Xargas Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 (edited) I was searching on the web for performance tips for swtor, but all I got is an outdated material, which didn't help much. My swtor runs good on the fleet, usually 50-60 fps, with some occasional stutter there and there. But PvP is freaking unbelievable in heat of the battle it's around 20 fps, under which I can't really enjoy the game. Sith deal in absolutes as they say, and for me it's, find a solution or go play another game. So any tips? Thanks in advance. Specs: GPU: Nvidia 550 ti CPU: AMD FX 8350 Eight-Core 8gb RAM Edited July 29, 2018 by Xargas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andryah Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 (edited) It's simple really... start turning down video settings until you get the performance you seek. Different players prefer different trade-offs between performance and video quality and detail. I would suggest you start by turning down shadows and go from there. During game install, the launcher/client will auto-set video settings to what it believes is optimal for your CPU/GPU... but that is a generalized approach and does not account for a wide range of variables that can be present on your system in terms of hardware and drivers. So... dial down the settings until you get what you seek. ALSO.. when you are asking for performance advice.. it is always good to actually give your main PC specs as well so that players have some context for offering advice. This includes your internet connection and router model. Edited July 29, 2018 by Andryah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khaleg Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 Without knowing about your hardware specs we can't even tell if you have at least a chance for better performance in PVP or similar situations!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiesu Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 Hah I got a supposedly epic PC (granted by the standards for few years ago) and every time I attempt 16m raid it feels like some 10y old potato. The engine is just terrible , there is no way around it The biggest performance impact (for me anyway) seems to come from shadow renders and bloom. I'd go turn those off first if you are planning on going into a hectic fight with lots of people and special effects all around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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AlrikFassbauer Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 During taxi rides, turn off the UI. That helps, I've used that a lot of times. It also looks nicer in my opinion (an nice side-effect). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andryah Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 (edited) Specs: GPU: Nvidia 550 ti CPU: AMD FX 8350 Eight-Core 8gb RAM That is a pretty old CPU and GPU (2012 era)... so it will run the game fine, but not at highest settings by any means... so again.... TURN DOWN SETTINGS until you see the frame rate you feel you need in game. This game has always had FPS fluctuations depending on where you are in game and what you are doing. I'm running on 5 year old gear right now (I'll be upgrading to a Lenovo Legion C530 as soon as they come out in August) .. and it still plays very stable for me as long as I keep shadows set to middle range and lock the frame rate to 60 (ie: not allow it to run faster than 60) and I see stable play in the 40-60 FPS range anywhere in game. Edited July 29, 2018 by Andryah Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JediQuaker Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 Specs: CPU: AMD FX 8350 Eight-Core You could try overclocking the CPU, but that would just give 22-23 fps (in PvP) rather than 20. Unfortunately SWTOR is a very CPU intensive game and it woks best with CPUs with fast single core performance. The optimal CPU at this time would be an Intel i7-8700, but bang for the buck would be an AMD Ryzen 2xxx. This, or course, would also mean a new motherboard and DDR4 RAM (8gig is enough but 16Gig is better). You might be thinking that that's too big an investment just to play SWTOR, but seriously, it's time to upgrade that old POS anyway. And you'd be very pleased with the overall increase in performance in all your games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDutchman Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 The setting I'd target first is Shadow Map Resolution. It really seems to eat a lot. Crank it down to the minimum and see if it helps. If not, keep dropping different settings. Other than that, as others have said, your computer is old and not well suited to this game even if it wasn't (low single core performance) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khaleg Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 (edited) Yes, as already said by others. With this old rig I would start with setting EVERYTHING to the absolute minimum and then step by step increasing it to the point where it it still acceptable. And leave shadows and bloom totally out of the equation. If at all shadows on minimum, or even off. Edited July 30, 2018 by Khaleg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaemionMoadrin Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 I recommend trying to improve the graphics through the driver settings, either as replacement for ingame settings or on top of them. As mentioned before, reducing shadows to minimum will have the largest impact. It also helps to put the game on a SSD if you can, this reduces load times in all areas of the game. Aside from that you could also check your computer for any unneeded background processes that are running. It also makes a difference if you run SW:TOR in fullscreen or windowed mode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightSaberAddiCt Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 Try just turning off name tags. It helps alot surprisingly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyTricicolo Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 (edited) The two things I'd recommend is, Tweak your Nvidia settings by following the advice on this page: http://www.tweakguides.com/NVFORCE_1.html AND Download and install ReShade: https://reshade.me/ Edited July 30, 2018 by TonyTricicolo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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