Baldur's Gate 3 | OPTIMIZATION GUIDE | Every Graphics Settings Tested | Best Settings

[@Oscarmite1]

Love your guides and how you show everything and explain it. You deserve more recognition

[@Daster17]

My man please never stop doing this kind of guides! You explaining everything so in detail and also care about visuals so you want to give best from both perfomance and visuals and that part is actually unique about your channel. I use your guides even with good pc because of the state of the games that comes out right now and also why not to give yourself performance boost with minimal visual changes and with your guides it’s easier than ever

[@fatihaktaas34]

When the game launched on steam and I finally got my hands on it and digged into the settings to tweak, first thing that came to my mind is that "Let's check if BenchmarKing already covered it or not". And all jokes aside, whenever I start a new game first thing I do is checking your channel for the best settings. Appreciate it, good work! :)

[@vendetta0554]

Thank you! Finally someone who is testing the city performance and not just act 1.

[@pedrovaladao.]

All in low or all in high results in same bad performance for me in baldurs gate city :/

[@vendetta0554]

@@pedrovaladao. Yeah, it's pretty bad. I'm getting CPU bottlenecked at native 4k with max settings. So it's currently useless to change settings for the city. Just put everything to max, if your GPU allows it. Love the game, but it's sadly another unfinished, buggy mess (Especially Act 3).

[@KeyholeDweller]

@@vendetta0554 Yeh no changes improve performance... meaning they didn't optimize Act 3 at all, meanwhile Diablo 4 runs in 300fps. I made a video on it if you care to see it, where I talk about the performance. 😁

[@oliverhed2655]

@@pedrovaladao. This is the case for me but for most of act 1 and 2 as well. Have a 3060 and Ryzen 7 and no matter what I get VERY frequent stutters and fps drops but no matter the settings changed I get roughly the same performance. Doesn't help that I'm not very good with computers either so I don't really know what I can do to fix it nothing seems to work. This is so weird to me as virtualy nobody has complained about performance in act 1 and 2 so I can just imagine what act 3 is going to like like for me...

[@yavorvlaskov5404]

Your channel is once again absolute gold. Digital Foundry yesterday released their video and said they found no noticeable effect from the Animation setting; I was absolutely certain there was going to be one when the crowds got bigger, but they didn't bother waiting to reach the city and test it out (probably to not miss out on the attention by making the video too far from release). I really appreciate your dedication in fully exploring potential areas of struggle, this makes your work immensely helpful.

[@quocsipham714]

Hi sir, may i ask that Animation Level of Details if setting to Low, whether affect to the characters during battle?

[@yavorvlaskov5404]

@@quocsipham714 Honestly the game is somewhat less demanding during battle, as it automatically switches to a point-down perspective and I imagine it does a lot less background rendering. Most combat situations are not in the middle of a big pack of people, the biggest one I have experienced so far (just starting act 3) in the towers was a bit laggy but I doubt it was due to the animation (which I imagine would be on the GPU) and had more to do with CPU constraints. Maybe BenchmarKing can confirm that, I am just making a somewhat educated guess, but I stopped tracking my own performance after fiddling a bit at the start of the game.

[@rpgamezzz270]

I stopped watching digital foundry after finding out this channel

[@axoliminator]

This is something i noticed a long time ago tbh. When digital foundry reviews the performance in a game they never play beyond the 2-3 hour mark and it's a reason i take their performance reviews with a grain of salt. Don't get me wrong they are really competent but game performance varies wildly throughout the game and that's information they simply never give

[@RIBANNI]

BenchmarKing > Digital Foundry

[@MeGusta868]

Yes thank you! I have been waiting for one of your guides on this game. DLSS is implemented quite well on this game but I personally found there were still some areas worth tweaking.

[@benchmarking4386]

Yes , even though it's an old Version (2.4.2) DLSS looks excellent and the game still needs more work and optimization to improve the CPU performance in crowded areas.

[@CheddarMannn]

This entire channel is exactly what I was looking for when trying to find the best settings for myself; straight forward, to the point, and explaining everything going on the screen - chad channel

[@ZangetsuKyo]

Best optimization for the best RPG game. Thank you!

[@ivofixzone6410]

This channel gives exactly what people needed without BS . It deserver 100 times more subscribers .

[@kebb0]

Great explanations and fast to the point without explaining too much. Love it, thanks!

[@mystic865]

Wow the most detailed guide I have seen so far. Thank you very much!

[@popprati]

My old 1660Ti appreciates your channel very much.

[@Raphaelus13]

Note: Animation Level of Detail in High is required for mods of new character heads, bodies, etc.

[@totallycool4071]

My brother, let me tell you this, you are a very underrated channel. Your videos are helpful, and and i really believe you deserve more attention on this channel, keep it up bro! (You helped me specifically with hogwarts legacy, and Red dead redemption 2)

[@hydraaua4195]

Best explanatory content I've ever seen. good luck mate thanks

[@ShawnC07]

I've been waiting for the return of the king for so long!

[@ambilomor]

Dude, this is exactly what I needed! Thank you 💪

[@tristancampbell5090]

Whenever i start a new game and need to setup the graphics, i always look up for your vids. Keep up the great work!

[@fumo1000]

Great review and recommendation of the settings! Can't wait for a Starfield video from you

[@carlitoTF]

Would do CS 2 next? I'd love to see it! i'm having some issues running the game and I've seen others struggling too! Thanks for the help man, your videos are great!

[@tristandelhaye519]

I really hope they can improve the cpu issue because it's really unconfortable navigating the city with the constant stuttering.

[@SolMrBadGuy]

Spoilers they never fixed it. And just lazily optimized it for console.

[@rion9236]

By any chance, can you update the benchmark now that we got 2 patches?

[@arhangeo]

6:51 If you use anything below High for shadows, floor textures will get ugly black stripes all over them. It can be seen in this video too.

[@soul_slayer7760]

I don't see it, could you point out where they are? The only thing I see is a little flickering in the shadows when I use lower quality.

[@arhangeo]

@@soul_slayer7760 I suggest testing it in the game in the first camp during day. It can be seen on orangish ground surfaces like left of the cart where I put a timestamp.

[@soul_slayer7760]

@@arhangeo ok, I'll test it there, thank you.

[@pedrothin]

Ohhhhhh so it's shadows... thanks for the input, I noticed these stripes and didn't know what caused them.

[@Dantekog4658]

I only came here to LIKE this video. Will wait for your Armored Core 6: Fires Of Rubicon video on 26th August.

[@andresouza3992]

The video i was waiting for, thanks, really good job.

[@ZykopathOfficial]

Another great coverage my friend, keep it up!

[@lendial]

For patch 2 users, fast travel to rivington then back to the city for some potential fps gains.

[@JamieR]

I enjoy doing this type of A/B testing myself, because it varies between AMD and Nvidia what gives the best bang for the buck setting wise. And even GPU to GPU due to drivers. For Nvidia users this will be incredibly helpful. Detailed and easy to follow. Great stuff!

[@IndigoOmegaTv]

This about my fifth video and I can say your guides are A1 👍💪🏾

[@chumrocket]

finally I've been waiting for this

[@ajsa_hiro7714]

Love the content! Was just wondering, When can we expect the starfield video roughly?

[@benchmarking4386]

I haven't got my hand on the game yet , so you can expect the video to be ready next week, either on Wednesday or Thursday, provided everything goes smoothly.

[@blushingralseiuwu2222]

High quality video as usual, thanks for the good work

[@Sm28291]

Awesome Guide Loved it . Thanks!

[@ElectroMoe]

Can’t wait for more videos my friend we have so many games coming this year

[@MarsCristian]

one of the best suscriptions i ever done, thank you for your work, i hopw yo grow even bigger you deserv it

[@NixllO3]

I don’t even have this game but I watch the video to support you

[@rickool07]

3 games now, nvr stop making these videos you the goat 😁👌

[@christopherlussenden]

thanks mate, this was spot on & answered all my questions

[@tangofan4u]

Vulkan is the better performing API on my setup (Ryzen 5800X3D on Asrock x470 Taichi, Radeon 6750 XT) for the simple reason that it actually runs stable, whereas DX11 caused numerous sudden shutdowns of my PC. Since switching to Vulkan I haven't had a single crash.

[@pedrorevolledo7679]

I know this is a year later but even on NVIDIA , Vulkan works better. You can check the difference in Emerald Grove in Act 1, if you watch the druids doing the ritual on DX11 , you'll notice a huge FPS drop. I'm on a 4060 / 7500f / 32GB RAM / 1440p and on DX11 I get 60 fps there but 75 steady on Vulkan and 90-100 without a cap.

[@CookSavon]

​@@pedrorevolledo7679 Same for me, RTX3050 + R7 5800X. I tested it at the Adamantine Forge and when DX11 is at 106FPS average, Vulkan is at 115 FPS.

[@TwoDimensional]

wooo been waiting for this video

[@cassietheindigowitch]

Imma save this for later, thank you my friend.

[@BroskiMcBrosef]

Thanks for another informative video (:

[@filip7737]

Great video as always!

[@DekarNL]

I havew the exact same PC specs and these guides are amazing. Thank you!

[@edbusta5982]

Go to ACT III see how things change

[@enJ0eable]

Wait is that I thing? I have the most grainy textures in act 3 and I thought it might have been because of an update and an included change of settings but if that’s a real thing then I can stop trying to reset the settings. 😅

[@hassainemoussa1186]

Number one 🔥🔥

[@Meruem5]

fantastic video - thank you!

[@SeyidAr]

There is a visible difference in animation settings. Compare how npc's move in the background. With low animation they turn abruptly and kind of float while walking. With high animation they turn more smoothly and float less. I couldn't notice this effect with characters up close so unless you really like to indulge in the scenery i don't think this matters much. After all, your attention is most likely going to be on the center of the screen not in the background.

[@earthsent]

perfect guide thank you! do you have any suggestions for optimizing hair texture? mine still looks pixelated, especially around the edges / where there are thin strands

[@tenkai6664]

For best experience to play a game, i always looking forward for you Videos, thx for the work 😊

[@brianramirez9713]

Thanks for the video, AWESOME❤

[@fablelapunisher6232]

I can’t wait for your Starfield optimization 💚🚀

[@Silent-1983]

Thank You! So this is another unoptimized game, so the beta testers continue, so for the last years we pay to test their games, so they make money and we get this!

[@corrinlone4813]

Great video! Helped to actually make the game playable on my pc

[@stardragoon9250]

Thank you men. I got top GPU and setup PC, but anyway i change some of your direction tips, and not only game its more performance in play, but additional my GPU temp. go down from 57 >> to 41-43 '. Thanks again for your good job and full explaining.

[@DanonOP]

Thank you for the guide!

[@daivy03]

Please can you make an optimization detail guide as you always do for starfield?

[@benchmarking4386]

Yes I will , I'm working on it.

[@mohamedlaouadi4554]

thanks .great work , well done

[@Kalimforgetthen]

Best Channel, pls keep on

[@imadeivan1887]

i played using low with some medium and high setting on my gtx 1050 3gb and surprisingly most of the time having 25-30 fps😅 (which is totally playable)

[@zion_17]

I'm using a 1050 and in the city in act 3 it's so bad sadly

[@matuzaato]

Really useful and we'll explained, thanks!

[@009federico]

Thx! Im going to try your recommendations for dealing with CPU bottleneck.

[@richardacevedo-ug5kr]

Excelente guia hermano, un saludo.

[@jxu9053]

Love your guide my friend. A suggestion - when it comes to Anti Aliasing, i found that by combining DLDSR 1.78x or 2.25x and DLSS Performance you get a lot sharper texture while performing almost the same as native resolution. It doesn't hurt to try it out. Cheers

[@DoutorGonzo]

Man you are the best!

[@seriousgamer8543]

Thank you for this helpfully video

[@MendozaZaurio]

Even with the Game have explaination of the settings, You give us a more detailed explaination of this. Thanks ❤

[@skillfulsteak847]

Ryzen 5900x, RX7900xtx. I've mainly used Vulkan for bg3, I didn't feel any performance difference (though I didn't measure). But I also found Vulkan to me more unstable and crash more than DX11, so just for that reason I'd probably recommend DX11.

[@th0rne_999]

I know most of my issues are just my hardware being outdated and just about being able to run the game. Really sucks, because I don't have the money to upgrade much rn, but if anyone struggles with textures taking forever to load and loading screens, I've been made aware that SSDs are really cheap rn, so worth looking into as that's likely to help a lot with those issues.

[@felipecorpuz2476]

I hope you're also enjoying your time playing this game. Good job yet again!

[@jbba48]

Top tier channel🤘

[@ValentineRey]

Subbed!

[@shanekeeley1378]

Hi mate after your brilliant optimized guide for last of us pc, just wondering if your getting around to starfield by any chance?

[@benchmarking4386]

Yes , I'm currently uploading the video , it will be available on the channel very soon.

[@shanekeeley1378]

👍what a champ

[@dontpokethebear3893]

The King has spoken

[@jimrford]

Ryzen 5 3600 with a RX 5600XT 16 DDR4 3600 WIN 10: Game has more fps in Vulkan but get black artifacts in cut secnes and random CTD and even reboots. DX11 stable if a little slower FPS wise.

[@sayfmm]

The game needs more optimization especially in the city

[@Omnomnom-vy8jh]

Will there be the optimization guide for CS2 open beta?

[@jooh2684]

you are just an angel fallen of the sky, my friend

[@66psyco]

Thanks you for the information, what was the music playing in the background?

[@gwynbleidd8723]

excellent, as usual

[@DemitriX.]

The cpu issue is interesting, in combat or conversations the fps rises to 60 for me when i can have 30 before walking around in cities.

[@decode8931]

I have been going through the same problem. I thought it was something with my setup, but I have an i5 10400f, 16gb ram and an RTX 3050. It easily happens to have areas where my FPS drops from 60 to 12 simply because of this CPU problem. I hope Larian fixes this, the game is awesome, but playing with FPS dropping due to optimization issue is a frustrating experience.

[@t.t6294]

@@decode8931 same for me. my fps drops from 60 to 20 in Act 3. I have the same CPU but with a 6600xt gpu

[@decode8931]

@@t.t6294 From what I've seen the biggest problem with this is excessive CPU usage. Maybe because of the amount of information and elements rendered at the same time on the screen, but it doesn't make much sense, since there are heavier games that I can play without any FPS drop.

[@t.t6294]

@@decode8931 digital foundry did a video on it. really hoping patch 2 fixes those issues

[@BloodMorfina]

Thx man!

[@Dz77777Dz]

Best game of the decade, best optimization

[@speedforce8970]

Definitely not the best optimization, stuttering in act 2 and 3 is crazy.

[@arvegiss9050]

Really THX.

[@kadendecker7629]

someone plz tell me what ost is playing at 4:27. Can't find it on spotify

[@luisceccon]

Your videos are excellent! Thanks! However, even after using all its settings and seeing a significant improvement in FPS, I am still having stuttering problems during combat. Do you know how I can solve this problem? Can I run in 4k or 2k with this notebook: 11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-11800H @ 2.30GHz 2.30 GHz; RAM 16Gb; nvidia RTX 3060 6Gb? Thanks!

[@FFirefly]

Are you going to make an optimized settings guide for starfield?

[@yarden-zamir]

Can you release article guides?

[@chris_b84]

Excellent guide

[@JayFolipurba]

This test is good! I just got a 3060Ti just like in the video, but with a 11th gen i7 and 32GB RAM and on 1440p. The reason I'm looking at this is because I noticed a few frame drops in the hollow near the start and the graphics don't look at good as I would have gauged from watching gameplay on youtube. I have everything on high and even ultra, but that's the way it was preset at the start. I turned on V-sync and anti-aliasing, but I still notice some jagged geometry along curves and especially the hair, but thin things like foliage and hair appear still appear aliased and blotchy. Any tips? EDIT: I think I have it on SMAA, I will try TAA or DLSS/DLAA. Great video! EDIT2: It worked! For some reason I have to re-set the settings every time I boot up the game, but TAA+FX and FSR off made the graphics looks SO much nicer! The other settings are as you suggested, but this is the main thing I think. Thank you. Although I got frame drops again after 7 hours of playing again back at the hollow

[@javierrebolledabulask2685]

this game runs amazing all on high (medium shadows) 60+ FPS on my RTX 3050 and intel 12500H laptop!! using quality DLSS! (DX11 btw)

[@InMaTeofDeath]

As someone who loves high frames and good graphics equally this is a game where I've no problem having a lower framerate if it means it looks better. Since it's turn based it could run at 30 and it wouldn't be a big deal since timing is never a concern.

[@Homiloko2]

I was having an issue with stuttering which is a hassle no matter if the graphics look good or not. The important thing is consistency. This guide helped a lot and then after tweaking your settings, I recommend capping the FPS according to your preference (like 60fps, or 30fps like you said). No matter how good your graphics look, getting rid of stutters improves quality of life immensely.

[@aleks2_ocho483]

Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-7700HQ CPU @ 2.80GHz 2.80 GHz. my graphics card is a AMD Radeon RX560. I've been running Directx 11 but its stutters a lot. especially in areas where there are a lot of NPCs. Not sure what to do..

[@ysnyldrm73]

Df did not mention that much cpu bottleneck. Can you turn off hpet than try again to check if there is a improvement.

[@arponfahad5439]

Hello there really thankfull for the videos but I have a question are these optimized settings also applicable for rtx 3050 8gb variant?

[@Phfwraeiyngckq]

Thanks!!!

[@jobayerhossain8787]

please make a optimization video of COUNTER STRIKE 2 open beta

[@quocsipham714]

Tks a lot sir for the video, could someone help me, once adjust the Animation LOD to “Low” does it affect to the animation of our character when during the battle?

[@Vargbrodern86]

What do you recommend with a I5-10400f, a gtx 1050TI and 32 GB of ram? Or should I not bother?

[@marceline2259]

Some mods may have you changing those settings. I am not sure if it's my hair mods or more head options, but if I don't have Animation Level of Detail on High my head starts to float off into the distance haha