MSFS 2020: The Holy Grail | The BEST Graphics and Performance You Can Get | DLDSR + DLSS

[@biteme0973]

the last week or so your videos have popped up on my feed. all the years with other people doing the graphic settings yours are morein depth and easy to understand with explanations. thank you . i will be going through and checking settings and tweaking baased on your videos

[@IslandSimPilot]

I am so grateful for your comment, thank you! I really try to help people understand the tech and software so that you can work with it yourself, it’s really not possible just to copy other people’s settings. Hopefully this way people can find their own best setup. Thanks again, your feedback means a lot to me!

[@D0meson]

Thank you so very much for this detailed, brilliant, informative explanation! I fly exclusively in VR (Reverb G2, RTX 3090) and my PC is very much CPU bottlenecked. I didn’t find any option to go beyond the native resolution of the Reverb G2. Nevertheless I can report a huge improvement in image quality applying DLAA, I would go so far to describe it as a night-and-day difference of the sort that it looks like I have a new, much better headset than before (and until watching your videos I was under the impression I dialed in my graphics settings in a fairly optimized way!) Thank you and please continue sharing your insights with the MSFS 2020 community, very much appreciated!

[@sarathab]

So, are you saying that this guide works for VR as well?

[@nyzygc]

What is your cpu? Mine gpu same i needed to change my cpu. I took a video about it which is in my channel.

[@darrenblack2802]

There are an insanely amount of different setups out there with hardware and software and what updates have been done or not been done.... Anyone that doesn't understand that things like this will affect people differently doesn't have a good grasp on the complexity of hardware/firmware/software. Thanks for your trails-efforts-and re-re-research and sharing. Much appreciated!

[@godlugner5327]

Now you're getting it...

[@patches8291]

Once again thank you! This has unlocked the full potential of my system! I'm fortunate enough to have a 7900X3d and an RTX 4090 and have been slightly disappointed in the performance and this has improved my sim so much while trying to fly out of INIbuilds KLAX or KJFK with full on Real Traffic and PSXTraffic in the pmdg or fenix.....this has boosted my FPS enough to where these flights run so much smoother now. So, thank you for your work.

[@IslandSimPilot]

I'm really glad to hear that!

[@twambilile]

How much fps are you running now? I have similar specs

[@IslandSimPilot]

@@twambilileHey! That's a good question. In the islands typically 50+ at the bigger airports (TNCM, TJSJ, etc.) and 60 in cruise. I have a 60 Hz monitor and I have my frames capped at 60.

[@MatthewSmall]

I recently went from a 27 inch 4k monitor to a 45 inch super ultra wide. It was mostly a good move apart from the fact that after using 4k for so long, the step down to half the vertical resolution was painful. Stumbled across your video and gave it a go. It actually worked. Crystal clear graphics with no performance hit. Oddly, my GPU is now working less hard than before for some reason. I expect it has something to do with the ultra low latency setting being enabled. Anyway, thank you. You're a legend. 👍🏼

[@ztublackstaff]

OMDG!!!! This tiny little tweek is amazing!!! Who knew? and why did it take three years for someone to figure it out and share it? THANK YOU. Not only has my 2D flying never looked better (I tested the FENIX in downtown NY), but even VR (which for me has always been choppy, especially in turns) looks smooth as ice. Oh, my wife hates you know, becuase I'm going to spending more time enjoying this amazing simulation which YOU have made even better!!! 😆. I'm sharing your channel with all my friends. :)

[@IslandSimPilot]

I'm so glad it has worked for you!

[@davegrainge4579]

I followed your instructions as I also have a 3080TI and applied them all, I was absolutely blown away with the image that was in front of me wow it was fantastic. Thank you so very much for taking the time and for sharing this with us, it is stunning thank you

[@acratone8300]

NVIDIA CONTROL PANEL 6:11 NVCP DSR-FACTORS (DSLR): 2.25 *AND* 1.75 (BOTH ON) 17:37 NVCP DSR SMOOTHNESS: 60% 18:35 NVCP TEXTURE FILTERING: HIGH QUALITY 19:16 NVCP ANISTROPIC FILTERING: 16X 19:35 NVCP LOW LATENCY MODE : ULTRA 20:20 NVCP POWER MANAGEMENT: if cpu fan noise is a problem then: NORMAL, otherwise PREFER MAX PERF. MSFS GENERAL OPTIONS GRAPHICS 21:30 MSFS ANTI-ALIASING: NVIDIA DLSS SUPER RES. 21:43 MSFS select a resolution: highest (for 2k monitor 3840x2160 = 2.25X) (3rd from bottom is native resolu.) 22:00 MSFS NVIDIA DLSS SUPER RESOLUTION: QUALITY 23:17 MSFS GLOBAL RENDERING QUALITY: ULTRA 24:12 MOTION BLUR: OFF

[@jpamintuan96]

Thank you

[@IslandSimPilot]

@@jpamintuan96 I incorporated this into the video, thanks again!

[@flightsimer1]

Thank you

[@ianmorgan9291]

Just on from this , to get dsr on my i9 3980 laptop I having to use the studio driver for whatever reason

[@JohnMeaders]

I have an i9-9900K with 8 physical cores, and an RTX 3080 Ti. I applied all of this and hopped into the SWS PC-12, and was gobsmacked by the fidelity. It looked like I was sitting in the real airplane. I'm glad you talked about tuning, as I don't have enough time to determine if I need to tone it down. Great job! Thanks for the info.

[@IslandSimPilot]

So glad, John!

[@Virtusim]

Thank you very much for these settings. It works in VR as well. It seems like the PC has now more room to render the game on the monitor and in the headset. In my case a Reverb G2. I kept my ingame VR settings the same. (Native resolution, DLSS Quality and Medium to High for the other settings) As a result, the image in the headset is more clear and without any stutters. My FPS are still locked at 45 in the openXR toolkit, but it is butter smooth and crisp now. FYI, I have a i7 with a 3080 10Gb and 32Gb ram.

[@D0meson]

Thanks for sharing, I have almost the same hardware (Reverb G2, RTX 3090, 32GB RAM but an AMD Ryzen processor). Also medium to high settings however still getting stutters. Could you perhaps please share more details on your settings? Thanks in advance!❤

[@MrAnthonyfrench]

yeh would be good to know wouldn't it. I've just upgraded to a 4090 with a I910850 32gb ram and I'm lucky if I get 45 fps. it didn't seem to improve my performance that much upgrading to a 4090 which is depressing after spending nearly £2000. @@D0meson

[@nrosko]

DLSS looks awful in VR.

[@D0meson]

@@nrosko cannot confirm - for me it works great!

[@Virtusim]

@@D0meson Will do that on my channel when I have all the settings locked in for recording in VR.

[@ericrensel6956]

I've found that you can use the same technique (sort of) for VR headsets. Oversample the VR headset by using whatever VR software will let you do that, and then use DLSS to downscale as described. It's looking great for me!

[@michaelwilliamson6061]

Thanks so much for this video. I have been flopping and twitching for years trying to get this sim dialed in, and I could not do it until I found your channel. You are the man when it comes to great performance!

[@IslandSimPilot]

Thanks so much, Michael! Yeah these settings are the best you can get. Surprised more people don’t know about it.

[@Spawned-in60]

This is one of those groundbreaking videos that gets filed into my "FS TIPS TWEAKS" reference folder....and not too many make it there. Thank you. Been doing this hobby since 1983, yep I'm 64 yrs young, Private pilot. My next wish : find the Holy Grail for VR. cheers,

[@IslandSimPilot]

I'm so very glad to hear that - happy simming my friend!

[@matthawk04]

I paused my flight to come leave this comment. Asobo should hire you...your videos are outstanding! Thank you for all of your testing. I spent hours on tutorials and tweaking but couldn't get things running smooth in VR. Now it's an incredible experience. Great work and thank you so much for sharing!

[@IslandSimPilot]

That really means a lot to me, thanks so much and happy simming!

[@mercianeightseven]

Thank you!! I had good performance anyway on my 3080 but this has boosted it and gave me a boost on the image quality also!! Thanks very much for this well made video and in depth info you gave. Helped my understanding much better!

[@IslandSimPilot]

I’m so very glad to hear that!

[@cdnrod]

Wow! this is a game changer. I’ve been tweaking msfs for three years and this one thing has allowed me to go from med-high to ultra settings with improved fps. i7-10700, RTX 2070 Super, SSD,32 GB ram, flying pmdg 737 over Japan and running approx 35 fps. Sweet. Thank you so much!!! I am now a subscriber.

[@IslandSimPilot]

That's great news! So glad to hear it!

[@p.h-bw4cj]

Amazing, you nailed it! I have been struggling to get past 35 fps with my rtx4090 on an older 5900x cpu, bottleneck at cpu. After configuring this, my cpu latency drooped from 22 ms to 12 ms matching the gpu, fps jumped over 78. Works like magic!!!!

[@IslandSimPilot]

That's fantastic! Glad to hear it.

[@expataviator7107]

First of all, thank you for taking the time to put this together. I know how long all the experimenting takes. For me, the 2.25x plus finally understanding DLSS worked like a charm. But moving my default settings to ULTRA nuked my FPS. I went back to mostly HIGH which makes FPS better and frankly I can hardly tell the difference. 7800X3D and 4070Ti

[@FlightSimVRDad]

We have very similar systems and I have been using the NVidia GForce experience app to launch with the optimum settings. I have great performance now. The one thing that caught my attention is that you have 1080P monitor and I have a 4K monitor and I see your videos are in 4K I downgrade mine to 1080P to help "frame drop" of the end product. That said, your water looks great. I still get the lines on the water when the water is smooth. Thanks for explaining not just the settings but also the logic behind the settings. And you are also correct in no two systems are alike. Once we start installing anything the performance changes and we have to find what works for each of us. But you have given us a wonderful starting point with an understanding of what we are dealing with. Thanks a bunch!

[@IslandSimPilot]

Actually I’m on a 2k system. I did the math yesterday and it’s basically like a 1.5x upscale after you do both DLDSR and DLSS. I’m still tweaking around the margins but overall I’m blown away. I can run the sim at literally completely maxed out settings.

[@paulofranca77]

Ok... I rarely comment on youtube videos but after watching this one and the newer one talking about the DLSS 3.6 I can say: Dawg... you are a genius. I run a Ryzen 7 3700x with a RTX 3070... usually I would get 20-35 FPS durinng the last years in flight sim... it was fine, playable, cool and all. But this saturday I took 50 min of my time to watch these videos and simply enough now im getting constant 60FPS no matter the circustance in game... the Flight sim experience changed from water to wine for me thanks to these videos... your guides simply render all "best graphics settings" videos and guides on the internet totally useless ! thanks you so much... this is awesome.

[@sparkymarky68]

Thank you for the tutorial and explanations. I was here only because you said you had fixed the weird artefacts on water....I have had it and it drives me up the wall. So - I did everything you said, and joy of joys - the funny water pixels have gone. However...word of advice to anyone running a 4k screen - do everything in the video, but leave the simulator setting at the default 4k. I don't know why, but for me personally (RTX4070) this gave me the best FPS (83), best quality (better than before) and no little weird water pixels (which is my only goal in life). Tried the other options and it either crashed or killed the FPS. Finally. Thank you, tomorrow will be flying day..low over the water again. Thanks you!

[@IslandSimPilot]

Yeah the water thing was killing me! I’m so glad it worked for you as well. Cheers!

[@Hypnotoast]

You did it man! I have been trying multiple other settings I found in multiple other videos and the results were meh at bets or significantly worse fps than what I had before. Your video is so well explained DLSS final makes sense to me. Now I seem to be getting solid 30fps with an image quality that looks absolutely stunning. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!

[@IslandSimPilot]

So glad to hear that!

[@tfisher]

I have to add to my original comment. This has been a huge game-changer for me. I thought I would have to spend several thousand dollars upgrading my GPU and switching to a 4K monitor. You've given me everything I wanted from all that spending except FPS, and I've got enough of that to be happy. Thank you again.

[@IslandSimPilot]

These comments make my day, thank you so much!

[@xo-Tobe]

thank you - really appreciate your exhaustive work on researching these configuration settings and also taking the time to explain the intent and use. Well done. I have applied this to my RTX 2080 Ti and it improved my image quality by an order of magnitude.

[@IslandSimPilot]

I really can't tell you how happy that makes me to hear, that's what it's all about!

[@dennis.oosthuizen]

WOW, I have been a flight simmer since MSFS first came out, and I have never experienced visuals like this. I have a 4K OLED monitor (MSI Gaming Laptop with Nvidia 3080 graphics card, which I only use for MSFS), and I have increased the resolution to 5461 x 2880. The graphics are absolutely unbelievable. My FPS is around 43-50fps, which is good enough for me, but, the depth of field is what has astounded me, it is absolutely mind-blowing. I have been flying to locations that I previously loved, and I just cannot explain the difference, it is amazing. Thank you so much for your recommendation, time and effort in figuring this out, you are the MAN!!!! I cannot thank you enough, you have revitalised my enthusiasm and excitement for flight again.

[@IslandSimPilot]

Comments like this absolutely make my day!

[@petrolekh]

Holy crap dude, just tweaked my card with your settings and you nailed it. I was barely dropping below 60 FPS in heavy traffic areas with custom scenery and live traffic. And that most annoying jerkiness when panning around is entirely gone. Fantastic, your hours of crawling the forums were not wasted, appreciate the advice. Even thinking of downgrading my card because the 4080 was damn expensive, lmao.

[@fpm545]

Was skeptical at first, but I tried it and it works great work. You have found the holy Grail.

[@IslandSimPilot]

Yep, still the best visuals I've been able to produce!

[@raspbear3486]

41:33 when you're trying to hold a conversation with someone while you're gaming :D

[@Bobo_Skypark]

I have a G9 Odyssey OLED 5120x1440 and a 4090. Initially upon entering the NVIDIA control panel, there was no DSR option available. I had to do two things to get the DSR option to show. Change refresh rate of the monitor from 240Hz o 120Hz in system settings and turn Game Mode OFF in the monitor settings. I had to go with 1.78x as 2.25x was just too much of a hit. The change in graphical quality is nothing short of amazing. Thank you for posting this as well as posting the DLSS update video. Hopefully my above comments may help others. Edit: actually just turning Game Mode off on the monitor may do it. There is no option for 240Hz refresh rate once Game Mode is turned OFF.

[@phillypunk91587]

Thank you! Was struggling to figure out why that wasn't an option for me.

[@phillypunk91587]

Also what kind of FPS are you getting. I'm trying to get decent FPS in the worst case scenario, aka inibuilds JFK in the Fenix A320.

[@Bobo_Skypark]

​@@phillypunk91587This one is not so much about getting better performance. It is about achieving a better graphical quality. You play with the DLSS settings to get you to your sweet spot....good looking graphics and decent performance. For me an a 7950X3D / 4090. I ended up with DLDSR at 1.78x with DLSS on the balanced setting.

[@EnochTD]

Your videos popped up in my feed with perfect timing. I just upgraded to a 12g 3060 from 8g 1080. Your knowledge & time to explain how the settings work have helped me out so much. Thank you for your time and the nice flight!

[@IslandSimPilot]

You're very welcome, Robin!

[@deecee168]

Thank you!!! I'm running a 13900K with a RTX 4090 on a Samsung 49" 32:9 monitor and was so frustrated with the soft resolution, low FPS and stutters. I followed your settings to the T and it's insane how much sharper the image is and how smooth the gameplay has become. I was getting mid 70 FPS flying through NYC and now get mid 80 FPS with no stutters and much sharper terrain detail. What a change!

[@IslandSimPilot]

I am so glad to hear that! These comments make it all worthwhile! Enjoy!!!

[@MrSCAAT]

Great video, I have been exploring these same options for a few years now. Only item I wanted to highlight was your low latency setting. Ultra is for use when you are using G-sync along with Vertical Sync On. Just set to the setting above it. Otherwise it adds ~ 20ms to your latency. And I tried your High Quality scrubbing with the 16x anti setting and I love the sharpness. Thank you. Otherwise I use the exact same settings on my rig with a 4090 in it and a 3440x1440 gsync screen @ 160hz running 2.5x DSR.

[@IslandSimPilot]

Thank you! I've since changed this setting.

[@gregg413]

Thanks for all the work you have done and for sharing it with us. I have a 13600K CPU and a 4070ti GPU and have seen tremendous improvements in frame rate from one of you previous videos, and have seen great graphics improvement from this video. BTW: I am running MSFS on a 4K TV and I don't have resolution options in MSFS that are 1.78 or 2.25 times the native resolution of the TV, so I just set the resolution in MSFS to match the native resolution of the TV and everything seems to be working great.

[@infinite2246]

Do you remember what video helped you dramatically increase FSP?

[@MegaDieseldriver]

Gosh dang , it worked thank you so much . I have Ryzen 7700x , 4070ti and 32g of ram 1440p monitors. Results are more than incredible.

[@IslandSimPilot]

That’s what we like to hear!!!

[@rickfedermann7669]

I have an i7-13620H 2.40 GHz and an RTX 3050. I thought I had it tweaked to the best settings, then I tried the additional settings described in this video. Wow! I now have LODs set at nearly max and the sim runs great. Thank you!

[@speedbird643]

This works pretty well for me, only downside being the DLSS causes a lot of blurriness on the displays of some addon aircraft. However visually and performance wise a great improvement and I can tell my 3080Ti is actually doing some work now!

[@08zea]

You can fix this by doing the following. Open your usercfg.opt file. A quick google will tell you how to find this file. Find the line in the top block of options that says "Secondary Scaling" Change that line to read "SecondaryScaling 2.000000"

[@mikez1488]

So I was pretty skeptical about this when I first opened the video and I said to myself how good could it really be (I have a 4090 already). But damn dude, it was an amazing difference. It was obvious how much better it was, so no before and after needed for me. It really looks incredible. Not that the sim looked bad before, but it really, really looks much better now. Thanks for doing the work and sharing.

[@IslandSimPilot]

You're so very welcome!

[@osmarscoz9112]

I have trying all tips, but none of them worked great. However I need to tell you your settings worked like a charm. Congratulations I am very pleased now. No words to describe how happy I am. I am from Brazil.

[@IslandSimPilot]

You're so very welcome!

[@ricksheehan2125]

13900KS, 32G, 4090 using 546.29 drv, Samsung C49RG9x -native 5120x1440 now 7680x2160, DX12Beta; matching your settings. I was happy to begin with but now it is absolutely beautiful. Using DLSS 3.5.10.0 as you suggested. Did not gain much FPS but did not lose any either. Thank You

[@scratchsescape1978]

Thank you Sir! I'm primarily an IL2 guy and occasionally play MSFS. Been exclusively VR for about three years. Initially a G2 but lately switched to an AERO. I9-12900k, RTX 4090. Your settings have improved my MSFS experience to the point that I finally look forward to using that sim. The image quality is also noticeably better in IL2. I have my settings set to DLAA and smoothness at 30 percent with everything else pretty much a mirror image of yours.

[@IslandSimPilot]

I'm so glad to hear that!

[@Kilerwhale13]

i9-13900K + 3070Ti with 1920x1080 monitors This method didn't work out for me. In fact, I lost almost all my frames (from high 50 FPS to low 20 FPS) by doing this. So I just reverted back to using my old settings. While for some these changes might work, it's very situational.

[@IslandSimPilot]

I agree, everything with this sim seems situational, though I’m really wondering why it didn’t work for you. To me a system like yours is absolutely perfect for this.

[@kingghost-px8ph]

The only thing capable of bypassing the CPU bottleneck is the frame generation function of the RTX 40 series (DLSS 3.0). DLSS 2.0 tends to make the dashboard blurry. With the frame generation function alone enabled, the 4070 achieves 60fps at 4K Ultra

[@7willymak]

Yup you did it. Thank you so much for explaining this. Here I am sitting here with a 4070ti and not even really understanding how to use it. And you also found the closest thing to a solve for fuzzy screens in the cockpit with DLSS. Amazing work man

[@IslandSimPilot]

Glad I could help!

[@adamr7958]

Can this also work with DX11? I don't like the tile bleed throughs with DX12.

[@caaront]

You Sir, are a genius. I did lose some frame rates, but gained a prettier sim. With a 9700k and an RTX 3070 and 32 GB RAM, I can use the DLDRS or whatever at the 2.2 and set my res in MSFS to the 4.5k like you from 1440p, and if I set it to quality DLSS I get 50-59 FPS with waves to medium, motion blur off, and everything else set to ultra with the global setting. With balanced I get about 60-65 FPS, and with performance I get 65-75 FPS. Good enough for me. I have yet to try the PMDG 737 over NYC, but I am happy. I subscribed and rung the bell for all. My GPU usage is up, and my CPU usage is in the green. Thank you. Most of my NCP settings for global and MSFS were already about where yours are in the video.

[@IslandSimPilot]

That’s fantastic news! Really glad to hear that it worked for you. Happy flying my friend!

[@mach2012-pf5xl]

Great info IslandSimPilot! Not only was I able to see a major improvement after making changes in my own setup, but I am also able to enjoy this improvement via Virtual Desktop, which permits me to choose from many of its own virtual monitor screens, one of which is the size of a 70mm screen in a movie theatre environment. The improved high resolution on such a display makes MSFS a really enjoyable thing to experience. I also wanted to convey that the VDXR api that is supported in Virtual Desktop is such that I no longer need to access Oculus nor Steam XR api’s, as I have found VDXR to be the most stable and reliable of the 3 API’s. The switch from regular screen to virtual display on my Oculus headset is seamless and almost instantaneous, with no issues in playability. A single API is all that is needed for Oculus headset to work harmoniously in VR with MSFS. Thanks again for conveying your research.

[@stoladdicts2234]

This is freaking awesome! Minus the ghosting which I'm ok with living with for the smoothness, my 2070 Super has traded sad and in pain screams pushing mid FPS to now just sad screams while pushing great FPS. Fantastic tutorials man!

[@IslandSimPilot]

I’m so glad to hear that! Enjoy your simming!

[@SebastianRestrepo343]

I have a RTX 3060, this has boosted my fps to a stable 60 fps! - thank you so much :D

[@IslandSimPilot]

That’s fantastic!

[@marknewellmusic]

Interesting, what CPU do you have?

[@SebastianRestrepo343]

@@marknewellmusic I have a I9 11th kf

[@IslandSimPilot]

@@marknewellmusic I have a 12700K.

[@g6enyng]

Thank you! At last a really good explanation of how to get msfs to deliver what I knew my setup was capable of. The detail, quality and control are just Wow!

[@IslandSimPilot]

I'm so happy to hear that! Happy simming!

[@johannesmueller4188]

Congratulations, you have done what millions of usres were not abloe to achieve! Great settings for me as well. Thank you!

[@IslandSimPilot]

That means a lot to me, thank you!

[@RonGlace]

I have the same setup as you (almost). I7 12700K, RTX 3050, 32GB DDR5 RAM. I was using NVidia's "Optimized" settings. This is amazing! The performance and quality difference is night and day. Thanks for putting in the effort and doing the research on this.

[@IslandSimPilot]

You’re very welcome!

[@chrisslocum3784]

Oh my god you did it! I've been tinkering with this for 3 years now and I'm pretty sure I've watched every video and and discussion 3x. Lol. I even spent $5000 upgrading my pc just for this Sim with not much improvement from a 2080 super to a msi 4090. This one trick fixed it all. Traded 240hz for 120hz but I don't care haha. Thank you so much. Cheers!

[@MrDelvey]

Do you have any graphical issues? The interior is fine, however an external view causes slight artefacts EDIT: Applying the mod changed my refresh rate from 165hz to 60hz. Setting it back to 165hz has helped massively

[@alheeley]

Nice tips, I didnt even know DLDSR existed. With a 3060 card I cant push my resolution above 2560 x 1440 without fps becoming unusable, but I can now run with quality settings rather than balanced and it all seems much smoother , considering I used to have to run at 1920 res to egt goos stable fps this is a great visual improvement for me. Not sure if its psychological but performance in VR (Oculus Quest 2) also seems more stable and views more detailed. Cockpit is a lot crisper.

[@juanwhick1691]

Dude… 3060 12GB/3600x/ 36GB ram. I’m suffering bad because I got a 4k tv back when I bought my Xbox one. Now I’m on the same tv and anything lower than 4k gets all jaggy. So I gotta live without traffic and low LODS. It feels like my CPU just can’t handle this game tbh, because even at low res I get only 40 fps at most.

[@tripodcatz5532]

You don't even have to technically overclock the 12700k; rather, you can simply fix the turbo boost on all P cores to their rated turbo speed of 5.0 ghz. Normally, without user intervention, the 12700K will automatically turbo two cores to 5 ghz when under load (for extra performance). ALL 8 P cores are therefore essentially rated to at least 5.0 ghz, and you need only fix the turbo setting on all cores to continuously run at 5 ghz. You will definitely need liquid cooling, however, if you run any application at or near full thread loading (like Blender). Flight Simulator would probably run fine with one of the mega air coolers available in the $50 price range. Just FYI. ;)

[@IslandSimPilot]

I just have stock fans installed, so you have a recommendation? My CPU is liquid cooled but again, just stock liquid cooling.

[@boblogan4695]

Thanks so much for this. Absolutely first class. All at the max and NO stutters over LA.

[@CaptainKMan]

For some reason the DSR REALLY irritates the simulator loading tiles in DX12. I almost never get missing tiles but after your tweaks the performance and quality looks great but raising the camera up even a few hundred feet makes giant sections of tiles vanish and you can see the underlying ortho the developer used to make their ground textures.

[@glennlilley867]

This mod finally maxes the quality for my system - RTX3070, AMD Ryzen 5, 4K monitor now running at a full p60 plus FPS with FSR of 6144 x 3240. I reproduced your settings at the same airport and the result was excellent. Scenery water and cockpit panels are sharper, more deailed (my eyes appraciate it already ) Good job!

[@jurajkukan6626]

Dude...Duuuddee. I can't believe my eyes. Only JFK from Inibuilds is not friendly but the rest of the world...dude...Thank you very much. What a pleasure to fly now. And I am also pilot myself. The VFR is very enjoyable. Thank you again I have 3080 and i9 finally I synchronised it. 🙏🙏🙏

[@IslandSimPilot]

So happy to hear that!

[@jrjackson3946]

Holy mackerel dude!!! This looks to good to be true, like I really have to rub my eyes...feels like I am in the bloody game. THANK YOU.

[@KoPilotFlys]

Your DLSS explanations and tips have greatly improved the looks of my sim. I had to do some tweaking due to my system being a little different than yours but man what a difference. My channel is not a big one I'm new at KZbin but I am going to post a video showing the results of your advice and post a link to your channel. Thanx for sharing your efforts, my sim has never looked so good. Definitely a fan and new sub, cheers! Edit: I will also provide my system specs and show my settings in the video I post.

[@IslandSimPilot]

I’m so glad to hear that! I never would have thought so many people would benefit from this. Happy simming!

[@StewCal65]

Wow. What a difference! Great visuals and great performance. I'm running a 13700 kf with a 4090. Seems like the computer is not working nearly as hard. The room that my computer is in usually heats up by 10 degrees or so during long flights. After a six hour flight last night my room hardly heated up at all. Very interesting stuff! Thank you....

[@gianpaolofederspiel7286]

One of the best fps tweaks I ever seen. I tryed it out and it works perfectly! Thanks a lot

[@IslandSimPilot]

You’re very welcome!

[@ArieGBoom]

Thank you so much! First of all for the (for me self learning) exercise. Very well explained. The graphics are phenomenal. The fin noise however is with every option a bit loud. So my DLSS setting "Balanced" is the least with still good images. I struggle though with "End game"and "Go to main menu" as the sim than terminates completely and I have to restart. Interesting.

[@spacecam55]

Just found your content, and followed closely. These tweaks have made my performance soooo smooth and it looks incredible, excellent subbed!

[@IslandSimPilot]

Welcome aboard!

[@tonypadovano8707]

Still blurry gauges with DLSS for me so TAA lives on.

[@fredoplayinggames]

Yes, it's the downside for the DLSS sadly

[@Daniel_P5585]

Just tried this on my system and it works amazingly! 5800x3d, RTX3060, 32gb RAM. Thank you!!!

[@IslandSimPilot]

Fantastic! Glad to hear it.

[@Action942Jackson]

I just wanted you to know that your tips completely changed my life. Although I have to load into the game at my TV's resolution otherwise it crashes, I can change it after loading in. I'm upscaled to 5461 x 2880. I am getting 85-90 fps with Frame generation, v-sync, TLOD 200, running PMDG and a host of other mods, it looks so much better and the best part... NO MORE STUTTERS! Thank you thank you thank you thank you.

[@IslandSimPilot]

I am so glad to hear that my man! That's what it's all about! Enjoy!

[@fgmpost]

Cant find DSR in my Nvidia Controller Panel. Can’t get it to show up either. Do I need a special kind of monitor for this? I have a 4090 RTX card.

[@IslandSimPilot]

Are you looking in the General settings and not the program-specific settings in NVCP?

[@user-fc4qp1we2j]

Without doubt, the most effective (for me) increase in quality and performance ever posted! Thank you

[@IslandSimPilot]

You have no idea how much I appreciate comments like these. Enjoy!

[@BoatingBiker]

Great advice on the settings debate plus a fine flying demomstration.i noticed your pre landing checks went a bit awry but you were talking to us a s well as flying the aeroplane. I like it, thanks.

[@IslandSimPilot]

For sure, I definitely need to be more consistent with prelanding checks!

[@Bluewater3272]

I have a 3080 and an I-9 10 whatever K. Tried your suggestions with my 1080 monitor. Unbelievable smoothness now and picture quality. Plus instead of my GPU at around 25 to 30% it’s around 65 to 70%. They used to hold my fps at 30 now I’m able to maximize the refresh rated 60 while getting 60 frames permitted with your suggestions. Even the blurry on the DLS isn’t bad specially, in the cockpit dash. Thank you very much. This is very great.

[@IslandSimPilot]

Wow, that’s awesome! That’s what we like to hear!!!

[@davidgiles9751]

I was skeptical watching this video, but HOLY COW - what kind of voodoo magic is this? I followed your settings (with a couple of minor differences within the MSFS graphics settings), and the difference is phenomenal! I'm running a Core i9 10900KF and a new RTX 4070 (replaced my RTX 3070 last week) on a Dell S3220DGF (1440p) curved monitor, and I swear this has taken away the fuzziness of the gauges in everything I've tried so far. The overall clarity of everything is amazing. It honestly makes the monitor appear look like it's (near) 4k. I still plan on getting a larger 4k OLED sometime in 2024, but this has given my Dell a renewed life. One question, would there be any benefit to someone who's already running on a 4k monitor? Are these settings even necessary on one?

[@patrickwilson672]

All I can say is thank You! Stunning 😀😀😀

[@Ard1400]

Great video. Thanks! Is there a Holy Grail for the VR settings? I have a Quest 3 and I am looking for the best settings for MSFS 2020.

[@mauricejones6993]

Wow! Thanks for this tweak! I have all your setting and same hardware. Only thing i had to change was run at 50% monitor rate on a 4k tv. A few stutters at KJFK,EGLL with real traffic AL. Frames never below 28 at those airports with a quick jump to 30. Tested VHHH and it was smooth. I don't need the Frame Generation it was running my GPU at 100%. I thing the Dynamic LOD will work great with this. Thanks for all you time testing to find the Holy Grail! My sim world is more fun and smooth in all phases. 😊😊😊 GPU 35-45% CPU 15-30 never see this before in all my years of simming.

[@IslandSimPilot]

I’m so glad to hear that, Maurice! Thanks for letting me know.

[@lftt205]

Hello everyone, ok, so I tried this modification not getting the big difference between the GPU and CPU usage percentages but there is a noticeable improvement in the visuals, great stuff!!! I am only using a 1080P monitor so probably the higher resolution monitors would probably use the bigger difference in GPU vs CPU, this I am guessing. Will give it a run now and see the performance side of it. Thanks again for another eye opening video on the sim.

[@IslandSimPilot]

1080P Can really benefit from this, I'm glad it worked for you!

[@toolpusher333]

Wow Wow your the man Islandsimpilot what have you done???? Its like having a completely new sim. The graphics is unbelievable honestly. I also have the RTX 3080TI and my GPU was never being used 20% now its up about 80 -90 %. CPU is about the same but the difference in graphics is amazing and no problem with the temps. Everything on ultra and getting 45-50 fps in the air above cities and about 35 landing in big airports Thanks so much .

[@IslandSimPilot]

I’m so glad to hear that!

[@brazeagle]

Thanks a lot, really appreciated it, great configuration, my system is better now and CONGRATS on that beautiful landing, seems like you are a REAL pilot. Cheers LCL

[@IslandSimPilot]

I am :) And thank you!

[@kaanaslan_tr]

I was happy with the FPS I had with my 4090 card and with 14900K CPU. But having the DSR option is a different level. Thank you. I didn't know such feature. Since I have the fastest CPU and the GPU, I left the smoothing at 33% and also I tried TAA instead of DLSS. I tried this because I thought that my GPU may not need to reduce the quality because it already is a powerful card and everything was great even without the DLSS option. But I hear my GPU fans quite a lot :) Oh when I used TAA, my FPS with everything ULTRA was around 60-70. With DLSS it's over 90-100. For now I stick with DLSS but it was nice to have the option to use TAA without loosing any quality and still having a great FPS. Oh my monitor resolution is also 2K.

[@eltonhyland5485]

FYI: I have a 4090 with 48GB RAM, I9-13900K CPU etc. I made these changes and it brought life to the sim. MAN what a difference.

[@IslandSimPilot]

That’s so awesome! I’ve heard from a TON of 4090 users that said the same thing. I’m so happy to hear that, thanks for reaching out!

[@trin162]

This is good for any other cockpit other than glass cockpits. The DLSS setting makes the PMDG 777 glass screen numbers blur as they move up or down. Will try this with TAA.

[@IslandSimPilot]

Try DLSS-DLAA. You're going to get some blurring but it really is minimal. Also make sure your driver and DLSS files are updated.

[@mikevadnais7722]

Initially this worked great, but I have been running into issues with MSFS locking up and freezing now. After loading into Tampa Airport, things became very sluggish for me. I have since disabled DLDSR and gone back to my previous settings. Sim is no longer locking up. Mileage varies by system I guess. I was pretty satisfied with my old settings, but always like trying something new.

[@IslandSimPilot]

Yeah, there are so many variables.

[@thomas_ger4098]

The settings definitely work for me with an RTX3070TI. I now have the same FPS like before but with max out graphics settings.

[@IslandSimPilot]

That’s great!

[@COMtnPilot]

Happy New Year … ISP! Colorado Mountain Pilot here. I too am a Private pilot, and still fly MS Flight Sim “Old School” in Windows 7! LOL! I built an amazing sim with all SAITEK peripherals and I even built a panel out of wood to install all my Saitek instruments in. I use ForeFlight in the sim, and a few other cool add-ons that make flying cool. I even use my Bose headset while flying. With all that said, I feel it’s time to move up to MSFS 2024! But, I will need to build a new PC so I can run it because my old one will lock up! I’m certain of that. I would appreciate you sharing your build with me so I can have a baseline to start with. I really enjoyed this video and decided to SUB to your channel. Well done fellow pilot! Hope to hear from you soon so I can get started in the new year. 😎👍🏼

[@IslandSimPilot]

Hey man, that means a lot to me, thanks for reaching out! I upgraded from an 8700k/1080 to a 12700k/3080ti about a year ago and honestly, I think MSFS 2024 is going to be WAY better optimized for multi-core CPUs. I think we’re actually going to get way better performance in the new sim than the current one. I’m really looking forward to it. Thank you so much for subscribing!

[@COMtnPilot]

@@IslandSimPilot … No worries! Always good to support a fellow pilot and Sim’r! Can you list your build so I can take notes and start searching for parts for my build? Did you buy prebuilt or build your own? What brands did you find worked best! Specifics would be very helpful. Seems like you are one step ahead of me on the computer build. I’ll follow your lead and if I find anything, or any info that might help both of us, I’ll be happy so share that. Looking forward to getting started!

[@IslandSimPilot]

@@COMtnPilot Thanks man! This is pretty much exactly what I have except I have a 12700 and not a 12900; all the other specs are exactly what I have: www.amazon.com/MSI-Aegis-RS-12TF-253US/dp/B09MSKNMN7/ref=sr_1_4?crid=2Z313DAEMC1WL&keywords=MSI+Aegis+RS+%28Tower%29+Gaming+Desktop&qid=1704203232&s=electronics&sprefix=msi+aegis+rs+tower+gaming+desktop%2Celectronics%2C101&sr=1-4&ufe=app_do%3Aamzn1.fos.ac2169a1-b668-44b9-8bd0-5ec63b24bcb5

[@COMtnPilot]

@@IslandSimPilot … Thank you for that! It will give me a starting point, and, I really like that I don’t have to build it. Off the shelf is good now days because I just don’t have the time to build like I used to. Happy flying!

[@IslandSimPilot]

@@COMtnPilot Yeah out of the box this thing kicks butt!

[@wingnutnb]

Thanks for all of your dedication and hard work and sharing all that knowledge with the rest of us. I haven't made the changes yet and as I fly using the Quest 3 headset which is awesome. However, i run an i7 10700k, 4060Ti gpu with 32 g of ram and i think my CPU is the bottleneck and have been thinking about an upgrade, this could save me some significant cash. I would like to do a before and after test. I know this is a rookie question, but how do you get the cpu/gpu info to display on your monitor. Thanks so much for your videos, keep them coming. With this kind of grass roots info you will build your channel for sure.

[@robertbernard5283]

Another great recommendation that worked! I got another 10fps with this and saw details I had never seen before.

[@IslandSimPilot]

Great to hear!

[@gsveeb]

Man, than you so much for this video! I tried your suggestions on my RTX 2060 and boy what a difference to the quality and the framerates. Wasn't expecting this much out of my somewhat old graphics card. Hope you're looking forward to the Caribbean World Update like I am 🙂

[@IslandSimPilot]

Oh am I ever! And I’m really glad this worked for you!

[@JBAviation]

Thanks dude! your really are the god of MSFS performance optimizing! Just a few questions: 1: I have a gsync compatible monitor and in the NVidia control panel I have an option called "preferred refresh rate" should that be set to "highest available" or "application controlled"? also what should my vsync settings be? should I have it turned on in the sim or in the NVidia control panel or not at all? 2: I have a option in the windows settings called "Variable Refresh rate" should that be on or off? Sorry for this I'm just not sure what the best combination would be in terms of gsync compatible monitors and mine is a 165hz LG one. Cheers

[@UberGeek]

Yes! This worked great for me. I have a new RTX 4080 and 14th Gen Core i7. I was amazed how well this worked. Thank you. However, I ran into a problem with another game. These Nvidia settings caused BSD during exhilarating game play. I backed out all Nvidia changes and no more BSD. Unfortunately, the other game does not have similar settings to MSFS. One thing I also se in MSFS was "DLSS Frame Generation" to "On". MSFS still looks good but, noticeably better, crisper, with your Nvidia settings).

[@UberGeek]

Problem solved. I disabled resize in Nvidia for the game that caused BSD.

[@Waffler11]

I see you're using my livery! I'm flattered! Nice video, trying to get it stutter-free is always a challenge with MSFS.

[@IslandSimPilot]

Dude that’s the best Bo livery by far! Love it!

[@dapcook]

Dude! I don't know what kind of voodoo your peddling, but these changes have completely changed the game, it's like brand new! Thanks a bunch!

[@IslandSimPilot]

That’s what I like to hear!!!

[@fred2108]

This is the second time you have given me more fps, gained about 8 more with 5900x and pimax crystal, many thanks love your video's 👍🤗

[@IslandSimPilot]

Great to hear!

[@myebikeexperience5092]

I usually don't leave comments but man what a difference. Bravo! And absolutely no cost in performance. Truly amazing.

[@IslandSimPilot]

That’s awesome! Glad to hear it.

[@matthewboschin6313]

Holy Hell! Thank you so much for this! Go a 4060, R7 5700X and this worked amazingly for me, thank you

[@IslandSimPilot]

I’m so very glad to hear that!!

[@ceeswierda7622]

What a great improvement in flightsimulation performance this video has given me. Now it appears that I can us DX12 without any problems. Get now with maximum set graphics and high image resolution with a GA aircrfat over 45fps and flawless snery. Use GPU RTX 4060 TI and CPU i7 9700 .

[@maka7501]

I am using a 21:9 ratio monitor with a native resolution of 2560x1080. DSR in the nVidia CP does not offer resolutions for those 21:9 ratios. However, there is a way to get around it (there is an explanation for that in the nvidia subreddit). Use at your own risk! Biggest drawdown to me is: the blurriness in small, fast moving pixels like on the avionics displays (in my case for example in the Fenix A320) is still present on my 1080p monitor. I do like the crisper look overall though - something, that TAA doesn't do quite right (contours are always somewhat pixelated and the AA has a kind of lag to it, don't know how to describe it better). For the overall performance I have some more testing to do and compare it with TAA and native resolution. My system with its RTX2070S is holding up well, although I have set my VSync to half refresh rate (30 fps, I prefer smoothness over frames). So far for the feedback - Thank you for the great work!

[@randallforte2298]

Subbed. Thanks for the great content and sharing. Been exciting to see so many big names in MSFS YT mentioning your channel and contributions. Kudos! If we could just get MSFS to make it so the displays don't look so blurred while they're moving. Thanks.

[@IslandSimPilot]

Thank you so much! The best DLSS setting I’ve found for the screens blurring is DLSS-DLAA, but DLAA doesn’t work well for me with this DLDSR thing.

[@ScottGridleyPHD]

This is great!! I recently built a 7800x3D w/RTX4080 and the results in 2D with are excellent. Will test VR in the next week. THANKS!

[@IslandSimPilot]

Hope you enjoy it! Let me know how it works!

[@tutankabron1]

nice video, the only thing to improve is that I had to set the playbackspeed to 1.75 for better experience

[@uacyber]

Thank you for sharing these settings. The only issue I have with these settings is the blurry animations on glass cockpits. I think if you are flying GA, these settings are the best.