Here's a detailed breakdown of every Resident Evil 4 graphics setting, along with recommendations for improved performance while retaining the game's intended visual presentation.
NOTES:
1. DESTRUCTIBLE ENVIRONMENTS ARE MIXED UP.
2. SOME SETTINGS HAVEN'T BEEN TESTED FOR VARIOUS REASONS, BUT THE MAJORITY OF THE IMPORTANT SETTINGS HAVE BEEN TESTED.
OPTIMIZED SETTINGS
FIELD OF VIEW: +5 (PERSONAL PREFERENCE)
FRAME RATE CAP: WORKS GREAT - USE IF NEEDED
CINEMATICS RESOLUTION: 4K
FSR 2: QUALITY (TURN OFF IF YOU HAVE SPARE FPS)
ANTI-ALIASING: TAA
TEXTURE QUALITY: HIGH 8 GB (AS HIGH AS YOUR VRAM ALLOWS)
TEXTURE FILTERING: X16
MESH QUALITY: MAX
SHADOW QUALITY: HIGH
SHADOW CACHE: ON
CONTACT SHADOWS: ON
AMBIENT OCCLUSION: FIDELITYFX CACAO
VOLUMETRIC LIGHTING: HIGH
PARTICLE LIGHTING QUALITY: HIGH
BLOOM: ON
SCREEN SPACE REFLECTIONS: ON
SUBSURFACE SCATTERING: ON
HAIR STRANDS: OFF
GRAPHICS DISMEMBERMENT: ON
PERSISTENT CORPSES: MANY
CORPSE PHYSICS: HIGH
DIVERSE ENEMY ANIMATIONS: ON
MOTION BLUR: ON (PERSONAL PREFERENCE)
RAIN QUALITY: HIGH
TERRAIN: ON
DESTRUCTIBLE ENVIRONMENTS: ON
LENS FLARE: ON
LENS DISTORTION: OFF
DEPTH OF FIELD: ON
RESOURCE-INTENSE LIGHTING QUALITY: HIGH
RESOURCE-INTENSE EFFECTS QUALITY: HIGH
PC SPECS:
GPU: RX 480 8GB
CPU: R5 3600X - https://amzn.to/3C1GH22
RAM: 16GB 3200Mhz DDR4 - https://amzn.to/3WKcAEa
Motherboard: MSI B450-A PRO MAX - https://amzn.to/3PYeeQI
OS: Windows 10
Timestamps:
0:00 KEYBOARD AND MOUSE VS CONTROLLER
0:22 TURN CAMERA WOBBLE OFF
0:34 FIELD OF VIEW
0:54 FRAME RATE CAP
1:07 FSR 2
1:24 ANTI-ALIASING
1:46 TEXTURE QUALITY
3:00 TEXTURE FILTERING
3:35 MESH QUALITY
3:56 SHADOW QUALITY
4:24 SHADOW CACHE
4:31 CONTACT SHADOWS
4:48 AMBIENT OCCLUSION
5:05 VOLUMETRIC LIGHTING
5:29 BLOOM
5:42 SCREEN SPACE REFLECTIONS
5:56 SUBSURFACE SCATTERING
6:05 HAIR STRANDS
6:19 MOTION BLUR
6:39 TERRAIN
6:52 DESTRUCTIBLE ENVIRONMENTS
7:10 LENS FLARE
7:17 LENS DISTORTION
7:28 DEPTH OF FIELD
7:46 RESOURCE-INTENSE LIGHTING QUALITY
8:02 RESOURCE-INTENSE EFFECTS QUALITY
8:20 OPTIMIZED SETTINGS
8:40 OPTIMIZED VS MAX SETTINGS GRAPHICS
8:53 MAX VS OPTIMIZED VS OPTIMIZED + SAM PERFORMANCE
9:47 BENCHMARK RESULTS
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