Warning for AMD GPU owners for Sims 4. Serious reflection glitch. *FIXED/PATCHED

"nicguy101;c-18064495" wrote:
Also I have a question for the simmer with AMD Radeon 6000 series, do you have windows 10 or windows 11? Does the sims 4 fix work for windows 11? Please reply :)

The fix works based on directx libraries being used, not the operating system.

"nicguy101;c-18063010" wrote:
Oh okay I was wondering because my friend has an RX 6800 XT, she tried to fix it for sims 3 but she told me it made her game lag.

And yes the 6800 XT made my game lag until I used my Wine3D fix, which improved FPS.

While I did make a comment above saying AMD cards are great for console port proofing, if you mostly play the Sims games I STICK BY original comment to avoid buying a new AMD card. Otherwise you will have to use these fixes to make the game run properly which isn't exactly ideal lol.

But at least they exist...

If you ARE in the market for an AMD card, I'd suggest the 580 rx 8gb or 590 rx 8gb. They are 3 generations older, but easy to find on used market (make sure not to overpay!) and are the last generation of AMD cards to properly support games built on Directx9 libraries (like sims 3/4).

Lol I'm an AMD fanboy so I'm fine with the doing the fixes as long they work. Another friend of mine has an RX 6900 XT and her game runs so smooth on both Sims 3 and Sims 4.

"nicguy101;c-18066781" wrote:
Lol I'm an AMD fanboy so I'm fine with the doing the fixes as long they work. Another friend of mine has an RX 6900 XT and her game runs so smooth on both Sims 3 and Sims 4.

In that case its less the gpu but computer setup in general, the difference between a 6900 and 6800 is very small % in performance if you look at benchmarks. Performance wise both games run fine, they just have issues with reflections. Sims 3 DOES have a camera rotation lag issue, before you apply the fix, but otherwise ran fine fps wise on 6800 too.

A lot of performance issues unfortunately aren't always straight forward from computer to computer. Everything Background software running, RAM, HD/SD speeds, ect. Even the mods you run can effect performance.

Hi I have another question. This question is for both games but does it fix the waters as well?

ive tried this fix but when i use it i can no longer tab out of the game. i have to play in windowed mode and the game doesnt register other overlays, has anyone else encountered this?

I haven't been playing the Sims or even checking the forums in some time, b/c I was one of the people affected by this bug and it finally killed my will to build/play, but I'm happy to say it is now fixed with the Adrenalin 22.7.1 Optional driver from 7/26/22.

You can see my post here on Answers HQ verifying it is indeed fixed: Reflections show backwards in mirrors (Radeon RX 6000 Series).

Tagging @TOLKIEN so they know it's fixed and can edit the post title to reflect such.

I hope everyone affected gets this driver, so they can get their reflections back!