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Tomb Raider PC Performance Thread
- Thread starter JaseC
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That sounds like the exact same tesselation issue I had. Turn that off it no more crashes.
Well, mine was more of a weird visual glitch that made the game unplayable than an actual crash but you get the point.
PepperJack
Banned
Alright guys,
For those wanting to try out sweetfx, here is a bit of a guide. Don't worry, it is actually insanely easy to tweak and do this, and you'll instantly want to do it for any game - kind of like ENB, but I find this is more controlled and reasonable way to tweak what the game looks like (I just found about about SweetFX haha).
First do this if you have problems with framerate and don't want to compromise too much on meaningful things (like hair):
Should give you a nice 10+ boost in FPS (did on my 7850).
With this card I am running everything else on max at 40-50 consistently. I honestly see no difference when I tweak the above settings to ON vs. OFF.
Next, you want to go here and download this:
Once you run it, you'll need to add the Tomb Raider executable (in steam directory) and then add SweetFX (effectively it installs this into the game directory).
Once that is done, check off HDR and Bloom in addition to what is checked already, and use the following values (use the "List Changes from Default to help your fellow man find better settings"):
Read the helpfile for useful tweaking instructions (Print Screen = screenshots, ScreenLock = on/off, Pause = load in new settings)
Finally, here are the results, it might be a bit subtle (it's not just "darker" though) as I had not played with it long enough, but in motion it is very apparent (sorry for huge files, I will only post links):
At Fire: Before
At Fire: After
Foliage: Before
Foliage: After
Character: Before
Character: After
Sample:
For those wanting to try out sweetfx, here is a bit of a guide. Don't worry, it is actually insanely easy to tweak and do this, and you'll instantly want to do it for any game - kind of like ENB, but I find this is more controlled and reasonable way to tweak what the game looks like (I just found about about SweetFX haha).
First do this if you have problems with framerate and don't want to compromise too much on meaningful things (like hair):
Code:
Tessellations: OFF
High Precision: OFFShould give you a nice 10+ boost in FPS (did on my 7850).
With this card I am running everything else on max at 40-50 consistently. I honestly see no difference when I tweak the above settings to ON vs. OFF.
Next, you want to go here and download this:
Code:
http://sweetfx.thelazy.net/?p=91Once you run it, you'll need to add the Tomb Raider executable (in steam directory) and then add SweetFX (effectively it installs this into the game directory).
Once that is done, check off HDR and Bloom in addition to what is checked already, and use the following values (use the "List Changes from Default to help your fellow man find better settings"):
Code:
USE_BLOOM = 1
USE_HDR = 1
BloomThreshold = 24 // USE_BLOOM
HDRPower = 1.3 // USE_HDR
radius2 = 0.8 // USE_HDRRead the helpfile for useful tweaking instructions (Print Screen = screenshots, ScreenLock = on/off, Pause = load in new settings)
Finally, here are the results, it might be a bit subtle (it's not just "darker" though) as I had not played with it long enough, but in motion it is very apparent (sorry for huge files, I will only post links):
At Fire: Before
At Fire: After
Foliage: Before
Foliage: After
Character: Before
Character: After
Sample:
Smokey Mcpot
Banned
Saw SweetFX earlier in this thread and decided to get it, smooth 60+ fps with hair and tess (crashes) off. 670 OC, i5 3570k, 8GB
bonus pic
bonus pic
Well shit, even on Low I can only get 30.7 average FPS
Guess I need to start saving for a new gaming laptop then
Nobody makes Expresscard GPU accelerators or anything like that do they?
or you could get a real desktop.
No it is water cooled and over clocked (Alienware).
Smokey Mcpot
Banned
Wow, this config did even more wonders, thanks!
plagiarize
Banned
yeah, its hard to feel too sorry for the Nvidia users. this shouldn't ever happen, but with AMD being a bit more aggressive in courting developers, maybe you'll have more sympathy for us AMD owners when we get similarly shafted.
hopefully it won't happen to any brand of graphics card. I have no brand loyalty, I just go with whatever best suits my needs at the time. My main card may be AMD, but I have a secondary mid range Nvidia card that I use for games that work better in 3D over in Nvidia land.
Huh, tell me more...maybe this is why I couldn't get Sweet FX to work.
mastershake
Member
TressFX looks amazing... I love it
No way I turn it off even with the performance hit. It runs relatively smooth on ultimate preset at 1440p. If I turn it off its near butter smooth but no thanks!
No way I turn it off even with the performance hit. It runs relatively smooth on ultimate preset at 1440p. If I turn it off its near butter smooth but no thanks!
Coolbgdog12
Member
Sweetfx gets disabled whenever you cut on fraps. It does that in every game.
I had the same problem. I'll have to try that when I get off of work.
Never happaned to me before. Sweetfx and fraps should work with no problem. Dont know why it doesent work in this game..
Here is how I fixed it, and it's still kind of screwy. But basically:
Code:
[B]How to use SweetFX w/ MSI Afterburne[/B]r
1) Update to the latest version of MSI Afterburner.
2) Start MSI Afterburner.
3) Switch to the "MSI On-Screen Display Server" window.
4) Create a new profile for your game and change to it.
5) Click the big wrench icon to change advanced settings.
6) Go to General -> Compatibility properties and turn on "Enable compatibility with modified Direct3D runtime libraries".Make sure you have Tomb Raider EXE selected in the On-Screen Display Server. Even after doing all that, my game would still crash. So what you then do is. Close MSI Afterburner + the server display. Shut it all down. Launch Tomb Raider, then when you get to the main menu, alt tab out. Re-open MSI Afterburner + select Tomb Raider exe in the server display (if you have to), then alt tab back in to the game. And the overlay will now show + SweetFX.
It sounds like a lot, and a pain in the butt. But it only takes 2 seconds after you've done the steps above. Basically, you will just have to launch the game first, then launch MSI after.
I'm really happy with Sweet FX + everything maxed out (without Tesselation). I'm also now using V Sync Triple Buffer. And while my FPS went from 55-75 FPS to 45-60 - 99% of the time it stays at 60 FPS and it overall feels much smoother.
indigo-cyclops
Member
Speaking of MSI Afterburner I can never seem to install the updates. I get an error during install...
Squirts Macintosh
Member
Yea it does that if you sit in the middle of a falling water effect with the camera on the other side.
I get this every once in a while, but only for a split second. Haven't had it happen in a couple of hours. I first saw it when I was leaving a cave and there was heavy wind effects lol
http://www.gamefront.com/tomb-raider-2013-graphical-preset-comparisons-performance-tips/
You guys should read this.
You guys should read this.
Weird, I personally was not able to tell the difference with it on and off. Maybe now that we know it has to do with lighting, we can try it again and see if we notice.
I only gained 10FPS by turning it off. Thanks for linking.
Playing it on High without fancyhair and it runs a smooth 40fps at 1080p. My i7-3770K isn't terribly worked but my 7770 definitely is. Stupid budget card holding me back.
Some good info there, I'll try upping some settings tonight.
Some good info there, I'll try upping some settings tonight.
Interesting. This was to be expected, given it's AMDs technology. But I had no idea you guys weren't having any issues at all.
I get a weird fluttering in the pony tail (looks like flickering). So good to hear that it's not having those issues on AMD. I say good, because I was thinking TressFX itself had issues. I'm glad this more has to do with cards/drivers then it does the technology itself.
Hopefully it eventually gets better on Nvidia.
EDIT: To clarify, I'm not blaming Nvidia. I just meant, it's good to hear that it's working great with AMD cards. I hope that means eventually, it will look good on other cards as well. I'm a big fan of the tech in general. All I meant.
Tessellation fix for nvidia users.
Download nvidia inspector
Open nvidia inspector
Delete Tomb raider 2013 profile
Find hitman absolution profile
Link tombraider.exe
Change if you want af, aa and so on
Press apply button
And now hopefully you have no crash anymore with tessellation on. Have worked for me now an hour with no crash, use to crash before after 1-2 minutes after activating tessellation.
Thanks goes to a guy on steam for this fix.
Download nvidia inspector
Open nvidia inspector
Delete Tomb raider 2013 profile
Find hitman absolution profile
Link tombraider.exe
Change if you want af, aa and so on
Press apply button
And now hopefully you have no crash anymore with tessellation on. Have worked for me now an hour with no crash, use to crash before after 1-2 minutes after activating tessellation.
Thanks goes to a guy on steam for this fix.
If this works, you are my hero for posting this.
Erebus
Member
The game crashed without tessellation on me once. So I wouldn't blame only tessellation for the random crashes.
JetBlackPanda
Member
uncheck exclusive full screen.
Bearpowers
Neo Member
Seems my 7850 can just barely 100% max it and maintain 30fps.
Game looks great though, shame about all the QTEs.
Got it free with my 7850 so that was neat.
Game looks great though, shame about all the QTEs.
Got it free with my 7850 so that was neat.
OverHeat
« generous god »
Where I can't even launch the option?
You can't even launch the splash screen?
OverHeat
« generous god »
Do you actually see any tessellation effects in-game?
the_korben
Member
Game runs really smooth but I'm getting some severe frame rate drops whenever waterfalls are involved (e.g., right after the beginning near the plane). Turning down the reflections doesn't seem to do much. Any idea which setting might be the culprit here?
That's a good point a actually. Anyone know where tesselation is supposed to be active? Is it on character models like in DX: HR, or is it on the environment as well?
Krappadizzle
Member
It's for the rocks, ground, floor and vegetation. Basically smoothens out the environment. Turn it on then off in game, you can tell. The world just looks more natural with it on.
Yes on character and rocks.