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[Plum]

Got two questions:
1) Is anyone else experiencing quite major lag when hovering over options in the menus? It's making things really cumbersome for me. I doubt it's anything to do with my setup as it isn't happening during gameplay (except for hovering over dialogue choices)

2) How the hell do you turn motion blur off?

 

[DarkestHour]

Am I stupid or is there no way to run at a higher res than 1080p? I couldn't find anything that shows where to set the game resolution and the slider looked like it was locked.

 

[Jafku]

Am I stupid or is there no way to run at a higher res than 1080p? I couldn't find anything that shows where to set the game resolution and the slider looked like it was locked.

you can't adjust the resolution scale?

 

[Md Ray]

Can someone explain this setting in the game?
"FRAMEBUFFER FORMAT: COMPRESSED (32 bits) vs HALF16 (64 bits)"

Is it related to FP32/FP16 or something?

 

[Latvian Hitman]

Guess I'm not getting 3440x1440 on my single 1080

I've been playing it all afternoon at that res with that card. Running nicely even without optimized drivers.

 

[DeeBatch]

How does the game run on an i5 4690k and GTX 980 at 1080p?

You should get 60 fps with that combo easily. I have R9 390 and I get up to 60 fps ultra 1080p avg 56 fps

 

[SilentRage47]

Is it me or this game is really dark ? The in-game slider doesn't help much.

 

[Relentless 757]

16GB DDR3 and playing at 1080P currently at 60FPS. It does drop to 57, but in cutscenes Textures at ultra everything else high except shadows which are low

Your cpu OC'd? I get 60 fps with similar settings but for some reason every now and then the fps tanks for a second or two and goes back to 60(on Eos anyway). Or it could just be because I only have 8gb RAM.

 

[Jafku]

Your cpu OC'd? I get 60 fps with similar settings but for some reason every now and then the fps tanks for a second or two and goes back to 60(on Eos anyway). Or it could just be because I only have 8gb RAM.

slightly to 4GHZ. I still get drops

 

[Xyber]

Is it me or this game is really dark ? The in-game slider doesn't help much.

Something seems off, wasn't that dark for me. Try disabling the HDR setting.

 

[nOoblet16]

Yes. It is awful.

I see it. It's really distracting. fwiw I have a 1070 and a 3570K

I actually saw that VG Tech framerate analysis of Xbox One version and the scene where Ryder has his/her arm up while the windows of the Tempest is being opened didn't have this DoF issue, on PC however it was extremely jarring in that scene because the entire arm and edges of face had stair steps.

 

[GavinUK86]

Can someone explain this setting in the game?
"FRAMEBUFFER FORMAT: COMPRESSED (32 bits) vs HALF16 (64 bits)"

Is it related to FP32/FP16 or something?

lol so many people, including myself, have asked about it in multiple mass effect threads. no one has any idea what it is.

 

[UberLevi]

Going to need to upgrade my PC soon. I'm loving Andromeda, but a 960 2GB is not cutting it.

 

[nOoblet16]

Can someone explain this setting in the game?
"FRAMEBUFFER FORMAT: COMPRESSED (32 bits) vs HALF16 (64 bits)"

Is it related to FP32/FP16 or something?

lol so many people, including myself, have asked about it in multiple mass effect threads. no one has any idea what it is.

From what I can guess it's the quality of the HDR lighting they are using in the game. I'm talking about the internal HDR lighting that is part of the rendering process (this is different from HDR for TV that every is talking about these days). This HDR lighting is then tonemapped to a display range so that the TV can display it (for normal TVs this range is 0-255 but for HDR TV it's higher and depends on whether the game is using Dolby HDR or HDR 10).

With compressed the game would use RGBA8 HDR while with 64 bit the game is using FP16 HDR. It's just a difference in precision, higher quality would mean you get less instances of banding and white/black crush but it also increases the framebuffer size and as such affects performance.

 

[CypherSignal]

lol so many people, including myself, have asked about it in multiple mass effect threads. no one has any idea what it is.

It's the precision used for calculating/accumulating HDR lighting values before applying exposure, or outputting anything to the display. The 32-bits and 64-bits is how much data is stored per-pixel. Using the 32-bit version can have lowered GPU memory usage, and slightly better performance, but there may be some banding in some softer gradients, such as the sky.

 

[gdt]

I've been consistently around the 92-94fps range @ 1440p and everything maxed/Ultra.

Mmmm yummy. If 4k perf isn't steady enough I'll drop down to that. Or probably mess around with scaling.

 

[robotrock]

I have a 3840x2160 monitor. Is it better to scale from 1080p or 1440p on it?

 

[saskuatch]

I have a 3840x2160 monitor. Is it better to scale from 1080p or 1440p on it?

higher resolution is always better...

 

[SmoothRunningGun]

Pretty much locked 60fps at 2k ultra using gtx1080 and i7.

 

[Mivey]

I have a 3840x2160 monitor. Is it better to scale from 1080p or 1440p on it?

1080p scales by 2 to 2160p, but it seems modern graphic cards don't do scalar upscaling well. At least Nvidia didn't seem to support this, so stuff looked more blurry than with 1440p, which is weird.

 

[jony_m]

Can someone explain this setting in the game?
"FRAMEBUFFER FORMAT: COMPRESSED (32 bits) vs HALF16 (64 bits)"

Is it related to FP32/FP16 or something?

I've played with both settings and the compressed setting gives me slightly improved FPS (Maybe 5-10fps gain with my GTX1080 @ 3440x1440).

With my untrained eye, I can't tell any major difference in lighting/effects quality. I rather have the frames.

 

[Grassy]

I've been consistently around the 92-94fps range @ 1440p and everything maxed/Ultra.

Damn, that's about what I'm getting with 980 Ti SLI. Have you tried 4K yet?

 

[tinnyskillz]

How would my PC do? I'm hoping i can do at least vanilla ps4 settings, @ 60fps. but i would settle for 30 fps at higher settings if it isn't too much lag. I'm on a 720p tv (for now), but i like to game at 1080p (also for now)

GTX 970 OC'd to 1450MHz
8gb Ram DDR3-1600
FX 6300 (I know, terrible, i hate this CPU) OC'd to 4.4 GHz

 

[Smokey]

Damn, that's about what I'm getting with 980 Ti SLI. Have you tried 4K yet?

No. Don't have access to a 4k monitor anymore, as I sold it a few months back.

 

[gdt]

No. Don't have access to a 4k monitor anymore, as I sold it a few months back.

Downsample and see what you get.

 

[Plum]

I don't know why but without V-Sync (and with the RTSS cap) I get a constant 60fps on my 1070/6770k @1080p/Ultra but if I turn on V-Sync I get pretty noticeable drops quite a lot of the time.

Either my PC's messed up or the V-Sync implementation is.

 

[dgrdsv]

Can someone explain this setting in the game?
"FRAMEBUFFER FORMAT: COMPRESSED (32 bits) vs HALF16 (64 bits)"

Is it related to FP32/FP16 or something?

No, it's not related to FP32/FP16.

Compressed (32 bits) means that final frames have 32 bits of precision - 10 bits per component probably with a 2 bit "tail" which should fit nicely to HDR10 output.

Half16 (64 bits) means that final frames have 64 bits of precision - 16 bits per component probably which should be necessary for Dolby Vision and higher HDR formats.

No idea though if switching between these will result in any change in quality on a regular monitor - or even on a HDR one.

 

[icecold1983]

480 v 1060

So disable Tessellation for a big performance boost and no IQ loss?

Is the setting bugged?

dont have the game but it could just be the scene in their comparison doesnt display visual differences. someone who owns the game should test it in scenarios with clearly visible tessellation

 

[bluecapsule]

AMD has a new driver out today that's supposed to be a 12% boost for Radeon 480 cards. How is it running for people on 480/470s?

 

[Proat]

Sidenote: Anyone know of a way to turn off that awful motion blur?

Found a way to turn off motion blur courtesy of reddit:

1. Navigate to where you installed the game. Likely C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Mass Effect Andromeda (or if you're like me you have it tucked away on another hard drive and I'm sure you'll be able to find it.)
2. Right click -> New -> Text Document
3. Rename that new document user.cfg (replacing the .txt with .cfg, of course)
4. in that document, add the line "WorldRender.MotionBlurEnable 0", without the quotes, and save
5. Enjoy the blur-free Helios cluster!

 

[Boudica]

Can someone explain to me how the multiplayer presets look better than the ones available in the SP? Also, am I missing something or is there no more map I can open like in previous ME games?

 

[nOoblet16]

So disable Tessellation for a big performance boost and no IQ loss?

Is the setting bugged?

Tessellation isn't even an option in the settings though, I assume it's tied to terrain quality.

 

[K.Jack]

Laptop:

1080p 120Hz + G-Sync
i7-6820HK @ 4Ghz
GTX 1070
16GB DDR4
Installed on 1TB 960 EVO

Just got the download to the point where I can start the game, will report back on performance.

p.s. - what resolution scale do I need on a 1080p display, to achieve 1440p?

 

[icecold1983]

Laptop:

1080p 120Hz + G-Sync
i7-6820HK @ 4Ghz
GTX 1070
16GB DDR4
Installed on 1TB 960 EVO

Just got the download to the point where I can start the game, will report back on performance.

p.s. - what resolution scale do I need on a 1080p display, to achieve 1440p?

Roughly 1.35

 

[nOoblet16]

Laptop:

1080p 120Hz + G-Sync
i7-6820HK @ 4Ghz
GTX 1070
16GB DDR4
Installed on 1TB 960 EVO

Just got the download to the point where I can start the game, will report back on performance.

p.s. - what resolution scale do I need on a 1080p display, to achieve 1440p?

I think it's 1.77

 

[Jamaro85]

AMD has a new driver out today that's supposed to be a 12% boost for Radeon 480 cards. How is it running for people on 480/470s?

Woohoo, had no idea about this. Trying now and running some benchmarks, thanks.

 

[nullref]

p.s. - what resolution scale do I need on a 1080p display, to achieve 1440p?

1.33333333, but the slider in the game only seems to allow increments of 0.05. So 1.35 would be the closest.

 

[icecold1983]

I think it's 1.77

Thats total pixel count. Resolution scale workz on muliples of number of pixels per axis

 

[TitusTroy]

I'm still going back and forth on whether to upgrade my GTX 970 to a 1070 for this game...I'm at 1920 x 1200...I want to play with everything on Ultra and in the 50-60 fps range

 

[dEvAnGeL]

I'm still going back and forth on whether to upgrade my GTX 970 to a 1070 for this game...I'm at 1920 x 1200...I want to play with everything on Ultra and in the 50-60 fps range

i have a 980ti which is pretty much a 1070 and you cannot play with everything on ultra and get those frames

 

[Daeoc]

if I turn on V-Sync I get pretty noticeable drops quite a lot of the time.
messed up the V-Sync implementation

Yes, some others have had the same happen to them.

 

[Enclose]

i have a 980ti which is pretty much a 1070 and you cannot play with everything on ultra and get those frames

can confirm its hard to get these frames stable

 

[Cimarron]

Apparently you can't use Nvidia Gamstream or Steam link with this. Dick move EA. Dick move.

 

[Whide]

I need help, I'm trying to set my game fullscreen but it just stays windowed. Settings say I am on fullscreen and I'm pressing ALT+ENTER, but nothing? Is there any fix for this?

 

[WarpathDC]

1080ti, i7-7700k 4.5, 32gb DDR4 3200

45-55 fps on 4K ultra preset, with 30 fps dips during cutscenes and hectic scenes. 5 and change vram usage.

1440p steady 60fps with v sync, higher if disabled

GPU utilization and temps at full tilt most of the time maxed out at 4K. Max settings at 2k 70% utilization

Using msi afterburner for stats. New card and I'm not sure if I have the latest version of AB fwiw but it recognizes the card and let me set a custom fan profile because the nvidia stock fan curve is beyond stupid.

 

[Rodney McKay]

GTX 660ti and Intel i5 3570k.
1080p, mostly low-medium settings

Runs like ass, unfortunately.

Finally need to upgrade to a better graphics card. I've got some Amazon trade-in credit coming soon (hopefully) so I should be able to buy a 1060 by the time the game officially comes out.

I want to keep playing it, but I kinda want to just wait so I can get better performance.

 

[nullref]

I don't know why but without V-Sync (and with the RTSS cap) I get a constant 60fps on my 1070/6770k @1080p/Ultra but if I turn on V-Sync I get pretty noticeable drops quite a lot of the time.

Either my PC's messed up or the V-Sync implementation is.

I played the first couple hours with the in-game vsync and triple-buffering on (6700k + GTX 1080, 1080p, maxed settings except for HBAO), and was getting mostly 60, but some minor fluctuating in the high 50s. Tried disabling in the in game vsync and triple-buffering, setting a cap of 60 in RTSS, and forcing vsync through Nvidia Control Panel, and that seems to get a more locked framerate and frametimes. I've only tested that for a few minutes in one area, though.

 

[jackdoe]

I'm getting crashes due to low system memory. Anyone else getting the same? I have 16 GB of RAM, which meets their recommended system requirements, so I'm strongly suspecting some kind of memory leak. Which would explain why I sometimes get super long load times. And it wouldn't be a Bioware PC game without a memory leak issue.

 

[emag]

GTX 660ti and Intel i5 3570k.
1080p, mostly low-medium settings

Runs like ass, unfortunately.

Finally need to upgrade to a better graphics card. I've got some Amazon trade-in credit coming soon (hopefully) so I should be able to buy a 1060 by the time the game officially comes out.

I want to keep playing it, but I kinda want to just wait so I can get better performance.

Huh. Wonder if it works better on old AMD cards than old NVIDIA cards, as I get 40-60 FPS at 1080p native (no scaling and all medium settings) or close to constant 60 FPS at mostly medium (with some low) settings and 900p scaling on my 7870, which is usually worse than a 660ti.

 

[Peterthumpa]

Impressions:
At 1080p, very uneven performance. Aliasing is very noticeable when AA is off or on FXAA.

No way.