Quality Settings - What quality settings do you adjust first for better framerates?

[Zodiark1593]

I am a lover of ssao.. and anyone who thinks the difference is small is blind as a bat.

It is a sizeable gpu hit, although I find I can survive it using the lowest ssao quaity setting and still have ssao look good. I am excited to see the new ssao settings on my 970gtx.

This is what Lightmaps are born for. Obtaining reasonable lighting quality on static objects without decimating performance.

 

[Bateluer]

lolwut? wait till far cry 4 and unity come out before you start spouting drivel like that. All the benchmarks you see today are doing 60fps..maxed out.. on games 1 and 2 years old.

Don't used two of the most notoriously shoddily optimized games in your example.

 

[Firsttime]

I lower Shadows, View or Draw Distance if it's an option, and things like "Water Detail" or "Foliage" if they're in there.

 

[Anubis]

I turn off/set as low as I can AA and AF
then shadows
then water

 

[Rakehellion]

This is what Lightmaps are born for. Obtaining reasonable lighting quality on static objects without decimating performance.

On static objects. A lot of people like games that move.

 

[Udgnim]

SSAO, DOF, AA

hate DOF

don't really care for what SSAO adds