Colorful ring artifacts in the sky

Product: Battlefield 2042
Platform:Steam-PC
Please specify your platform model. PC
AMD or Nvidia Model Number NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4090 part number - G139 0330
Enter RAM memory size in GB 128
Are you using any software with an overlay? Yes
If yes, can you list them here? Xbox GameBar
If you disable this software, does that have any effect? No
Which part of the game is the issue happening in? Multiplayer
Which part of the mode? Conquest
Please select your region North America
On which server did this happen? All of them
When did this happen? (dd.mm.yy hh:mm) Early 2023, I don't remember exactly. It was after an update to the game and it's been there ever since.
Summarize your bug The sky on every map is filled with colorful bright rings that blind me and make it impossible to see. Sometimes they aren't very bright or there aren't very many of them but they are always there. The pictures I provided are an extreme case that makes the match I'm in unplayable.
How often does the bug occur? Every time (100%)
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? I've heard it only happens with 4090 graphics cards
What happens when the bug occurs? It make's it very hard to see as the entire sky is lit up with bright colorful rings.
What should be happening instead? There should be no rings and the sky should look normal

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Other users with 4090s are experiencing the ring artifacts in the sky. It might be correlated to weather events because matches when no weather events occur the rings will stay rather dim and I can manage to play the match. I have witnessed the rings become brighter or worse as a weather event begins.

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4th_Quarter
2 years ago
What ultimately fixed my issue was using Intel's Extreme Tuning Utility to DE-tune my i9-13900K from it's base clock of 5.5 to 5.2
That also fixed instability issues and crashes I was experiencing even though logs were pointing to the 4090.
Doesn't look good when I need to purposely hinder my PC's performance from factory to get the game to run properly. Why spend the extra money on a good PC anyways.

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DarthFDG
Hero+
2 years ago
Looks like you got the Independence Day DLC. 😉

Does this happen when you're on the ground and look up at the sky also, or is it only when you're in an aircraft?
4th_Quarter
2 years ago
Indeed I do, I've always been a fan of the aircrafts in Battlefield games so I have to deck out my jets with fancy skins. Although it's quite hard dog fighting in the jets when my opponent flies straight up and I get blinded by the rings.
Yes the rings are present no matter what vehicle I'm in or on foot. The rings themselves actually interact with the world as in I'll see their reflection in water, off of my weapon, or off of vehicles. Almost like they're programed into the game. I've tried turning off different graphical setting to see if anything changes including RTX but the issue persists. I have noticed if the rings are present at the beginning of the match and it is sunny, as clouds and an overcast come in due to heavy rain or a weather event, the rings will get blocked by the clouds. Again, as if they're a physical object programed into the game.
4th_Quarter
2 years ago
Here are two more examples of the rings. This match they were much less intense.
4th_Quarter
2 years ago
What ultimately fixed my issue was using Intel's Extreme Tuning Utility to DE-tune my i9-13900K from it's base clock of 5.5 to 5.2
That also fixed instability issues and crashes I was experiencing even though logs were pointing to the 4090.
Doesn't look good when I need to purposely hinder my PC's performance from factory to get the game to run properly. Why spend the extra money on a good PC anyways.

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Colorful ring artifacts in the sky

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