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1 Setting Up TS 2018 with a single nvidia card, using nvidia Control Panel (NVCP) PLUS (optional) nvidia Inspector (NVI). Single Standard and GSync Monitor settings. Setting up DSR in TS 2018 This is a guide to setting up TS 2018 on a computer equipped with a nvidia graphics card and Intel CPU. Not all the menu items in NVCP will show in your system any not shown in the guide Google their function Standard Monitor any non-gsync Monitor (does not include FreeSync Monitors). Some screenshots differ from current TS 2018 but they are still applicable. SLI video cards not covered. Table of Contents Item Setting Up TS 2018 with a single nvidia card, using nvidia Control Panel (NVCP) GLOBAL Settings STANDARD Monitor Setting Up TS 2018 with a single nvidia card, using nvidia Control Panel (NVCP) Settings STANDARD Monitor Setting Up TS 2018 with a single nvidia card, using nvidia Control Panel (NVCP) GLOBAL Settings GSync Monitor Suggested Settings for TS 2018 with a single nvidia card, using nvidia Inspector NVI - STANDARD Monitor Suggested Settings for TS 2018 with a single nvidia card, using NVCP- GSync Monitor Suggested Settings for TS 2018 with a single nvidia card, using nvidia Inspector NVI - GSync Monitor Page Nos 2-4 Steam Set FPS Limit for TS TS 2018 Resolution Settings in NVCP 10 TS 2015/16/18 Graphics settings within TS Setting Up TS 2018 for DSR Pages 2 to 4 contain descriptions of what each option in NVCP does if you just want to access suggested TS settings in NVCP and NVI just jump to pages 5 and 7 1

2 Setting Up TS 2018 with a single nvidia card, using nvidia Control Panel (NVCP) NVCP open and choose Manage 3D settings and then Program Settings If there is NO entry for TS 2018, then you have to create a profile for TS 2018 by choosing the Add button. See previous document. Because we are using the override option we need to set the AA/AF settings as high as possible in NVCP plus NVI if used. Study Note the settings in the pictures below. Some of the options may differ depending on what components you have in your system. Highlight each option to display what the setting does. First: Setup NVCP GLOBAL Settings Important for best TS 2018 results. Anisotropic Filtering AF: AF significantly improves texture quality at oblique angles. Anisotropic filtering generally comes in 2x, 4x, 8x, and 16x settings, "AF can function with anisotropy levels between 1 (no scaling) and 16, defining the maximum degree which a mipmap can be scaled by. Try 4, 8 and/or 16. Anti-Aliasing (AA) FXAA: Fast Approximate Anti-Aliasing see description above. Turn ON works well in TS 2018 and improves image quality. 2

3 AA Gamma Correction: Turn ON. This setting is designed to adjust the brightness level of the image using Gamma Correction, so that any AA edges display with best level of contrast. No performance impacts. (ref tweak guide above.) AA Mode: Off ; Application Controlled ; Enhance the Application Setting ; Override any Application setting. For this example, choose OVERIDE. AA Setting: Application Controlled ; 2x, 4x, 8x; Custom (using NVI). Choose one to see which suits your card best. AA Transparency: OFF ; Multi-Sampling ; 2x SS ; 4x SS, 8x Super Sample Best set OFF to avoid compatibility issues but also choose one to see which suits your card best. CUDA GPU s: Best set to ALL This is for a single card remember? DSR Factors: Explained below: Tick the higher resolution(s) you wish to use in a game under the DSR - Factors setting. The resolutions are provided as multiples of your native resolution. See below. Options: OFF, 1.2, 1.5, 1.78, 2.00, 2.25, 3.00 or Trial and error for your card. DSR Smoothness: Simply, 0% on the slider will remove blurring and provide crisp images, but as we get close to 100% on the slider, the image become blurry and may lose detail. The default setting is 33% is not too bad, you need to experiment to see what suits your system. For TS 2018 try 20%. Maximum Pre-Rendered Frames: use 3D application Setting ; 1 ; 2 ; 3 ; or 4. Note 5, 6 and 7 available in NVI. See the tweak guide above. Windows default is 3 Note 1-4 reduces input lag and 5-7 smoother frame rates. Monitor Technology: It only shows if you have a GSync Monitor. Not important. Multi-Frame Sampling AA MFAA: only for >GTX 900 cards. Options: ON or OFF. TS 2018 probably does not support MFAA so leave OFF! Open GL Rendering GPU: Not applicable to TS 2018 leave at Auto-Select. Optimize for Compute Performance: OFF ; ON - Not applicable to TS leave OFF Power Management Mode: Options Optimal Power ; Adaptive or Prefer Maximum Performance. I use Prefer Maximum Performance because of my GSync monitor, but Optimal is the default choice. Note: Set power options under Windows. Preferred Refresh rate: (may not be present in all systems). There are two options: "Application controlled" and "Highest Available". Try both.in some games application controlled gives better results. 3

4 NVCP Global Settings Continued: Shader Cache: OFF ; ON use ON for TS 2018 and store on fastest drive ie SSD Texture Filtering Anisotropic Optimization: OFF ; ON use OFF. Texture Filtering Negative LOD Bias: ALLOW or CLAMP choose ALLOW clamp no longer supported. Texture Filtering Quality: Best use High Quality. Texture Filtering Trilinear Optimization: OFF ; ON use OFF. Threaded Optimization: Settings AUTO ; ON ; OFF. Use AUTO in global settings but OFF in TS Triple Buffering: OFF ; ON use OFF in Global & TS - does not apply to DirectX games like TS. Vertical Sync: Options: use the 3D application Settings ; OFF ; ON ; FAST ; ADAPTIVE ADAPTIVE HALF REFRES RATE. GLOBAL Set Vertical Sync to Use the 3D Application Setting. TS try the various settings for your system Adaptive and limit fps via STEAM to say 30 fps possibly best option. For TS 2018 using a GSync Monitor using FAST can give good results, but still probably best to use 3D application setting in Global. Virtual Reality Pre-Rendered Frames: Options: use the 3D application setting, 1, 2, 3 or 4. Set Global and TS Use the 3D application setting or anything. This setting only affects those who have Virtual Reality hardware and is beyond my pay grade. 4

5 NVCP recommended settings for TS 2018 no GSync NVCP recommended settings for TS 2018 no GSync cont... 5

6 NVCP Global Settings for GSync Monitors Continued... 6

7 NVI Settings for TS 2018 Part 1 Standard Monitor Note NVI available from: Important Note: Make any changes to TS 2018 settings in nvidia Control Panel First NVI will override those settings - any changes to TS 2018 settings must be made in NVI last, otherwise they will be lost. cont... 7

8 NVCP TS 2018 Settings for GSync Monitors continued... 8

9 nvidia Inspector (NVI) Settings for TS 2018 with GSync Monitor Note NVI available from: Important Note: Make any changes to TS 2018 settings in nvidia Control Panel First NVI will override those settings - any changes to TS 2018 settings must be made in NVI last, otherwise they will be lost. 9

10 Steam Set FPS Limit for TS 2018 ignore TS2015 TS 2018 Resolution Settings in NVCP To your preference Windows default best 10

11 TS 2015/16/18 Graphics settings 11

12 Resolution Settings Native resolution is 1920 x 1080 DSR settings above that 3325 x 1871 = 3.0 DSR 12

13 TS nd Settings Page water/shadow personal preferences 13

14 3 rd settings Page Choose and Save That s it now re-open TS 2018 and see if the settings are to your liking? Ignore references to earlier versions of TS the parameters still apply. ph August

15 Setting Up TS 2018 for DSR Needs reasonable spec nvidia card (GTX 970 upwards with at least 2GB VRAM onboard up to 24 monitor (more VRAM for larger monitors). Right click on the desktop and choose nvidia control Panel see below. Open NVCP and first use Manage 3D Settings and Global Settings. The settings her can be anything that suits you. We are going to concentrate on DSR Factors and smoothness. DSR good article here: and Steam article: nvidia: and AMD 15

16 Setting up DSR This can only be done in Global Settings DSR smoothness set to 12 18% ie the lowest % that eliminates shimmer as higher smoothing (>65%) settings tend to blur textures. If using 4.00x and/or 4K monitor, try 0% in DSR Smoothness Note DSR factors range from 2x default/native resolution of your monitor to 4x (4K). Also Google Downsampling. ph August