Anno 1800 Benchmark (DX11), (DX12)

[Imhotep]

On launching the game, one is given three options:

Anno 1800
Anno 1800 Benchmark (DX11)
Anno 1800 Benchmark (DX12)

I gather these are something to do with DirectX and the game's performance.

Which should I choose?

[Imhotep]

I tried it out.

It looks like Anno 1800 is the game, and the two Benchmarks are DirectX tests. They each pan the camera over a well-developed city and the frame rate is displayed. I guess one then chooses whichever has the better frame rate, setting it in the game's options.

I've set the game's graphics to low quality. To be honest, I didn't notice any reduction in graphical quality, but the frame rate improved. I got slightly better results in the Benchmark tests using DX11.

[Nenne.]

And now too the dumb question here

How can i see what DX my pc is running and where do i change it to DX 11. in game if thats not what the PC is using.

Sorry for this question but i am no data guru.

[Imhotep]

Originally posted by Nenne.:

And now too the dumb question here

How can i see what DX my pc is running and where do i change it to DX 11. in game if thats not what the PC is using.

Sorry for this question but i am no data guru.

Type dxdiag in the Search Box and it's in the first System tab. Mine says DirectX 12.

Change between DX11 and DX12 in the game's options menu. Try both Benchmark tests and see which performs better.

One can also activate in-game fps display in the UPlay settings.

[Nenne.]

Ok ok i had that comming to me.

I did check it up but what i wanted to know was if i could change it in the game.
But i found out.

[星紋白羊]

Originally posted by FluffyNo3:

Originally posted by Nenne.:

And now too the dumb question here

How can i see what DX my pc is running and where do i change it to DX 11. in game if thats not what the PC is using.

Sorry for this question but i am no data guru.

There is an amazing website where you can lookup stuff and find out and learn for yourself, take a look and see how you go
www.google.com

It's google taking me here, you smart ass.

[asnow83]

Originally posted by Nenne.:

And now too the dumb question here

How can i see what DX my pc is running and where do i change it to DX 11. in game if thats not what the PC is using.

Sorry for this question but i am no data guru.

Run DXDIAG from the run prompt in Windows.Will tell you what your system is running. Gives some useful info.

[jhughes]

For anyone wondering, The version of DirectX you are actually using is based on what operating system you are running and the updates to that OS. You cannot change your DirectX version (ie, you want dx12 instead of dx11). The reason is it is OS dependent.

Some OS versions, specifically Windows 11, can run either dx11 or dx12 as there is support for both. Older versions of Windows may only have dx11 support.

[Ubi_TheBerry]

Originally posted by jhughes:

For anyone wondering, The version of DirectX you are actually using is based on what operating system you are running and the updates to that OS. You cannot change your DirectX version (ie, you want dx12 instead of dx11). The reason is it is OS dependent.

Some OS versions, specifically Windows 11, can run either dx11 or dx12 as there is support for both. Older versions of Windows may only have dx11 support.

Thanks for taking the time to share this advice jhughes, appreciate it!

- Ubisoft Support

[A Rizz to Tell]

Originally posted by Ubi_TheBerry:

Originally posted by jhughes:

For anyone wondering, The version of DirectX you are actually using is based on what operating system you are running and the updates to that OS. You cannot change your DirectX version (ie, you want dx12 instead of dx11). The reason is it is OS dependent.

Some OS versions, specifically Windows 11, can run either dx11 or dx12 as there is support for both. Older versions of Windows may only have dx11 support.

Thanks for taking the time to share this advice jhughes, appreciate it!

- Ubisoft Support

Why dont I have the drop down in Ubisoft client for the benchmarks?

[76561198868149032]

Originally posted by I got the Magic in Me:

Originally posted by Ubi_TheBerry:

Thanks for taking the time to share this advice jhughes, appreciate it!

- Ubisoft Support

Why dont I have the drop down in Ubisoft client for the benchmarks?

Do you not get the option when first launching the game like the original poster mentioned they do?

- Ubisoft Support