rather than Ultra

This improves the frame rate in the benchmark by 5-8% for me.

 

[Xyber]

Just finished the prologue mission. Apart from some lower fps (saw it drop to about 55fps at one point) at the very last bit with the sandstorm it ran pretty good with most settings maxed. Had turned down volumetric lighting and contact hardened shadows 1 step I think. No MSAA.

Using an overclocked 1080 and i7 4770K@4.4GHz.

One complaint I have is that the mouse sensitivity doesn't go as low as I want it. Even at 0% it's still too high and I have to lower my DPI on the mouse, which makes using the mouse in menus too slow instead. Pretty much all other games are fine at around 5-10%, so it's annoying that this one isn't.

 

[FtsH]

People should really stop pushing PC gaming as simply faster consoles. People don't understand and refuse to understand that:

A) Some settings are genuinely expensive and for good reason
B) You don't need to use those settings, turn them down/off
C) Max/high/ultra/whatever are arbitary labels. You're not entitled to x performance at y 'label'.

We're going to end up with good studios like Nixxes backing away from including all these nice, sometimes currently unreachable settings and that's a bad thing.

This message should be included in every PC game's disclaimer.

 

[blackMamba1187]

I5 2500k OCed to 4.6ghz with SLI 980gtx. Getting 90-144fps with all settings maxed and msaa disabled.

Nice. I have same specs. Can't wait to get home.

 

[x3sphere]

Pascal Titan X @ 1900 mhz

This is 4K res -

Ultra - 34fps avg
Very High - 37 fps avg
High - 41.7 fps avg

I was expecting better performance on high. I might just lock to 30 and play at ultra

 

[JohngPR]

Agenda? Really? No. I've been waiting all this time and bought it on PC to play it on PC. But this is starting to get pretty frustrating.


HD is running great to okay at 4K, but then crashes, then runs shitty at 1080p, but is stable.


(Was getting 27-45 FPS at 4K and I am getting 20FPS at 1080p)

What settings do you have on/off? What system do you have?

Simply saying the game is unplayable without any of that information offered simply sounds like you're complaining for the sake of it, no offense.

 

[BigTnaples]

People ar eplaying at 4K. I hope you can resolve your issues though. At the same time though bringing up two consoles that will never run this or any other game at 4K at all as alternatives seems trange.

Well disabling SLI seems to give me solid FPS at 1080p in the benchmark. We'll see how it does in game.

What settings do you have on/off? What system do you have?

Simply saying the game is unplayable without any of that information offered simply sounds like you're complaining for the sake of it, no offense.

I've posted my settings and my rig several times in this thread and the OT...


But here again I will post for you.

I7 3770k
970 FTW SLI
16GB
W10

MSAA off, CHS off, sharpening off, textures high, all else on very high/on.

 

[GrantDaNasty]

People should really stop pushing PC gaming as simply faster consoles. People don't understand and refuse to understand that:

A) Some settings are genuinely expensive and for good reason
B) You don't need to use those settings, turn them down/off
C) Max/high/ultra/whatever are arbitary labels. You're not entitled to x performance at y 'label'.

We're going to end up with good studios like Nixxes backing away from including all these nice, sometimes currently unreachable settings and that's a bad thing.

Agreed.

Again, sounds like maybe the MSAA is super-taxing.

 

[Burgess_101]

Well I guess I won't be playing today, crashes on start up. I work in IT all day, I don't want to come home and fix shit any more. I refuse to.

Specs are as follows:
i7 2700k
R9 390x
16GB RAM

 

[Kenzodielocke]

Again, got 60fps most of the time in the first mission, biggest drop was 55.

i5 6600k
GTX 970
16GB RAM
Installed on an SSD, loading times are 3-5 seconds upon death.

These are my settings (high preset, no msaa, ca and sharpening off, sorry it's german, doesn't change to english even though the game is)

Haven't messed around with the Benchmark tool.

Have you guys tried exclusive fullscreen?

 

[Agent_4Seven]

Well, I haven't played the game yet but managed to set everything up for almost constant 60 FPS in 1080 with only 55 FPS minimum, so that's good I guess =)

Adding +300 MHz to memory has zero impact in busting performance so I ended up with +102.

1440p is playable (40 FPS min with the mix of On, High and Very Hign settings) but for me it's constant 60 FPS or nothing, so when I buy second Strix 1070 OC next year I'll switch to 1440p.

My Rig:

8.1 Pro
4790K @4.0 GHz
16 GB RAM
Strix 1070 OC

 

[jorimt]

OS: Windows 10 64-bit (Anniversary Update)
Nvidia Driver: 372.54
Display: Acer Predator XB271HU
Motherboard: ASRock Z87 Extreme4
Power Supply: EVGA SuperNOVA 750W G2
CPU: i7-4770k @4.2GHz
Heatsink: Hyper 212 Evo w/2x Noctua NF-F12 Fans
GPU: GIGABYTE GTX 980 Ti G1 Gaming 6GB
RAM: 16GB G.SKILL Sniper DDR3 @1866MHz
SSD (OS): 256GB Samsung 850 Pro
HDD (Games): 5TB Western Digital Black 7200 RPM/128MB Cache

Only in the intro, 1440p, TAA, maxed settings (but for motion blur and sharpening disabled). Getting an average of 50's so far. Lowest sustained average I've seen is low 40's, saw a drop to 38 at one point; thank goodness for G-Sync. The game is super demanding; 1080 Ti (or whatever it ends up being called) can't come soon enough Obviously, the contact hardening shadows and volumetric lighting (as well as MSAA, but that's a big duh) are killer on the framerate. I'm not even going to bother adjusting settings until I reach the main hub. I have no doubt there will be visual elements in play that aren't present in the intro; parallax occlusion mapping seems to have little to no performance hit in the intro, and I'm sure it will once I hit a cobbled street or such.

Pleasantly surprised by the visuals though; even recent PS4 footage looked terrible.

 

[masterkajo]

So I am downloading at the moment. What can I expect with my rather dated hardware

i5-2500k
GTX680 2GB
8GB RAM

 

[Buburibon]

Lol, this may have been a bit premature. Using the benchmark in the extras menu, I get avg 39.4, min 32.3 and max 47.8 using the same settings. The benchmark area seems a bit more representative of hub Deus Ex ...

That benchmark is great. I wish more games featured "worst case scenario" benchmarks that give me a pretty good idea of what to expect in terms of performance, and allow me to pick my settings once and forget about it.

In any case, I think I'm going with 1440p60, no MSAA, contact hardening shadows, volumetric lights and screen-space reflections set to "on" instead of "ultra." Everything else at maximum.

5820K @ 4.5Ghz
Titan XP @ 1911Mhz
32GB

 

[Durante]

Running fine on my 970 @ 1080p for what it's worth. 70+ FPS in the starting area on mostly high to very high settings with MSAA turned off.

The game is running shockingly well on my 660ti at medium/high settings. I am playing at 1600x900 though.

Hey, that sounds like a well-performing game!

People should really stop pushing PC gaming as faster consoles. People don't understand and refuse to understand that:

A) Some settings are genuinely expensive and for good reason
B) You don't need to use those settings, turn them down/off
C) Max/high/ultra/whatever are arbitary labels. You're not entitled to x performance at y 'label'.

We're going to end up with good studios like Nixxes backing away from including all these nice, sometimes currently unreachable settings and that's a bad thing.

Exactly. All of that. Every single point.

 

[d00d3n]

Is GSync working for anyone? Even when it said 60fps it felt off, and turns out it's not using Gsync for some reason.

Also, an ultrawide question. For the 3440x1440 users out there, are you getting the weird small black bars either side? Like, the game is -ALMOST- full screen, but not quite?

Uses gsync for me. How are you checking that gsync isn't used? In my experience, the information in the display settings (accessible from buttons on the display) can erroneously state that gsync isn't used sometimes.

 

[Parsnip]

If you want to skip the launcher, -nolauncher launch option works.

Worth adding it to OP JaseC?

 

[Laurentius]

TlvFC

 

[GurgleBot20]

Are there any AA options other than MSAA? (What exactly is temporal AA)?

 

[dgrdsv]

I'm sorry for people that legitimately come for help, but the repercussions of outrage culture on the settings available in games affect my enjoyment of them.

If me being smug can reduce that even slightly then you bet I will be.

Well, most likely a lot of those people are using settings inappropriate for their hardware.

The obvious problem here is that the game doesn't look anywhere close to the level of performance it is outputting. And this can be a valid point for concerns on the renderer optimization.

I'm all for complex settings which are unplayable on current h/w IF these settings actually provide something which is advancing the graphics beyond what's possible right now. I don't see anything like this in DXMD @ Ultra.

 

[Dec]

The game is running great for me, about to finish Dubai. Mouse acceleration is the only issue I'm having. I'm on high with a 970, i7 860 and 6Gb RAM.

When I first started my mouse sensitivity was out of control even at 0% in-game and 800 DPI. As soon as I unplugged my Steam Controller everything worked great, might be the case with other controllers as well, so if you have a controller plugged in even though you're using KBM and having crazy high mouse sensitivity, try unplugging the controller.

 

[zXe]

Getting a pretty solid 60fps on High preset with CA off on my 970, i5-6600k and 8GB RAM

Great to hear! =)

 

[Durante]

Are there any AA options other than MSAA? (What exactly is temporal AA)?

Temporal AA accumulates multiple samples over several rendered frames, and uses those to try and reduce aliasing. Well implemented, it results in really good edge quality, with some artifacts during movement (though those can be minimized).

It's probably the best price/performance AA method currently available.