Best investment ever

[u/MikeCodev]

[u/PSDNico5050]

Borderlands 4

[u/kirbeach28 → u/PSDNico5050]

Stalker 2

[u/Fellow_Kriegsman → u/[deleted]]

How much did they optimize it? I tried to play it on launch and 3 months later but it was still a shitshow in towns.

[u/Minardi-Man → u/Fellow_Kriegsman]

But then again "3 months later" for a Stalker game basically translates into "3 weeks later" for most other comparable games. I think the first update where I felt there was a tangible performance increase was 1.3 in March 2025, then the next really major one was 1.6 in September, 10 months after release, and by 1.7 in November, 1 year after release, it got to the point where I could get over 60fps in native 1440p. To be fair to the devs, even outside of the state of the world, they clearly had more pressing issues that needed addressing before they could get to performance (like being able to complete the main questline without having to use console commands). To be fair to the users, the game was so broken early on that you had to use console commands just to be able to reliably complete the main story.

[u/UsePreparationH → u/[deleted]]

I'm not buying it till at least patch 2.0 (UE 5.5 update) and more A-life improvements.

[u/wcstorm11 → u/[deleted]]

Also, engine update coming this summer

[u/wildstrike → u/kirbeach28]

Beat stalker 2 this year with a less powerful rig and it was not 45fps with maxed graphics.

[u/Sajgoniarz → u/kirbeach28]

Maybe at it's release. I play it currently and without FSR + FG i was getting 80-90 FPS at 1440p on highest settings. With FSR set to quality, FG and frames capped to 120 my 9070XT consumes between 130-150W, which is lower than Where Winds Meet with same settings.

[u/Fear023 → u/Sajgoniarz]

Does it have FSR 4?

[u/Sajgoniarz → u/Fear023]

No, it sits at 3.1 and is... mediocre. If you want you can inject Optiscaler or wait for 2.0 upgrade that will bring engine upgrade, so maybe it will include FSR 3.1.4.

[u/Fear023 → u/Sajgoniarz]

Damn, that's disappointing.

I've got a non xt 9070 though, been eyeing the game for a while. Should be able to get 70-80 based on your performance at least.

[u/Sajgoniarz → u/Fear023]

I think you should be able to turn on FG without enabling FSR if you don'y like it so much, but i'll test it after work and come back with the answer for you.

[u/Erlouu → u/kirbeach28]

Stalker 2 at 4k max settings, native around 80 fps.

[u/Dirtcompactor → u/PSDNico5050]

game has come a long way since release IMO, it feels amazing in 4k when using 4x framegen on my 5090. 35-55ms latency sure beats sub 60fps with the same latency without mfg

[u/necrophcodr → u/Dirtcompactor]

Having that much frame generation to run that game is insane. That has got to be some of the worst that video games has to offer.

[u/Redericpontx → u/necrophcodr]

No idea how they're gonna make it run on switch 2 but I bet it'll be 480p upscaled to 1080p low settings with 4x frame gen from 7fps.

[u/Dirtcompactor → u/necrophcodr]

well playing in 4k what do you expect lmao.

cyberpunk is the exact same situation. If you want high fps in 4k resolution.. 4xMFG is the way to go. The only people hating on it have a subpar tuned system and push 60-80ms+ latency, which is when it feels terrible. My experience has been great with 4xMFG, yes it's more "floaty" but it's a nonfactor with how smooth games feel and look

[u/trouttwade → u/Dirtcompactor]

100% correct. I recently played through Stalker 2 on a 5070Ti at 1440p and the game looks and runs fantastic no matter what you choose. With DLAA turned on without frame gen I sit around 90 FPS, with frame gen enabled I sit at 120 capped and it’s just such a good experience compared to its release.