New Windows Graphics Setting - GPU Scheduling

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New Windows Graphics Setting - GPU Scheduling

Post by Hedgehog » Wed Jul 15, 2020 8:18 am

If you keep up with nVidia driver updates, some have complained about performance hits in DCS and advising roll-backs. BE AWARE: the newest drivers add a new function to Win10 that is OFF by default. You have to turn it ON manually. Demo videos show it has a huge effect on reducing the FPS hit when using ground radar, for example.

I've looked at a couple of technical videos about how it works, but it's way over my head. There doesn't seem to be any down side to having it enabled. In my testing, my FPS did not dip at all when I turned on ground radar.

If you have nVidia driver v451.xx, it adds GPU Scheduling as a new option in Windows. To turn it on, go to :

Start -> Settings -> System -> Display -> Graphics Settings
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(Note: this is NOT a native Windows 10 option. If you haven't installed the requisite nVidia driver yet, you won't see this option. Other GPU chipsets/drivers? I don't know.)
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