The Witcher 3 : Wild Hunt ! [XO, PS4, NX, PS5, XBSX|S, PC]
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Gorgeous, but gosh!!!! The bog and the swamp, the classic fps killers are back again. I don't think my GPU can handle that graciously.Even if it's not perfect, I have to say the swamps look nice with RT&all ...
it's like 20GB over the original download size but they added mods and stuff. On another note...
https://www.forbes.com/sites/paulta...s-cyberpunk-launch-level-bad-on-pc-right-now/
This new update seems to be meant for RTX 4090 hardware level.
p.s. please @BRiT or any other moderator, delete my post in the DF thread sharing the same news 'cos it makes no sense to have it there for now.
Just moved it into this thread before seeing this post.
The Witcher 3 Next Gen im Test: Benchmarks zum Update
Das Next-Gen-Update für The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt ist da und die Community kann mit Benchmarks helfen, die Leistung besser zu verstehen.
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Silent_Buddha
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Rootax
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In DX12 without RT, yes, still does it. In dx11, less than in dx12, but far from perfect (but W3 never was anyway)
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DavidGraham
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Now we know why the Witcher 3 runs bad in RT mode.
it's not very realistic for me to play this game at 4K or on my 4K TV -maybe with FSR 2 Performance- at RT Ultra, which is the point of this update, imho.
The Witcher 3 Next Gen im Test: Benchmarks zum Update
Das Next-Gen-Update für The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt ist da und die Community kann mit Benchmarks helfen, die Leistung besser zu verstehen.
So after watching this video of a guy running the game on a RTX 3060, I decided to lock the game at 30 fps (everything Ultra+, RT Ultra) and I am happy with the results. It's what it is but you get the best of Raytracing and some "classic"
framerate to boot. Frenetic Pony
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Considering the crashing too, maybe I'll hold off on playing this. Well, at least CDProjekt are keeping up their reputation!
the game seems to be either CPU or GPU limited, more likely the former. Whatever I do, I get 32 to 33 fps when setting the game to everything Ultra+, RT Ultra, whether the resolution is 4K FSR2 Performance (185W-190W GPU power consumption, the max of the GPU at default settings like I do have), 1440p FSR2 Performance -158W- or1080p FSR2 Performance -145W-. So I locked it at 30fps for now and hoping for XeSS support in the future and maybe some performance improvements. Knowing this, I play it on the TV rather than on the 1440p monitor, being the TV a larger display it is much more immersive.
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Flappy Pannus
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Granted it's only been a few locations over the course of an hour, but it runs fine without that DLL...but that's assuming that deleting the local one there actually alters the functionality though, as this has been a part of Windows since WIndows 10, so maybe I'm just redirecting it to the system DLL (which is why Rivatuner is reporting it as D3D12 even with the local one deleted). I also don't see any large performance gain with that DLL deleted, for me it was just primarily just to get Rivatuner working. Also that doc link is old, its performance has been improved, albeit 'relatively performant' doesn't mean much:
Outside of RT though, it's generally...ok. There does look to be something akin to shader stutters, but then again there can be on the original as well, and some of these stutters are repeatable too so it's not just shader compilation. Nothing at least on the order of an UE4 DX12 game though.
I've tried both the DX11.exe which is an option, but it's brutal - complexly maxxes out my 12400f even without RT and removes the vast majority of graphical options (no DLSS/FSR), while DX12 is half the CPU and much smoother. Also tried the original, and the increased detail and DLSS options in the newer give it the edge overall. I can get a relatively solid 60 with DLSS auto and a mix of high/Ultra at 4K on my 3060, which look better than an intermediate res like 1800p I need to use on the original with it's weak AA to maintain 60 in the same areas.
The only consistent performance issue is microstutter when panning the scene while sprinting on the horse. This is nothing related to performance, it's a solid 60, but there's some frame pacing issues with this particular action that an FPS lock/external vsync can't solve.
So without RT I'd say this is likely still worth it, kinda, but otherwise wait for some patches - which may be a while considering the hill that has to be climbed.
Completely unoptimized options so you can say "Ultra Premium ++" as a feature for a PC game? In THIS economy?!
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tongue_of_colicab
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Is there still a way to play the original game?
Load it on an Xbox One X or PS 4Pro, might be the best and only way to play the old version?
Rootax
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When you do that, the game will just use the system dll. Which works with more overlay tool that the included one btw, but performances are the same here.
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