The Witcher 3 Wild Hunt – Next Gen CPU Optimization Guide

To make “The Witcher 3 Next Gen Update” run better when your CPU is the bottleneck, follow these steps. This should help reduce stutters, improve frame pacing, and in some cases, increase your FPS (although this can be subjective). I’ll avoid suggesting any dubious or ineffective fixes, so you can trust these recommendations. If you have any other helpful suggestions, feel free to share them in the comments section.

مقدمة

This guide is here to assist you when your computer’s CPU is working hard or fully occupied by tasks.

I understand that some of the information might seem repetitive to some people, but it could be very beneficial to others.

I personally experienced an improvement in my gaming performance. I used to play at less than 50 frames per second (إطارا في الثانية), but now I get between 70 و 110 FPS depending on the location in the game. In some towns, I still drop to the low 50s, but overall, it’s a much smoother and better gaming experience.

I tested these improvements on my setup, which includes an RTX 3080 TI LC, an i7 7700 (non-K), 32 GB من ذاكرة الوصول العشوائي (limited to 2400 due to CPU constraints), and the game installed on an NVME SSD. لذا, نعم, my system is heavily CPU-limited.

Feel free to provide suggestions for this guide, especially if you have valuable tips for AMD users. لكن, please understand that I may not be able to include these “fixes” in the guide because I don’t have the hardware to test them myself.

In-Game Settings

I want to emphasize that you don’t necessarily need to crank up your graphics settings to the maximum, even if you have top-notch hardware. أحيانا, the trade-offs aren’t worth it and can lead to problems like stuttering or other issues.

One big recommendation is to turn off Ray Tracing (RTX OFF). Ray tracing can be quite demanding on both your GPU and CPU, and the performance hit might not be worth it.

• For Anti-Aliasing (AA), if you have a 20 series card or newer, use DLSS on the auto setting. خلاف ذلك, go for FSR if available, or TAAU if those aren’t options for you.
• Consider setting Sharpening to ‘high.’ It doesn’t have a performance cost and can significantly enhance texture quality.
• For Screen Space Ambient Occlusion (SSAO), choose HBAO+ if your PC is decent; otherwise, opt for SSAO.
• Screen Space Reflections (SSR) typically doesn’t have a major impact on FPS, so using the ‘high’ setting should be fine in most cases.
• Turn Motion Blur off, but if you experience choppiness with DLSS enabled, turning on Motion Blur might help as it can fix a DLSS bug.
• As for settings like Blur, Bloom, عمق المجال (DOF), Chromatic Aberration (CA), Vignetting, Light Shafts, and Camera Lens Effect, these are mostly a matter of personal preference. You might want to enable only Bloom and Camera Lens Effect if you like them.
• Hairworks is also a personal preference; you can keep it on with AA set to 2 and preset to HIGH if you prefer the look.
• Set Background Characters to LOW, especially if you have a CPU-limited setup.
• Adjust Shadows, Terrain, and Water to Medium settings.
• Foliage Visibility Range can be set to Medium; if your performance is struggling, you can lower it to Low, but you may notice more pop-ins.
• Reducing Grass Density to Low can significantly boost FPS without sacrificing much visual quality.
• For Textures, go for Ultra+ if your VRAM allows it. إذا لم يكن كذلك, adjust accordingly. عادة, Ultra might need 8GB, High 6GB, Medium 4GB, and Low 2GB of VRAM. Keep in mind that if you have enough VRAM, using higher textures can prevent your CPU from working on texture compression, which can improve performance.
• Detail Level can be set to Ultra+ or High if you’re experiencing performance issues.

These settings should help you strike a balance between visual quality and performance in your game. Remember that the ideal settings can vary depending on your specific hardware, so feel free to experiment and find what works best for you.

Unpark Your CPU + Force “Turbo” (إنتل)

أولاً, I recommend using “QuickCPU” because it’s easy to use.

I won’t provide download links right now, but you can find this free software through a quick Google search.

1. Download and install “QuickCPU.”
2. يفتح “QuickCPU” and adjust the settings by moving the sliders.

بعد ذلك, انقر فوق “Apply” زر, and then you can close it either by clicking the close button or the “X button” at the top.

There are other ways to do this, especially if you’re familiar with BIOS settings.

Based on my experience with QuickCPU, it should retain the settings even after you uninstall it and restart your computer (make sure to do a full power-off).

If you have a guide for AMD CPUs, feel free to include it in this guide for more comprehensive information!

Under-volt Your CPU

This section is optional but not recommended.

تنصل: If you’re not comfortable with BIOS settings, it’s best to skip this, as making incorrect changes can harm your PC. If you have someone more experienced, consider asking for help. I am not responsible if your PC breaks; you’ve been warned.

الآن, to get started, you’ll need a free software called “Cinebench 2024,” which you can download here: Cinebench 2024 تحميل. Make sure to choose the version that matches your processor.

1. Download and extract Cinebench 2024. Create a desktop shortcut by right-clicking on “Cinebench.exe” and selecting “Create shortcut” (for Windows 10 or lower) أو “Show More Options” > “Create shortcut” (for Windows 11). ثم, move the shortcut to your desktop.
2. Run the Cinebench test “وحدة المعالجة المركزية (Multi Core)” to check stability. It might take up to 20 دقائق, which is normal.

Another small disclaimer: The next steps may take a few hours to fine-tune your settings, so be prepared for that.

3. Boot into your BIOS.
4. Look for a setting labeled “CPU Core / Cache Voltage” and set it to “Offset” أو “Offset mode.”
5. الآن, you should have the option to set the offset mode as either “+” أو “-.” يختار “-” (Minus) values.
6. Set the “CPU core voltage offset” or the “Offset value” to something like 0.010 أو 0.015. Save your changes and restart your PC (usually by pressing F10).

تنصل: If your PC doesn’t boot into Windows after the changes, go back to the BIOS and change “CPU Core / Cache Voltage” back to “Auto” or its previous setting. If that doesn’t work, you can restore factory defaults in the BIOS. This section is optional and comes with multiple disclaimers. If your PC didn’t boot to Windows, do not continue with undervolt settings.

7. Once back in Windows, run Cinebench again (you may want to grab a cup of coffee as it can take a while). If it completes the “وحدة المعالجة المركزية (Multi Core)” test without issues, it means you’re stable. If you experience artifacts or crashes, revert settings or decrease the offset value by 0.005 and try again.
8. If you’re still stable with no crashing or artifacts, repeat steps 6-8, but increase the offset value by 0.010 each time (على سبيل المثال, if you were at 0.010, go to 0.020). Continue until you experience a crash. Take note of the voltage offset value each time.
9. Once you reach a point with no crashing or artifacts, I suggest pulling it back by an additional 0.005 (at the very least, to prevent possible crashes during gaming). شخصيا, I set mine back by an additional 0.010, even though I was “stable” في 0.165, I dropped it to 0.155.
10. Conduct a 1-hour Cinebench test to absolutely ensure stability.
11. (خياري) If you have 3D MARK, run a full Fire Strike test with the “demo” disabled to check for artifacts or crashes. بدلاً عن ذلك, you can use a game that stresses both your CPU and GPU.

The final result should resemble something like this: