Is this game poorly optimised?

[Shizu]

I was wondering if my performance issues with the game is something to do with the game itself, or if my PC simply cant handle it.
AMD-FX 8320 3.5GHz
GTX 760
8GB RAM
Windows 8.1 64-bit

[MeowCats]

This game is super demanding on higher settings, a few tips i can give is turn off Ubersampling.. it's only meant for High End Systems with SLI/Crossfire if you want decent framerates.. your rig is okay but for maxed out settings not strong enough i'm afraid.. i can be wrong though.. turn off Cinematic DOF and Motion Blur aswell since those are quite heavy on the GPU.. not even my Rig can handle Cinematic DOF in Cutscenes, Fist Fights and so on.. and i'm on a 4930k & 780Ti SLI. One sad thing though is.. with every patch the game's performance got worse.. and the LOD Draw Distance with Objects and Foliage got ♥♥♥♥♥♥ up.. because of the Enhanced Edition patches. I hope it helps some.

[Gurrarn]

I run the game fine on max settings, minus ubersampling which is off completely because the performance drop isn't worth the minimal changes in graphics.

Oops, should probably list my specs.
i7 3820, 3.6GHz
GTX 660ti EVGA SC
8GB RAM
Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit.

If ubersampling is on, turn it off. I can barely notice a difference with it on and I'd rather have a higher framerate than slightly better graphics.

[chip!!]

Run's alright on my 7850 with quad core 4.2 ghz amd and 16g's of ram so I can't see why there wouldn't be decent performance on your rig although i cant reach ultra with consistant +50 fps which i can do on bf4 with ultra +50 always. Also this game is better optimised for nvidia i belive so you should be good...

[LeadStarDude]

Runs fully maxed out with 60+fps @ 1080p on my laptop.

i7-4900MQ factory OCed to 4.0GHz
2 x 4GB GTX 780M in SLI
32GB DDR3 RAM @ 1600MHz
Windows 7 Pro 64-bit

I changed the Texture Memory Budget in the Config file from the default max of 600MB to a custom 2048MB out of my 4096MB of available VRAM. That made the game run smooth as butter.

[Avenger Grim]

Without Ubersampling and Cinematic DoF (everything else on ultra) i get a fairly constant 50 fps with a i5 2500k, GTX 560 Ti and 8GB of RAM, all at stock, so i would say that the game is fairly well optimised.

[Ð乇ｷ乇ζЦ乇Ð]

If I want 144 frames what settings off will get me there? Running GTX 780 ti.

[LeadStarDude]

Originally posted by ĐΣFΣCŦΣĐ:

If I want 144 frames what settings off will get me there? Running GTX 780 ti.

Whao! At what resolution?

[Keldrath]

Personally my settings get me a constant 60+, I never dip below 60 and I only have a 60hz monitor atm so that's enough for me.

Ubersampling is the big issue, just never use it, it's not something you can use at 1080p or higher and get 60+ fps with. Maybe quad SLI setups could do it, but no single GPU setup can.

My settings are tailored to my preferences. I turn off Ubersampling, Sharpening, and anything that adds DOF or blur.

I just think the game looks better without sharpening, and I just hate any kind of blur, be it from DOF or whatever.

[weeds]

Every thing on highest 60 fps....i have AMD FX 3250(just got a new pc so not sure)
AMD/ATI R9 290X 3 gb
8 ram

[Keldrath]

Originally posted by WiiDiEs™:

Every thing on highest 60 fps....i have AMD FX 3250(just got a new pc so not sure)
AMD/ATI R9 290X 3 gb
8 ram

Similar to my system, 8350/290x

Wasn't aware they even make a 3gb version of the 290x, you sure you got that right?

[zacharyb]

Pretty sure they do, and now most cards are going for 4gb minimum, some companies plan on making the new nvidia card have 8gb of vram.

[Keldrath]

Originally posted by zacharyb:

Similar to my system, 8350/290x

Wasn't aware they even make a 3gb version of the 290x, you sure you got that right?

Pretty sure they do, and now most cards are going for 4gb minimum, some companies plan on making the new nvidia card have 8gb of vram. [/quote]

Sure it's not a 280x then? cause I can't find a single 290x that is less than 4gb.

[zacharyb]

Idk I don't have that card, though he probably did get it confused, or thought it was a 3gb.

[indio68]

yes this game is poor optimized even lovering the setting..it's so unresponsive, expecially during fight...there is absolutly no sense oh hitting and,even worse, being hitted by enemies..u simply see Gerald die..and mouse and control have this annoiyng lag\♥♥♥♥♥♥.i rly hate and breal the fun of a fight..i mean u are a damn powerful Witcher and u die byt some minor mobs only because gameplay fails..and why i must see the same animation over and over when i drink a potion?...why i can't put my potion in my quickbar as in witcher 1?..this game is overrated..i loved the first chapter..expecially the fihgting system..combat with more enemies when u had the skill, do a lot of difference..and u can feel those differences in skill..sry bad english..but i would a worse graphic but better gameplay.

[Keldrath]

Originally posted by indio68:

yes this game is poor optimized even lovering the setting..it's so unresponsive, expecially during fight...there is absolutly no sense oh hitting and,even worse, being hitted by enemies..u simply see Gerald die..and mouse and control have this annoiyng lag\♥♥♥♥♥♥.i rly hate and breal the fun of a fight..i mean u are a damn powerful Witcher and u die byt some minor mobs only because gameplay fails..and why i must see the same animation over and over when i drink a potion?...why i can't put my potion in my quickbar as in witcher 1?..this game is overrated..i loved the first chapter..expecially the fihgting system..combat with more enemies when u had the skill, do a lot of difference..and u can feel those differences in skill..sry bad english..but i would a worse graphic but better gameplay.

The low responsiveness and input lag aren't a result of poor optimization.

FCR2 mod, made by one of the gameplay developers, fixes a lot of the responsiveness and input lag issues with combat, though signs tend to bug out and not want to cast a lot of the time with it.