WEBVTT 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, 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. 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 00:00:22.480 --> 00:00:28.320 of objects and helps eliminate jaggies. That stair step effect you see sometimes when your GPU 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 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. 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, 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 00:00:51.280 --> 00:00:58.560 screen. But unsurprisingly, this is very computationally intensive, and so it isn't a practical option 00:00:58.560 --> 00:01:05.840 for many gamers. Instead, you might want to try an algorithm such as MSAA, or TXAA, 00:01:05.840 --> 00:01:10.160 which are similar to SSAA in that they sample more of the image to be rendered, 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 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 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 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 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 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 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, 00:01:47.680 --> 00:01:52.240 though we will say some kind of AA is typically better than nothing. Moving on, 00:01:52.240 --> 00:01:57.680 another setting you should definitely take for a spin is tessellation. This is a technique that 00:01:57.680 --> 00:02:03.200 multiplies the number of polygons on a texture, giving it bumps, curves, and depth. 00:02:06.000 --> 00:02:09.920 In some games, it can make the environment look slightly better, and in others, 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 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, 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 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 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 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 00:02:42.560 --> 00:02:47.520 default FOV much smaller than what you might see naturally, which can decrease immersion, 00:02:47.520 --> 00:02:51.680 put you at a competitive disadvantage, and confuse your brain enough to make you feel 00:02:51.680 --> 00:02:56.480 carsick. So try increasing this setting if your view seems narrow. At the very least, 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 00:03:01.280 --> 00:03:06.480 in too much of a fisheye effect. Now for a setting that requires newer hardware, 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, 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 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 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, 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 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 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 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 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, 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 00:04:04.560 --> 00:04:08.880 the end, these settings are mostly a matter of personal preference. Are there any other settings 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, 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 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, 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 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 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, 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.