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Witcher 3 PC Performance Thread
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OMG! Thank you!
It looks amazing but I just can't justify losing 30 fps for hair.
swiftpolar
Neo Member
Anyone facing this weird issue?
Using a 4K monitor but wanted to run the game in 1440p. Set full screen but the game remains at 1440p with black borders around, meaning the game isn't stretched to fill the entire monitor.
Using a R9 290.
Using a 4K monitor but wanted to run the game in 1440p. Set full screen but the game remains at 1440p with black borders around, meaning the game isn't stretched to fill the entire monitor.
Using a R9 290.
Two Titan Xs are getting me 60 fps (70 in some areas) @1440p with Ultra + some tweaks without Hairworks. Hairworks gives me closer to 45 fps with horrible stutter. I'm using a gsync monitor and still the stutter it causes makes it close to unplayable. It sure looks nice but the performance hit is a joke.
Screenshots only I guess.
Screenshots only I guess.
bodine1231
Member
What's your frames with foliage distance at high and hair works on? I'm getting my Titan X tomorrow so I'm curious.
I'm debating this as well. I'm not sure if my 970 is going to be able to handle hairworks without some drastic cutbacks elsewhere, and I'd rather have a locked 30 than a variable 30-60. Also, if I decided to settle on 30 fps I could just go for broke on all the other settings. I'm checking out Nvidia's tweak guide, and the improvements you can make to shadows are very tempting. This shot in particular looks great, and the impact isn't bad.
Are you sure you're getting good SLI results? I have virtually identical performance with only one Titan X: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=164395862&postcount=1898
edit:
I just tested for a minute: about 50 FPS running around in a forest somewhere. I didn't see that crazy stutter return but it took a while to show up in the first place.
edit edit: It's actually a very similar framerate to all-ultra-hairworks-off. I thought I was getting 60 in this area but FRAPS confirms around 50 with both configs. G-Sync is nice like that.
SodiumBenzoate
Member
This is probably your monitor, not anything on the video card or software. Check the monitor menu for scaling options. You *may* be able to force the upscale in the AMD drivers, but I haven't had an AMD card for a while so I'm not sure.
magereaper
Neo Member
Okay, I don't know if anyone else posted already, but, this is really weird.
If I alt+tab on the main menu, the secondary GPU usage goes to the roof.
My settings are on ultra.
My rig is i7@3.5Ghz, 8GbRAM, 2xGTX970
Anyone else noticed this?
http://imgur.com/fbNpn8L
Bottom graphic is usage, top is temperature. When I'm on the main menu, everything is below 20%, when I'm alt+tab'd, 90%.
If I alt+tab on the main menu, the secondary GPU usage goes to the roof.
My settings are on ultra.
My rig is i7@3.5Ghz, 8GbRAM, 2xGTX970
Anyone else noticed this?
http://imgur.com/fbNpn8L
Bottom graphic is usage, top is temperature. When I'm on the main menu, everything is below 20%, when I'm alt+tab'd, 90%.
Cabbagehead
Member
ChawlieTheFair
pip pip cheerio you slags!
GTX 780
Win 8.1 64 Bit
i5 3570k @ 4.4
8 GB Ram
Game was running fine when I played earlier tonight for like 3ish hours, hop back on 30 min ago and it's crashing 2 min after loading in. Only thing that changed was that I hopped into the game at 144hz instead of 60hz, but now even when I change back to 60hz I still crash 2 min in. Don't know wtf happened.
Win 8.1 64 Bit
i5 3570k @ 4.4
8 GB Ram
Game was running fine when I played earlier tonight for like 3ish hours, hop back on 30 min ago and it's crashing 2 min after loading in. Only thing that changed was that I hopped into the game at 144hz instead of 60hz, but now even when I change back to 60hz I still crash 2 min in. Don't know wtf happened.
SLI was somehow automatically turned off when I installed the new drivers :facepalm:
Will report back.
bodine1231
Member
Cool thanks. 50 maybe acceptable with Gsync.
bodine1231
Member
Try changing the frame rate to 60 then and see if that does it.
Agent_4Seven
Tears of Nintendo
Well, on my PC i'm getting surprisingly very smooth performance (around 42-44 FPS average with minor deeps to 37-38 from 42-44 and 55-60 in some areas) with these settings:
900p, VSync on, NVIDIA stuff is turned off, HBAO+, textures and water quality set on Ultra the rest of the settings set on High, in the postprocessing section I have turned off blur and sharpening. The game looks amazing on these settings even in 900p and it uses only ~1200 GB of VRAM which to be honest is kinda unexpected.
GTA V for example is running a little bit faster in 900p with 95% max settings - average 50-55 FPS with minor deeps to 40-45.
My specs:
FX 8350 4 GHz
8 GB RAM DDR3 1333
Single HD 7950 OC to 880 MHz core frequency
I think that the game will be running even better on Windows 10 and with new AMD driver which will be released this week.
900p, VSync on, NVIDIA stuff is turned off, HBAO+, textures and water quality set on Ultra the rest of the settings set on High, in the postprocessing section I have turned off blur and sharpening. The game looks amazing on these settings even in 900p and it uses only ~1200 GB of VRAM which to be honest is kinda unexpected.
GTA V for example is running a little bit faster in 900p with 95% max settings - average 50-55 FPS with minor deeps to 40-45.
My specs:
FX 8350 4 GHz
8 GB RAM DDR3 1333
Single HD 7950 OC to 880 MHz core frequency
I think that the game will be running even better on Windows 10 and with new AMD driver which will be released this week.
RoyaleDuke
Banned
I pumped everything up and locked it to 30 with vysnc as I found the slight occasional hitching from frame drops with 60FPS to be a bit distracting, luckily when it is locked to 30 it stays there.
Settings:
Ultra, HBAO+, Hairworks @ 1080P
Mind you this is with my system:
Core i5 2500k @ 4.4ghz
GTX980 4GB
4GB system ram(Gskill Ripjaws X 1600 DDR3)
Western Digital Caviar Blue hard drive.
So far I am super impressed with this visually, and with it locked at a steady 30 I'm perfectly happy. I don't need 60FPS for every game, and honestly I really only need 60FPS for competitive shooters or high action games like Max Payne 3 or similar.
That said adventure games/RPGs(Batman and Witcher respectively) I've found 30FPS with all the bells and whistles on to be perfectly fine as long as it is locked in with no dips.
As for the actual game, I love it. Masterpiece in the making and I'm still in
I look forward to seeing how much Batman will challenge my GPU in comparison to this game.
Overall, I think CDPR did a fantastic job with this technically and the art and visual design is just mind boggling to me. Combat is good, quest writing is exquisite.
*claps* well done, CDPR it was worth the wait.
Settings:
Ultra, HBAO+, Hairworks @ 1080P
Mind you this is with my system:
Core i5 2500k @ 4.4ghz
GTX980 4GB
4GB system ram(Gskill Ripjaws X 1600 DDR3)
Western Digital Caviar Blue hard drive.
So far I am super impressed with this visually, and with it locked at a steady 30 I'm perfectly happy. I don't need 60FPS for every game, and honestly I really only need 60FPS for competitive shooters or high action games like Max Payne 3 or similar.
That said adventure games/RPGs(Batman and Witcher respectively) I've found 30FPS with all the bells and whistles on to be perfectly fine as long as it is locked in with no dips.
As for the actual game, I love it. Masterpiece in the making and I'm still in
White Orchard and have been for like six or seven hours.
I look forward to seeing how much Batman will challenge my GPU in comparison to this game.
both of these games are only getting played until MGSV comes out. Then I am gone into the MGSV black hole.
Overall, I think CDPR did a fantastic job with this technically and the art and visual design is just mind boggling to me. Combat is good, quest writing is exquisite.
*claps* well done, CDPR it was worth the wait.
Cabbagehead
Member
Yeah it doesn't seem to help maybe i did something wrong..
Yeah I don't see it either? Just turning it up to 60 I don't see everything fixed?
Ok so with SLI on the 2x Titan X are giving me 60-70 fps w/ Hairworks and tweaks at 1440p. I still have a slight stutter with hairworks but it is much better with the second Titan X. Without Hairworks I'm getting 70-90 fps.
I might leave hairworks off anyway and just turn it on when I am fighting monsters that have it applied. This is all just running around the first area mind so things could change depending on if other areas are more demanding. Either way, the game looks incredible. Even with all the talk about downgrades you can't deny that it looks pretty impressive still.
GavinUK86
Member
And now I want noodles.
Cabbagehead
Member
Found it ;p
[Visuals]
Gamma=1
MovieFramerate=30.0
MovieUbersampling=true
Its in the actually folder
The Witcher 3 to Config to Base and then visuals is the last one at the bottom
edit
Though it still hasn't help weird...
Where's the in-game gamma option? Maybe I'm too tired at the moment but I'm unable to find it again, lol.
I can't stand this, maynes.
I can't stand this, maynes.
Jin
Member
Where's the in-game gamma option? Maybe I'm too tired at the moment but I'm unable to find it again, lol.
I can't stand this, maynes.
Option...video...gamma
was perfectly fine but now im getting freezes and task manager doesnt even work. my cursor disappears and only way to fix it is to restart? what the hell.
edit; oh god im such a pc noob
fixed it! so i dont need to restart but still...these freezes are annoying and happens in the menus
edit; oh god im such a pc noob
fixed it! so i dont need to restart but still...these freezes are annoying and happens in the menus
ChawlieTheFair
pip pip cheerio you slags!
Happened to me too.
Basileus777
Member
Are you using DPI scaling? If so, right click the Witcher3 exe and disable scaling for the game under compatibility.
m_shortpants
Member
does anyone know how to turn off the message in the bottom left that comes up every time you press anything on your keyboard?
"keyboard and mouse detected"
like here <this is first 15 min of the game, shouldn't be too spoilery>:
"keyboard and mouse detected"
like here <this is first 15 min of the game, shouldn't be too spoilery>:
General Lee
Member
Took the game out for a spin and my poor 970 couldn't handle it at 4K. I got barely 30 fps on the lowest settings, but it didn't feel smooth enough. I finally settled on 1440p with AA on and most settings high/ultra. No chance for Hairworks, just isn't worth the hit in performance unless going to 1080p. HBAO+ on the other hand is worth it. I'm getting around 40-60 fps with these settings and the gameplay seems smooth enough.
m_shortpants
Member
That last shot is beautiful! What are you running, SLI 980s? Titans?
Unplug your controller. If you have onedoes anyone know how to turn off the message in the bottom left that comes up every time you press anything on your keyboard?
"keyboard and mouse detected"
like here <this is first 15 min of the game, shouldn't be too spoilery>:
m_shortpants
Member
I have one, and I'm using it. It's just that whenever I go to take a screenshot the message appears...was wondering if there's a specific HUD setting or something.
therealminime
Member
Well I just played for a good 4+ hours with everything turned on except for hairworks, didn't have any crashes. I'm at 1440p on a 980 and an i7-2600k @ 4.4, 8gb's ram. Running between 35-45fps at all times.
SLI Titan X, yes. But even I couldn't handle 4k at 60 without insane drops. Stepped down to 1440p70+ and maxed the hell out of every setting and INI tweak. Will post details soon.
I'll try that tweak once i'm home. I have a 980 with slight OC and with with everthing on ultra (except foliage distance and shadows) and hairworks im getting ~40fps on 1440p.
texhnolyze
Banned
Have anyone tried sweetfx settings for the game yet?
http://sfx.thelazy.net/games/game/970/
Looks good, the game becomes less brown.
http://sfx.thelazy.net/games/game/970/
Looks good, the game becomes less brown.
mocolostrocolos
Member
970 G1 Overclocked 10%
2500K@4,0
16GB HyperX
Installed on SSD
Got solid 60fps on Ultra without Hairworks and very punctual drops. If I activate Hairworks it goes below 30. Not gonna use it.
I might get the CPU at 4,5 to see if those eventual drops go away, but so far I'm very satisfied.
2500K@4,0
16GB HyperX
Installed on SSD
Got solid 60fps on Ultra without Hairworks and very punctual drops. If I activate Hairworks it goes below 30. Not gonna use it.
I might get the CPU at 4,5 to see if those eventual drops go away, but so far I'm very satisfied.
HeWhoWalks
Gold Member
Downgrade or not, I'm LOVING this game right now! Probably the best looking open world game this gen and certainly one of the most fun I've played in a while!
My only complaint (as I'm in 1080p on two Superclocked Titan Xs) is the stuttering. I average about 90fps, but it stutters like crazy in some instances. Will definitely be looking out for a patch. In the mean time, some screens:
My only complaint (as I'm in 1080p on two Superclocked Titan Xs) is the stuttering. I average about 90fps, but it stutters like crazy in some instances. Will definitely be looking out for a patch. In the mean time, some screens:
aDanByTheRiver
Member
have had 2 crashes in 4 hours. once in the tutorial, once while in the final stages of a quest.
pc is almost a year old now and ive never really experienced crashes in a game, so hopefully it doesnt keep up or get more frequent.
performance is about what i expected.
gtx 780
4670k
16 gigs ram
1080p
CA, DOF, motion blur are off.
hairworks off
SSAO
textures on ultra.
everything else on high
mostly 60 with some drops to the low 50s.
pc is almost a year old now and ive never really experienced crashes in a game, so hopefully it doesnt keep up or get more frequent.
performance is about what i expected.
gtx 780
4670k
16 gigs ram
1080p
CA, DOF, motion blur are off.
hairworks off
SSAO
textures on ultra.
everything else on high
mostly 60 with some drops to the low 50s.