Graphics settings guide for 1GB vram

My Spec is i5 4440 8GB of ram and GTX 550 ti
and it setting something High for better graphics and still smooth of frame rate (Avr 45+)

Graphics settings guide for 1GB vram

This my PC spec
Core i5 4440 (3.1GHz)
RAM 8GB
GTX 550 ti (1GBvram)
Win 8.1 x64
NO(off) Virtual Memory ** (reduce Lag by Virtual Memory but more chance to get game crash)
i'm not get game crash with 8 hour play continue
** suggestion RAM up to 16GB will be better with NO(off) Virtual Memory
***RAM 8 GB with NO(off) Virtual Memory Windows may alert about low memory when your open many program while playing

here my Setting

Ignore Suggested Limit "On" (allow you to turn off Suggested Limit)
DX use 10 or 10.1 (DX11 will drop your frame rate)
** Max Resolution recommended 1600x900


Texture Quality "High" (for better Graphics Quality)
Shader Quality "normal" (high it change a little Graphics Quality but lose more frame rate)
Shadow Quality "normal" (high it change better Graphics Quality but lose more frame rate)
Reflection Quality "High" (normal it .... i can't accepted it)
Water Quality "High"


Soft Shadows "soft or softer" (use as you like not much effect to frame rate)
and
Anisotropic Filtering "X8" or more (much effect to frame rate) ** (if not work please set at nvidia coltrol panel)
Ambient Occlusion "Off" (on will high lose of frame rate)


this is my Setting Recommended for GTX 550 ti class
Frame rate Avr is 45+

here my Screen shot

[FIRESTARFPS]

below stop bagging on old gen lol sony is better

[Zabavon]

DirectX 10 don't support grass lol. Is PS3.

[Messiah7]

Many thanks dude, you saved my ass on fire

[TKPoi]

if VGA out of Vram. it will use other memory in your PC. that
we can order memory for VGA like this
1st is Vram in VGA that most fastest for VGA for working
2nd is RAM it slower than Vram because CPU have to pass it from Vram
3rd is Virtual Memory(VM) it use HDD to working like RAM to help to store some memory but normal HDD (non-SSD) it very slow if compare with ram (ram have bandwidth more than 10 GB/s but HDD (non-SSD) have read/write speed about 50MB/s)
for gaming it's can make the game waiting VM to work when lacking of RAM

that why i don't like VM when it work :(

[CrazyPaladin]

So my understanding is, it will use RAM instead of VRAM if you run out it(it's normally not recomended since RAM is slower than VRAM), and by turning off virtual ram, you prevent the game use it since it's even slower than RAM.

[UnrealiTy]

you"off" virtual memory?, ??

[TKPoi]

it's strange for me
it "may be" as you think my ram usage minimum about 6GB for long play for long play it usage about 7.5GB and Windows alert me about low memory because i off Virtual Memory

Virtual Memory are very slow for HDD non SSD and when are working i got extreamly slow loading

[UnrealiTy]

no, i did same settings as you (only res is lower even, 1366x768), only if i play on normal texture i dont have fps drops, it can be because of ram? i have 6gb, or its because of im over the limit (like 1700 / 2023mb) ?

[TKPoi]

BoRoDa !i! it not overclockin, and your VGA will do as normal they can

UnrealiTy your VGA is better than me a bit did you missing some setting ? Resolution ? CPU ?

[UnrealiTy]

i have gtx 650 non-ti, 1gb and when i put on high texture i get frame drops after playing 5-10 minutes, why??ps, i have higher other settings cause its better video card and i get 35-55 fps