


Texture Filtering- Anisotropic Sample Optimization: Onĭon’t worry about the convoluted name. Essentially, it will allow your CPU to put out just a little bit more performance than it would otherwise. Shader caching allows you to store shaders on a disk, thus reducing your CPU’s usage. Make sure your power management mode is set to prefer maximum performance so you can make full use of your hardware. The Nvidia Control Panel Power Management Mode: Prefer Maximum Performance Multi-Frame Sampled AA is just another form of anti-aliasing, but I included it separately because it’s not explicitly labeled as such. The jury is still out on whether or not it offers any benefit or detriment to more powerful graphics cards, so do some research on your specific card’s performance with and without Low Latency Mode. A good rule of thumb is that if your card is low-tier (like a 1050 Ti or 1650), you should definitely turn Low Latency Mode on (I’d recommend the Ultra setting). Low Latency mode is tricky because results vary wildly from one card to another.

The large majority of people don’t need this, and it will adversely affect your framerates if you do use it, so I’d recommend turning it off. Essentially, if you only have a 1080p monitor but want to run a game in 1440p because it renders better, DSR allows your computer to render the game in 1440p and then downsize it to fit your screen. As previously mentioned, this will decrease your image sharpness by a little bit.ĭSR stands for Dynamic Super Resolution, and it essentially allows you to run games at a pseudo-higher refresh rate. Go through and change every antialiasing setting to off for maximum performance. If picture quality is more important to you than framerate, skip the steps that affect it (I’ll detail what each feature does). If you turn antialiasing off it will increase your FPS slightly, but at the cost of a slight reduction in image sharpness. As an example, Antialiasing smooths the jagged edges, making rendered images look more realistic. To do this, simply right-click on the desktop and click “Nvidia Control Panel.” If you’re not already on the screen labeled “Manage 3D Settings,” navigate to it using the menu on the left.įor these next few steps, keep in mind: Some of these methods will increase your FPS, by decreasing the quality of your picture. Just open Radeon Settings instead of the Nvidia Control Panel, and follow these steps where applicable.įor this next step, you’ll need to open Nvidia’s Control Panel. A lot of the settings covered below have an easily-spotted AMD counterpart. Note: If you have an AMD card, don’t worry.
