In this guide, I will be going over New World’s Best Graphics Settings. After tweaking these, along with a few other tips for Windows, you will be able to enjoy the game better. Make sure you meet the minimum system specs of New World.
New World – Best Graphics Settings Guide
You should also cross-reference with the rig I am using to have a better understanding of how it may run on your system.
Before you proceed with the guide, you need to make sure that you are meeting the minimum system specs for the game. Check them out:
System Specifications for New World
MINIMUM:
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows® 10 64-bit
- Processor: Intel® Core™ i5-2400 / AMD CPU with 4 physical cores @ 3Ghz
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 670 2GB / AMD Radeon R9 280 or better
- DirectX: Version 12
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 50 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Internet connection required to play, offers in-game purchases
RECOMMENDED:
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows® 10 64-bit
- Processor: Intel® Core™ i7-2600K / AMD Ryzen 5 1400
- Memory: 16 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 970 / AMD Radeon R9 390X or better
- DirectX: Version 12
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 50 GB available space
- Additional Notes: Internet connection required to play, offers in-game purchases
System Specifications To Test Game
In the name of the Testing rig, I have an AMD Ryzen 5 3600 with a 3.6GHz of clock speed. The Memory I like to use is 8gigs of 4 RAM Sticks from XPG. The Graphics Card in use is an NVIDIA GTX 1660 6GB.
The Storage I use is an SSD with M.2 Type having 500GB of space. I tend to use Windows 10 64Bit for all my game testing unless I feel to need to switch to older gen systems to help out other players.
I also have an RIG which contains an i3 8100 and a GTX 1050TI with a total of 16GB of RAM. The reason I did not test out New World for this rig is that the game is too much for these specs to handle.
If you request me exclusively to test that out and let you know, do mention that in the comments below. I might give it a go after that.
New World Best Graphics Settings (In-game)
These will be your bread and butter New World Best graphics setting tweaks for PC:
Graphics Options | Description | Best Settings |
Window Mode | This shows your window display mode | Fullscreen |
Resolution | Your Current Monitor Resolution | 1920×1080 [OR NAtive] |
Max FPS | Limits the rendering frames per second in-game | Uncapped |
Cap FPS in the background | When enabled, this caps FPS when unfocused or minimized | ON |
Field of View (Vertical) | Adjust the vertical camera view | 60 [Slider] |
Effects Details | Shows the quality of particles, effects, and volumetric effects | Medium |
Lightings Details | The quality of lighting in the game | Medium |
Object Details | Preset quality of objects in the game | Medium |
Post Processing Details | Quality of processing the textures inside the game | Low |
Shadow Details | Shows the quality of shadows in the game [Blurry/Clear] | Low |
Terrain Details | Detailing of terrains in static as well as dynamic modes | Low |
Texture Details | Level of rendering textures in-game | Medium |
Water Details | Quality of water visible in the game [Clear/blurry] | Medium |
Show FPS | Show or hide your FPS for informative purposes | OFF/ON [Optional] |
Vsync | Limit framerate to monitors’ Refresh rate | OFF [ON if facing screen tearing] |
Brightness | Adjust the level of brightness in the game | 50 |
Player Nameplate Amount [Size] | A high amount of nameplate sizes can take a toll on FPS | 5 [Slider] |
Contrast | Adjust the contrast to tweak inside the game | 50 |
Dynamic Resolution Scaling | Helps in adjusting the resolution to maintain performance. | OFF [ON only if facing major performance issues] |
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Here is an illustrative video showing the results and how it runs: [LINK]
Terrain Details Comparison (Medium vs Low Settings)
This is something new that I tried for New World. I saw that the Terrain Details make a significant part of the game. So, I decided to compare the Terrain details for Medium and Low Settings. Here are the results that I Found Out:
As you can see from the above images, there is a tiny amount of difference between The Medium and Low Terrain Details Settings. I tried these settings in a dynamic environment also where the vegetation moves due to wind. Even then the visual difference is a small amount.
If I talk about Framerates, I was getting a decent boost of about 4FPS as compared to the medium settings. The exact count will be 88FPS vs 92FPS. Hence I decided that the Low settings were the way to go for this one. The rest of the settings are already shown in the video and the above subheading.
Results and Tips After Graphics Test
I was getting a steady 90-94 FPS when the environment was less “noisy”. By noise I mean the number of elements I could see on screen. When that was going up, the FPS dropped to the lowest of 74-76FPS.
Other than that, I faced no issues and the game ran smoothly for most parts. I would not recommend that you try this game on a 1050TI and an i3 8th or older version. Sticking to the recommended specs will help you the most.
If you are struggling with FPS. Lower the Texture details to Low also, and turn on Vsync if you are facing screen tearing. for PvP, I will recommend that you put the settings too low just to be safe.
The game is causing some issues with the system. In that case, make sure everything is up-to-date including The BIOS of your system. If you are facing black screen issues particularly related to BIOS, do check the article here.
Windows and Panel Tweaks
The above section covered what you can do in-game. Ideally, you should also change a few settings on your windows and the graphics control panel. These ensure that you are running the best performance for your system to run New World. They are as follows:
Configure Surround, PhysX
Select “Configure Surround, PhysX” on the left. Under “PhysX Settings” choose your video card and Click Apply
Adjust Monitor’s Refresh Rate
Many people get 144hz monitors and never change their refresh rate in the control panel. Here is how to do it: “Change resolution” on the left. Select the monitor you will be using to play New World Select the highest refresh rate for that monitor and Click Apply.
Install the Latest Graphics Drivers
Open GeForce Experience or copy-paste this link in your browser [www.nvidia.com]. Download and install the latest drivers.
Adjust AMD and NVIDIA Settings for Performance
You already know how to do that. if you find that hard to do, let me know and I can guide you.
Disable Xbox Game Bar and Captures
Open Windows Settings (Windows key + i). Click Gaming on the Xbox Game Bar and disable it. Select Captures and disable background also. recording
Enable Hardware-accelerated GPU scheduling
Search “Graphics Settings” on the Windows search tool and Enable Hardware-accelerated GPU scheduling.
High-Performance Power Option
Search “Power Options” on the Windows search tool and Select “High performance”.
Turn off unwanted Background Apps
Type “Background Apps” on the Windows search tool and Turn off “Let apps run in the background”.
Disable Fullscreen Optimization
Go to the Steam library and right-click New World. Hover on manage and click Browse Local Files. Right-click “NewWorldLauncher.exe” and click Properties. Click the Compatibility tab and check “Disable fullscreen optimization”
Clear Caches, Prefetch, and Temp Files
Conclusion
New World makes you explore an open-world MMO filled with danger and opportunity. In this game, you play as an adventurer shipwrecked on the supernatural island of Aeternum.
You will gear yourself up to fight, forage, and forge in this world’s wilderness and ruins. You can Channel supernatural forces or wield deadly weapons in a classless, real-time combat system, and fight alone, with a small team, or in massed armies for PvE and PvP battles. Overall the game promises a lot when it comes to pure MMO action!
That is all I had to share for this guide on the best settings you can do for New World on PC. The last section is a routine for a lot of sites and they list the clearing this, and turn off that for all games.
But for this game, every ounce of performance is important, so I decided to list them. Otherwise, I do not write the obvious tweaks that you must do for any game regardless of the title. Thanks for reading, and I will see you soon with more New World Content.
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