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The Witcher 2: Performance Thread [Enhanced Edition Patch - New content & 100+ fixes]
- Thread starter Minsc
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Is my terrible ( http://uk.asus.com/Graphics_Cards/NVIDIA_Series/EN9600GTHTDI1G/ ) card going to shit on my enjoyment of this game 
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?NIN90 said:LOOK AT THIS SHIT
Notice the framerate in the upper left corner.
This is with a 460 GTX and Phenom II X4 940 at low settings in 720p.
I'm getting the same framerate with high settings in 1080p.
That can't be right? Right?
It's not always like that but the framerate is very often in the teens.
I have a C2D6320 and a ATI 4670.
lolz I'm so fucked.
I guess I'll wait until CDP gets their shit together with a patch or I get a new PC. I mean fuck that picture is ugly as sin, there's no excuse for that framerate.
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
After what I've seen with my card, you're not going to play it with high settings for sure.Yurt said:Is my terrible ( http://uk.asus.com/Graphics_Cards/NVIDIA_Series/EN9600GTHTDI1G/ ) card going to shit on my enjoyment of this game
Narag said:
Oh shit! If you meant my post it was meant only as a joke as having the damn yellow numbers on the corner of the screen can have a reverse placebo effect, at least to me. Turning FRAPS off and enjoying the game without the worry of checking what is the FPS at that moment made me appreciate even more the game. Off course discounting really noticeable performance dips here...
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
Try and find a deal unless you're on a super tight budget or if you're really desperate to play. I wouldn't want to play this on anything lower than medium but luckily I can play with everything but uber on. I have my preferences about motion blur but I can run it just fine with it on. I choose to turn that off.Yurt said:Oh man
Turning off motion blur and cinematic DoF gave me a pretty nice performance gains, now I'm at 30-60fps everywhere (including one area at the end of the Prologue which crawled to 15fps for some reason before).
CPU: i5 2500k @ 4.5GHz
GPU: 1gb GTX 460 (OCed to 850/1700/2100)
Resolution: 1920x1080
Preset: Ultra (w/o Uber, of course!)
Location (of test): Prologue, Chapter 1 (forest/Flotsam)
Framerate: 30-60
Custom Settings: using D3DOverrider for vsync/triple buffering
vsync, ubersampling, motion blur, and cinematic DoF disabled
Time to close Fraps and play the damn game, heh.
CPU: i5 2500k @ 4.5GHz
GPU: 1gb GTX 460 (OCed to 850/1700/2100)
Resolution: 1920x1080
Preset: Ultra (w/o Uber, of course!)
Location (of test): Prologue, Chapter 1 (forest/Flotsam)
Framerate: 30-60
Custom Settings: using D3DOverrider for vsync/triple buffering
vsync, ubersampling, motion blur, and cinematic DoF disabled
Time to close Fraps and play the damn game, heh.
Hawk269 said:
Your right. But I to me it doesn't look nearly as good as traditional AA. But there is a big difference with it off/on.
Minsc, feel pretty add my results. They are only from the beginning camp section though. Ran a few fraps benchmarks with a different configs. Uber is off on all of them (have no interest in the game being a slide show.
)1920x1080 on all of them
Everything max 43-78 FPS, 56 average
Cinematic, Cut-scene DOF, SSAO off, Motion blur off, 44-94 FPS, 66 average
All DOF off, SSAO off, motion blur off, AA off, 55-111 FPS, 77 average
Think I will play without any of the cinematic dof, ssao and motion blurr off. Game still looks fantastic and it runs really well. Probably will drop a lot when i hit actual gameplay though haha.
metareferential
Member
After unistalling 3d drivers the framerate is actually even better than what I reported a couple of minutes ago, it is always over 40-45, with some places going comfortably in the 55 territory.
Very, very good. 1080p, ultra (no uber), v-sync enabled. Now I'll force 16 af and I'm done.
If you guys have a good rig and a nvidia gpu but having strange performances like I had (same for every setting) try removing the 3d vision drivers. Repetita iuvant.
Very, very good. 1080p, ultra (no uber), v-sync enabled. Now I'll force 16 af and I'm done.
If you guys have a good rig and a nvidia gpu but having strange performances like I had (same for every setting) try removing the 3d vision drivers. Repetita iuvant.
http://www.gog.com/en/forum/the_witcher_2/common_issues_and_possible_solutions_read_before_posting
Reinstalling my GPU drivers without 3D drivers did the trick!!
Now getting 50-60 in that same location. D::
Reinstalling my GPU drivers without 3D drivers did the trick!!
Now getting 50-60 in that same location. D:
:NIN90 said:http://www.gog.com/en/forum/the_witcher_2/common_issues_and_possible_solutions_read_before_posting
Reinstalling my GPU drivers without 3D drivers did the trick!!
Now getting 50-60 in that same location. D:
How do you install them without the 3D drivers? Does it just have an option to untick?
Kabuki Waq
Member
is anyone else having problems trying to activate the retail version of the game?
i put in my code and nothing happens. I tried to use the registration icon but connection cant be established when i create an account.
Please advise
i put in my code and nothing happens. I tried to use the registration icon but connection cant be established when i create an account.
Please advise
OK just played for about an hour after trying to download from Steam all day lol
2600K @ 4.5 ghz, Nvidia GTX480 @ 800mhz, latest beta drivers (with 3dvision and all installed even though I don't use it...)
1080p ultra with only the ubersampling disabled : felt smooth even during the scenes with lots of characters on screen ... checked my MSI Afterburner log and it showed ~70 fps during the last two minutes or so (I was walking up some tower forcepushing archers off in order to talk to someone up top)
GPU usage at constant 99% ... got a feeling this game loves both a beefy GPU and CPU, but I've got both =] so lets just hope the framerate doesn't collapse after the prologue
verdict: so far no performance complaints from me (and wow @ the graphics/details!)
2600K @ 4.5 ghz, Nvidia GTX480 @ 800mhz, latest beta drivers (with 3dvision and all installed even though I don't use it...)
1080p ultra with only the ubersampling disabled : felt smooth even during the scenes with lots of characters on screen ... checked my MSI Afterburner log and it showed ~70 fps during the last two minutes or so (I was walking up some tower forcepushing archers off in order to talk to someone up top
)GPU usage at constant 99% ... got a feeling this game loves both a beefy GPU and CPU, but I've got both =] so lets just hope the framerate doesn't collapse after the prologue
verdict: so far no performance complaints from me (and wow @ the graphics/details!)
Kabuki Waq
Member
Yeef said:
Man I love all the effort CD projekt put into the package and all but this shit should have been done before launch.
Just got the game and installed it fine. It ran and asked for my activation key. I entered it and it said checking updates and then vanishes. Nothing happens. If I try and run it again, same exact thing. Anyone heard anything about this?
Well, there's my answer. Time to go back to busting murders in LA until they get their act together.
Quick Papercraft Question: Anybody put together Geralt yet? His legs are confusing me because they aren't equal height and the folds at the boots don't make sense.
Well, there's my answer. Time to go back to busting murders in LA until they get their act together.
Quick Papercraft Question: Anybody put together Geralt yet? His legs are confusing me because they aren't equal height and the folds at the boots don't make sense.
LiquidMetal14
hide your water-based mammals
2500k@4.5ghzjett said:What ubercomputerz do you have man? BTW I read disc 2 only has superfluous bonus shit, is its installation required? I'm also running low on disk space...
8GB PC1333 DD3 (gets a push to almost PC1600 with CPU OC)
Radeon 6950 to 6970 2GB
Disc 2 is required. About 14GB but super nice standard packaging. Feels like a CE.
thetrin
Hail, peons, for I have come as ambassador from the great and bountiful Blueberry Butt Explosion
I'm using a Phenom II X4 3.2ghz, but otherwise I have the same components as you, and the game runs buttery smooth for me on Ultra with ubersampling off.LiquidMetal14 said:
The game is utterly gorgeous. The dragon in the prologue made my jaw drop.
Kabuki Waq
Member
gah it patches but serial # is not found in database
godhandiscen
There are millions of whiny 5-year olds on Earth, and I AM THEIR KING.
SLI works for me. I am seeing 75% utilization accross both cards.mr stroke said:
Laptop here
i7 740QM @ 1.73 Ghz
6 Go Ram
GTX 460M
1920x1080
I'm on Ultra and generally around or above 30 FPS apparently (it's a guess I have nothing to verify it)
I don't understand I thought I would have a few problelms but no.
Anyone has that annoying bug where you're stuck in combat mode but can't actually use your sword?
i7 740QM @ 1.73 Ghz
6 Go Ram
GTX 460M
1920x1080
I'm on Ultra and generally around or above 30 FPS apparently (it's a guess I have nothing to verify it)
I don't understand I thought I would have a few problelms but no.
Anyone has that annoying bug where you're stuck in combat mode but can't actually use your sword?
BoobPhysics101
Banned
Shahadan said:
Nvidia drivers are handling this game better than ATI's drivers right now from what I can tell. I'm on High settings and getting worse than your 460M even though my 5870M is a faster card... Try using FRAPS to verify your FPS.
Considering it's only using a single GPU core on my 5970, performance ain't too shabby. Some sequences it does dip down to around 35 but there's no stuttering, freezes or major dips. People were even talking about low performance during the intro, that went smooth as well.
Settings:
Quick screenshots;
Can just imagine with some optimized drivers and a proper CF profile.
Settings:
Quick screenshots;
Can just imagine with some optimized drivers and a proper CF profile.
i5 2500K @ 4.6GHz
2x GTX 570
8GB RAM
Windows 7 64-bit
266.58 drivers (3D vision installed)
Ultra, no Ubersampling
~35fps in dialogue cutscenes
40-55fps during gameplay
16-25fps with Ubersampling
It does look great with ubersampling, but the performance hit just isn't worth it. Even with SLI'd GTX 580, I'd leave it off, since you'd be missing out on a locked 60fps (assuming they get SLI to work). Ubersampling is more of a 'next-generation' thing, in this case.
2x GTX 570
8GB RAM
Windows 7 64-bit
266.58 drivers (3D vision installed)
Ultra, no Ubersampling
~35fps in dialogue cutscenes
40-55fps during gameplay
16-25fps with Ubersampling
Smokey said:Just got home with this.
Time to make my new rig go to work (i7 2600k, 8GB RAM, GTX 580).
I may even leave ubersampling on depending on how hard it will hit my frames. Spent a lot of money on this rig, might as well make it work
It does look great with ubersampling, but the performance hit just isn't worth it. Even with SLI'd GTX 580, I'd leave it off, since you'd be missing out on a locked 60fps (assuming they get SLI to work). Ubersampling is more of a 'next-generation' thing, in this case.
Minsc
Gold Member
^ Nice, looks amazing huh?
At some point tomorrow morning I'll update the OP with the latest batch of results, then that might be it (for listing hardware performance, I'll still update for tips/benches), except for special cases like laptops and low end info. It's starting to get redundant in many areas.
The engine seems to either run really well if you have the hardware, or completely randomly weird. People reporting the same framerate from low to high settings, others gliding right by at 50+ fps on ultra with slightly better machines.
At some point tomorrow morning I'll update the OP with the latest batch of results, then that might be it (for listing hardware performance, I'll still update for tips/benches), except for special cases like laptops and low end info. It's starting to get redundant in many areas.
The engine seems to either run really well if you have the hardware, or completely randomly weird. People reporting the same framerate from low to high settings, others gliding right by at 50+ fps on ultra with slightly better machines.
Tried out some new settings:
55-70fps in this case. The game looks much, much better without bloom. The bloom lighting in this game is terrible. Geralt's face is as bright as the sun. No thanks. Not too sure about the other settings yet. SSAO looked really overdone from what I've seen so far...not sure if I prefer the game with it on or off.
Will post comparison screenshots, so you can see the difference in between the two sets of settings, shortly.
55-70fps in this case. The game looks much, much better without bloom. The bloom lighting in this game is terrible. Geralt's face is as bright as the sun. No thanks. Not too sure about the other settings yet. SSAO looked really overdone from what I've seen so far...not sure if I prefer the game with it on or off.
Will post comparison screenshots, so you can see the difference in between the two sets of settings, shortly.
Shahadan said:
What drivers you using?
Similar to what I have, Asus G73sw laptop. GTX 460m 1.5gb, 1080p, 8gb ram, i-7-2630qm @ 2.0ghz and in 1080p I can not get over 22fps even on lowest profile. 720p I get 32fps or so sometimes up to 40 which is playable. Nvidia 2.61 drivers.
I NEED SCISSORS
Banned
My measurements:
Radeon 4890
Phenom ii X2 @ 3.6ghz
4GB RAM
I'm playing it in 1080p on Ultra settings, and forcing triple buffer v-sync through RadeonPro. I used FRAPS to verify my framerates.
I get 20-30fps during cutscenes. It rarely, if ever, goes higher than 30. During gameplay, my average is around 20-25fps, sometimes dropping into the high teens when a lot of enemies are on screen. If I was to average it all out, i'd say it's 25fps. Now here's the thing - it still feels really really responsive on a controller, similar to how Crysis did even in the 20s, which I think is what is giving people some false positives when reporting framerates. So, all this said, it doesn't really bother me and i'd much rather enjoy the detail practically maxed.
It's definitely a CPU bottleneck imo since changing down to even low settings gives barely any difference in fps.
Radeon 4890
Phenom ii X2 @ 3.6ghz
4GB RAM
I'm playing it in 1080p on Ultra settings, and forcing triple buffer v-sync through RadeonPro. I used FRAPS to verify my framerates.
I get 20-30fps during cutscenes. It rarely, if ever, goes higher than 30. During gameplay, my average is around 20-25fps, sometimes dropping into the high teens when a lot of enemies are on screen. If I was to average it all out, i'd say it's 25fps. Now here's the thing - it still feels really really responsive on a controller, similar to how Crysis did even in the 20s, which I think is what is giving people some false positives when reporting framerates. So, all this said, it doesn't really bother me and i'd much rather enjoy the detail practically maxed.
It's definitely a CPU bottleneck imo since changing down to even low settings gives barely any difference in fps.
Vestal
Junior Member
E8400 OCed to 4GHZ
Asus P5Q-E
4GB 1066 Dominators 2x
5770 XFX Crossfire
1920x1080
FPS 40-70
After working overtime tweaking and fiddling with the drivers and my setup finally found a sweetspot for performance using Crossfire. Using Dirt2 profile with Alternate Frame Rendering, running on ULTRA with shadow quality at medium and very large texture memory. Getting between 40-70 FPS now. I was having issues before with flickering but totally removing the ATI drivers with DriverSweeper and reinstalling cleared that up.
Tried it outside in the fort and now in the dungeon.. Will report more as I continue to progress through the game.
Asus P5Q-E
4GB 1066 Dominators 2x
5770 XFX Crossfire
1920x1080
FPS 40-70
After working overtime tweaking and fiddling with the drivers and my setup finally found a sweetspot for performance using Crossfire. Using Dirt2 profile with Alternate Frame Rendering, running on ULTRA with shadow quality at medium and very large texture memory. Getting between 40-70 FPS now. I was having issues before with flickering but totally removing the ATI drivers with DriverSweeper and reinstalling cleared that up.
Tried it outside in the fort and now in the dungeon.. Will report more as I continue to progress through the game.
A few shots, to compare settings:
Ultra:
Ultra (no bloom):
Ultra(no bloom, no SSAO):
Ultra, without bloom looks to be the best, by far. Turn off bloom!
Turn off SSAO if you need the extra frames.
I still want to figure out how to get rid of the awful dithering. I don't really notice it in game, but it bugs me in screenshots!
Ultra:
Ultra (no bloom):
Ultra(no bloom, no SSAO):
Ultra, without bloom looks to be the best, by far. Turn off bloom!
Turn off SSAO if you need the extra frames.
I still want to figure out how to get rid of the awful dithering. I don't really notice it in game, but it bugs me in screenshots!
Dog Problems
Banned
Minsc said:
I forgot to add in my posts that I'm running in 1920 x 1080. Just letting you know in case it's something you want added.
TheExodu5 said:
Looking forward to these, have you tried out the new betas yet? SLI is working with them but not optimized fully yet but its still better then nothing.
Just saw the pictures, thanks. Taking off SSAO then, 12 fps more and I can't see the difference. Looks better with Bloom off too.