The Witcher 3 Next Gen Update | OPTIMIZATION GUIDE / BEST SETTINGS | Every Setting Benchmarked

⏰Timestamps :
00:00 Intro
01:01 DX11 Vs DX12
01:37 Ray Tracing (Global Illumination)
02:08 Other Ray Tracing options
03:01 Anti Aliasing
03:18 TAAU vs FSR vs DLSS
03:31 Screen Space Ambient Occlusion
03:46 Screen Space Relfections
04:00 Depth Of Field
04:13 Light Shafts
04:23 Nvidia Hairworks
05:48 Shadow Quality
06:15 Terrain Quality
06:35 Water Quality
07:00 Foliage Visibility Range
07:32 Grass Density
08:02 Texture Quality
08:31 Detail Level
08:54 Optimized Settings
09:06 Optimized Vs Ultra+
09:28 Conclusion
10:08 Outro

►Songs used in the video :
►The Witcher 3- Wild Hunt - Kaer Morhen
►The Witcher 3- Wild Hunt OST (Unreleased Tracks) - Ard Skellig Village
(Music by: Mikolai Stroinski, Marcin Przybyłowicz, Percival)
All songs in this video belong to their respective owners , I or this channel does not claim any right over them.

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[benchmarking]

In the Optimized Settings section I made a mistake in Grass Quality, it should be " Medium or High " instead of " Medium or Medium "
Sorry .

Edit : Patch 4.01 fixed Screen Space Reflection and this setting now shows a difference between Low and High but on the performance side it's so demanding now (going from Low to High can cost up to 34%), so keep an eye on SSR and turn it off if you're having Low FPS.

[wyk]

This update makes me feel so nostalgic, back in the day I couldnt run the game on high above 40fps with my 970 and now I cant run it without stutters on my 3070ti

[gwynbleidd]

I was looking for a deep comparison like this for so long, thank you mate

[wrongest]

This is one of the best optimization guides I have ever seen! No bullshit! Straight to the point with detailed pictures and comparisons. With categories for each setting and a summary at the end. Amazing video! Thank you so much.

[twofargne]

I optimized my settings after watching your video. The base game looks much better. However, the graphics for the cut scenes in Blood and Wine are now spectacular. Especially the details you can see on the NPC costumes. It's truly amazing.

[Jenkie]

I am really happy that channel like you exists. I know only you and one another person who makes such detailed settings videos. Thx

[justinfoster]

This is exactly what I was looking for, concise, explains the settings well with great examples, even had a recommendation summary at the end. Great job, and thank you!

[ggvideos]

You put a ton of work into this video and the settings comparisons are very clear and useful. TYVM and great job.

[shadowclaws]

Amazing work as always bro. Keep the optimizations going, you`re the best channel for it. Even better than Digital Foundry

[CRIMSONDANTE]

So to make Geralt's hair look better I have to spend 1600+ Doller. Even my human hair doesn't cost that much.

[aweigh]

"Level of Detail" controls the distance at which high-quality object meshes pop-in and pop-out, and you're right that the menu slider is broken; you have to change the MeshLODRenderDistance setting in the settings .INI file, inside the Documents folder. Learned this from watching the NX Gamer video. The setting goes from 1.0 to 1.5, though you can set it lower than 1.0 in the file.

[JackSather]

Thanks for this breakdown!! Super informative, may be using some bits for my next video, i'll be sure to tag and mention you if I do!

[SpudCommando]

I was randomly recommended this video and I'm sure glad I clicked on it! You explain things very nicely while also showcasing the differences in a format that isn't confusing. Thank you and happy holidays.

[DLT]

I fired up W3 yesterday to see all the sights, and was immediately confronted by the performance hit. Like moving through syrup. I kept dx12 on but turned ray tracing off and movement was much better. But today I found your vid while searching for optimized pc performance and I am applying your suggestions before I log in. Thank you for so much detail and comparison screens.

[slipperysteev]

Thank you for taking the time to make this for us.
Will be using your tips to stream this tonight 😃

[bastianst]

Performance wise, stepping back to DX11 was the best decision to me. Was a huge boost and with the right settings the game still looks amazing. Thanks a lot for this video. Was a great help, working through the options.

[kova]

Thanks a lot man. Trying to run this with all RT settings on 2k resolution at 60FPS. Your guide helped get the most while losing the least amout of graphical fidelity.

[BrianSantosF]

I’ll admit I underestimated the quality of this channel at first, but you covered everything so well on the video that I don’t even have much to say. But it’s a shame that they messed up ray tracing performance so bad in this game, I waited for this update and it came so broken. It is unacceptable that the performance manages to be much worse than Cyberpunk and it makes me really angry.

[Dzonnyg]

Insane work, straight to the point, reasonable decisions, great comparisons, as someone with an older PC I really appreciate what you have done, I wish I could buy you a beer for that

[ZokaAland]

Thank you so much for taking the time to make this kind of video, I really appreciate it, may God bless you for continuing this wonderful work of helping people improve their gaming performance with these tutorials, thank you very much.