Guide:AMD Catalyst Control Center: Difference between revisions

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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 Template:Notice Small

Profile[edit | edit source]

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Right-click on any open space on the desktop and click on AMD Catalyst Control Center (CCC).
Within CCC, select Gaming > 3D Application Settings.
Click + Add, then browse to and select TESV.exe, and click on this new profile (these settings will only apply to Skyrim now). (NOTE: A warning will pop up asking "Do you want to override the pre-defined profile?" Click [Yes] then [OK].)
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: SEE SECOND NOTICE ABOVE)
- Anisotropic Filtering Level: 16x
- Texture Filtering Quality: High quality
- Surface Format Optimization: On
Frame Rate Control
- Wait for Vertical Refresh: Off, unless application specifies (NOTE: ENBoost should control vsync; ensure iPresentInterval is set correctly)
- OpenGL Triple Buffering: Off (NOTE: This is not compatible with D3D games.)
Tessellation
- Tessellation Mode: AMD optimized
- Maximum Tessellation Level: AMD optimized
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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 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|text=This guide assumes that users will not be running ENB graphics (ENBoost, yes, but not the graphics extension of ENB --at least not during initial setup of STEP). If ENB graphics extension 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"!}}
+{{Notice Small|text=This guide assumes that users will ONLY be running ENBoost, as recommended in the STEP Guide. If ENB graphics extension will be used after verifying a functional STEP install, set all AMD driver settings to "Use application settings", as driver-based settings will conflict with ENB.}}
-{{Notice Small|text=ENBoost-ONLY users (NOT ENB graphics users!) should NOT use AF in enblocal.ini (set <code>ForceAnisotropicFiltering</code> to 'false'). For some reason it is more costly than setting AF via CCC and there is no difference in the effect.}}
+{{Notice Small|text=ENBoost-ONLY users are recommended to set <code>ForceAnisotropicFiltering=false</code>, as it may cost less FPS than running AF via ''enblocal.ini''.}}
+{{Notice Small|text=The following apply more for users with higher-end AMD video cards like the Radeon 7970 and above, but others may find these settings helpful, so examine performance/quality in detail before and after applying to low-mid-end graphics.}}
 ===Profile===
-{{Notice Small|text=The following apply more for users with higher-end AMD video cards like the Radeon 7970 and above, but others may find these settings helpful, so examine performance/quality in detail before and after applying to low-mid-end graphics.}}
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 #:* Morphological Filtering: <code>Off</code>
 #: '''<u>Texture Filtering</u>'''
-#:* Anisotropic Filtering Mode: <code>Override application settings</code> ('''''NOTE:''' Set to ''Use application settings'' if using ENB'')
+#:* Anisotropic Filtering Mode: <code>Override application settings</code> ('''''NOTE:''' SEE SECOND NOTICE ABOVE'')
 #:* Anisotropic Filtering Level: <code>16x</code>
 #:* Texture Filtering Quality: <code>High quality</code>