The game runs like a constipated dog.

[Xellot]

5800X, 6800XT, 32gb DDR4 3600mhz and it doesn't even manage 60fps WITH XESS. And like everyone else has said, no FSR, no frame-gen. What the absolute ♥♥♥♥, devs?!

[Sainnt]

Let me guess, you are trying to run on Ultra with that outdated machine

[Phishfood]

bro you're on AMD like me, just use the built in FSR 2.1 in the driver. On a 7900XTX running at Epic settings, 4k 60fps boosted to 120fps frame gen.

[Widgit]

Originally posted by Phishfood:

bro you're on AMD like me, just use the built in FSR 2.1 in the driver. On a 7900XTX running at Epic settings, 4k 60fps boosted to 120fps frame gen.

You're running on a Ferrari and telling the Prius guy to just drive faster.

[radmuskai]

Game runs well on consoles and they are all AMD based.

[Xellot]

Originally posted by radmuskai:

Game runs well on consoles and they are all AMD based.

All of the optimization must've gone to consoles then, because the framerate is all over the place, which completely ♥♥♥♥♥ you when trying to dodge or parry due to inconsistent input latency. Playing natively in 1440p with all settings on high, my framerate can be anywhere from 80-90fps, to dipping below 60fps when enemies attack and there are lots of particle effects, or even just depending what area I'm in. It's a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ amazing game, but an absolutely terrible technical experience.

[Naughty Maggot]

It feels like we're going backwards with technology. Every 5 or so years there's a new 'awesome' technology that will revolutionise gaming and we're forced to endure it as they slap it on every single game and hardware. Currently it's the frame gen, 'AI' culture that's ruining gaming IMO.

Games haven't really improved graphically that much, yet the top new games still struggle to run well even on newer hardware. That is even with all of the new frame gen ballcocks they keep pushing on us.

It seems like they're intentionally making games run worse so that everyone feels like they have to buy the latest cards and even they struggle to run anything decently at native resolutions.

It's like the Ray tracing tech. It genuinely does not look much better than the regular rendering, yet it absolutely destroys your framerates. There are games that look far superior without ray tracing. It's all down to the developers, the artists and how they use their tools to create atmosphere and environments. New software doesn't make better games, people make better games and the new software most of the time seems like a hindrance IMO.

Sure, there are good tech advancements and tools get better but the buzz word software culture we have to endure to drive sales absolutely ruins the tech. A PC that has the power and cost of 4 consoles struggles to run it at the same level? What the ♥♥♥♥ is going on?