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The Witcher 2: Performance Thread [Enhanced Edition Patch - New content & 100+ fixes]
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So I debated a lot about pre-ordering this game, but I gave in in the end. When it finally released I was enamored with Spacechem. I also have a low/mid-range system (4850 512MB, E8400 C2D) so I decided to wait for new drivers / 1.1 patch, as I would need whatever performance help I can get. I was excited to start the game yesterday, and then deflated when I noticed that Steam had to download 9 GB for the patch. Now I'm reading that gamepad support is half-broken. Argh!
Minsc
Gold Member
So embarrassingly it seems my performance issues were due to something totally random. Reverting back to 1.0 didn't fix them, but rebooting did. Go figure. I clued in to it when I was getting 30fps in Risen instead of 60 as well.
So now I'm back at 1.0, my analog sticks work, and I have a much more comfortable framerate again. I guess I just won't update until 1.3 when the gamepads are rumored to be fixed.
On the plus side, I can compare screens against those posted earlier and see if the LOD/object disappearing problems brought in 1.1 are a placebo or not!
So now I'm back at 1.0, my analog sticks work, and I have a much more comfortable framerate again. I guess I just won't update until 1.3 when the gamepads are rumored to be fixed.
On the plus side, I can compare screens against those posted earlier and see if the LOD/object disappearing problems brought in 1.1 are a placebo or not!
yankeehater
Member
So I am hoping that someone here can help me. I got this game last night and when I installed it the performance test said I was recommended to play on medium. I was hoping my specs would be good enough to play on a higher setting, I also dont see anyway to change the settings after I start the game up, is there anyway to change the settings now that I have started on medium?
My PC's specs are:
Intel Core i7-2600K (8MB Cache) Overclocked Turbo Boost to 4.1GHz
8GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1333MHz
Dual 1GB GDDR5 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 SLI Enabled
1TB SATA 3Gb/s (7,200RPM) 32MB Cache
My PC's specs are:
Intel Core i7-2600K (8MB Cache) Overclocked Turbo Boost to 4.1GHz
8GB Dual Channel DDR3 at 1333MHz
Dual 1GB GDDR5 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 SLI Enabled
1TB SATA 3Gb/s (7,200RPM) 32MB Cache
Had it set to high pre AMD Hotfix. They must have broken something, but I can't notice a single difference between high texture that I have now and the very high I used to use. What's weird is that using anything lower than high makes my framerate worse.gdt5016 said:
yankeehater
Member
Solo said:
Thanks man, I will try that tonight. I was really impressed by how the game looked on medium, so I cant wait to see it on a higher setting.
LiquidMetal14
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You're right, it hovers just below 60 most of the time but gets up to 80. Not sure what others are getting but eh lolknitoe said:Yes. CF 6970.
Sorry, but there's no way you are getting >70 fps @ 1080p with just a 6950. My CF 6970 only gets me ~80fps which is almost double after the hotfix.
11.5b hotfix:
PM'd you.Fallout-NL said:
LiquidMetal14
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Incase some missed this.3chopl0x said:
M.D said:
I use MSI Afterburner for stuff like GPU temp, usage, etc. Im not sure if it does FPS.
MSI Afterburner also keeps a graph of your usage/temp/etc outside of the game so you dont necessarily need the on screen display. You can just alt-tab out and view the jumps in usage/temp.
Its also a good program for overclocking and automatically adjusting fan speed based on GPU temp if any of that interests you.
For FPS, I use Radeon Pro but FRAPS is probably the most popular.
LiquidMetal14
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You can't just run it from a shortcut or direct launch it minus steam?Truant said:
nelsonroyale
Member
gdt5016 said:
Its not as bad if you just take what they give you straight, but if you try and get optimal performance using tweeks etc (ie start fiddling), all sorts of problems can crop up...its the double edged sword of the PC customizablity....
I personally, will game on the PC to get my graphical fix mainly until the release of the next gen systems, then that will do me for graphics again...
I will still be doing much more gaming on PS3 than PC though, and the graphics on that system are still impressing me to no end...Infamous 2 is just round the corner and looks damn amazing
mescalineeyes
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Your PC must be trash if you think anything on PS3 looks amazing.
I just saw this on the gog forums:
Just tried it myself, and unless I'm imagining things, definitely looks like it's enabled (slighty more fuzzy) yet still gives me decent FPS. Can anyone explain how this magic works? thought the options settings just changes your ini file.
LiquidMetal14
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Really now? There are some amazing technical showcases considering the age of the HW within the consoles.mescalineeyes said:
The Witcher 2 pretty much stands above every game ever in visuals for me.
REALLY? Trying this now. Back in 10.Nezabyte said:
LiquidMetal14
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I am, 2 minutes.Salaadin said:
I DO NOT have uber enabled but in the ini edited it to a 1. If I have to enable then someone let me know.
LiquidMetal14
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This first shot I forgot to turn on the FR monitor but I got 69fps with uber set to 1 BUT I did not turn it on via the config tool.
And with uber set to 0. If I'm doing this wrong, I would like to know. The FR is slightly different but it may be due to the slight camera positioning.
I will retry it with a different scene if I can get confirmation of this actually working. I did not take a huge FR hit or flux though.
Maybe manually enabling it in the config will work? And sorry as these shots aren't exactly the best representation of a difference so I will try another scene.
And with uber set to 0. If I'm doing this wrong, I would like to know. The FR is slightly different but it may be due to the slight camera positioning.
I will retry it with a different scene if I can get confirmation of this actually working. I did not take a huge FR hit or flux though.
Maybe manually enabling it in the config will work? And sorry as these shots aren't exactly the best representation of a difference so I will try another scene.
LiquidMetal14
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Taking 2 more then just to see the difference. FR counter will be on with both this time.Kyaw said:
My single 5870 can do Uber at 30 fps... (If I'm outside in the wilderness with no NPC's or enemies around.. >_>)Kyaw said:
And has anyone else had to change their texture memory size to High from Very High after the AMD Hot"fix"? With it on Very High it seems to run out of vram as I get mad microstuttering, unresponsive camera and horrid texture pop in. Also frequent load screens.
Insane! But it works better on High anyway, haven't noticed a single texture pop in since I changed
!Easy_D said:My single 5870 can do Uber at 30 fps... (If I'm outside in the wilderness with no NPC's or enemies around.. >_>)
And has anyone else had to change their texture memory size to High from Very High after the AMD Hot"fix"? With it on Very High it seems to run out of vram as I get mad microstuttering, unresponsive camera and horrid texture pop in. Also frequent load screens.
Insane! But it works better on High anyway, haven't noticed a single texture pop in since I changed
with everything else enabled? :O
I get about 10fps in the Inn in Flotsam.
Just use 1000 value in texturememorybudget.
nelsonroyale
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mescalineeyes said:
you must have nails stuck through your pupils, I could remove them for you if you like, but I am afraid it might result in the in the seeping through of actual clarity and coherence...hit me up, $10,000 to get the job done and dusted
LiquidMetal14
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Sameknitoe said:
Uber set to 0
Uber set to 1
Uber set to 2
Heck, uber looks slightly blurrier to me in the textures.