Optimal Graphics Config?

[Kratos]

Hi again guys, I was wondering a few days ago what would be my optimal graphic settings setup.

The thing is I would like about 50+ fps and I don't get that in some games although my setup should be more than enough to run at leas 60 fps in all games, I play at 1920 x 1080p. I always set up everything at maximum and ultra graphics (with all the AA, FXAA, MXAA and all that stuff).

from the games I tried the only ones that are fighting back my gpu (gtx 970) are:

 

-GTA V (inside vehicles 1st person around 30-35 fps, 3rd person camera sometimes runs at 60 fps just walking, everything else runs at 40 more or less, also it strugles on some misions running even 15-20 fps)

-The Witcher 3 (an average of 45 fps but some frame drops of 35, never really pases the 55 fps mark) I just wonder if it's that optimized, how can a gtx 970 not run it smoothly?

- Assassins Credd Unity: This one climbing up things stays at 60 fps, but running through the streets and fighting drops to 35 fps

-Shadow of mordor (doesn't really lag, it stays around 60 but some days it never goes below 50 and others drops to 35)

 

So It seems those demanding games stay around an average of 35-40 fps, I know some of you will hate me with that thing of "but 35 fps is just fine", well it's fine if you have a gtx 960 or a gtx 770 for example, but I have a gtx 970 G1 gaming and a i7 4790K along with 32 gb of ram, ssd hard drive, noctua nh-d14, 800w silver PSU and a gaming Z97X mobo, so I don't know how it cannot run these at least at 50 fps, I'm playing at a more than reasonable resolution to demand this, so any idea?

 

I know that setting up FXAA or MXAA or whatever to x4 or x2 instead of x8 or x16 will make a difference, but what I'm not sure is if it's better to change that or to set everything on "high" instead of ultra, don't know what is more apreciable or noticable and what takes more gpu ussage and fps drops, so I thought you guys could give me some basics and info about that. Every other game runs at +60 fps (Using W10 pro and not a driver issue in case you mention it)

[Curufinwe_wins]

Every game is different and you should look up guides on settings for exact cost of running them.

 

I can tell you for witcher 3 the two most important settings are turn hairworks off (or at minimun geralt only 4x) and turn draw distance from ultra to high. These alone should net massive performance improvements.

 

http://www.gamersnexus.net/game-bench/1952-complete-witcher-3-graphics-optimization-guide-and-performance

 

Hey same ideas for the two other games you mentioned...

 

http://www.gamersnexus.net/game-bench/1909-gta-v-graphics-optimization-guide

 

I couldn't find SoM similar things, but SoM is a joke to run.

[Kratos]

Every game is different and you should look up guides on settings for exact cost of running them.

 

I can tell you for witcher 3 the two most important settings are turn hairworks off (or at minimun geralt only 4x) and turn draw distance from ultra to high. These alone should net massive performance improvements.

 

http://www.gamersnexus.net/game-bench/1952-complete-witcher-3-graphics-optimization-guide-and-performance

 

Hey same ideas for the two other games you mentioned...

 

http://www.gamersnexus.net/game-bench/1909-gta-v-graphics-optimization-guide

 

I couldn't find SoM similar things, but SoM is a joke to run.

Thank you a lot, this was very helpful!!! SoM is hard to run maxed out at 1080p, I mean it does do 50 fps but the thing is that it doesn't stay at 50 fps, I don't mean to be peasant, but seeing your description you have a 980 Ti, so I can understand for you is easy to run.

[Curufinwe_wins]

Thank you a lot, this was very helpful!!! SoM is hard to run maxed out at 1080p, I mean it does do 50 fps but the thing is that it doesn't stay at 50 fps, I don't mean to be peasant, but seeing your description you have a 980 Ti, so I can understand for you is easy to run.

SoM runs 1440p full max settings at 60% ulisation for my 980ti. (No fps cap leads to 100fps)

Witcher3 runs not quite ultra settings 1440p 95-100% ulisation (60-55 fps)

DA:I runs 1440p 85% utilization on ultra (70-75 fps no cap). Of them all SoM is massively by far the easiest to run. (GtaV is uch more demanding than SoM.)