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So I have a gtx1080 and a I7 6700k and The game on my lg 21:9 1080 monitor runs like crap. I can get 30fps but it rockets up and down for no reason. They blocked overclocking too, is it a bad port?

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Yes Watch Dogs2 have been heavily criticized for being very poorly optimized

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5 minutes ago, CheezyAnuz said:

So I have a gtx1080 and a I7 6700k and The game on my lg 21:9 1080 monitor runs like crap. I can get 30fps but it rockets up and down for no reason. They blocked overclocking too, is it a bad port?

Turn down settings.

From everything I've heard. It isn't really a bad port, more it's just a complete hog of resources.

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Increase your GPU settings if you're not using all of it.

 

It's a massive city with a lot of people, so expect the CPU to work hard.

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8 minutes ago, ARikozuM said:

Increase your GPU settings if you're not using all of it.

 

It's a massive city with a lot of people, so expect the CPU to work hard.

Wouldnt a i7 6700k do well?

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29 minutes ago, CheezyAnuz said:

So I have a gtx1080 and a I7 6700k and The game on my lg 21:9 1080 monitor runs like crap. I can get 30fps but it rockets up and down for no reason. They blocked overclocking too, is it a bad port?

What cable do you have?

 

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Just now, Swordtiny said:

What cable do you have?

 

I have afterburner or whatever, but when I launch watchdogs it wont work

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12 minutes ago, CheezyAnuz said:

Wouldnt a i7 6700k do well?

I don't know how you're not, but I'm getting about 60-70 consistently on 5760x1080. Have you looked for any INI tweaks that you can do?

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8 minutes ago, ARikozuM said:

I don't know how you're not, but I'm getting about 60-70 consistently on 5760x1080. Have you looked for any INI tweaks that you can do?

Im on ultra with a 1080 21:9.

 

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29 minutes ago, ARikozuM said:

I don't know how you're not, but I'm getting about 60-70 consistently on 5760x1080. Have you looked for any INI tweaks that you can do?

 

 

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i even uninstalled the extra graphics and it still sucks...

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Yeah WatchDogs 2, easiest solution is to uninstall and refund.

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http://www.geforce.com/whats-new/guides/watch-dogs-2-graphics-and-performance-guide

 

This is what I used to get the game settings to where they should be.

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1 minute ago, CheezyAnuz said:

Whats your settings on?

 

Somewhere between high and ultra.

 

I would look through the page I linked since I can't remember everything off the top of my head. I think one of the AA options for Nvidia drops you down 20hz by itself.

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2 minutes ago, ARikozuM said:

Somewhere between high and ultra.

 

I would look through the page I linked since I can't remember everything off the top of my head. I think one of the AA options for Nvidia drops you down 20hz by itself.

Could you check later?

 

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Just now, CheezyAnuz said:

Could you check later?

 

I'll try. If you have GFE, set the game to optimal and drop it by [2] ticks and those are the settings that I started with.

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Just now, ARikozuM said:

I'll try. If you have GFE, set the game to optimal and drop it by [2] ticks and those are the settings that I started with.

ok

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  • Bloom: Save a frame per second by switching off the subtlety-used Bloom - every little bit counts!
  • Depth of Field: A few scenes and cinematics will look less stylish without DoF, but during gameplay you'll save nearly 2 FPS
  • Extra Details: The most CPU-intensive setting in the game will seriously strain older and slower CPUs, heavily bottlenecking your GPU's precious performance
  • Headlight Shadows: Having extra shadows cast from 2 cars instead of 4 will save you nearly 2 frames per second, and switching to "Your Car" will save a total of 3.5 FPS
  • Motion Blur: Switching off this divisive setting will save you a frame per second
  • Multisample Anti-Aliasing: If you lack the horsepower or hardware for TXAA, it's best you skip straight to post-process SMAA to save a ton of frames
  • San Francisco Fog: It's a shame to cull the full-density, full-quality fog, but it costs 30 FPS. When it's the other types of fog and haze, improvements will range from 3-20 FPS
  • Screen Space Reflections: The cost of the setting varies wildly depending on conditions, and setting it to Very High instead of Ultra will save you a bit of performance every now and then
  • Shadows: If NVIDIA HFTS and Ultra are too demanding, look to Very High, the last detail level before shadows lose a considerable degree of detail
  • Terrain: High runs 1.6 FPS faster than Ultra, and the difference between the two is imperceptible during gameplay in almost all locales
  • Vegetation: Low-quality trees look fine, and save you 1.4 FPS

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59 minutes ago, ARikozuM said:
  • Bloom: Save a frame per second by switching off the subtlety-used Bloom - every little bit counts!
  • Depth of Field: A few scenes and cinematics will look less stylish without DoF, but during gameplay you'll save nearly 2 FPS
  • Extra Details: The most CPU-intensive setting in the game will seriously strain older and slower CPUs, heavily bottlenecking your GPU's precious performance
  • Headlight Shadows: Having extra shadows cast from 2 cars instead of 4 will save you nearly 2 frames per second, and switching to "Your Car" will save a total of 3.5 FPS
  • Motion Blur: Switching off this divisive setting will save you a frame per second
  • Multisample Anti-Aliasing: If you lack the horsepower or hardware for TXAA, it's best you skip straight to post-process SMAA to save a ton of frames
  • San Francisco Fog: It's a shame to cull the full-density, full-quality fog, but it costs 30 FPS. When it's the other types of fog and haze, improvements will range from 3-20 FPS
  • Screen Space Reflections: The cost of the setting varies wildly depending on conditions, and setting it to Very High instead of Ultra will save you a bit of performance every now and then
  • Shadows: If NVIDIA HFTS and Ultra are too demanding, look to Very High, the last detail level before shadows lose a considerable degree of detail
  • Terrain: High runs 1.6 FPS faster than Ultra, and the difference between the two is imperceptible during gameplay in almost all locales
  • Vegetation: Low-quality trees look fine, and save you 1.4 FPS

Ok I just tried it, Im waiting for my game to restart

 

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Yeah, the game is really demanding. Not even my i5 can keep up anymore.. 

 

Turning on Temporal AA Filtering helps in gaining a ton of fps. However this setting is similar to what the checkerboarding technique in the PS4 Pro uses. Honestly I do not notice a huge difference between it and native res, but there is traces of ghosting while in motion. 

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2 minutes ago, Technicolors said:

Yeah, the game is really demanding. Not even my i5 can keep up anymore.. 

 

Turning on Temporal AA Filtering helps in gaining a ton of fps. However this setting is similar to what the checkerboarding technique in the PS4 Pro uses. Honestly I do not notice a huge difference between it and native res, but there is traces of ghosting while in motion. 

Do you have motion blur on?

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