Performance was excellent.
Performance was excellent.
Reddit and resetera problems reported. Graphics pipeline appears poorly designed, causing bus saturation. Slow motion effects fail in some games. Physics works smoothly at 30fps. Deformation issues persist. Anisotropic filtering settings remain unchanged—driver must force rebuild. Crash reports about Ultra compressed audio. HDR implementation using only 8-bit instead of 10-bit is problematic. High memory consumption noted as a likely cause. Mouse aiming and Steam input glitches observed. LOD problems and getting stuck as Aloy character. Resetera thread discusses performance issues in Horizon Zero Dawn PC build.
The laptop needs serious power to achieve such results with just a 1250MHz GPU. Back then, upgrading from HD5770 to HD5870 really made a difference.
It wasn't until recently that the issue started. The system still performs well but the GPU consistently caps around 1300, no matter the temperature—whether it's at 70 or 90 degrees. That kind of performance is decent, and I'm surprised by how it works. Likely the problem lies with the software. I've felt the same before; overclocked Pentium G3258 beat the 4790k, and an overclocked GTX 970 matched a 980.
I was mistaken, the frequency is now at 1750 mhz with a peak of 1848. It wasn't strong in the tests. The temperatures stayed stable during gameplay, never exceeding 85 on either CPU or GPU. This also accounts for the impressive performance gains. They only reach the 90s when I run both at full benchmark load.
Max settings reach 1440p with prominent clouds and reflections ~45fps. Depending on your location, daylight and lightning may cause fluctuations between 5fps and higher. I’m using an older driver, but it functions well, so I won’t risk changing it. With Gsync the experience feels smooth and fluid. I experienced two crashes in 40 hours, the first around the 30-hour mark—nothing to worry about. I’ve checked all the complaints, none match my situation. The game looks great, but most importantly, the gameplay is enjoyable.
There are two crashes here too, but I've been playing for about 30 hours. The GTX 1060 now handles 40-45 1440p at medium, sometimes dropping into the 30s, but it's too short to miss. The maximum settings in the game feel too low—they look identical to medium, and Anisotropic Filtering isn't working. You have to enable it via the Nvidia Control Panel, which leads to some issues. Honestly, I'm not sure why you don't just set it to medium and get smoother 60fps. The game was built with medium in mind, which is why the setting is labeled 'original' instead of 'medium'.
I recently conquered this title yesterday using hard mode (not ultra hard), which gives me a solid perspective on the experience. There have been no major issues except for a single crash during exit, which didn’t affect my progress since my saved file was intact and I closed the game that evening. Regarding performance, I tested it on an 860 EVO SSD with an 8700K + 2080 Ti configuration at 1440p using maximum settings, achieving around 75 FPS.
Using Gsync offers minimal variation between 45 and 60 frames per second.
You're playing at a challenging difficulty. For effective tactics, focus on precise positioning, using environmental cover, and timing your attacks to minimize exposure. Staying mobile and exploiting openings can help overcome tough encounters with aggressive mobs.