Maximize Avowed's Stunning Visuals: A PC Settings Guide
Avowed delivers breathtaking graphics, but optimizing your PC settings is crucial for a smooth, visually stunning experience. This guide helps you balance performance and visuals, ensuring you enjoy Avowed's world without sacrificing frame rate.
System Requirements: A Crucial First Step
Before adjusting settings, confirm your PC meets Avowed's requirements. While a system between minimum and recommended specs will suffice for decent gameplay, higher resolutions and refresh rates demand a more powerful machine.
Minimum: Windows 10/11, AMD Ryzen 5 2600 or Intel i5-8400, 16 GB RAM, AMD RX 5700, Nvidia GTX 1070 or Intel Arc A580, DirectX 12, 75 GB storage.
Recommended: Windows 10/11, AMD Ryzen 5 5600X or Intel i7-10700K, 16 GB RAM, AMD RX 6800 XT or Nvidia RTX 3080, DirectX 12, 75 GB storage.
Remember to let the game generate shaders uninterrupted on your first run for optimal performance.
Optimizing Basic Settings
These settings significantly impact your gameplay:
- Resolution: Native resolution for optimal sharpness.
- Window Mode: "Windowed Fullscreen" for easy app switching; "Fullscreen Exclusive" minimizes input lag.
- Frame Limit: Match your monitor's refresh rate or set to 60 FPS for stability.
- VSync: Disable for reduced input lag; enable if you experience screen tearing.
- Field of View: Around 90 degrees for a balanced view.
- Motion Blur: Disable for clearer visuals.
Advanced Graphics Settings: A Detailed Breakdown
These settings control visual detail and performance. Lowering them can drastically improve FPS.
| Setting | Impact |
|---|---|
| View Distance | Higher settings improve distant detail but reduce FPS. |
| Shadow Quality | Major FPS impact; lowering significantly improves performance. |
| Texture Quality | Higher settings require more VRAM and increase detail. |
| Shading Quality | Affects lighting depth; lowering boosts performance at the cost of realism. |
| Effects Quality | Controls visual effects (fire, magic); higher settings demand more GPU power. |
| Foliage Quality | Determines grass and tree density; lowering improves FPS. |
| Post Processing Quality | Enhances visuals; reducing saves performance. |
| Reflection Quality | Impacts water and surface reflections; high settings significantly reduce FPS. |
| Global Illumination Quality | Controls realistic lighting; high settings improve atmosphere but cost FPS. |
Recommended Settings Based on Your PC:
Low-End PCs (Minimum Requirements): Aim for 50-60 FPS.
- Graphics Quality: Custom (Balanced between Low and Medium)
- View Distance: Medium
- Shadow Quality: Low
- Texture Quality: Medium
- Shading Quality: Low
- Effects Quality: Medium
- Foliage Quality: Low
- Post Processing Quality: Low
- Reflection Quality: Low
- Global Illumination Quality: Low
Mid-Range PCs (Recommended Requirements): Strive for higher visual fidelity.
- Graphics Quality: Custom (Mix of High and Epic)
- View Distance: High
- Shadow Quality: Medium
- Texture Quality: High
- Shading Quality: High
- Effects Quality: High
- Foliage Quality: High
- Post Processing Quality: High
- Reflection Quality: Medium
- Global Illumination Quality: High
High-end PCs can maximize all settings to "Epic." Consider exploring Avowed mods for further enhancements.
Avowed is available now on PC and Xbox Series X|S.
