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Catalyst Control Center (CCC) Anti-Aliasing (AA) only partially augments Skyrim AA, of which the AA sample rate is set within SkyrimPrefs.ini. The CCC {{fc|#E6B69E|Anti-Aliasing Mode}} settings have no impact on Skyrim AA, so AA must be set in the INI (iMultiSample; 4x recommended). {{fc|#E6B69E|Anti-Aliasing Setting}} ''DOES'' impact Skyrim AA, and so do all other settings under {{fc|#E6B69E|Anti-Aliasing}} and {{fc|#E6B69E|Texture Filtering}}. Therefore, the best quality graphics for the least performance impact is described below. Performance options are also specified for those with less-capable video cards.
Catalyst Control Center (CCC) Anti-Aliasing (AA) only partially augments Skyrim AA, of which the AA sample rate is set within SkyrimPrefs.ini. The CCC {{fc|#E6B69E|Anti-Aliasing Mode}} settings have no impact on Skyrim AA, so AA must be set in the INI (iMultiSample; 4x recommended). {{fc|#E6B69E|Anti-Aliasing Setting}} ''DOES'' impact Skyrim AA, and so do all other settings under {{fc|#E6B69E|Anti-Aliasing}} and {{fc|#E6B69E|Texture Filtering}}. Therefore, the best quality graphics for the least performance impact is described below. Performance options are also specified for those with less-capable video cards.
{{Notice Small|This guide (and the [http://wiki.step-project.com/STEP:Guide#1.E.1.1._AMD_Users corresponding section in the STEP Guide]) assumes that users will not be running ENB (at least not during initial setup of STEP). If ENB will be used after verifying a functional setup, AMD profiles settings and global settings should not invoke ANY of the settings described here. Simply let the application handle everything, as driver-based settings will conflict with ENB. That means: don't set any profile for TESV.exe and set the global settings to "Application-Controlled" or "off"!}}
{{Notice Small|This guide (and the [http://wiki.step-project.com/STEP:Guide#1.E.1.1._AMD_Users corresponding section in the STEP Guide]) assumes that users will not be running ENB (at least not during initial setup of STEP). If ENB will be used after verifying a functional setup, AMD profiles settings and global settings should not invoke ANY of the settings described here. Simply let the application handle everything, as driver-based settings will conflict with ENB. That means: don't set any profile for TESV.exe and set the global settings to "Application-Controlled" or "off"!}}
{{Notice Small|ENBoost-ONLY users (NOT ENB graphics users!) should NOT use AF in enblocal.ini (set ''ForceAnisotropicFiltering=false''). For some reason it is more costly than setting AF via CCC and there is no difference in the effect.}}
{{Notice Small|ENBoost-ONLY users (NOT ENB graphics users!) should NOT use AF in enblocal.ini (set <code> ForceAnisotropicFiltering </code> to <code> false </code>). For some reason it is more costly than setting AF via CCC and there is no difference in the effect.}}


===Profile===
===Profile===

Revision as of 21:34, February 11, 2014


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Suggest first reading: Skyrim Installation Guide, Skyrim Launcher Guide, Skyrim INI Guide

AMD Catalyst Control Center[edit | edit source]

Preface[edit | edit source]

STEP Users: Please configure STEP graphics settings without ENB until STEP is configured according to the STEP Guide.

Catalyst Control Center (CCC) Anti-Aliasing (AA) only partially augments Skyrim AA, of which the AA sample rate is set within SkyrimPrefs.ini. The CCC Anti-Aliasing Mode settings have no impact on Skyrim AA, so AA must be set in the INI (iMultiSample; 4x recommended). Anti-Aliasing Setting DOES impact Skyrim AA, and so do all other settings under Anti-Aliasing and Texture Filtering. Therefore, the best quality graphics for the least performance impact is described below. Performance options are also specified for those with less-capable video cards. Template:Notice Small Template:Notice Small

Profile[edit | edit source]

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  1. Right-click on any open space on the desktop and click on AMD Catalyst Control Center.
  2. Look to the left side of the newly opened window and under the "Gaming" tab, click 3D Application Settings.
  3. Click on the [Add] button in the right pane. A browse file window should open.
  4. Select "TESV.exe" within <skyrim>/ and click [Open]. A warning will pop up asking "Do you want to override the pre-defined profile?" Click [Yes] then [OK].
  5. Select the "TESV.exe" profile that appeared below the "Add" button and change all settings to match the following:
    Anti-Aliasing
    • Anti-Aliasing Mode: Use application settings
    • Anti-Aliasing Samples: Use application settings
    • Filter: Standard
    • Anti-Aliasing Method: Supersampling (NOTE: Set to Multisampling if FPS drop is a problem or if using ENB)
    • Morphological Filtering: Off
    Texture Filtering
    • Anisotropic Filtering Mode: Override application settings (NOTE: Set to Use application settings if using ENB)
    • Anisotropic Filtering Level: 16x
    • Texture Filtering Quality:High quality
    • Surface Format Optimization: On
    Frame Rate Control
    • Wait for Vertical Refresh: Always off (NOTE: Use ENBoost vsync instead, and be certain to set iPresetInterval=0 in SkyrimPrefs.ini)
    • OpenGL Triple Buffering: Off (NOTE: This is not compatible with D3D games.)
    Tessellation
    • Tessellation Mode: AMD optimized
    • Maximum Tessellation Level: AMD optimized
  6. Click [Save] in the lower right hand corner. Another warning will pop up asking "Do you want to overwrite the existing profile? TESV.exe". Click [Yes] then [OK].

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