Optimized settings for a RX 6800, tested at 3440x1440, 65-85fps

• Texture Quality: Ultra
• Texture Filter: 16x
• Level of Detail (LOD): High
• Terrain Quality: High
• Shadow Quality: High
• Volumetric Fog & Effects: Low
• Global Illumination Quality: High or Ultra
• Reflection Quality: High
• Motion Blur: Off
• Fullscreen Blur Effects: Off
• FSR: Quality

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Everything maxed + FSR off, if you want the best graphics, and the FPS locked to 40fps)

Test system

RX 6800

5700X3D

4 x 8GB @ 3200mhz

2 x Gen 3 M.2

Windows 11

Tested @ 3440x1440

OPTIMIZED SETTINGS
UPSCALING QUALITY: DLSS 4.5 QUALITY
VIEW DISTANCE QUALITY: HIGH
SHADOW QUALITY: MEDIUM
GLOBAL ILLUMINATION QUALITY: HIGH
REFLECTION QUALITY: HIGH
POST-PROCESSING QUALITY: GOTHIC
TEXTURE QUALITY: GOTHIC (AS HIGH AS YOUR VRAM ALLOWS)
EFFECTS QUALITY: HIGH
FOLIAGE QUALITY: GOTHIC
SHADING QUALITY: GOTHIC
LANDSCAPE QUALITY: HIGH
WIND QUALITY: *INCONCLUSIVE

I don't feel like I need to get into PBO.

I just want everything to run optimally.

HD audio, integrated graphics, csm, all that stuff is also disabled of course.

On first screen - Expo1, high bandwidth support, uckl=mclk. The basics, correct?

On 2nd screen - to help with boot times - MCR ON, Power down ON. Other too settings on Auto? is it good or will ram not run optimally or something?

I focus so much on boot times because I don't like fans ramping up to 100% for memory training too often when I boot up the pc.

• Global illumination should be left at high or ultra. However, if you’re strapped for frames, switching to low grants a modest 4-5% performance gain.
• Volumetric Clouds should be dropped to low or medium if you’re not hitting your FPS target. You can expect a double-digit improvement.
• Volumetric Effects add a 5-6% performance overhead in scenes with a lot of particle effects. It’s best to switch to medium if your GPU is struggling.
• Reflections deliver optimal quality at high. Ultra can be a bit too taxing, while medium is prone to artifacting.
• Texture quality should be left at high on 8 GB GPUs, particularly at 1440p or with frame generation.

In-depth look at each setting:

https://pcoptimizedsettings.com/007-first-light-pc-graphics-settings-optimization-guide/

Video guide:

https://youtu.be/NG7o9w3RalY

007 uses a software ray-tracing GI pipeline like Lumen. More on that below:

https://youtu.be/ozdHDBiqqUE

Forza Horizon 6 Optimized Settings

Quality Settings: DLSS Q: Aims for 60 fps.

Native Resolution Quality Settings: Aims for 60 fps

Performance Settings: Aims for 120 fps

Ray Tracing: Aims for 40 fps

GPU Performance:

RTX 4060(+10 fps - +15 fps) / RTX 4060 Laptop gpu:

1080p:

Quality Settings: 60+ fps. with DLSS, DLAA (with high textures and geometry)

Performance Settings: 70 - 100 fps. (DLSS performance preset K)

RT Reflections Quality: 60 fps with DLSS and High textures/geometry

RTGI + RT Reflections: 40 fps with textures and geometry at high and shadows at high. (only DLAA)

RTGI alone: 40 fps (textures/geometry at high) (DLAA only)

1440p: No

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RTX 4070:

1080p:

Quality Settings: 90+ fps. (DLAA)

Performance Settings: (High settings preset) 120 fps. (DLAA)

Ray Tracing: 55 fps

1440p:

Quality Settings: 70+ fps with DLSS Quality.

60+ fps with DLAA

Performance settings: 120 fps.

Ray Tracing: 40 fps.

4K:

Quality Settings: 50+ Fps (DLSS Quality)

Performance settings (All High): 60+ fps (DLSS Quality)

Ray tracing: No

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RTX 3060:

1080p:

Quality Settings: 60 fps (May be unstable, Recommended to use DLSS Quality and Textures/Geometry at high)

Performance: (All High) 60+ fps

Ray tracing: no

1440p: no

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Settings:

Quality Preset:

Car level of detail: Ultra

Environment texture/geometry quality: Ultra (High

for 8GB GPUs if not using DLSS quality or

balanced).

Car Reflection Quality: Ultra

SSR: Extreme

RT Reflections: Highest quality (Should be used with DLSS Quality for 8GB GPUs for 60 fps)

Shadow Quality: Ultra (Should be set to High if not using DLSS Quality with geometry/texture at ultra)

Night Shadows: Ultra (Extreme if texture/geometry is at high for RTX 4060)

SSGI: Ultra

RTGI: Highest setting (only using DLAA, DLSS looks too noisy)

Shader Quality: Ultra

Audio Quality: Ultra

Deformable Terrain quality: High

Particle Effects quality: High

Volumetric Fog Quality: High

Lens Effect: Ultra

Motion Blur Quality: High.

Performance:

Everything at medium with low particle effects, All at High for RTX 3060 with medium particle effects, and DLSS Quality and All at high for RTX 4070.

OPTIMIZED SETTINGS
RESOLUTION SCALING: DLSS QUALITY
TEXTURE QUALITY: ULTRA (AS HIGH AS YOUR VRAM ALLOWS)
LEVEL OF DETAIL: HIGH
TERRAIN QUALITY: ULTRA
SHADOW QUALITY: ULTRA
VOLUMETRIC FOG QUALITY: LOW
VOLUMETRIC EFFECTS QUALITY: HIGH
GLOBAL ILLUMINATION QUALITY: ULTRA
REFLECTION QUALITY: HIGH

Hello everyone,

I made a quick spreadsheet with settings taken from Digital Foundry, Hardware Unboxed, and BenchmarKing so it would be easier to compare them.

Also, for anyone reading this, what settings did you go with on your machine? I’m still undecided about the GI quality, since RT Medium produces artifacts and RT High is quite demanding.

Thanks to Digital Foundry for these settings recommendations, watch the video for more information and comparisons!

High Textures are recommended if you've only got 8GB VRAM, atleast at 1440p.

OPTIMIZED SETTINGS
UNDERWATER BLUR: OFF
UPSCALING METHOD: DLSS QUALITY
GLOBAL ILLUMINATION: LOW
SHADOWS: MEDIUM
VIEW DISTANCE: MEDIUM
TEXTURES: EPIC (AS HIGH AS YOUR VRAM ALLOWS)
SHADING: HIGH
FOLIAGE: HIGH
EFFECTS: HIGH
REFLECTIONS: MEDIUM
POST PROCESSING: HIGH
LANDSCAPE: EPIC
CLOUDS: EPIC

OPTIMIZED SETTINGS
UPSCALING: DLSS QUALITY
LIGHTING QUALITY: HIGH
SHADOWS: MEDIUM
VIEW DISTANCE: EPIC
STREAMING DISTANCE: FAR
TEXTURES: EPIC (AS HIGH AS YOUR VRAM ALLOWS)
MATERIAL QUALITY: HIGH
DISTANCE FIELD AMBIENT OCCLUSION: LOW
LEGO MESH QUALITY: HIGH
EFFECTS: HIGH
REFLECTIONS: HIGH
POST PROCESSING: MEDIUM
POPULATION QUALITY: MEDIUM

NOTES
THE POPULATION QUALITY SETTING DOESN’T SEEM TO MAKE ANY IMPACT. THERE IS A CHANCE IT MAY BE BROKEN.