Watch Dogs jerky - you can do that
The new action game hit "Watch Dogs" was released on May 27th. Here you can find out what you can do if your PC game stutters too. Because there is good news in advance: You are by no means alone.
What you can do to fix Watch Dogs stuttering issues
In the console versions, the high-end graphics of Ubisoft's new open-world action game Watch Dogs runs smoothly and smoothly. Even before the official release, voices from gamers who had problems with their PC version were increasing - even on new and very powerful computers. In short: it jerks and jerks on many, especially on fast car trips. Here you can find out what can be the reason and above all what you can do about it:
- First check whether your hardware meets the high demands of the graphic cracker around Hacker Aiden. An Intel Core i7-4770K and a GeForce 780 graphics card are officially recommended.
- Your graphics card should already have at least three GB of memory for the Ultra settings, but better four GB of VRAM. Otherwise it only helps to reduce the settings and display fewer textures.
- However, many players experience performance problems despite high-end PCs and even six GB of VRAM. In this case, the graphics card drivers can be to blame.
- Nvidia and AMD reacted quickly and released new drivers optimized for "Watch Dogs", which noticeably improve the performance of the game highlight.
- In addition, Nvidia has specified the hardware requirements of "Watch Dogs" again and recommends that you should have at least a GTX 770 for the ultra settings.
- Models underneath have to make compromises in the graphics to get the game running smoothly. You can specifically reduce the values for depth of field, shader effects or the level of detail of reflections, textures, shadows and water.
- There is also a trick recommended by Nvidia: In the folder C: \ Users \ USERNAME \ Documents \ My Games \ Watch_Dogs you will find a file called GamerProfile.xml. Here you can change hidden settings that cannot be tweaked in the game itself. This includes several weather effects such as rain and the high dynamic range lighting as well as the dithering quality.
- It can also help playing offline - at least until Ubisoft fixes its UPlay problem.
Find out what you can do if a GoPro video jerks here. And if after the "Watch Dogs" experience you would rather buy a new console that has at least no driver or compatibility problems, you will find the best PS4 bundles in the next CHIP practical tip.