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- 5 years ago
UPDATED #SEASSON 15:
First things first:
- Disable vsync
- Disable gsync/freesync (also in your monitor settings if it is aviable)
- Disable Windows Game Mode
- If you have a AMD card, don't use enthance snyc and AMD antilag, leave all that stuff disabled
- NVIDIA: Set low latency mode: OFF, threaded optimization: OFF
- Set Nvidia Reflex in Apex Legends to: Enable
- Preverred update rate: max avaiable
- Disable fullscreen optimization for Apex (right click the r5apex.exe, r5apex_dx12.exe and EasyAntiCheat_launcher.exe at C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Apex)
- Let Origin /EA App start as admin like this
- You need to unlock your FPS in apex legends by adding this argument to the start options in Origin or Steam (right click the game in library): +fps_max 0
- Also use these start commands: -high -preload
- If you like to skip the intro use: -novid
- You may need to lower you grafic settings to get more/stable fps (dont worry, apex lookes well on low settings. All pros use low settings: https://prosettings.net/apex-legends/ ) With a RTX 3070 I personally use low settings, 2-3GB texture streaming budget. if you really want more fps, set this to none.
- You need RTSS (riva tuner statistic server), download it from guru3d.com
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After installing RTSS, you have to setup a few things there:
- Hit Add left in the corner und choose r5apex.exe (default path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Apex Legends)
- Also Add r5apex_DX12.exe
- Application detection level medium
- On-Screen Display support on
- Show own statistic on
- At Setup enable "2 bars" with the Frame Color Indicator
- Disable the On-Screen Display support and the Frame Color Indicator when you're done.
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Now tweak it:
|1| You need to go into your game, preferably to shooting range (Don't worry, it doesn't run smoothly yet)
|2| Recognize tearing by looking up and down. The Frame Color Indicator will help you at this point as well. Disable it when you're done.
|3| By changing the value at RTSS "Scanline sync" to a nagativ number you can eliminate tearing. In my case I need just -60, you may need -100 or -200 etc. (From now on it's smooth!)
|4| If you don't want to use Scanline sync, you can now simply limit the FPS without touching the scnaline sync value (0). The pre-configuration as I have described it here is still essential, even if you only want to limit the FPS
It might be useful to define a custom Hz for your PC in the settings of your graphics card, since Scanline sync requires a lot of power, especially at high frame rates. E.g. 190Hz usually works very well with 240Hz monitors. If your FPS fluctuates too much, it will have a negative effect.
And thats it! It gives you a smooth gameplay without tearing, without VSYNC ingame and with low frame times! I recommend activating the autostart option in RTSS. So it will work everytime.Best regards and good luck! =)
- 5 years ago
@Sick1ClickWell now you are getting somewhere my friend, I have heard of scanline sync. The negative value you put there must be callibrated on per game/user basis - there are guides on guru3d forums. Also the game must render more frames than the monitor refresh rate for it to work properly (about 120 FPS for 60 Hz monitor). I personally have never used it, but I have heard good opinions. It provides tear-less gameplay without introducing input lag. The thing with RTSS frame cap is that it introduces 0-1 frames of input lag, so it's a bit worse than in-game frame limiters. However, what I found to make my game work much better are two things: reducing mouse polling rate to 500 Hz (or 250 Hz for slower processors) and excluding the whole Apex Legends folder from Windows Defender (I do not know how this works with other antivirus softwares). This made my CPU usage considerably lower and made the game fell and play much smoother.
All-in-all I doubt there is a perfect solution without using an Adaptive Sync display, like GSync.- 5 years ago
@MirageMatt Yeah, right! I wrote here how to calibrate as well 🙂
RTSS is even better than ingame cap and sync. With RTSS I got 6.9ms Frametimes on a 144 Hz display, with ingame sync it's 7.2ms, with cap it's around 7ms. If you can handle constant 190 hz/fps you're on 5ms! I guess, I need a 240 Hz screen :D
What's even better, is that the frametime are much more stable than without RTSS. Without cap you'll have sometimes (not constantly) lower frametimes, because you can have more fps, but than its not stutter-free/tearing-free. I visited two friends today, both are exited about this solution 🙂 To set the polling rate to 500 Hz helped many people with older cpus, with newst there is no change (I could feel a differenc on my old i5-4690k)
I am sure you'll feel the difference with and without RTSS. RTSS feels like realtime input in every situation, if your pc has engough power for sure, lets give a try.
- 5 years ago
how do you do number 6? You need to unlock your fps in apex legends by adding this argument to the start options: +fps_max unlimited?
I followed what you said here and it helped some but not completely. Im on 2080ti i9-10900. 240HZ..
yet I can run in this game I stutter
- 5 years ago
Hey @SayMOB4life
I'll update this post from time to time. It's important to use studio drivers. For some reason, the basic game ready driver workes incorrect with un-caped fps ins apex legends.
Add this start option in origin -> library -> right click on apex -> start options
Greetings
- 2 years ago
Does this same configuration work for season 18 of apex legends? Or is there an update?
thank you so much- 2 years ago
@BaezZ_Easy
The configuartion works still with the same settings. How ever, time has been changed. Windows has grown up, drivers also. If you have a VRR capable Monitor, use that instead. If you have a native Gsync modul in your monitor, use Gsync+Vsync+Nvidia Reflex: Ultra.
RTSS Scanline sync is recommanded for monitors without VRR where you have no other options left.
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