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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|border=dashed|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|border=dashed|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=If ONLY running ENBoost without [http://wiki.step-project.com/Guide:ENB#ENBoost_Installation ENB 'proper'], it is recommended to set <code>ForceAnisotropicFiltering=false</code>, as it may cost less FPS to force via CCC than running AF via ''enblocal.ini'', and the result is identical.}} | {{Notice Small|text=If ONLY running ENBoost without [http://wiki.step-project.com/Guide:ENB#ENBoost_Installation ENB 'proper'], it is recommended to set <code>ForceAnisotropicFiltering=false</code> in ''enblocal.ini'', as it may cost less FPS to force via CCC than running AF via ''enblocal.ini'', and the result is identical.}} | ||
{{Notice Small|border=dashed|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.}} | {{Notice Small|border=dashed|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.}} | ||
Revision as of 20:23, June 5, 2016
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Suggest first reading: Skyrim Installation Guide, Skyrim Launcher Guide, Skyrim INI Guide
AMD Catalyst Control Center
Preface
STEP Users: Please configure STEP graphics settings without ENB lighting enhancements (not the same as ENBoost!) 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
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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
- Anti-Aliasing Mode:
- 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
- Anisotropic Filtering Mode:
- Frame Rate Control
- Wait for Vertical Refresh:
Off, unless application specifies
(NOTE: ENBoost should control vsync; also ensure iPresentInterval is not set to 0 in Skyrim.ini.) - OpenGL Triple Buffering:
Off
(NOTE: This is not compatible with D3D games.)
- Wait for Vertical Refresh:
- Tessellation
- Tessellation Mode:
AMD optimized
- Maximum Tessellation Level:
AMD optimized
- Tessellation Mode:
- Anti-Aliasing
- 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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