What are the optimal settings for Saints Row IV

[A_Cute_Kuma]

I've played the game on both my laptops and put them to their "best" settings but game is still slow. I'm not sure if that's just the first level (which I doubt) but it's really starting to bug me. What's the best setting to use on this game?

[gwait]

The best setting is probably to have the Vsync on.

[Wolf Echo]

Originally posted by jessicajcruz777:

I've played the game on both my laptops and put them to their "best" settings but game is still slow. I'm not sure if that's just the first level (which I doubt) but it's really starting to bug me. What's the best setting to use on this game?

By slow do you mean a low framerate? If so then, since you're on a laptop, even with a decent GPU in them, odds are you need to turn the settings down to at least Medium.

[A_Cute_Kuma]

Turning the settings to medium and turning on the VSync has definitely helped but it's still a bit slow. Is there a good frame rate to have it at?

[Wolf Echo]

Originally posted by jessicajcruz777:

Turning the settings to medium and turning on the VSync has definitely helped but it's still a bit slow. Is there a good frame rate to have it at?

most people shoot for an average FPS of 60.

[A_Cute_Kuma]

What resolution should I use?

[Wolf Echo]

Originally posted by jessicajcruz777:

What resolution should I use?

Most people use whatever is native to their monitor. My laptop uses 1366x768, but you can get an FPS boost by using a lower resolution. Just make sure it matches the aspect ratio of your screen oterwise the image can look streatched or compressed.

[Final Remix]

You might want to post your processor and GPU here from the laptop specs? I had a slo-mo game of SR3 until I upgraded my CPU. SR4 runs better than 3, but it's still prone to slow motion if your specs aren't up to snuff.

[Pistol Packin' Mama]

Try this config out as a base (works for SRIII, too, though SRIV is much better optimized):

-Run in a 1280x720 window
-MSAA off
-Anistropic no higher than 8x; the difference from 16x is negligible and should net a couple of frames.
-Scene detail at medium. High is taxing and low results in too much pop-in.
-Lighting at low as there's no perceivable difference in picture quality but the performance tradeoff is massive.
-Shadows at medium for the same reasons as scene detail.
-Post-processing on low. High turns on godrays but they look awkward without the bokeh DoF that's triggered from having both this setting and lighting detail on high.
-Reflections on low. Only adjusts rendering difference and is barely even noticeable.
-Ambient occlusion on low. Anything past that looks awful, anyway.

[Smiley]

V-Sync will only hurt if you're running under 60FPS, as it will cause mouse input lag and potentially even lower your framerate.

If you're on a laptop, you should look into playing with it plugged-in, on the High Performance power plan and further optimising it. Some laptop graphics cards (maybe even integrated ones) have an option in the advanced power options[www.7tutorials.com]. Set that to "Maximize Performance".

If you're using Intel HD Graphics, it might have a control panel where you control the power consumption <-> performance balance. Look for one either in Control Panel or in your standard Programs menu.