2.5 and GTX970, how does it run?

[OnlyforDCS]

Like the title says, Ive been waiting for 2.5 for quite a few months now but now Ive noticed that they changed the recommended requirements for the new and improved DCS.

 

So my question is for all of those who still have the "old" GTX970: How does the new map run on your hardware?

[fjacobsen]

I have a GTX960 4GB and only 8GB system RAM.

 

 

With Deffered shading on and MSAA: 2x - I get 50 FPS around Batumi in the AV-8B.

Most of the time it runs smooth, but withh occasional stutters.

 

 

Offcourse it runs better without Deffered shading, but then the trees looks terrible, especially at noon.

[Dingo_Bob]

running mostly in the high 50's to 60's with small - medium amount of AI (50 - 100 units), dips to 40's in some areas not often though,

have fps capped at 60 in MSI afterburner/rivatuner

can get 70's to 90 uncapped but fluctuates too much and starts to stutter if uncapped need t play about a bit more (default maxfps in graphic.lua is 180)

VR settings go low and DS off can hold 35 - 45 fps down in the weeds

non vr setting in screens shots here

https://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=3373297&postcount=1 can also run @ MSAA 2x and still stay in 40's to 50's

 

ShiftieMover's been getting solidish 90's in his last few vids on 2.5 and he's on a 970 too

Edited January 31, 2018 by Dingo_Bob

[OnlyforDCS]

Thank you, I was hoping this was the case. I managed to get Normandy to run reasonably well previously. Thanks again guys. Will be installing soon.

[KCferrari]

I've managed to get DCS 2.5 running at a quite solid 60fps with good visuals on my GTX 970.

I use high textures, medium shadows with flat terrain shadows, high view distance, 70% trees, a reasonable grass distance, and high water - I like the pretty waves >_>

 

The things I've found that affect the performance the most are the ingame MSAA and vsync. MSAA tanks performance, and though vsync prevents tearing and at first seems nice, if you set up a performance chart, it's anything but stable, with ridiculous stutters.

 

Instead, disable all that stuff and use nvidia inspector to force vsync and a 60fps cap, as well as 16x AF. This runs far smoother than the ingame settings with far less stutters. To replace the MSAA, I use reshade's SMAA. It still has a little shimmering on distant buildings in nevada, and particularly thin HUD lines may suffer a bit, but for the most part it does the job with no performance cost, especially in caucasus, which is mostly foliage. Also, be sure to run in exclusive fullscreen mode.

 

Hopefully this helps :)

Edited January 31, 2018 by KCferrari

[Shadow KT]

"old" rofl, wish I had such an old card compared to my ancient one

[Bad_Karma-701]

4790k, 12GB RAM GTX970 Rift CV1. Here...:thumbup: Getting 45-55 FPS consistently. so not horrible but nothing spectacular..

[wedge_one]

Runs pretty well, but dont run with MSAA, instead use FXAA on Nvidia Control Panel.

[Rudel_chw]

On the PC of my signature, DCS 2.5 runs fairly well ... I get 40-60 fps in Caucasus, with AA 2x, AF 16x and FHD resolution ... here is a short test flight at Batumi:

 

 

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[TheJay15]

I have similar setups to everyone here but only 8gb ram. Will I still be in the clear?

[Bender_39]

Frames are much better than expected, around 60fps.

But I will need some testing with missions where you have plenty of AI around and test some settings which maybe improve the performance.

 

But for the start...:pilotfly::thumbup::lol:

[mkiii]

Same here. I'm getting better (about 20 -30) FPS on slightly higher settings than before. Very happy ;)

 

Initially though, had a few GFX glitches, but following the advice to turn off MSAA and set Gamma to about 1.6 all is well.

 

Caucuses v nice.

[Rudel_chw]

I have similar setups to everyone here but only 8gb ram. Will I still be in the clear?

 

 

Probably not, multiplayer seems to require 16 GB on v2.5

[TheJay15]

Probably not, multiplayer seems to require 16 GB on v2.5

 

I dont play too much multiplayer besides small coop missions with friends. Will the 8gb be at least servicable in SP until i can get more RAM?

[Rudel_chw]

Will the 8gb be at least servicable in SP until i can get more RAM?

 

 

It should be, but you will be right on the mínimum specs for the game:

 

 

https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/downloads/world/beta/

 

 

Hope your PC uses DDR3 rather than DDR4, as the latter are at a high point in price at this time.

[TheJay15]

It should be, but you will be right on the mínimum specs for the game:

 

 

https://www.digitalcombatsimulator.com/en/downloads/world/beta/

 

 

Hope your PC uses DDR3 rather than DDR4, as the latter are at a high point in price at this time.

 

Thankfully I have DDR3 so I should be able to get some cheap, possibly this weekend if I have the time.

 

I am above minimum requirements for everything else besides RAM

 

GTX 970

i5-4690k OC

 

So long as I can get at least a stable 30fps with decent graphics Ill be content.

[Rudel_chw]

Thankfully I have DDR3 so I should be able to get some cheap, possibly this weekend if I have the time.

 

I am above minimum requirements for everything else besides RAM

 

GTX 970

i5-4690k OC

 

So long as I can get at least a stable 30fps with decent graphics Ill be content.

 

 

You should be able to have that, my PC is similar to yours and the only difference is that I have 16 GB of RAM ... By the way, if possible, I would purchase used memory, as DDR3 is semi-obsolete so no point on purchasing it new.

[Meneliki]

I have similar setups to everyone here but only 8gb ram. Will I still be in the clear?

 

I'm running a GTX 1070 and 8gb ram and its.......... its...... yeah. I mean who knows, everyone will experience different results but my loading times have easily doubled, maybe even tripled. Got settings pretty high and my game looks nothing like the screenshots. So yeah i dunno. Not sure if im doing something wrong or just need more ram.

[TheJay15]

I'm running a GTX 1070 and 8gb ram and its.......... its...... yeah. I mean who knows, everyone will experience different results but my loading times have easily doubled, maybe even tripled. Got settings pretty high and my game looks nothing like the screenshots. So yeah i dunno. Not sure if im doing something wrong or just need more ram.

 

RAM wouldnt have anything to do with either of those issues. If the game is on an HDD that is usually what causes bad loading times and the poor graphics could be an some form of graphics bug or incorrect settings. You have deferred shading on correct?

[Mallard of Death]

Runs pretty well, but dont run with MSAA, instead use FXAA on Nvidia Control Panel.

 

It does not work. DCS does not recognize Nvidia Control Panel tweaks.

[OnlyforDCS]

It does not work. DCS does not recognize Nvidia Control Panel tweaks.

 

I see this reapeated so often, that its become some kind of gospel on here. This is NOT TRUE. DCS will recognize control panel tweaks (I use it to turn on adaptive vsync) you just have to have the game in TRUE FULLSCREEN mode. So you need to hit ALT + ENTER when you enter the cockpit of your game.

 

For some reason the fullscreen mode which is selectable in the option screen is actually borderless windowed mode.

[agentkgb]

It does not work. DCS does not recognize Nvidia Control Panel tweaks.

 

Try the settings attached. Then go to in-game settings, set MSAA:2x, AF:16x

See if it is working for you, it works for me.

[Anatoli-Kagari9]

In my i5 2500 @ 3,3 GHz and GTX 960 4GB GDDR5 I am getting stable 60 fps, Vsync on.

 

So far so good !

[Mallard of Death]

Too late. I rolled back 1.5.8. I didn't like how my frame rate in 2.5 goes from solid 60 frames per second to 40 when I use TGP/shkval to spot the targets in distance.

Also, get this: in 2.5, the BUK SAM locks on and shoots missiles at me even after I destroy its radar.

[twistking]

Also, get this: in 2.5, the BUK SAM locks on and shoots missiles at me even after I destroy its radar.

 

Buk launchers have their own trageting/tracking radar, so of course they can shoot at you. Initial accquisition is done optical, so range is decreased obviously. The launcher as self-contained unit was one of the main ideas behind the system. It's also modeled in 1.5 by the way...