{"id":89023,"date":"2016-04-21T14:28:30","date_gmt":"2016-04-21T12:28:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=89023"},"modified":"2016-04-21T14:30:26","modified_gmt":"2016-04-21T12:30:26","slug":"dark-souls-iii-on-pc-isnt-just-a-port","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/pc\/89023-dark-souls-iii-on-pc-isnt-just-a-port","title":{"rendered":"Dark Souls III on PC isn&#8217;t just a port"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dark Souls III released its 1.1 patch for PC and consoles recently, resulting in remarkably improved performance.<\/p>\n<p>A test compiled by <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.game-debate.com\/news\/?news=19874&amp;game=Dark%20Souls%203&amp;title=Dark%20Souls%203%20Patch%201.1%20Now%20Runs%20Over%2030%20FPS%20At%20Ultra%201080p%20On%20Low-End%20Graphics%20Card\">Game-Debate<\/a><\/strong> shows that users with a\u00a0GTX 750 TI or better can expect to run the game at 1080p and 30 FPS on Ultra settings.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Overall gameplay felt much smoother, and for those craving 60 FPS in Dark Souls 3 it is now possible on a low-end graphics card like the GTX 750 Ti.<br \/>\nYou will have to sacrifice both graphics settings and resolution, but ultimately the choice is there. If you&#8217;re playing Dark Souls 3 on a TV then I&#8217;d even recommend Ultra \/ 720p, although this can look a little jarring if you&#8217;re up close to a monitor.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Dark Souls III released on 12 April in South Africa for PC, PS4 and Xbox One.<\/p>\n<div class=\"myg_table\">\n<div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"7\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"5\">Dark Souls 3 GTX 750 Ti BEFORE Patch 1.1 Average Frame Rates<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Resolution<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Low<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Medium<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>High<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Ultra<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>720p<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>51<\/td>\n<td>47<\/td>\n<td>45<\/td>\n<td>42<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>900p<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>46<\/td>\n<td>40<\/td>\n<td>40<\/td>\n<td>32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>1080p<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>43<\/td>\n<td>37<\/td>\n<td>33<\/td>\n<td>28<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"myg_table\">\n<div class=\"table-responsive\"><table class=\"table\" border=\"0\" width=\"100%\" cellpadding=\"7\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"5\">Dark Souls 3 GTX 750 Ti AFTER Patch 1.1 Average Frame Rates<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Resolution<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Low<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Medium<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>High<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Ultra<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>720p<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>60<\/td>\n<td>60<\/td>\n<td>60<\/td>\n<td>59<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>900p<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>59<\/td>\n<td>52<\/td>\n<td>49<\/td>\n<td>44<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>1080p<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>53<\/td>\n<td>41<\/td>\n<td>38<\/td>\n<td>33<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Game-debate-results.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-89027\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-89027\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Game-debate-results.png\" alt=\"Game debate results\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Game-debate-results.png 640w, 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