AMD GPU users with terrible performance, can you try something?
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Open Crimson, and create a profile for Path of Exile if you haven't done so already.
   Then open your 'PathOfExile' profile and change the Shadercache setting from AMD Optimized to On.  Load up the game, go to Lab Fire Pits or Burial Chambers, and report back! Last bumped on Dec 14, 2016, 4:51:21 AM
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Does this improve your performance?
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I've always found it make little in the way of discernible difference. However, if anything, it's probably better when set to off.
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AMD Optimized (the default setting) IS effectively shader cache off, unless the program is whitelisted in the drivers (which PoE is not). The point of the exercise is to turn it on.
It may do nothing at all for you, in which case my apologies for taking up your time, but it makes an enormous difference to my RX480. Last edited by Galadedrid#2467 on Sep 7, 2016, 10:27:54 PM
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" No worries. I looked at various combination of these settings a while ago, however, on my older HD7870, having the shader cache option set to AMD optimised, on or off, really made little significant difference. That said, I would imagine having the cache on an SSD or RAMDISK might make a more dramatic difference. |
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It's difficult to imagine what good it could do on a RAM Drive if you have it disabled :p
Joking aside, I agree there are certain games where it bogs everything down, but those tend to have very efficient JIT implementations (ARK, despite being an optimization wasteland is actually really good at this). Where that's not the case, and a relatively small number of shaders are used over and over (like an ARPG with unoptimised particles) it's pretty much a no-brainer. Last edited by Galadedrid#2467 on Sep 7, 2016, 11:09:52 PM
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" I can't really comment on other games as PoE is the only game I have time to play. |
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Back again, have another problematic zone, on crematorium when i get near the trial the game just stutters like crazy.
Gonna record a video and when its finished uploading il post it here. |
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Holy $H!!!!
This helped quite a bit. Not sure exactly how much. Havent tested in heavy FPS drop area, but I could tell immediately after booting up that it was much smoother, no jerkiness, and my FPS is tickering from 59-60 so its fps capped (I run system at 60 FPS cap to synch with 60hz monitors). Great job. Thanks! I'll post again if it turns out not to help in laggy situation, but looks like a significant enough improvement. Am on AMD R9 490 4GB [FORGE] Guild /view-thread/1664516
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Very Nice. Yes Great job.
Ive tested it on lab trial with the lava on the ground. Had 20-30 FPS there. Now it runs with smooth 55-60FPS in these area. My Card is a R9 380 4GB |
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