So we recently did a video on which graphics card settings you might want to think about tweaking,
but there are way too many to fit into a 5 minute episode, so we're back today with the second helping.
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
of objects and helps eliminate jaggies. That stair step effect you see sometimes when your GPU
renders a diagonal line. Still unclear why it isn't called anti-jagging, what's confusing though is
that there are many different types of anti-aliasing, and games don't all offer the same types.
The type that will usually get you the best visual results is called Super Sample Anti-aliasing,
or SSAA, where your GPU renders the game at a higher resolution and scales it down to fit your
screen. But unsurprisingly, this is very computationally intensive, and so it isn't a practical option
for many gamers. Instead, you might want to try an algorithm such as MSAA, or TXAA,
which are similar to SSAA in that they sample more of the image to be rendered,
but instead of rendering the whole image at a higher resolution, they only do this near the
trouble spots that can cause those nasty jaggies we were talking about. So you get a smoother image
without as much of a performance penalty. But if these options still tank your frame rate too
much, you can try an even lighter form of anti-aliasing such as FXAA, or SMAA, which scans the scene for
edges and blurs them. This results in only a minimal hit to your performance, though you may find
the resultant images too blurry for your liking. The best thing to do in that scenario is to try
different AA modes and see which one strikes the best balance of performance and quality for you,
though we will say some kind of AA is typically better than nothing. Moving on,
another setting you should definitely take for a spin is tessellation. This is a technique that
multiplies the number of polygons on a texture, giving it bumps, curves, and depth.
In some games, it can make the environment look slightly better, and in others,
it can have a massive impact. The good news is that tessellation tends not to be very hard on your
GPU, so give it a shot, even if you don't have the highest end graphics card. In many cases,
it's a nearly free quality boost. Hey, here's another one, especially for those of you that
suffer from motion sickness. Field of view. You see, humans have a rather wide field of view
naturally. If you stick your arms straight out to your side, you can probably still see them
through your peripheral vision. I can't see my arms right now. However, many games give you a
default FOV much smaller than what you might see naturally, which can decrease immersion,
put you at a competitive disadvantage, and confuse your brain enough to make you feel
carsick. So try increasing this setting if your view seems narrow. At the very least,
you'll be able to see more of your surroundings, but make sure not to overdo it, as this can result
in too much of a fisheye effect. Now for a setting that requires newer hardware,
like this RTX 3090. Water cooled. One of these settings is DLSS, or Deep Learning Super Sampling,
which is exclusive to NVIDIA cards and uses AI to increase visual fidelity without putting your GPU
through too much extra work. And in some games, it can increase quality to a level that would
otherwise render the game unplayable without DLSS. But if you have an AMD card, don't despair,
as their competing technology, FSR, is due out later in 2021. Finally, let's talk about some
of the more cinematic settings like bloom, film grain, and motion blur. Do we have motion blur
in our videos? These effects can give your games a dramatic look, which some gamers enjoy, but others
feel they make the game look fake, and they can even be a little disorienting. It's not necessarily
better or worse to have them on or off, and they usually don't impact frame rate too much,
though competitive gamers tend to dislike motion blur. So try them out if you like them, but in
the end, these settings are mostly a matter of personal preference. Are there any other settings
that you like to tweak, dials, and knobs that you love to twist? Let us know down in the comments,
and we wish you luck with getting your games looking just right. If only they were a setting
to make your GPU go as fast as you wanted without spending a thousand bucks. That would be nice,
and it would break the economy too. Well, that's it for this video, guys. Don't know what to tell
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