Performance and Visual Fidelity Drop With Launch Update

[Lion]

Upon the official launch update I have experienced a massive, unexplainable, drop in frames in addition to that the visual fidelity also seems to have dropped massively, looks like im playing on a 720p or something.

I have a Intel 12th gen I9 with a NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060 laptop GPU and 32GB of RAM.

Interestingly a problem i had from the beta has continued over into launch where when detecting my hardware settings in the game launcher instead of saying it is useing the 3060 it is using the built in GPU; the name of which is Intel(R) UHD Graphics, however this other problem still does not explain the massive drop in frames and fidelity i have experienced with the launch update.

[FatsharkLev]

Hi @Lion,

I wonder if this known issue is perhaps having some impact for you here?

KNOWN ISSUE: 'Worker Thread' Count Default Too High, Potential Performance Impact

We are working on an issue where the ‘Worker Thread’ count defaults to a value that may be too high for some PCs, which consequently has a negative impact on your performance. In the mean time, we recommend lowering your ‘Worker Thread’ count - this value may vary depending on your unique set-up, so we recommend to experiment with what works for you. For example: on a Threadripper CPU, it will default to a whooping 61 Worker Threads. In this example, you may wish to lower it to 16.

We are also aware of the correct GPU not being detected or utilised in some cases:

KNOWN ISSUE: Darktide Not Detecting or Utilising GPU Correctly

We are aware of and looking in to an issue where Darktide does not always detect or utilise the GPU correctly. In the case that Darktide is not detecting your dedicated GPU correctly, please see: [PC] How to Resolve Darktide Using the Incorrect GPU If you have run through the solutions linked above, or if your GPU is not being utilised correctly despite being detected, please share your experience in the Performance Feedback category. We kindly ask that you complete the questions that appea…

[Starrybutter]

I’ve noticed this too. I played on Fidelity 1.0 in the beta, game ran great and looked it, too. Turning it on now is basically only downscaling, making the graphics look blocky. I don’t think it actually does a decent render pass on it at the moment.