Mass Effect Andromeda is finally out and if you are having issues when running the game and are unable to run the game at 60 FPS then these Mass Effect Andromeda PC tweaks should help you get the best performance at the resolution that you want to play the game at.
Although the official game requirements suggest that the game is very demanding we have learned that it is not the case and that you will be fine with a decent CPU and something like the GTX 1060. Here we are going to talk about Mass Effect Andromeda PC tweak, settings that you can play with in order to get the best results.
The first thing that we recommend doing before going forward with these Mass Effect Andromeda PC tweaks is updating drivers. Both Nvidia and AMD have released drivers that are optimized for Mass Effect Andromeda. This is the firs step in our Mass Effect Andromeda PC tweaks guide that you need to follow!
Mass Effect Andromeda PC Tweaks With Nvidia GeForce Experience
If you are not interested in getting into the details and just want to have a decent gameplay experience then one thing that you can do is launch Nvidia GeForce experience. The optimization option in the software will allow you to optimize Mass Effect Andromeda PC tweaks according to your hardware.
With just one click the software will select the best options that your hardware can handle so that you can get a smooth framerate and gameplay experience on the first launch of the game. This is one way you can get a decent experience without getting into the details.
Mass Effect Andromeda PC Tweaks For Better Performance
The following are the settings that you can play with in order to hit that 60 FPS mark:
Resolution Scaling
If you change the preset of the game from ultra to high then you will notice a difference in the resolution scaling. If you do not know what that is, it is a tool that can be used to improve in game performance by reducing the resolution at which the game is being rendered by the game engine.
This means that while this is great for performance, it is not all that great for graphics. Turning down the resolution will get you more frames and better performance but it will impact the games graphics significantly.
Testing out the resolution scaling we found that while the game looks fine at ultra and high, as soon as you hit the 900p mark you will see the effects of resolution scaling on the graphics of the game. Turning the slider down to 720p will make the graphics look even crappier.
De-scaling
If you want a balance between graphics and performance you will be happy to know that you can turn the resolution scaling off and go with the preset settings. Keep in mind that this will bring improvements when it comes to graphics and the game will not look lifeless but it will have an impact on FPS.
To give you an idea, turning resolution scaling off and using the presets will decrease the performance by 30% in most cases and a bit more in some other cases.
Ambient Occlusion
This is one of the settings that has a significant impact on the performance of the game but turning it off will not have much of an effect on the graphics. You can choose between off, SSAO, HBAO, and HBAO Full. Turning this setting off will give you better performance but if you want something rather than nothing then you can use the SSAO setting.
Lighting Quality
Mass Effect Andromeda uses different kinds of lighting effects which can take a toll of performance. Turning this setting off will give you a slight boost in performance without taking too much away from the game when it comes to graphics.
Recommended Mass Effect Andromeda PC Tweaks For All Tier PCs
Following are the settings that will help you get better performance according to the hardware that you are housing:
Recommended Mass Effect Andromeda PC Tweaks For High-end PCs
Following are the settings that we recommend if you have a high-end PC:
- Texture Quality: Ultra
- Anti-Aliasing: Temporal AA
- Ambient Occlusion: HBAO
- Post Process Quality: Ultra
- Texture Filtering: Ultra
- Lighting Quality: Ultra
- Shadows Quality: High
- Effects Quality: High
- Mesh Quality: Ultra
- Shader Quality: Ultra
- Terrain Quality: Ultra
- Vegetation Quality: Ultra
If you do have a high-end PC then these settings should help you get the best balance between graphics and performance.
Recommended Mass Effect Andromeda PC Tweaks For Mid-range PCs
Following are the settings that we recommend if you are using a mid-range PC:
- Texture Quality: High
- Anti-Aliasing: Temporal AA
- Ambient Occlusion: SSAO
- Post-Process Quality: Low
- Texture Filtering: Medium
- Lighting Quality: Medium
- Shadows Quality: Medium
- Effects Quality: Medium
- Mesh Quality: High
- Shader Quality: Low
- Terrain Quality: Low
- Vegetation Quality: High
Recommended Mass Effect Andromeda PC Tweaks For Low-end PCs
If you have an entry-level PC and want to run the game then you should try out these settings for the best performance. You should not expect to much when it comes to graphics.
- Keep resolution scaling on
- Turn off ambient occlusion or set it to SSAO
- Turn your lighting quality to medium/low
- Turning down effects quality offers small gains
- Vsync can drag down performance
If these setting do not work for you it might be time for an upgrade. I would nto be too surprised if you are running the game at settings that are lower than you are used to as the game does not play all that well with PC hardware.
I hope that it helps you find the best balance between performance and graphics for Mass Effect Andromeda.
