y580 and Borderlands 2 Performance

Just wanted to let ppl the game runs extremely well maxed out @ 1366x768 and the GPU clocked @ 135+ Core and 200+ Memory.

I get generally (single player) about 50-70 fps when exploring the first town and dips to 40s and even high 30s depending on the time of day.

The game's fps seemed to vary a lot and much like Sleeping dogs, greatly vary on time of day!

What I suggest is that you force physX to use the 660M, it gave me more stable frames overall.

Also I tried disabling FXAA (get about 4-8 fps more) and Ambient occlusion (add about 8-12 fps more) and although it does push my fps to 70 + fps, because of the inconsistent frame drops that aren't avoidable you will be down to 30's and 40's either.

Although u might be 5-6 fps higher than before the drop is still noticeable. I would just just leave them enabled imo, since you'll be seeing the drop anyways you might as well have the extra eye candy.

What I'm going to try doing is locking the frames (if the option is there) to 40 fps and seeing if that turns out better.

40-60 fps tends to be very similar in terms of fluidity, so hopefully the drops will also not be as noticeable!

My chart:
0-20 fps unplayable
20-25 fps playable in mmos and RTS.
25-30 fps playable in RPGs (not so much Action-adventure), simulation FPS and Myst style games (or Amnesia)
30-40 fps playable in all the above games...but I would say having fps between 30-40 is just a consistency measure.
40-60+ Fluid Required for FPS Competitive, Racers and any game requiring fast paced gameplay to match the input.

All games listed in 40 fps and under also benefit from 40-60 but don't require it to enjoy the game.

Again this chart will vary from person to person, but me eyes stay happy the closer I get to 60 fps.

Hope this helped ppl!

 

How is it in 1080p?

 

it's fluid at 1080p just have to be plugged in, if not the 660m downclocks

 

Define Fluid though, because even at 720p it tends to dip to low 40s and high 30s.

 

50-60 fps, make sure to disable fxaa and physx, with AA on you can barely tell the difference with fxaa on, and physx is just extra that adds alot of lag, keep vsync off and just leave it at frame smoothing. lastly stay at rocket mode and be plugged in ^_^

 

I can't disable Physx I can only put it to low?

I've heard that physX really adds to the game though, so I'm not sure i want to get rid of it! :S

Borderlands 2 GeForce GTX PhysX Trailer - YouTube

 

Well with everything maxed it does drop to 30 fps during a lot of action and also during huge areas. Even turning off FXaa and ambient occlusion although I get a huge frame boost, in populated areas it doesn't even make a difference.