1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:04,480 So we recently did a video on which graphics card settings you might want to think about tweaking, 2 00:00:04,480 --> 00:00:10,160 but there are way too many to fit into a 5 minute episode, so we're back today with the second helping. 3 00:00:13,040 --> 00:00:22,480 The first thing we're going to mention is something you've probably seen in the options of most of your favorite games, anti-aliasing. Simply put, anti-aliasing smooths out the edges 4 00:00:22,480 --> 00:00:28,320 of objects and helps eliminate jaggies. That stair step effect you see sometimes when your GPU 5 00:00:28,320 --> 00:00:34,080 renders a diagonal line. Still unclear why it isn't called anti-jagging, what's confusing though is 6 00:00:34,080 --> 00:00:39,520 that there are many different types of anti-aliasing, and games don't all offer the same types. 7 00:00:39,520 --> 00:00:45,040 The type that will usually get you the best visual results is called Super Sample Anti-aliasing, 8 00:00:45,040 --> 00:00:51,200 or SSAA, where your GPU renders the game at a higher resolution and scales it down to fit your 9 00:00:51,280 --> 00:00:58,560 screen. But unsurprisingly, this is very computationally intensive, and so it isn't a practical option 10 00:00:58,560 --> 00:01:05,840 for many gamers. Instead, you might want to try an algorithm such as MSAA, or TXAA, 11 00:01:05,840 --> 00:01:10,160 which are similar to SSAA in that they sample more of the image to be rendered, 12 00:01:10,160 --> 00:01:15,120 but instead of rendering the whole image at a higher resolution, they only do this near the 13 00:01:15,120 --> 00:01:20,560 trouble spots that can cause those nasty jaggies we were talking about. So you get a smoother image 14 00:01:20,560 --> 00:01:25,280 without as much of a performance penalty. But if these options still tank your frame rate too 15 00:01:25,280 --> 00:01:32,560 much, you can try an even lighter form of anti-aliasing such as FXAA, or SMAA, which scans the scene for 16 00:01:32,560 --> 00:01:37,680 edges and blurs them. This results in only a minimal hit to your performance, though you may find 17 00:01:37,680 --> 00:01:42,240 the resultant images too blurry for your liking. The best thing to do in that scenario is to try 18 00:01:42,240 --> 00:01:47,680 different AA modes and see which one strikes the best balance of performance and quality for you, 19 00:01:47,680 --> 00:01:52,240 though we will say some kind of AA is typically better than nothing. Moving on, 20 00:01:52,240 --> 00:01:57,680 another setting you should definitely take for a spin is tessellation. This is a technique that 21 00:01:57,680 --> 00:02:03,200 multiplies the number of polygons on a texture, giving it bumps, curves, and depth. 22 00:02:06,000 --> 00:02:09,920 In some games, it can make the environment look slightly better, and in others, 23 00:02:09,920 --> 00:02:15,120 it can have a massive impact. The good news is that tessellation tends not to be very hard on your 24 00:02:15,120 --> 00:02:20,720 GPU, so give it a shot, even if you don't have the highest end graphics card. In many cases, 25 00:02:20,720 --> 00:02:26,480 it's a nearly free quality boost. Hey, here's another one, especially for those of you that 26 00:02:26,480 --> 00:02:32,160 suffer from motion sickness. Field of view. You see, humans have a rather wide field of view 27 00:02:32,160 --> 00:02:36,320 naturally. If you stick your arms straight out to your side, you can probably still see them 28 00:02:36,320 --> 00:02:42,560 through your peripheral vision. I can't see my arms right now. However, many games give you a 29 00:02:42,560 --> 00:02:47,520 default FOV much smaller than what you might see naturally, which can decrease immersion, 30 00:02:47,520 --> 00:02:51,680 put you at a competitive disadvantage, and confuse your brain enough to make you feel 31 00:02:51,680 --> 00:02:56,480 carsick. So try increasing this setting if your view seems narrow. At the very least, 32 00:02:56,480 --> 00:03:01,280 you'll be able to see more of your surroundings, but make sure not to overdo it, as this can result 33 00:03:01,280 --> 00:03:06,480 in too much of a fisheye effect. Now for a setting that requires newer hardware, 34 00:03:06,480 --> 00:03:13,520 like this RTX 3090. Water cooled. One of these settings is DLSS, or Deep Learning Super Sampling, 35 00:03:13,520 --> 00:03:19,440 which is exclusive to NVIDIA cards and uses AI to increase visual fidelity without putting your GPU 36 00:03:19,440 --> 00:03:24,000 through too much extra work. And in some games, it can increase quality to a level that would 37 00:03:24,000 --> 00:03:30,160 otherwise render the game unplayable without DLSS. But if you have an AMD card, don't despair, 38 00:03:30,160 --> 00:03:36,000 as their competing technology, FSR, is due out later in 2021. Finally, let's talk about some 39 00:03:36,000 --> 00:03:44,160 of the more cinematic settings like bloom, film grain, and motion blur. Do we have motion blur 40 00:03:44,160 --> 00:03:50,000 in our videos? These effects can give your games a dramatic look, which some gamers enjoy, but others 41 00:03:50,000 --> 00:03:54,800 feel they make the game look fake, and they can even be a little disorienting. It's not necessarily 42 00:03:54,800 --> 00:03:59,760 better or worse to have them on or off, and they usually don't impact frame rate too much, 43 00:03:59,760 --> 00:04:04,560 though competitive gamers tend to dislike motion blur. So try them out if you like them, but in 44 00:04:04,560 --> 00:04:08,880 the end, these settings are mostly a matter of personal preference. Are there any other settings 45 00:04:08,880 --> 00:04:14,640 that you like to tweak, dials, and knobs that you love to twist? Let us know down in the comments, 46 00:04:14,640 --> 00:04:19,120 and we wish you luck with getting your games looking just right. If only they were a setting 47 00:04:19,120 --> 00:04:24,240 to make your GPU go as fast as you wanted without spending a thousand bucks. That would be nice, 48 00:04:25,360 --> 00:04:31,680 and it would break the economy too. Well, that's it for this video, guys. Don't know what to tell 49 00:04:31,680 --> 00:04:36,800 you. I guess maybe you should like the video if you liked it. You can also dislike if you 50 00:04:36,800 --> 00:04:42,560 disliked it. That's allowed. Check out our other videos as well. Comment below with video suggestions, 51 00:04:42,560 --> 00:04:48,480 and don't forget to subscribe and follow. All of these things are things that are recommended by me.