Also load times are much faster now. about 24 seconds to load a save which is down from the previous 43 seconds. No idea about shader comp as not had to redo one since installing the hotfix nvidia drivers and that took 23 minutes or so.
The Last of Us Remake | March 28th 2023
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I use RTSS for all screenshots but the main thing is I do not have HDR enabled in Windows when gaming with a view to take screenshots. Washed out screenshots are only evident in games when you are using HDR mode as only Geforce Experience seems to actually know when you are in HDR, and will save a HDR enabled image which then needs to be tonemapped in another tool to become a normal jpg with SRGB colours. So to avoid all that faff, I just game in SDR which still outputs amazing colours and brightness on OLED 
Oh also, be sure to properly use the brightness calibration screen in the game's video settings. The balance between light and dark is quite delicate, so as long as that is set right, you should not see washy colour in SDR screenshots either.
Yep that'll do it 
The FOV slider has been in the main settings screen from day 1, don't need to dig into accessibility options, it's the exact same option, just copied.
Those nvidia fixes may well explain why my game crashed randomly once the other day, all in all this all looks promising.
Just played a quick one,Also a new Nvidia Studio driver is out, best to update as Studio is the most stable driver that has all the fixes up to date.
With the new Studio driver? Where is this listed? Typically all fixes from beta are included in the WHQL driver that comes after it.
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In fact it does contain the exact hotfix beta driver fixes:
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In fact it does contain the exact hotfix beta driver fixes:
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531.61 is not just a 4070 driver update, the change note specifically states
It has all the fixes from hotfix 531.58, as is usually the case with Studio/Game Ready releases.
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So shader comp still maxes the CPU, looks like they got a ways to go before they remove the relentless task of decompressing shaders this way. I clocked 24 minutes-ish for that to finish.
Loading a save has also decreased, takes 33 seconds now vs the 43 seconds since the previous patch.
The sharpness fix using DLSS is also noticeable, game now looks a bit crisper overall at the default 67 DLSS sharpness value.
Slowly getting there...
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Direct Storage or not, other games that do shader comp take literally single digit minutes, I installed afew games the past few weeks that took 3-4 minutes to do shader compilation at the start, none of them use Direct Storage.
It's not the fact that it uses 100% CPU, it's the fact that it uses 100% CPU, whilst still taking so long. No other game that does the same shader comp takes anywhere as long, as noted above. This is abnormal and something they are still looking at as it is a known issue, and should not be accepted as normal by excuses such as "would you rather it didn't use 100% cpu?" etc!
It's not the fact that it uses 100% CPU, it's the fact that it uses 100% CPU, whilst still taking so long. No other game that does the same shader comp takes anywhere as long, as noted above. This is abnormal and something they are still looking at as it is a known issue, and should not be accepted as normal by excuses such as "would you rather it didn't use 100% cpu?" etc!
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Having had a quick run through on my NG+ save, now that I am on a 4090, I notice that enabling or disabling DLSS basically makes little difference to fps, it seems around 100fps give or take is what the engine is pulling, with DLSS enabled the GPU utilisation drops a bit, whilst the CPU utilisation remains the same between on and off. Is the 4090 basically sleeping waiting for the CPU in both instances in this case I wonder. given the nature of the unoptimised engine in this game...
I also note that after checking multiple screenshots, the native output is not as crisp as the DLSS ones, I could wear native was not this blurry before the last patch!
RTX 4090 + 12700KF @ Native 3440x1440:
RTX 4090 + 12700KF @ DLSS Quality:
RTX 4090 + 12700KF @ DLSS Performance:
I also note that after checking multiple screenshots, the native output is not as crisp as the DLSS ones, I could wear native was not this blurry before the last patch!
RTX 4090 + 12700KF @ Native 3440x1440:
RTX 4090 + 12700KF @ DLSS Quality:
RTX 4090 + 12700KF @ DLSS Performance:
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Yeah the stutters will continue on this sadly, not as often as before, but they are certainly still there and they are random dips, not the usual hitches from traversal stuttering. It's because the CPU usage is so off the charts and inefficient I am highly confident.
Here's how it plays for me now on a 4090, note that it was basically the same performance with the 3080 Ti, which just highlights how unoptimised the engine still is. The fact that there is no difference inf ps when turning DLSS on or off regardless of quality mode is very telling., and this is at 3440x1440!
Here's how it plays for me now on a 4090, note that it was basically the same performance with the 3080 Ti, which just highlights how unoptimised the engine still is. The fact that there is no difference inf ps when turning DLSS on or off regardless of quality mode is very telling., and this is at 3440x1440!
You guys are massive chickens
Actually I find that tension really fun lol. It becomes very difficult, but also forces you to think even more strategically and on the spot when stuff like that happens.
Hah! I am playing New Game+ on Grounded+ difficulty and it hides the HUD and other bits so in the heat of the moment you don't know you're out of ammo until you pull the triggerdidn't really notice that much stuttering but watching you trying to repeatedly shoot an empty gun was very entertaining
Actually I find that tension really fun lol. It becomes very difficult, but also forces you to think even more strategically and on the spot when stuff like that happens.
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Interesting, graphical enhancements and framerates, so this should sort out the framerate quirks I noticed above then...
I just checked, I think it was mentioned earlier in the trhead but yes it seems FSR does have AA whereas DLSS does not, look at the comparison below, note the AC units above the doorway especially.
DLSS Quality:
FSR Quality:
Curiously enough the framerate is higher using FSR too lmao.
Edit* Oh yeah just did the car bit where it was mentioned in another post here that the framerate tanks a bit during the whole section, and yep if I wasn't looking at RTSS then I'd never know but assuming anyone is on a lower fps average then they'd notice for sure. My fps range in this section varies bewteen 90 and 130!!! Crazy given that barely anything happens in this part of the game other than pushing the truck and a handful of infected spawn:
Keep in mind, a new patch is due this week which is said to optimise the CPU and other performance improvements.
DLSS Quality:
FSR Quality:
Curiously enough the framerate is higher using FSR too lmao.
Edit* Oh yeah just did the car bit where it was mentioned in another post here that the framerate tanks a bit during the whole section, and yep if I wasn't looking at RTSS then I'd never know but assuming anyone is on a lower fps average then they'd notice for sure. My fps range in this section varies bewteen 90 and 130!!! Crazy given that barely anything happens in this part of the game other than pushing the truck and a handful of infected spawn:
Keep in mind, a new patch is due this week which is said to optimise the CPU and other performance improvements.
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It is very bizarre but I will give them the chance to sort it with this week's patch and see what's what!
You should definitely do a new run in Grounded+ mode, honestly it's pretty intense and the difficulty caution was not wrong! I actually find this a serious challenge and enjoy the game even more for it!
Interesting will fire up and compare pre-post patch!
Edit* Damn Steam does not let you launch a game if an update on it is queued, ah well will test after the patch as have enough data from before it anyway.
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Edit* Damn Steam does not let you launch a game if an update on it is queued, ah well will test after the patch as have enough data from before it anyway.
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