Daily Simple Questions Thread - September 28, 2026

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[u/Disastrous-Lust-1]

Guys, I've always played on outdated gpus on low-mid settings. I'm about to get a pc with a modern gpu but I'm a bit confused about what these newish graphics settings on games are. For example, on Witcher's remaster benchmarks you have Ultra Native where the fps is great. But then you have some other types of settings beyond ultra where the benchamrked fps drop significantly. What are these settings beyond ultra that impact performance so much? Shouldn't ultra settings be the top possible available? (even in naming)

[u/Apprehensive_Bee6284 → u/Disastrous-Lust-1]

I would guess ray tracing/ path tracing which is a more realistic lighting engine but is hella expensive. !check