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Did CDPR just...massively tank PC performance because of one wrong config file?
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Zenaku
Member
Tested this myself at 4k on a 1080ti and saw no difference, even checking between ultra and low settings. Checked it out at 1080p after, again at ultra and low, and while CPU usage shot up from about 25% to 50-80% (expected with the res drop), I saw no discernable difference in framerate between the original and edited files.
That said, we have seen potential config issues that affect specific hardware already (amd cpus) so it definitely warrants looking into.
That said, we have seen potential config issues that affect specific hardware already (amd cpus) so it definitely warrants looking into.
Dargor
Member
Yeah - having the option to potentially unlock your hardware to course correct a developer's oversights and/or shortcomings... what a flaw. Best to just live in a closed ecosystem.
This is a benefit, not a fault. Nobody is forced to do this if they don't want to.
PCMR forever.
Yeah, you just need to be a C# programmer for this option
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teezzy
Banned
Yeah, you just need to be a C# programmer for this option
How many people ITT trying it out now are programmers?
bender
What time is it?
87%
Dargor
Member
100%, they are pc master racers after all
just to be clear, being capable of repeating instructions is not the same as being a programmer, felt like I needed to add this since people can't see to know what a joke is anymore
bargeparty
Member
Congrats brah.
Senua
Member
ethomaz
Banned
Because the situation is ridiculous.
You should not have to change a file to say how much RAM you have in game on PC... never.
It is laughable.
And that has nothing to do with my voice or how the game runs on consoles.
Again as developer you should not need the end user to change a file to tell how much RAM you have... the game should auto decree all these things and run at proper settings.
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teezzy
Banned
Not trying to sound dickish fwiw. Just explaining my curiosity and outlook.
Cheers.
K.S v2.0
Banned
Nevermind that modern consoles literally are nothing but out-of-date PC's in a locked box/walled garden. Anyone who prefers a locked platform where they cannot do what they want has got to be a communist.
/s (semi)
Maiden Voyage
Gold™ Member
Bookmarked for the next time I boot the game up.
SirKicksalot
Member
This gave me 5 extra fps, which really makes a difference on my 970
Bboy AJ
My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
So I guess you aren’t playing on anything these days, huh
Nemesis Prime
Member
Feel free to try the console version of this game and you’ll have second thoughts
Dusktildawn48
Member
3080, 3700x, 16gb ram. Didn't make any difference for me sadly, but I expected it wouldn't.
godhandiscen
There are millions of whiny 5-year olds on Earth, and I AM THEIR KING.
The XSX version is good enough for me. It just works. There are bugs, but nothing yet that prevents me from enjoying this game more than any other in a long time.
Edgelord79
Gold Member
No shit really?
My issue with you is you go into every single thread and somehow try and make it about the PS5 or why a certain console is "better". It's a constant marketing blitz with you geared towards getting reactions scores.
This time you used the "This is why I game on console" tactic to garner your appropriate reactions while stating really silly obvious things, however completely ignoring it runs like a dog's breakfast on all consoles... with no recourse. It ran better on PC's even before this fix. I should know... I have it on both. It's brutal on console, however the only way you would know that is if in fact, you played it on PC.
Which you didn't.
Anyhow, I'm done responding to you.
ResilientBanana
Member
Who's to say this isn't the reason it runs like shit on console? They use the same config file and I swear that PS5 and the Xbox SX have more than 3GB pools. As do the XOX and the PS4P.
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captainraincoat
Banned
can confirm this works...just maxed out the lot...runs perfect now
lmimmfn
Member
So youre at 15FPS now?This gave me 5 extra fps, which really makes a difference on my 970
j/k
Ill try this tomorrow but should be fairly obvious if its using system resources correctly without changing anything.
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wordslaughter
Banned
1080ti - Don't notice any changes after trying this. But it was good before anyway. My GPU clocks and usage were always high.
RAM usage is just under 13GB and VRAM usage is about 8.5GB.
Think this one might be placebo, but if it did help anyone then that's great
Gonna try upping the RAM mem_pool to 32 instead of 16.
RAM usage is just under 13GB and VRAM usage is about 8.5GB.
Think this one might be placebo, but if it did help anyone then that's great
Gonna try upping the RAM mem_pool to 32 instead of 16.
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captainraincoat
Banned
Well my GPU temp has defiantly shot up now....sounds almost like a ps4 now
Newly Vacant
Member
I didn't read through the thread. I just wanted to add my experience. Changing those values, increased my performance massively. Load times are super fast, and the overall FPS has increased to where I've bumped up the FPS cap. It's crazy.
CPU - Ryzen 3700x
GPU - Radeon VII
CPU - Ryzen 3700x
GPU - Radeon VII
OneZeroNine
Neo Member
Holy crap I just gained 10-20 fps boost with this! Was sitting around 30-40 outside the megacomplex and now 50-60. Problem is now steam is no longer tracking game time and achievements which sucks.
Edgelord79
Gold Member
Your dedicated VRAM yes. No to the RAM being utilized for your CPU. You have windows running too.
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Deleted member 17706
Unconfirmed Member
Nope, not a goddamn difference for me. i7 6700k, 16GB RAM, GTX 1080.
diffusionx
Gold Member
Sometimes people forget that devs are human beings who make mistakes.
Tesseract
Banned
you should be locked around 60 with that rig w / everything maxed except screenspace psycho to ultra
OneZeroNine
Neo Member
Did you run the exe as admin? I didnt see any difference either until I did.
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Deleted member 17706
Unconfirmed Member
1440p (75% resolution floor) with High settings and it runs around 60ish (no frame rate counter). Looks fantastic, so no complaints for me, but if I make it run at native resolution without scaling it gets a bit too choppy for my tastes.
teezzy
Banned
That's what I thought. I got Discord and stuff open too. Just opened normally and bumped all my settings. Not tracking frames but it does look noticeably smoother and faster overall.
Awesome thread
ThisIsMyDog
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Deleted member 17706
Unconfirmed Member
Didn't seem to do anything, unfortunately. Tried both Pool at 0 and -1. Oh well! It runs well enough as is.
InDaGulag
Member
You talk as if the console versions were shipped at an adequate state. lol
This game needed more time in the oven. From all accounts it's a mess. To think all that crunching for the poor devs and this is what they made.
Yikes.
Ev1L AuRoN
Member
We can all agree that CDPR launched this game broken.
But the level of problems can be divided the in four tiers.
1- PC gamers with a RTX card, those players are for the most part having a blast, the game runs great even on the 2060, rarely the game crashes, bugs are incidental, also the funny type, some NPCs doing strange things or some routine in quests not engaging, usually after a quick load from a save will solve the issue. These are the people having fun and defending the game. Happily I in that tier;
2- Lower end PCs or even powerful PCs with older gen graphics card and processor, here you can slot the bulk of the complaints in the PC community, people that have powerful GPU's like the GTX 1080ti having poor performance, the popular GTX 1060 and RX 580 running the game like crap. The issue with Ryzens CPUs don't using SMT etc.
3-The new consoles PS5 and XSX and XSS, they are stuck with the BC versions, lacking a lot of features and not taking advantage of the hardware. At the very least they have a decent performance, better than most PC gamers funny enough.
4-The PS4/Xbox One crowd, at this point the game is unplayable, poor performance, horrible graphics, glitches, crashes, textures not loading and all sort of issues. Shamefully CDPR put a different embargo in these versions, to me, they lied to those gamers, always showing PC footage and hiding the state of the game in the last gen consoles.
That's why we see all those different opinions about the game, it's like a different game if you have the "right" hardware to play on.
But the level of problems can be divided the in four tiers.
1- PC gamers with a RTX card, those players are for the most part having a blast, the game runs great even on the 2060, rarely the game crashes, bugs are incidental, also the funny type, some NPCs doing strange things or some routine in quests not engaging, usually after a quick load from a save will solve the issue. These are the people having fun and defending the game. Happily I in that tier;
2- Lower end PCs or even powerful PCs with older gen graphics card and processor, here you can slot the bulk of the complaints in the PC community, people that have powerful GPU's like the GTX 1080ti having poor performance, the popular GTX 1060 and RX 580 running the game like crap. The issue with Ryzens CPUs don't using SMT etc.
3-The new consoles PS5 and XSX and XSS, they are stuck with the BC versions, lacking a lot of features and not taking advantage of the hardware. At the very least they have a decent performance, better than most PC gamers funny enough.
4-The PS4/Xbox One crowd, at this point the game is unplayable, poor performance, horrible graphics, glitches, crashes, textures not loading and all sort of issues. Shamefully CDPR put a different embargo in these versions, to me, they lied to those gamers, always showing PC footage and hiding the state of the game in the last gen consoles.
That's why we see all those different opinions about the game, it's like a different game if you have the "right" hardware to play on.
dano1
A Sheep
From what I’ve heard it would play pretty good on my PS5 but I’m waiting for the PS5 upgrade in spring.
Thing is there are just to many combinations on PC to make them all run great. Obviously it’s not the power of the PC thats the problem.
Dusktildawn48
Member
So is this helping only in instances with older GPUs?
ethomaz
Banned
I said what I think and why I don’t play on PC lol
That doesn’t make it even less bad... I mean how a Dev can do something like that.
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waylo
Banned
Hell yeah, I much prefer my games run like shit and be able to literally do absolutely nothing about it. Being at the mercy of the developers fuckin' rules dudes!