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    Low performance in Borderlands - The Pre-Sequel

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by TheDane, Oct 26, 2014.

  1. TheDane

    TheDane Notebook Guru

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    Hi guys

    Just started playing this game, and I am really disappointed about my laptop's performance. I started out on 1920x1080 and generally high settings which gave me about 20 FPS. Dropping the resolution to 1600x900 helped a bit and my FPS was about 25-28. Still really difficult to aim and hit anything though. I dropped the resolution to 1280x720 and most settings to low/medium, AA off, and the FPS is around 35-38. It's smoother but it looks terrible. According to recommended specs I should be able to play this on somewhat high settings. Am I missing something here or is this what I should be expecting? I have Enduro on and will try turning it off when I have posted this. My specs should be in my signature.
     
    TheDane, Oct 26, 2014
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    Cakefish ¯\_(?)_/¯

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    Is PhysX on in the settings? You'll need to turn it off for AMD GPUs.
     
    Cakefish, Oct 26, 2014
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    It's greyed out, I can't even turn it on. Just downloaded 14.9 driver from AMD and will see how it goes.
     
    TheDane, Oct 26, 2014
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    The new driver didn't do anything. Still have to try Enduro off.
     
    TheDane, Oct 26, 2014
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    That worked :D 100+ FPS on 1920x1080 with high settings. Still no AA though. That'll teach me to try everything myself before posting on a forum :rolleyes:
     
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    TomJGX I HATE BGA!

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    Wait what? Enduro caused a massive fps drop? You sure?
     
    TomJGX, Oct 27, 2014
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