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XCOM 2 PC performance thread
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CrichtonKicks
Member
Yeah, I didn't install it to my SSD because I figured loading times would be super quick for an Unreal 3 non-open world game. My mistake. Guess I will migrate it tomorrow.
Apparently you can use something called steam mover?
AzureSkies
Member
How's performance on the 7870?
might pick it up with the gmg discount
might pick it up with the gmg discount
CrichtonKicks
Member
Yeah that works but you don't even need to do that. You can just copy the files and move the App ID file (or something like that, I always have to google it). Restart Steam and it will auto-detect the new location and update accordingly.
you can just cut/copy the folder in steamapps/common from the existing hdd/sdd to the steamapps/common in the one you want it on. then you just right click and remove local files on the game in steam, and re-"download" it. it should just recheck/validate the files, voila.
Steam mover was made for when Steam didn't support multiple SteamLibrary locations, so it uses symbolic links which I find really messy to maintain.
Mind boggling that Steam doesn't allow moving across drives as an integrated feature.
I'm pretty sure Origin does?
I can't think of any client that allows you to switch installation folders or drives from within the client. It would be nice to have the feature though.
Primethius
Banned
What the hell? I can barely run the game at 60 FPS at 1080p.
darkwing-buck
Member
What you running it on?
Titan X, lols. No AA, settings maxed, 1440p + G-Sync.
I haven't played with the settings enough to determine why the framerate has trouble when editing a soldier.
TheChewyWaffles
Member
So another ROTR...
This sorcery works?
yep, I do it all the time
Doing what I described, I'm getting like 75fps average in mission at 1080p on a 980.
Shake Appeal
Member
This game is... sluggish on my machine. I know my laptop's CPU is increasingly creaky, but it's weird how little performance difference I see between Minimal and Medium-High settings.
And yeah, the Armory is the worst offender.
I hope to hell Firaxis realize there's work to be done here.
And yeah, the Armory is the worst offender.
I hope to hell Firaxis realize there's work to be done here.
What did you describe?
Look at what he quoted.
Shake Appeal
Member
Also, GeForce Experience is telling me to turn a bunch of stuff up from where I'm getting barely stable 30fps in the tactical missions. Huh?
At least Tomb Raider looked good, there's nothing to justify the terrible performance in this game.
icecold1983
Member
its unreal engine 3. performance isnt surprising
Sounds like Arkham Knight, and then a few days later they came out with recommended settings of like Low everything and 720P for like a GTX 970.
TC McQueen
Member
I think the fuck ton of particle effects they used and the destructability are probably behind it. I know that during EU's development, having six Heavies setting the map on fire with rockets would bring the game to a halt.
Kudo
Member
Ok, might need some help with getting the game running smoothly.
Probably should first update my drivers (359.06), but how much effect should this have? Always reluctant to updating for some reason..
Anyway, i7-6700k & GTX 780, playing at 1440p I'm getting 28-30fps most of the time.
Borderless Windowed, Vsync enabled, FXAA, I've tried messing around with other settings but nothing seems to give the big boost that's needed.
Is this normal or should I be able to run it 60fps?
Probably should first update my drivers (359.06), but how much effect should this have? Always reluctant to updating for some reason..
Anyway, i7-6700k & GTX 780, playing at 1440p I'm getting 28-30fps most of the time.
Borderless Windowed, Vsync enabled, FXAA, I've tried messing around with other settings but nothing seems to give the big boost that's needed.
Is this normal or should I be able to run it 60fps?
I'm getting ~70-80FPS ad 1440p with max settings and FXAA on this game with my Asus Gold20th anniversary GTX980ti overclocked to 1500mhz. I feel that I should get a better performance with my current setup though so I don't think this game is well optimized.
Furthermore, there's something off about the sound.
System:
Intel i7-4770k overclocked to 4.0GHz
16GB DDR3 system ram
Windows 10 Pro
Furthermore, there's something off about the sound.
System:
Intel i7-4770k overclocked to 4.0GHz
16GB DDR3 system ram
Windows 10 Pro
That's what I'm thinking. The game's pretty detailed and busy. While I expect performance to improve somewhat, I'm certainly not going to assume it's "unoptimized".
loganclaws
Plane Escape Torment
Control re-binding isn't sticking for some keys... They had the same bug in XCOM 1, such BS.
Kudo
Member
Just tried, fullscreen and vsync has no real difference in FPS.
If I set everything to lowest I get 56FPS in the main menu, this can't be right. Is GTX 780 really that shitty card for 1440p?
Played for a hour with these settings:
ROG Swift (2560x1440)
4930k @ 4.5ghz
Titan X @ 1320mhz
16GB RAM
Samsung SSD
Win 10
361.75 Drivers
I averaged 51fps. I did set MFAA to On in NVCP which combined with MSAA 2x in the settings, should give me MFAA 4x. If I lower MSAA to FXAA, which I probably will, pretty sure that's 60fps+.
ROG Swift (2560x1440)
4930k @ 4.5ghz
Titan X @ 1320mhz
16GB RAM
Samsung SSD
Win 10
361.75 Drivers
I averaged 51fps. I did set MFAA to On in NVCP which combined with MSAA 2x in the settings, should give me MFAA 4x. If I lower MSAA to FXAA, which I probably will, pretty sure that's 60fps+.
Smushroomed
Banned
I used to love geforce experience when I was lazy
then I got better at knowing what settings would kill frame rates
Nah this game is demanding and/or poorly optimized.
I can run 4k on EU/EW even with a 750ti.
I get the same framerates on X2 at 1080p.
Primethius
Banned
I already have it set to FXAA.
Here we go. Why would it be surprising that you could run a game that came out in 2013 on PS3 and X360 very well on a Maxwell GPU @ 4k? Why would you expect the same from a PC exclusive in 2016?
Not to say improvements can't be made, I'm sure they'll address some things in the future..
The quality difference does not justify the performance difference IMO. So yeah, hopefully they work on optimization.
Because this game barely looks better than the original.
The expanded destruction is a big difference. It's not a trivial updrade.
The framerate is shit all the time, not just when things are getting destroyed.
Kudo
Member
I'm having shitty frame rate in the main menu, had nothing to do with destruction.
Only thing this game is currently doing is destroying my mind with bad performance. I guess I was naive to expect playable 60fps with GTX 780 at 1440p.
Guess I'll be playing this in 1080p, never used it cause it always messed up with the monitors gamma but googling around solved that, looks like Nvidia Drivers set 1080p automatically to "Limited" Output Dynamic Range so just had to change that and it looks good now.
CrichtonKicks
Member
The only problem with this method is that you have to have double the space of the game available on your SSD initially (which can be a problem for those with small SSDs). Because Steam will check to make sure you have the full amount of free space for the game available before file verification even though you aren't going to need to download anything.
If you copy and paste the AppID files instead then you don't have to bother with it.
Teletraan1
Banned
Shame this doesn't seem to be running too hot for a lot of people even with much better GPUs than I have on modest settings. I might skip this if it is running like a dog. My lowly 670 is not going to be able to handle this seemingly poorly optimized game.
I heavily disagree.
Hands of Stone
Member
Could you post some comparison screen shots?
icecold1983
Member
http://www.pcgameshardware.de/XCOM-2-Spiel-55610/Specials/Technik-Test-1184829/
perf to visual return is no bueno
perf to visual return is no bueno