Guide:AMD Catalyst Control Center

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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 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

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1. Right-click on any open space on the desktop and click on AMD Catalyst Control Center (CCC).
2. Within CCC, select Gaming > 3D Application Settings.

3. UlraShadows=1

4. Click on the [Add] button in the right pane. A browse file window should open.
5. 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].
6. 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: Off, unless application specifies (NOTE: ENBoost will control vsync, but be certain to DELETE iPresentInterval=*from SkyrimPrefs.ini and ADD iPresentInterval=1 to Skyrim.ini under [Display])
   • OpenGL Triple Buffering: Off (NOTE: This is not compatible with D3D games.)

   Tessellation

   • Tessellation Mode: AMD optimized
   • Maximum Tessellation Level: AMD optimized

7. 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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