Average FPS in-game?

ShinigamlShinigaml Join Date: 2009-11-09 Member: 69315Members
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<div class="IPBDescription">For you</div>So I have a rather high end pc desktop atm but when playing the 223~ builds, I could only max out at 50-51ish frames per seconds at the highest settings and as low as in the high 30s/low 40s when in hectic situations.

I heard about the fps being improved in this game after some of the newer builds were released. So basically I'm interested in getting a monitor that can handle 120Hz. With that being said I will want my fps to reach at least 90-100 so my monitor can run at similar hertz (imo 120hz is overkill).

My question is, how much of an fps boost did you get since the 223 build and what is your fps at now? Highs and lows~
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  • TheRedRagerTheRedRager Join Date: 2012-11-02 Member: 166227Members
    edited November 2012
    All low/off cept for texture, shadow and atmospherics, which are high/on. I get around 40 in most situations.

    I have a pretty mid-high end rig i7 and a decent amd card.
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  • RMJRMJ Join Date: 2012-08-09 Member: 155190Members
    If you want better FPS. turn off Ambient occlusion and Atmospherics. Those 2 alone got me from 30-40fps up to mostly 55-60fps.

    And the only thing they add to the game ironically is that its harder to see.

    Natural selection 2 really needs a benchmark test of a map with some action, as in a replay. It has been made for other games like Crysis where fans made standalone application, would be nice with one here as well.

    It could even help the devs in a sense that you could run your benchmark, and you could submit the information about your hardware, settings and fps to the devs, that would help them as well.
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  • RationalgazeRationalgaze Join Date: 2012-11-01 Member: 165694Members
    edited November 2012
    Max settings w/vsync and rich infestation @1080p

    Out of combat
    60 fps

    In late game combat
    45-55 fps

    i7 2600k @3.4ghz
    Asus GTX680 2Gb
    With 560gtx running physx (not that this matters)
    16Gb corsair vengeance @1600mhz
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  • MkilbrideMkilbride Join Date: 2010-01-07 Member: 69952Members
    My system is in my signature.

    I play with everything to low.

    40-60FPS.

    Only game that runs like ######. I even forced SLI on, it helped, but not by much.
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  • nsguynsguy Join Date: 2010-01-03 Member: 69869Members
    Intel Core 2 Duo 2.26GHz
    4GB RAM
    NVIDIA GeForce 9600M GT

    A crappy system I know, but I play in an 800x600 window with all settings on low and get 20-35fps.
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  • ShinigamlShinigaml Join Date: 2009-11-09 Member: 69315Members
    Damn. I run any other game fine with 0 lag or fps. BF3, Skyrim with graphics mods, etcetc but this game kills my fps like no other.

    I guess no 120hz monitor for now :(
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  • sushia11sushia11 Join Date: 2012-10-12 Member: 162112Members
    edited November 2012
    I think UWE should just come out and say that if you don't have at least 3.0 ghz you can't play the game. You'll be fine at the start, maybe even garnering 45 fps with a decent video card. But as soon as the action comes, you're screwed.

    Multiple cores help, but the real deciding factor is core clock. I've seen i7s with a relatively low clock tank late game.
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  • Highlander92Highlander92 Join Date: 2012-10-13 Member: 162257Members
    30-40 ish with the proper resolution also have a mid high end rig, the only way i got 60-70 fps was lowering the resolution.
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  • schkorpioschkorpio I can mspaint Join Date: 2003-05-23 Member: 16635Members
    edited November 2012
    intel 3750K + gtx 670 all stock

    readyroom - 100-200fps depending on amount of players in there with me.

    in game usually 60-80 average.


    in very heavy battle with infestation it gets down to 40-50(which is to be expected), but I dont think its ever gone below 40fps.


    edit: this is with max detail @ 1920x1080 on a 120hz monitor - and it looks mega awesome!


    btw even with lowish fps, the 120hz monitor will still make things look smoother, so its a worthwhile investment - but if anything runs at 60fps + its so smooth and silky :)
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  • DghelneshiDghelneshi Aims to surpass Fana in post edits. Join Date: 2011-11-01 Member: 130634Members, Squad Five Blue, Reinforced - Shadow
    edited November 2012
    Logging your FPS with a benchmark tool (e.g. Fraps) and doing a graph of either FPS or frame times would be way more informative than just guessing how much FPS you have (I doubt you can play and constantly look at your FPS at the same time). Average FPS is also useless since the more you die the higher your FPS will be since you are spectating a lot.

    Edit: Also always state your resolution. Always. It's so important for comparisons. Player counts or major event happenings in the game you logged are also interesting to interpret what is happening and why your FPS may be unusually low or high.
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  • WheeeeWheeee Join Date: 2003-02-18 Member: 13713Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    <!--quoteo(post=2016342:date=Nov 8 2012, 11:25 PM:name=Mkilbride)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Mkilbride @ Nov 8 2012, 11:25 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=2016342"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->My system is in my signature.

    I play with everything to low.

    40-60FPS.

    Only game that runs like ######. I even forced SLI on, it helped, but not by much.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    weird, i get the same performance (actually 40-70) with a way worse rig (phenom II @3.4, 4g ram, 4850hd). i can even raise my textures to medium and turn on aa/af with minimal loss. i do play in a lower resolution though.
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  • unkindunkind Join Date: 2012-02-04 Member: 143563Members
    edited November 2012
    60-80, 40-80 total end game

    i5 4.5ghz
    8 gigs ram
    amd 6950

    100% low settings other than maxed resolution
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  • schkorpioschkorpio I can mspaint Join Date: 2003-05-23 Member: 16635Members
    <!--quoteo(post=2016342:date=Nov 9 2012, 02:25 PM:name=Mkilbride)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Mkilbride @ Nov 9 2012, 02:25 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=2016342"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->My system is in my signature.

    I play with everything to low.

    40-60FPS.

    Only game that runs like ######. I even forced SLI on, it helped, but not by much.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->


    my pc is nowhere near that fast and i get much higher FPS than you - are you sure there isn't something else that might be eating away your performance in the background?
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  • MkilbrideMkilbride Join Date: 2010-01-07 Member: 69952Members
    <!--quoteo(post=2016438:date=Nov 9 2012, 05:34 AM:name=Wheeee)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Wheeee @ Nov 9 2012, 05:34 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=2016438"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->weird, i get the same performance (actually 40-70) with a way worse rig (phenom II @3.4, 4g ram, 4850hd). i can even raise my textures to medium and turn on aa/af with minimal loss. i do play in a lower resolution though.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->


    While I hate to be the guy that says "But it runs Crysis", cause I know that doesn't mean other games will run well.

    But I run BF3 @ 2560 x 1440p, maxed out, with 2xAA, and get over 100FPS constant.
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  • ellnicellnic Join Date: 2010-07-19 Member: 72559Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    In late game combat, about 20. LOL
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  • ShinigamlShinigaml Join Date: 2009-11-09 Member: 69315Members
    <!--quoteo(post=2016433:date=Nov 9 2012, 04:28 AM:name=schkorpio)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (schkorpio @ Nov 9 2012, 04:28 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=2016433"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->intel 3750K + gtx 670 all stock

    readyroom - 100-200fps depending on amount of players in there with me.

    in game usually 60-80 average.


    in very heavy battle with infestation it gets down to 40-50(which is to be expected), but I dont think its ever gone below 40fps.


    edit: this is with max detail @ 1920x1080 on a 120hz monitor - and it looks mega awesome!


    btw even with lowish fps, the 120hz monitor will still make things look smoother, so its a worthwhile investment - but if anything runs at 60fps + its so smooth and silky :)<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    I don't know much about computer parts but is ""XFX Radeon HD 7970 Double D 925MHZ 3GB 5.5GHZ DDR5 2XMINI-DP HDMI DVI PCI-E Video Card
    "" better than the one you got now?
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  • biggiansbiggians Join Date: 2012-11-08 Member: 168454Members
    So, im not alone when it comes to this game running like garbage. I have everything, including resolution, set as low as possible. I have an i5 mobile processor with an NVidia 310M GFX card and 8 gigs of RAM, I get 35-40 frames at the absolute best, 10-25 frames in serious to moderate combat. I understand my specs are low for modern times, but I'm certain I should at least be able to run the game on low settings at my screen's native resolution. When I head home for the weekend i'll be installing NS2 on my desktop and seeing if it runs any better, I'm hoping to run on high settings with relative ease.
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  • ellnicellnic Join Date: 2010-07-19 Member: 72559Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    No mine also drops down to about 15 at times and if the game has been going on for a long long time, it seems to stay around that area a bit more. When this happens I make my self as usefull as possible by taking suport rolls like FT/GL/Wleder for marines and not directly ingaging the more heavy combat, just mearly suporting them. And for aliens I'll go gorge and be a frontline battle gorge, healing up team mates close to the frongline, placing clogs/hydras so slow down marines atacks/counter attacks and bileboming structures. Seems to work fine for me and most time it works out as a benifit for my team. So low FPS never really bothers me much
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  • MkilbrideMkilbride Join Date: 2010-01-07 Member: 69952Members
    <!--quoteo(post=2016465:date=Nov 9 2012, 05:50 AM:name=biggians)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (biggians @ Nov 9 2012, 05:50 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=2016465"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->So, im not alone when it comes to this game running like garbage. I have everything, including resolution, set as low as possible. I have an i5 mobile processor with an NVidia 310M GFX card and 8 gigs of RAM, I get 35-40 frames at the absolute best, 10-25 frames in serious to moderate combat. I understand my specs are low for modern times, but I'm certain I should at least be able to run the game on low settings at my screen's native resolution. When I head home for the weekend i'll be installing NS2 on my desktop and seeing if it runs any better, I'm hoping to run on high settings with relative ease.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->


    310M is really weak and below recommended. Is all.


    <a href="http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForce-310M.22439.0.html" target="_blank">http://www.notebookcheck.net/NVIDIA-GeForc...0M.22439.0.html</a>

    You can barely run Call of Duty, the latest ones that is, which run on a 2003 Engine...so...this? 2012? Cmon.
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  • AurOn2AurOn2 COOKIES&#33; FREEDOM, AND BISCUITS&#33; Australia Join Date: 2012-01-13 Member: 140224Members, Forum Moderators, NS2 Playtester, Forum staff
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  • RegnRegn Join Date: 2012-11-01 Member: 165335Members
    edited November 2012
    <!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->CPU: Intel i5-2500 3.6 GHz
    RAM: 8 GB
    GPU: GeForce GTX 260
    OS: Windows 7 x64<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Map: ns2_mineshaft
    At: Cave Tech Point
    Looking at: Cavern

    Running solo. No extra props / infestation.

    <!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Resolution: 1680x1050
    Display Mode: Fullscreen
    Vertical Sync: Disabled
    Texture Quality: High
    Infestation: Rich
    Anti-Aliasing: <!--coloro:#FF0000--><span style="color:#FF0000"><!--/coloro-->Off<!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc-->
    Bloom: <!--coloro:#FF0000--><span style="color:#FF0000"><!--/coloro-->Off<!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc-->
    Atmospherics: <!--coloro:#FF0000--><span style="color:#FF0000"><!--/coloro-->Off<!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc-->
    Anisotropic Filtering: <!--coloro:#FF0000--><span style="color:#FF0000"><!--/coloro-->Off<!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc-->
    Ambient Occlusion: <!--coloro:#FF0000--><span style="color:#FF0000"><!--/coloro-->Off<!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc-->
    Shadows: <!--coloro:#FF0000--><span style="color:#FF0000"><!--/coloro-->Off<!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc-->
    Texture Streaming: Off
    Multicore Rendering: On<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    44 FPS

    <!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Resolution: 1680x1050
    Display Mode: Fullscreen
    Vertical Sync: Disabled
    Texture Quality: High
    Infestation: Rich
    Anti-Aliasing: <!--coloro:#FF0000--><span style="color:#FF0000"><!--/coloro-->Off<!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc-->
    Bloom: <!--coloro:#FF0000--><span style="color:#FF0000"><!--/coloro-->Off<!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc-->
    Atmospherics: <!--coloro:#FF0000--><span style="color:#FF0000"><!--/coloro-->Off<!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc-->
    Anisotropic Filtering: <!--coloro:#FF0000--><span style="color:#FF0000"><!--/coloro-->Off<!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc-->
    Ambient Occlusion: <!--coloro:#00FFFF--><span style="color:#00FFFF"><!--/coloro-->Medium<!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc-->
    Shadows: <!--coloro:#FF0000--><span style="color:#FF0000"><!--/coloro-->Off<!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc-->
    Texture Streaming: Off
    Multicore Rendering: On<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    39 FPS

    <!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Resolution: 1680x1050
    Display Mode: Fullscreen
    Vertical Sync: Disabled
    Texture Quality: High
    Infestation: Rich
    Anti-Aliasing: <!--coloro:#FF0000--><span style="color:#FF0000"><!--/coloro-->Off<!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc-->
    Bloom: <!--coloro:#FF0000--><span style="color:#FF0000"><!--/coloro-->Off<!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc-->
    Atmospherics: <!--coloro:#FF0000--><span style="color:#FF0000"><!--/coloro-->Off<!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc-->
    Anisotropic Filtering: <!--coloro:#FF0000--><span style="color:#FF0000"><!--/coloro-->Off<!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc-->
    Ambient Occlusion: <!--coloro:#00FF00--><span style="color:#00FF00"><!--/coloro-->High<!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc-->
    Shadows: <!--coloro:#FF0000--><span style="color:#FF0000"><!--/coloro-->Off<!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc-->
    Texture Streaming: Off
    Multicore Rendering: On<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    32 FPS

    <!--quoteo--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Resolution: 1680x1050
    Display Mode: Fullscreen
    Vertical Sync: Disabled
    Texture Quality: High
    Infestation: Rich
    Anti-Aliasing: <!--coloro:#00FF00--><span style="color:#00FF00"><!--/coloro-->On<!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc-->
    Bloom: <!--coloro:#00FF00--><span style="color:#00FF00"><!--/coloro-->On<!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc-->
    Atmospherics: <!--coloro:#00FF00--><span style="color:#00FF00"><!--/coloro-->On<!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc-->
    Anisotropic Filtering: <!--coloro:#00FF00--><span style="color:#00FF00"><!--/coloro-->On<!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc-->
    Ambient Occlusion: <!--coloro:#00FF00--><span style="color:#00FF00"><!--/coloro-->High<!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc-->
    Shadows: <!--coloro:#00FF00--><span style="color:#00FF00"><!--/coloro-->On<!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc-->
    Texture Streaming: Off
    Multicore Rendering: On<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    24 FPS


    My average FPS while I play on a server packed with 20+ people, tons of infestation / props, is around 60+ FPS. I can run Skyrim at a steady 40 FPS. If your computer is worse than mine, which by the way needs effort, you really need to upgrade it if you want to keep playing new releases of computer games. Any-- computer game. An i5-2500 3.6 GHz CPU is incredibly cheap, and so is 8+ GB RAM. Hell, I need to upgrade my graphic card because it's so old. If you don't know how to upgrade your computer, or don't think that you should upgrade your computer, then you really should consider learning how to upgrade your computer and why you need to upgrade it.
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  • FloodinatorFloodinator [HBZ] Member Join Date: 2005-02-22 Member: 42087Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    edited November 2012
    Well I am getting 50-180 FPS depending where and when. But generally I play with maxfps 60, so I don't have those massive drops.

    System is a:
    i7-2600k @ 4.8Ghz
    HD7870 @ 1.1 Ghz
    On Win 7 64bit

    Game is on Full HD, FoV on max, Atmospherics off, Bloom off, Shadows on, Rest is on max.

    Some days ago I had a 5780 with frames going from 35-105
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  • SkulkJesterSkulkJester Join Date: 2012-09-18 Member: 159858Members
    15 fps
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  • DestherDesther Join Date: 2012-10-31 Member: 165195Members
    I recorded some Alien 18-20 player games with Fraps.

    Specs: 2.9 GHz E6600, Radeon 4830 512MB

    Everything on low/off and downed the resolution to 1440 x 900 on my 23" monitor.

    Min Max Avg
    16 112 46.117
    12 80 39.211
    17 69 38.322


    40fps average sounds ok on paper but any time I get near combat (when fps matters the most) it feels sluggish and drops quickly.
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  • WilsonWilson Join Date: 2010-07-26 Member: 72867Members
    <!--quoteo(post=2016433:date=Nov 9 2012, 04:28 AM:name=schkorpio)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (schkorpio @ Nov 9 2012, 04:28 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=2016433"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->btw even with lowish fps, the 120hz monitor will still make things look smoother, so its a worthwhile investment - but if anything runs at 60fps + its so smooth and silky :)<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    What monitor do you have?
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  • RegnRegn Join Date: 2012-11-01 Member: 165335Members
    <!--quoteo(post=2016918:date=Nov 9 2012, 06:46 AM:name=Desther)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Desther @ Nov 9 2012, 06:46 AM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=2016918"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->40fps average sounds ok on paper but any time I get near combat (when fps matters the most) it feels sluggish and drops quickly.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    It is safe to assume that your E6600 is why this is happening. I switch out my CPU and GPU intermittently; first my CPU, then GPU. Last time I upgraded was a year ago for the MMO called Rift Online. I was dropping below 20 FPS every time more than 10 people was in the same location. Back then I had the E8400 3.0 GHz, with the GTX 260 that I'm using now. I changed my CPU from E8400 to i5-2500 (Don't really need i7), and my FPS went from 15 to 80.
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  • PinocchioPinocchio Join Date: 2012-11-09 Member: 168633Members
    All on high with i7-920@3800MHz, Jetstream 680GTX, 6GB RAM, ...
    I have a BENQ XL2410T(120Hz) and i play all my games with "vsync OFF". Its not that important how high your fps are, with a fast 120Hz Display you can say goodbye to tearing and that was the reason why i have bought it. Inputlag would be also lower, but thats doesnt count for me because of the vsync=OFF.
    I play max_fps 80, but i didn't take a look at my fps since the release because it was always fluently
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  • tarquinbbtarquinbb Join Date: 2012-11-03 Member: 166314Members
    edited November 2012
    my performance is surprisingly good when i compare it to most other modern games. for example, NS2 looks waaaaay better than CSGO - and in CSGO my fps doesn't go much higher than 100. CSGO has almost no environmental detail at all... the average room consists of 4 flat walls with with a flat ceiling, 3-4 perfectly cuboid boxes, 1-2 props and maybe a rafter or two. f*** me, games 10 years ago were adding more detail than that :D

    HD 4890 1gb vram
    i5 750 @ 2.67ghz (not even overclocked at all :P)
    4gb ram

    Resolution: 1920x1080
    Display Mode: Fullscreen
    Vertical Sync: Disabled
    Texture Quality: Medium
    Infestation: Rich
    Anti-Aliasing: Off
    Bloom: Off
    Atmospherics: Off
    Anisotropic Filtering: On
    Ambient Occlusion: Off
    Shadows: Off
    Texture Streaming: Off
    Multicore Rendering: On


    FPS in menu = 60-65
    FPS in game = 20-60 (20 is extreme and only really happens on refinery, every other map is usually >35 fps even in the most intense moments)
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  • RabidWeaselRabidWeasel Join Date: 2002-11-02 Member: 5337Members
    edited November 2012
    I turned off atmospherics, occlusion and bloom and gained 20-30 fps (it's now solidly 55-80 depending on spam etc) and things look better, crisper with less visual clutter and random foggy lights, wtf? Thanks thread! Menu fps is up to 110 :)

    Running an i5-2500 (not OC'd yet), HD6980, 8gb of ram, at 1920x1080 with all settings other than the ones above on high or medium.
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  • LarsVarulvLarsVarulv Join Date: 2012-09-17 Member: 159729Members
    Everything high/on except for Atmospherics, bloom and AO. Running at 1600x900

    Ivy bridge i5 3570k@4,2ghz, 16gb RAM, GTX660ti and a Samsung 830ssd.

    Getting 80-100 fps early game, dips to around 60-70 mid game, and when there's tons of stuff happening late game, it sometimes dips to around 40-ish.

    So overall, I'm pretty satisfied with performance. Heck, I can even play in Lava Falls without too big a performance hit.

    This game really loves highly clocked quadcores and fast graphics cards with a big frame buffer. An SSD also helps A LOT with loading times and preventing the game to stutter when new things load in from the harddrive.
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