Your current frame rate is 60 FPS.
Your current frame rate is 60 FPS.
Hey there, I don’t have any GPU benchmarks available. Can you share your FPS? That way I can give you a clearer idea. I’m curious about how the RX 480 compares to the GTX 1060 and whether AMD’s Vega 10 might handle Titan X in this game. A card with plenty of VRAM should manage more mods, but I’m also wondering if performance drops before reaching full capacity—especially with 16GB HBM2 or 12GB GDDR5.
Skyrim runs smoother on Nvidia, which makes me question if an RX 480 can surpass a 1060. The SE version is unclear, but I think the issue remains consistent.
You can't predict the top performance of premium cards by looking at cheaper ones... they'll match their capabilities fully.
23fps average on GTX 760 using moderate configurations (minimal effects).
It's possible I just need more power from NVIDIA to keep up with AMD in newer titles, even though I have a GTX980. Since the game runs on DX11, it makes sense that GeForce cards should perform better. I've heavily customized my Skyrim with about 273 mods—around 95% of them were graphical changes and tweaks, often replacing each other. The experience was quite rough; the game dropped to just 8 FPS in cities and crashed in snowy areas.
On my Monsuta rig I execute S:SE with content mods but no graphics enhancements at a resolution of 2560x1440 using Ultra presets. It runs smoothly at 110-120fps on a single 980Ti GPU, with VRAM usage split between the main card and a second 980Ti, reaching up to around 5GB total (roughly 4-4.25GB active).
Skyrim Special Edition is extremely well optimized and better than the original Skyrim in many areas, either card will work fine. You can even sustain 50fps+ with a i3 4150 and a 1050Ti, the game is not demanding at all. The game runs at 40-60fps on my laptop with a i7 6700HQ and a 960m 2GB at 1080p high settings, Bethesda have done a great job with the optimization.
Approximately 110 to 120 frames per second on a 980Ti 1440p model with ultra high settings, using around 3GB of memory.
Are there others using a Polaris card (RX series) who play Skyrim SE? I’m curious about joining the red team. Honestly, the game seems well-optimized, which is great. It’s impressive how Bethesda handles Nvidia and DX12/Vulkan without proper hardware-software alignment like AMD does. That approach might not last long, especially with upcoming cards that offer better support. Plus, GSync can cause problems in Skyrim for many players—something I’ve heard from a friend who uses a GTX 660.