Best method to optimize games?

[EternalLif3]

Do anybody have any pointers on the best method to optimize games?

Do you use graphic cards software(GeForce Experience, AMD Equivalent) or do you always optimize via in-game settings?

[Rumpelcrutchskin]

I never even installed Experience.

[Omega]

There is no such thing as optimizing games through these control panels, all you can do is lower visual fidelity in an attempt to improve performance.

Use the in-game settings.

[r.linder]

The only things you can actually do are adjust graphics settings so that your system can run the game more efficiently, or upgrade your hardware if it's insufficient. Tools that claim to optimize games are just BS.

[Zef]

In-game settings first, i only touch game specififc profiles in AMD adrenalin when needed.

settings to tweak first:

ray tracing
shadows
volumetric lightning
global illumination
anything with physics

[A&A]

Optimization of what exactly?

[EternalLif3]

Originally posted by A&A:

Optimization of what exactly?

Graphical settings

[Phénomènes Mystiques]

I simply put the settings as high as possible then adjust as necessary. 🙃

[Bad 💀 Motha]

Understanding what the settings do, then manually tweaking the game settings to provide a mix of best visuals per an FPS range is best way to do this really. The way PC gamers have always done it.

[Guydodge]

Originally posted by Omega:

There is no such thing as optimizing games through these control panels, all you can do is lower visual fidelity in an attempt to improve performance.

Use the in-game settings.

i dont see how attaining the best possible functionality is not optimization but what ever..

best possible way for starters is knowing your pc's limitations picking the correct monitor
for your cpu/card is the most important.dont buy a 144hz 1440 monitor then run it at 60hz
its going to run like garbage.balance out your pc.

[emoticorpse]

I'd probably try DLSS if available as one of the first things

[Helweta]

Originally posted by emoticorpse:

I'd probably try DLSS if available as one of the first things

+1

[A&A]

Originally posted by EternalLif3:

Graphical settings

The Nvidia control panel and the Radeon mod should be enough if you want to experiment, otherwise I only change the settings in game.

[potato]

Originally posted by Guydodge:

i dont see how attaining the best possible functionality is not optimization but what ever..

that's configuration, not optimization

only devs can optimize a game as they have access to the engine and source code

[lsdninja]

I barely even bother messing with settings any more. A game will either run well, or it won’t.

[🦊Λℚ𝓤ΛƑΛᗯҜᔕ🦊]

Originally posted by Omega:

There is no such thing as optimizing games through these control panels, all you can do is lower visual fidelity in an attempt to improve performance.

Use the in-game settings.

For those that don't know like this person: GeForce Experience actually does have a function where it can pick the most optimal configuration of graphics settings for our current video card hardware. It connects to a known database of that game's settings, detects what video card we have, and it can modify the configuration files for a game to change the in-game graphics settings to be the best performance and quality for our system.

It's not technically the same as the developer optimizing their game but it can pick the most optimal configuration for our hardware.