Huge Performance Increase

Goatman455 · 03-06-10, 10:32 PM

Turn off Shadows

May sound obvious but the decrease in quality is nothing compared to the increase in performance.

CCIP · 03-06-10, 10:35 PM

...for nvidia cards. It's a known issue at the moment with those.

No need to do this on ATI cards, as it seems the impact of shadows on those is not huge.

longam · 03-06-10, 10:40 PM

I just don't have that problem, got the Gforce 9800 GT,

When I installed the game it asked for me to update the drivers and that was it. Been running smooth since.

Goatman455 · 03-06-10, 10:49 PM

Mines fine, but there is a noticeable decrease in certain areas of the ship. I have the absolute latest drivers GTX 295, and when I turn off shadows, HUGE performance increase. Everything is 60+ with them off. Average is probably 60 with them on but it dips to 20-30 in the sub command room.

Ragtag · 03-07-10, 12:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by longam

I just don't have that problem, got the Gforce 9800 GT,

When I installed the game it asked for me to update the drivers and that was it. Been running smooth since.

games NEVER update drivers. Games usually runs the directx updater or other needed software like visual runtimes. But never drivers.

Schunken · 03-07-10, 02:19 AM

I find also strange....

I have full shadows on my GTX260 and no Problems...Run on a Quadcore...

Driver GTX is 8.17.11.9621

Maybe have no problems because Win 7 64bit?

Andreas

Snake Man · 03-07-10, 02:25 AM

AMD X2 7750, 2gb ram, Radeon HD 4850. All details maxed to full, no performance problems on SH5.

GFC Christian · 03-07-10, 03:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Schunken

I find also strange....

I have full shadows on my GTX260 and no Problems...Run on a Quadcore...

Driver GTX is 8.17.11.9621

Maybe have no problems because Win 7 64bit?

Andreas

....really strange. Running a Q9550@3,4GHZ, 8GB RAM and a Zotac GTX260 AMP on W7 64bit the frames drop dramatically inside the boat and I noted mouse lags. As soon as I disable the shadows everything is smooth.

gutted · 03-07-10, 05:27 AM

GTS 250 (1GB Onboard) here.

Using a dual core AMD 4800+. 32-bit XP.

No problems here, though i did turn the shadows down 1 notch because i couldn't tell much difference between the two.

Pintea · 03-07-10, 05:51 AM

Does anyone with WinXP have this problem ?

java`s revenge · 03-07-10, 08:23 AM

Mine is fine, nvidia 260GTX

One good point, install at least a program to look at the
gpu temperature.

I had already installed Rivatuner and use these settings,

kylania · 03-07-10, 11:36 AM

But the shadows are SOOO pretty!

Outside the ship basically fire, also pretty, is about all that causes frame rate loss for me (Win7 64bit, GTX260) but inside is totally swimmy and difficult to move. I'm pretty sure it's AA, but without AA outside looks like crap and I can't see the horizon or distant ships worth a damn.

Goatman455 · 03-07-10, 11:55 AM

There is some kind of config problem.

I have a QX9770 (3.2 ghz Quad Core) and GTX 295, I should not have problems with shadows, yet I do. This is some kind of system dependent bug.

piri_reis · 03-07-10, 11:59 AM

I know this isn't a solution but shutting the hatches behind you while you move through the sub, doubles the FPS I get in that compartment..
overclocked my gpu using evga precision (Win7/64), and turned off shadows, not it's pretty good indoors and outdoors..

Kresge · 03-07-10, 02:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ragtag

games NEVER update drivers. Games usually runs the directx updater or other needed software like visual runtimes. But never drivers.

Actually SHV DOES ask you to update your video drivers when it checks your system specs. It doesn't do it for you, but does request you do it.

03-06-10, 10:32 PM	#1
Goatman455 Mate Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 56 Downloads: 58 Uploads: 0	Huge Performance Increase Turn off Shadows May sound obvious but the decrease in quality is nothing compared to the increase in performance.

03-06-10, 10:35 PM	#2
CCIP Navy Seal Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Waterloo, Canada Posts: 8,700 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 2	...for nvidia cards. It's a known issue at the moment with those. No need to do this on ATI cards, as it seems the impact of shadows on those is not huge. __________________ There are only forty people in the world and five of them are hamburgers. -Don Van Vliet (aka Captain Beefheart)

03-07-10, 02:25 AM	#7
Snake Man Sailor man Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 43 Downloads: 91 Uploads: 0	AMD X2 7750, 2gb ram, Radeon HD 4850. All details maxed to full, no performance problems on SH5. __________________ Operation Flashpoint. Armed Assault. ArmA 2, ArmA 3. Falcon 4 Theaters, Farming Simulator 19, FS22, FS25, Silent Hunter 3, SH4, SH5, Cold Waters, CMANO, Sea Power, Naval Warfare. www.pmctactical.org Snake Man, PMC.

03-07-10, 08:23 AM	#11
java`s revenge Ace of the Deep Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: at periscope depth Posts: 1,204 Downloads: 97 Uploads: 0	Mine is fine, nvidia 260GTX One good point, install at least a program to look at the gpu temperature. I had already installed Rivatuner and use these settings, __________________

03-07-10, 11:36 AM	#12
kylania Silent Hunter Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 3,528 Downloads: 118 Uploads: 0	But the shadows are SOOO pretty! Outside the ship basically fire, also pretty, is about all that causes frame rate loss for me (Win7 64bit, GTX260) but inside is totally swimmy and difficult to move. I'm pretty sure it's AA, but without AA outside looks like crap and I can't see the horizon or distant ships worth a damn. __________________

03-06-10, 10:40 PM	#3
longam Admiral Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 2,014 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	I just don't have that problem, got the Gforce 9800 GT, When I installed the game it asked for me to update the drivers and that was it. Been running smooth since.

03-06-10, 10:49 PM	#4
Goatman455 Mate Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 56 Downloads: 58 Uploads: 0	Mines fine, but there is a noticeable decrease in certain areas of the ship. I have the absolute latest drivers GTX 295, and when I turn off shadows, HUGE performance increase. Everything is 60+ with them off. Average is probably 60 with them on but it dips to 20-30 in the sub command room.

03-07-10, 02:19 AM	#6
Schunken Medic Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 168 Downloads: 20 Uploads: 0	I find also strange.... I have full shadows on my GTX260 and no Problems...Run on a Quadcore... Driver GTX is 8.17.11.9621 Maybe have no problems because Win 7 64bit? Andreas

03-07-10, 05:27 AM	#9
gutted The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: New Orleans, LA. Posts: 1,379 Downloads: 487 Uploads: 11	GTS 250 (1GB Onboard) here. Using a dual core AMD 4800+. 32-bit XP. No problems here, though i did turn the shadows down 1 notch because i couldn't tell much difference between the two.

03-07-10, 05:51 AM	#10
Pintea Sparky Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 152 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	Does anyone with WinXP have this problem ?

03-07-10, 11:55 AM	#13
Goatman455 Mate Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 56 Downloads: 58 Uploads: 0	There is some kind of config problem. I have a QX9770 (3.2 ghz Quad Core) and GTX 295, I should not have problems with shadows, yet I do. This is some kind of system dependent bug.

03-07-10, 11:59 AM	#14
piri_reis Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Istanbul, Turkiye Posts: 715 Downloads: 115 Uploads: 0	I know this isn't a solution but shutting the hatches behind you while you move through the sub, doubles the FPS I get in that compartment.. overclocked my gpu using evga precision (Win7/64), and turned off shadows, not it's pretty good indoors and outdoors.. __________________ Lt.z.S. Barbaros Hayreddin, U-35, 2nd Flot/Kiel, Type VIIB Oct.29.1939, 2nd Patrol Eastern English Waters Running SH5/TWOS