Graphics optimization since Vol. 2 and DLSS now

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Product: Need for Speed: UnboundPlatform:PCSummarize your bug game graphics need serious optimization and tweaks overall. and DLSS needs to be fixedHow often does the bug occur? Every time (100%)Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Run the game un medium - ultra settings....... and if you try DLSS will be even 100% obsoleteWhat happens when the bug occurs? very bad FPS and stuttering and when trying DLSS the game isn't playable 100%What do you expect to see? stutters and blank abstract screens......‌Greetings, hopefully you are having a good day,I am contacting you today because of a graphics related problem that has gotten badly out of hand, of NFS Unbound.first off my specs, Lenovo LEgion 5 gaming laptop, Intel I7-11800H, Nvidia RTX 3060 6GB GDDR6, 16GB DDR4 Ram, 165 Hertz screen, windows 11, current video driver the latest 536.67 (7/18/2023). total playtime so far 46H 45M,As seen in screenshots Invidia themselves recommends for my device labelling it "Optimal" fully ultra preset except reflection quality on medium + DLSS on Qualityall testing and playing is at resolution: 1920 x 1080pand I always have G-SYNC, V-SYNC turned off, to reduce load and GPU and have higher FPS, and no need for them as normally games don't stutter like (NFS Heat and NFS 2015).+ Playing Forza Horizon 5 consistently on the 2nd Highest preset with 100+ FPS so my device isn't the problem....As clearly seen in Screenshots i am always able to play NFS heat and 2015 on Ultra settings with fluent consistent Hight FPS, knowing that i bought them on steam so i always have steam + it's DRM on dragging FPS down abit more than usual but still working perfectly.I used to be able to play NFS Unbound in the same manner until volume 2 was released, the release notes included " optimizted graphics performance for lower end devices" but it made things much worse for me, always stuttering and having bad fps which wasn't the case with vol. 1. once volume 3 was released DLSS doesn't work anymore + the bad condition it is in, things became much worse, barely playing on medium - High settings, on 30-45 fps, after i used to play on ultra at vol 1 on 70-80+ FPS average. AMD FSR 2 and Intel Xess work but stutter as they are made mainly for AMD and Intel Cards, while DLSS as seen in screenshots is completely dead. when i launch the game on the current mid to high settings it's at 70-80 FPS after a while it stutters suddenly then it's stuck at below 45 FPS after an hour or 2 it gets down to barely 30+ FPS with stutters..........I tried DSR and got mixed results at some point it was consistent but the game looks much worse than it my device is capable of and the game could look like, + some stutters.....1- Please Optimize graphics ro work properly as intented just like in NFS Heat, yes graphics are better and maybe more demanding but i should be able to play at least on high preset on easy 80+ FPS or at least 50+ on Ultra if not 70-80+ like nfs Heat, compared to other similar modern games. thanks in advance2- Please Fix DLSS ASAP without having to wait for the next volume...... as if anything gets broken at any point in time and you decided not to release any more volumes, are you gonna keep that stuff broken and unfixed? or will you fix them and release hot fix patches? i guess i made my point thanks in advance.please fix As soon as possible because it is to annoying to wait months to have a major issue fixed to start playing the game you bought, has been 5 months almost 6 in my case. ... i have seen threads at EA forums etc... with no real solution and bad non helpful replies from some of the employees (like one said "your GPUs (affected individuals) are the Problem" no my GPU isn't as Forza Horizon 5 is more demanding than NFS Unbound will ever be and it's working perfectly, and as i mentioned earlier Invidia themselves recommends for my device labelling it "Optimal" fully ultra preset except reflection quality on medium + DLSS on Quality. I did test all advices/solutions given and all failed.... because this issue has a no simple fix/trick to be implemented but i guess it needs serious coding and optimization.It is highly Important because all what i mentioned above affects cars drivability and responses making game unplayable.....last note, changing graphics setting mostly doesn't affect the Fps at all after what i mentioned above, if any change, happen temporarily then it worsen again.thank you so much for listening and your consideration.

gonfreecs95 · Answer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XuXsqbsoHdg

as seen in this video, GTX 1660 Super + I5-10th gen are performing much better than my I7-11th gen + RTX 3060 mobile chip with same amount of Vram. which further proves it's a a matter of optimization/ a bug + the need to fix DLSS separately.......as other games are performing very well...... thanks for listening

gonfreecs95 · Answer

I did a little bit more testing and noticed another thing, which is as follow;

fps were around 80 + stuttering and delayed car steering response directly after starting the game, then once i turned on DLSS then turning it OFF, fps dropped immediately to around 40 as seen in screenshots. and please note that fps aren't 80 at all and was gonna drop to the same 40-45 shortly anyway without starting to use DLSS, (graphics still need optimization and fixes).

gonfreecs95 · Answer

As seen in the screenshots the game starts on 80-100fps on trash settings for a little while, then by the time it drops to 60fps (for few seconds) then to 45fps then later to 30s . this also happens when i ALt+ Tab twice, once doesn't affect performance but 2 Alts + Tabs suddenly drop fps idk why, manually or by things that alt tabs like taking screenshots. at vol 1 or 2 or both don't remember it used to be once then getting trash performance&nbsp; and stutters even below 30fps or when the screen times out and switching from full screen to window mode or by doing it manually and in the next comment i will show the Nvidia recommended setting vs my current from Geforce experience (latest version, latest driver).....

gonfreecs95 · Answer

here are the settings than Nvidia recommends and with which the game should run smoothly on 60fps and above, versus the ones i currently use which are terrible and end up with issues and stuttering and bad responsiveness (car control) then low fps for unknown reason with same resources usage.....

edit: remark; also for some reason depth of field has a different effect on fps with different presets for some reason with this preset high gives better fps than medium while with a little higher preset (more ultra setting) medium gives higher fps?!.....

gonfreecs95 · Answer

greetings,&nbsp;&nbsp;I tested DSR at target 30 FPS today as a possible temporary alternative it worked "OK" for 10mins with weird graphics popping up and similar stuff but there was no stuttering then it was just like the issues mentioned above stutters reduced performance etc.... so in conclusion:1. it can't be considered as an alternative to fixing DLSS and graphics optimization&nbsp;2. there is something that causes game to stutter alot and drop FPS in general after around 10-15mins of gameplay 30mins at most, but i don't know what is it........ while NFS heat works smoothly for more than 3-6 hours straight....Note: I did update to the Nvidia driver released today "536.99" but there was no difference for NFS Unbound while NFS heat now is smoother than before...Also pls add the Nvidia RTX IO feature to nfs unbound hopefully it will make it even better ofcourse after fixing DLSS and graphics optimization.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; thanks for listening and hopefully these issues are fixed in vol. 4 update....

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