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System requirements:
Latest drivers: (as at 21/12/2017)
Nvidia: 388.71
AMD: 17.12.2
Intel: Depends on your processor; download the driver update utility
Benchmarks:
GameGPU (Russian; launch build)*
Guru3D (English; 01/06/2017 build)
Overclock3D (English; launch build)*
Overclock3D (English; 11/05/2017 build)*
PC Games Hardware (German; launch build)*
TechPowerUp (English; launch build)*
* The screen-space reflections setting wasn't functioning correctly when this data was collected.
Tips and tricks:
Cap the framerate/potentially improve frametimes: Download RivaTuner Statistics Server, input your desired framerate limit in the "Framerate limit" box, and hit enter (the program comes bundled with MSI Afterburner and earlier versions of EVGA PrecisionX). Alternatively, those with an Nvidia GPU have the option of Nvidia Inspector, which can also be used to impose a framerate cap, either in a similar manner to RTSS or by way of forcing a different vsync interval (click the small tool icon to open the game profile section).
Note: Useful if you your system can't maintain, say, 60fps and you're sensitive to the wild fluctuations, or you're experiencing uneven frametimes. The greater window the engine has to render a given frame, if you're imposing a lower framerate than the game can otherwise provide, may also help in alleviating stuttering related to data streaming.
Stop the game from crashing after 15 minutes on touch-capable systems running Windows 10: Open the task manager, switch to the Services tab and disable TabletInputService.
Skip the intro videos: Navigate to SteamApps\common\Prey, search for the video files listed here, and move them one-by-one. While a little convoluted, you avoid opening the "video" folder in its entirety and potentially spoiling yourself on late-game story details. (Credit to Tovarisc.)
Disable chromatic aberration, bloom, motion blur and/or sharpening: Open SteamApps\common\Prey\GameSDK\game.cfg and add r_ChromaticAberration = 0, r_HDRBloomRatio = 0, r_MotionBlur = 0, and/or r_Sharpening = 0. (Credit to Paragon and Tecnniqe.)
Enable supersampling: Open SteamApps\common\Prey\GameSDK\game.cfg and add r_Supersampling = x, where x is your desired factor. (Credit to SunBroDave.)
Note: The game multiplies each axis by the nominated value. E.g. A value of 2 on a 1080p display means the game is effectively running at 4K.
Enable free-form camera: Download the Prey version of the Injectable Generic Camera System. See the included readme for usage instructions. (Credit to OtisInf.)
Disable camera motion blur: Open SteamApps\common\Prey\GameSDK\game.cfg and add r_MotionBlurCameraMotionScale = 0.0. (Credit to Dictator93.)
Graphics settings:
Monitor: Self-explanatory
Resolution: Self-explanatory
Display mode: Windows; Fullscreen; Borderless windowed
Vertical sync: Off/On
Brightness: Self-explanatory
Preset: Low; Medium; High; Very High
Object detail: Low; Medium; High; Very High
Shadow quality: Low; Medium; High; Very High
Texture quality: Low; Medium; High; Very High
Anisotropic filtering: 2x; 4x; 8x; 16x
Anti-aliasing: Off; FXAA; SMAA 1x; SMAA 1Tx; SMAA 2Tx
Screen-space directional occlusion: Off; Half resolution; Full resolution
Screen-space reflections: Off; Half resolution; Full resolution
Horizontal field of view: 60 -> 120 in increments of 1
