{"id":75944,"date":"2015-05-22T14:00:19","date_gmt":"2015-05-22T12:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=75944"},"modified":"2015-05-22T14:03:00","modified_gmt":"2015-05-22T12:03:00","slug":"get-witcher-3s-silky-smooth-hairworks-working-on-amd-cards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/75944-get-witcher-3s-silky-smooth-hairworks-working-on-amd-cards","title":{"rendered":"Get Witcher 3’s silky smooth HairWorks working on AMD cards"},"content":{"rendered":"

Following the\u00a0Witcher 3\u2019s<\/em> HairWorks debacle<\/a>, AMD users have taken it upon themselves to try and get HairWorks to perform well with AMD cards. One AMD user, among the Witcher 3<\/em> subreddit<\/a>, has made some promising discoveries.<\/p>\n

The user named FireBongWater<\/a>, following a Guru3D forum member’s lead, revealed that HairWorks can run relatively smooth on AMD cards. Specifically, he argues, that you can run Witcher 3<\/em> at 60fps without any major performance drops. What black magic is this?<\/p>\n

Firstly, you\u00a0create a profile for witcher3.exe in your Catalyst Control Center. You set Tessellation Mode to “Override application settings”. Finally, you set the Maximum Tessellation Level to either 2x, 4x, 8x or 16x. The screenshot below should give you some guidance:<\/p>\n

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What needs to be stressed is that depending on what tessellation level you set, the hair quality and\u00a0performance will vary. FireBongWater recommendations\u00a04x or 8x tessellation for most users.\u00a0He used\u00a0a R9 290<\/a> and reported having little\u00a0impact on performance.<\/p>\n

In an update which followed, he said\u00a0HairWorks performance can be further\u00a0improved by reducing, or removing, the Anti-Aliasing of the hairs.<\/p>\n

Several users, in the Witcher 3<\/em> subreddit, have come to the conclusion that the “AMD-Optimized” setting may actually work better while providing the same or \u00a0better quality.\u00a0Experiment with the settings\u00a0may be the best choice of action to find the sweet spot for you own rig.<\/p>\n

According to WCCFTech<\/a>, AMD have also addressed the performance issues and HairWorks in particular by providing a similar solution, as detailed above.<\/p>\n

But don’t fret, AMD will be releasing a new driver version 15.5 to address Witcher 3<\/em> issues including HairWorks. In no time at all, AMD users will be able to enjoy Geralt’s glorious hair in all its platinum glory.<\/p>\n

Source: Witcher 3 subreddit<\/a>, WCCFTech<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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