Top 12 Best Fallout 4 Texture Mods – FandomSpot
Improving visual fidelity and the overall graphics quality of Bethesda games is one of the most honorable goals any modder can set for themselves.
It’s what keeps the games fresh and relevant, long after Bethesda’s own people have stopped updating them.
After the utter failure that was Fallout 76, keeping Fallout 4 exciting and beautiful has acquired a whole new meaning.
We can’t give in to despair. And there’s no time to waste vilifying Todd Howard. We’re most likely not getting any new Fallout content in a while, and we’ve got to make do with what we have to quench the thirst for retro-apocalyptic adventures.
If people are still updating and enjoying Skyrim after almost 10 years, what excuse do we have not to do the same with Fallout 4?
If you’re looking to give your game a facelift but don’t know where to start your journey towards absolute immersion, our texture mods ranking below is sure to point you in the right direction.
12. Fallout Texture Overhaul – PipBoy
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I’ve always believed it’s the small things, the details, that make or break a game.
In this case, it’s the humble but ever-present PipBoy that’ll change to improve your experience.
This mod by prolific modder Gorgulla augments the resolution on the PipBoy textures greatly and adds much more detail to the model. Not only that, but it applies ambient occlusion to it as well.
If you’re up for it, you can also add a glass texture to the PipBoy’s screen or even crack it!
And don’t worry about it becoming harder to use. On the contrary, the mod will also enhance utility on the map so you have an easier time getting around.
11. Fallout Texture Overhaul – Power Armors
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Also by Gorgulla comes another similar improvement, this time to something quite a bit larger – Power Armors.
Much like the PipBoy overhaul did for the retrofuturistic smartwatch, this mod promises highly-detailed and crisp textures on all power armors including every paint job, although I find that it works wonders with the plain version.
The results are striking.
As an added benefit, users can choose whether to use 4K or 2K textures depending on their needs and the power of their system.
10. Synth Overhaul – C.A.S.T
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And if modifying the entirety of your exoskeleton arsenal isn’t enough, you may as well go ahead and overhaul the entirety of the synth species.
That’s exactly what MaaroTakai set out to do with their C.A.S.T mod, and the results speak for themselves.
The mod promises to add much-needed variety to the synths of the Wasteland and the Institute alike by introducing hundreds of new different armor variations including helmets, weapons, uniforms and more.
Not only do they change in color, but there are glowing and chromed armor pieces too.
No two synth encounters will be the same again.
9. Clean Water of the Commonwealth
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After almost 300 years have passed since the bombs dropped, science suggests the environment in general and especially water would have recovered already – and yet, water in Fallout 4 is usually filthy or outright radioactive.
Thanks to modder Feyawen, that no longer needs to be like that.
With the Clean Water of the Commonwealth mod all bodies of water will look cleaner and fresher than ever before.
The mod includes three water color options, ranging from “just clear” to an unnaturally bright blue you’d associate with the beaches of Aruba, in the form of the Tropical Shaded version.
8. Better Handmade Weapon Textures
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While the water of the Wasteland could use a little more realism to look better, handmade weapons would benefit from the contrary.
Really rusty things will indeed take on an unnaturally bright shade of orange color with time. But it honestly looks terrible on your handmade weapons.
That’s where user Mike_trx comes in with their improved textures that’ll take your handmade weapons from an embarrassingly ugly abomination to a more somber look of worn metal and aged wood.
7. Improved Map With Visible Roads
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If you liked the PipBoy overhaul feature that improved the visibility of the map, but couldn’t quite get around to accepting why you’d spend valuable resources making your PipBoy 4K, then this is the mod for you.
It’ll greatly improve your quality of life by swapping the map textures with new ones highlighting roads, train tracks, topography, and the waterline to help you get around without damaging your sight.
Some map markers have even been moved to better describe the actual in-game landscape!
6. Wasteland Creatures Redone – Retexture Compilation
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Personally, I prefer not spending hours upon hours gathering mods to improve my game.
If I can install a couple and be done with it at first, that’s for the better.
Thanks to NexusMods user Stabcops, sprucing up the creatures in the game falls in the realm of possibility for someone like me.
It compiles several retexture mods for creatures such as the Brahmin, Bloatflies, Deathclaws, and Mirelurks from all across the Wasteland.
It’ll make them look more vicious and radioactive, while also adding more noticeable variety to members of the same species.
The best part? It doesn’t cost you a single fps.
5. Hi-poly Faces
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The faces in Fallout 4 are notoriously better than those of previous Bethesda titles. But that doesn’t mean they can’t use a bit of improvement.
My favorite mod for better visages is Hi-poly Faces by SQr17, as it smooths out the edges and makes everything less pointy without changing the art style and overall feel of the game’s characters.
All animations continue to work just as well as in vanilla, and you shouldn’t really experience any FPS drops whatsoever unless you’re barely even running the game with your setup.
4. Fallout 4 Texture Optimization Project
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And if that’s the case, you’ll be pleased to hear that not all hope is lost.
You can get extra FPS through several means, and installing the Fallout 4 Texture Optimization Project mod is one of the best.
Modder Torcher realized the vanilla game uses many unnecessarily large textures that consume too many resources for their quality.
So they set out to compress and resize textures individually in hopes of improving performance.
Who needs 2K grass textures, right?
The result is a significant FPS gain in most setups without any serious loss of graphical fidelity. Very nice!
3. High-Resolution Texture Pack
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On the other side of the spectrum, we find the High-Resolution Texture Pack for Fallout 4.
This is a mod that promises to improve the look and feel of the game for those with systems good enough to run it.
It was created by modder Valus by tweaking the textures individually and, in some cases, replacing them entirely with more detailed ones.
Depending on your system, you can choose between the 2K improvement or the full 4K UHD treatment.
2. Vivid Fallout
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There is, however, a mod that promises to both beautify the game and make the textures consume less V-Ram than the original ones… which seems too good to be true until you try it out yourself.
Vivid Fallout – All in One is a compilation of all Vivid Fallout mods by Hein84.
He’s been working ever since the game came out to overhaul all landscape textures including roads, rocks, bridges, and even concrete to make them look sharper and more realistic.
This is my go-to mod whenever I install Fallout 4 for a new playthrough.
And considering how heavily endorsed it is in the Nexus, I’d say I’m not alone in my praise.
1. Fallout 4 Seasons
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But by far the most amazing texture mod is Fallout 4 Seasons, a modular install that lets you simulate the passing of seasons in Fallout 4’s Wasteland.
Modder FrogprincessQ4 and GameDuchess joined forces to create four different texture packs that will bring the green and lush of Spring, the dry heat of Summer, the bright colors of Autumn and the white snow of Winter to the Commonwealth.
Regrettably, rather than leaving it to an in-game season-cycling system, you’ll have to activate each season yourself.
But I can assure you the absolute makeover this gives your Fallout 4 is worth the little extra effort.
Top 20 Best Fallout 4 Graphics Mods For Enhanced Visuals – FandomSpot
After trying out Fallout 76 I did what most fans of the franchise would do – I promptly uninstalled the game and booted up Fallout 4 to rinse the bad taste from my tongue.
But as I walked the Wasteland, staring at the same old textures and washed-out color palette, it hit me – I was stuck in the Commonwealth for at least another six years. And I needed to spice things up if I was to have any fun.
I scoured the Nexus for days looking for just the right things to make the game look crisp, appealing, and, in some cases just different.
During this time I found a lot of great mods – ENBs, ReShaders, and improved textures and effects galore.
I obviously didn’t install them all to build my perfect game, but I thought I’d share my findings with other seekers of visual enhancement so that they, too, could build the Fallout 4 of their dreams.
So without further ado here are my top picks for the coolest graphics mods to throw into your game play.
20. PipBoy Shadows
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We start off our list with a mild but smart change made to enhance the impact of your character’s presence in the environment by allowing the PipBoy’s lights to cast shadows.
It’s much more realistic and immersive, not by making the environment look more real though.
But by giving your brain feedback from your actions.
No longer is the Wasteland a canvas, but a 3D space that you inhabit.
It also applies to headlights, so exploring dark areas will be a whole new experience.
19. Aviator ReShade
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NexusMods user ZorkyTheDude is a fan of Michael Scorsese, and is especially fond of The Aviator and its cinematography.
This mod aspires to bring just that into the world of Fallout 4, highlighting the red and blue colors by turning up the saturation and giving the Wasteland a stylized new look.
It won’t make anything any more realistic, and perhaps it won’t really look better.
But it’s definitely a great way to shake things up if you’ve been playing Fallout 4 for a long time.
18. Radiant Clouds and Fogs
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Do you know what people never talk about? Fallout 4’s sky and its clouds.
That’s because they’re unremarkable, and this mod is here to change that.
Thanks to modder Mangaclub you can now replace the boring old vanilla clouds for something a little bit more realistic, adding both depth and grandeur to the skies above the Commonwealth.
Perhaps more importantly, this mod will modify fog for it to look thicker and more realistic.
17. Immersive First Person Settings
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One of the most experimental mods in our list is Immersive First Person Settings by user Ppomme, a mod that promises to greatly improve the first-person camera… once all the issues have been worked out.
It works by replacing the first-person camera for a modified third-person camera, letting you see your legs and arms, as well as cast a shadow, instead of becoming a disembodied will with arms to shoot with.
You’ll feel as if your character has mass and exists in the world of Fallout 4. And as long as you don’t run into any of the mod’s bugs, you’ll feel much more immersed.
16. Enhanced Wasteland Preset
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Some people prefer mods that present minor enhancements without messing with the spirit and original feel of the game.
One such option comes by the hand of modder Raz3d, who’s put together this ENB to make the Wasteland look somewhat more vibrant, in contrast to the game’s default washed-out look.
I mean, yes, it’s the apocalypse – but over 200 years have already gone by, you know?
15. Vivid Waters
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Water is one of those things you can’t simply overlook in a Bethesda game.
I’m sure the developers do their best with what they have, but it never stops looking notoriously fake and basic in comparison to their other graphical achievements.
This mod by user Mangaclub promises to add better reflection, improved opacity and an overall spectacular look to the waters of the Commonwealth with only moderate impact on performance.
After installing it, you’ll notice water won’t look like blue goo anymore, and the transition between water and land is much less jarring as well.
14. Vivid ENB
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When I spend a lot of time playing the same game, I generally need it to be visually stimulating so that my mind doesn’t slowly drift away.
It needs to constantly capture my attention, and the best way to do that is through my eyes.
So when I have a game I love to play but its visuals are as washed-out as Fallout 4’s are, I’m always looking for a way to fix that.
Thanks to NexusMods user CoolWave101z, the Wasteland can look much more appealing and even fantasy-like, with brighter colors, lush greenery, and radiant waters.
It’s not realistic, but it makes the Commonwealth a nice place to be.
13. Vogue ENB – Realism
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If rather than radiant visuals you’d rather have a moody, atmospheric Wasteland, then Vogue ENB might be the thing you’re looking for.
Creator GameVogue focused on improving immersion by altering the Depth of Field, improving color correction and tweaking the Antialiasing settings.
With this mod, nights are darker, textures look much sharper, and the color palette is more lifelike.
The best part about it is how little impact it has on your fps.
It’s all gain at virtually no cost.
12. Enhanced Lights and FX
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Another mod to consider in your quest to improve your Fallout 4 game at little performance cost is Enhanced Lights and FX by Anamorfus.
This mod overhauls all lights and related effects, increasing the amount of shadow-casting light sources and making darkness severe enough for you to need a flashlight.
These changes make for a more challenging and realistic experience, while also creating a better mood for interiors.
11. Visible Galaxy 4K
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Sometimes, something as simple as changing the sky’s textures can take nighttime from a pesky inconvenience to a breathtaking experience.
This mod is a port from 4K Stars and Galaxies for Skyrim and all it does is replace the nighttime sky textures for 4K imagery of the Milky Way.
Not only does it look amazing, but it’s also more realistic – over 200 years after civilization grinds to a halt, both artificial light and air pollution would be virtually non-existent.
10. Fallout 4 Enhanced Color Correction
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If you’re not scared to step away from the vanilla game’s art direction, perhaps ChaosWWW’s Enhanced Color Correction might be worth checking out.
It endeavors to make the Wasteland more vivid by improving contrast and the quality of colors – that’s to say, it makes the game look less washed out.
Never has that vault suit looked so blue.
Characters also look somewhat more healthy thanks to a subtle red tint on their skin, and both shadows and highlights have more impact on the game’s look.
9. Darker Nights
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There’s a reason so many mods in the Nexus recommend you to install Darker Nights by Unforbidable – it’s amazing, and it costs you nothing in terms of fps.
It simply makes the Commonwealth darker at night and indoors, to the point where the use of a flashlight is justified, in contrast with vanilla nighttime, which is essentially a permanent full moon.
It may be a small change, sure.
But it can deeply improve your experience, making nighttime more important and reminding you of the dangers lurking in the dark.
8. Ultra Interior Lighting
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Once you’ve installed Darker Nights, it’s time to address lighting.
Among my favorite mods for improved illumination is Ultra Interior Lighting by Gargorias, which takes full advantage of the engine’s capacity for unlimited shadow-casting lights by adding many more of them to every indoor area, mostly by hand.
It’ll have a detrimental impact on performance, of course, but if you have the resources to run it, it’d be silly not to.
7. Ultra Exterior Lighting
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Even better than our previous entry is Ultra Exterior Lighting, which does the same thing to outdoor areas.
This will make you glad you installed Darker Nights, as it makes the Wasteland a much more immersive and realistic place to explore.
It’s amazing how much work Gargorias put into manually replacing light sources for shadow-casting ones, and the amount of people endorsing this mod seems to show how much of a good job they did.
6. Ultra-Low Graphics Tool
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There used to be a time where my less-than-ideal specs kept me from playing lots of amazing games. Fortunately, those dark times have passed, but I’ll never forget the struggle.
To help anyone going through the same thing, I’d like to highlight the Ultra-Low Graphics Tool by Lyzik.
Instead of taking Fallout to the max, this will take it to the minimum possible to allow anyone to run it on their toasters.
Less shadow quality, disabled godrays, stupidly short draw distances and disabling a bunch of post-processing effects are the means to a considerable performance gain.
It’s a small price to pay for the Fallout 4 experience on a $150 laptop.
5. FO4 Blurriness Remover
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Due to my low-spec-gaming background, I’ve become an expert at finding the most efficient graphics settings to marry the best performance and looks.
In Fallout 4, achieving this may be as easy as installing the FO4 Blurriness Remover from LasagnaTheories.
To put it simply, this mod removes the blurry effect that’s cast over everything that’s far enough, and while you’re moving.
This may make the Wasteland look a tad more videogame-y. But it’s a valid sacrifice to make the game look so much crisper without losing any fps at all.
4. The Enhancer
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Another option aimed at those who’re at the exact recommended specs or slightly below is The Enhancer, which promises to improve graphical fidelity at a very low performance cost.
It’s made by Looping, famous for their Photorealistic Commonwealth mod, and all it does is optimize textures and tweak some settings to make the game look more natural and a bit more colorful.
3. Photorealistic Commonwealth
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However, after so many years, chances are your system far exceeds what’s needed for vanilla Fallout, and you’re hungry to take your system to the limit.
That’s where Looping’s Photorealistic Commonwealth comes in, utilizing custom shaders and tweaked post-processing options to make the Wasteland look as lifelike as possible.
The mod aims, quite simply, to make your screenshots look indistinguishable from actual photography, and it largely succeeds.
To top it off, it includes an in-game user manual and a settings interface.
2. WET – Water Enhancement Textures
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And if you still have some resources to spare, you have to give the WET mod a chance to take your aquatic experiences to the next level.
Water Enhancement Textures by SparrowPrince is a work of technical ingenuity that employs textures generated from simulations of how real water would act to improve in-game water bodies.
It gives them flow and motion, generally making them look not only realistic but jaw-droppingly beautiful.
Along with that, it improves the quality of mist, fog and spray textures, as well as waterfall models, with spectacular results.
1. Uber Fidelity Suite
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Some mods are so amazing they have a hard time staying bound to a single game.
That’s the case with the Uber Fidelity Suite, one of the most appreciated graphics mods in The Witcher 3 history… which has been ported to Fallout 4 by user Xiorantha.
The mod tries to stay true to the artistic direction and style of Fallout 4, while also pushing everything towards its maximum potential.
It’ll imbue your game with a level of graphical fidelity not achievable by any other means, opening your eyes to a whole new world of details you never even knew were there.
It makes your game highly cinematic, but since it was designed to be used in actual gameplay, the effects go beyond beautiful vistas and into the heat of battle.
You’ll definitely need a high-end setup to run this.
But if you have it, you won’t ever be able to go back to vanilla.
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Bethesda has been an active supporter of Fallout 4 since its release. The game world expanded due to paid add-ons. Also, updates were periodically released that improved the graphics. First, HBAO+ shading and shooting effects based on NVIDIA Flex technology were added to the game (read more here).
In February 2017, the High Resolution Texture Pack was released for Fallout 4. In this review, we will evaluate the changes that this update has brought. Let’s compare the picture with regular and new textures. Let’s also compare the performance of NVIDIA and AMD graphics cards in different modes to find out which ones will provide the best performance in the latest version of Fallout 4.
Let’s evaluate the visual changes first. Let’s compare the picture with the original textures after installing the High Resolution Texture Pack. The maximum graphics quality is selected with FXAA anti-aliasing.
Let’s start with the most obvious example. Large images in 2560×1440 format are available by click.
Closer examination of a brick wall shows a clear improvement in surface detail. With high-definition textures, the foreground isn’t as blurry, but as you move further away from the camera, the differences become less noticeable.
For clarity, comparison of identical fragments.
Small animated wall surface comparison.
Now let’s compare the ground with different textures. Large rocks, puddles and debris are generated randomly, so don’t pay attention to them.
There are no critical changes, but the surface texture is clearer. This is best seen in the animated comparison of identical fragments.
Below are some more comparison screenshots.
The clarity of the metal instrument panel and floor plates is improved, although the difference is small.
Here the differences are visible in the surface of the nearest stone and in the picture on the advertising poster.
Below is a comparison in video format, where you can appreciate the difference in more game scenes.
The video is available in 2560×1440 resolution.
Based on the results, it can be stated that the changes are noticeable only with a close study of objects and their surfaces. High-resolution textures do not affect the overall perception of the image.
What is the performance impact? To give a detailed answer to this question, let’s test a group of NVIDIA and AMD video cards with simple textures and high resolution textures. By the way, you can choose textures when installing the game on Steam. If you uncheck the High Resolution Texture Pack in the additional content section at the stage of the initial download of files, the game will not download unnecessary data and normal textures will be used.
The list of participants includes budget models and mid-range cards. Their technical characteristics are described in the tables below.
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GeForce GTX 1060 6GB |
GeForce GTX 780 Ti |
GeForce GTX 780 |
GeForce GTX 960 |
GeForce GTX 950 |
GeForce GTX 760 |
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Architecture |
Pascal |
Kepler |
Kepler |
Maxwell |
Maxwell |
Kepler |
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GPU codename |
GP106 |
GK110 |
GK110 |
GM206 |
GM206 |
GK104 |
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Number of transistors, million |
4400 |
7100 |
7100 |
2940 |
2940 |
3500 |
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Technical process, nm |
16 |
28 |
28 |
28 |
28 |
28 |
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Core area, sq. |
200 |
561 |
561 |
228 |
228 |
294 |
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Number of stream processors |
1280 |
2880 |
2304 |
1024 |
768 |
1152 |
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Number of texture units |
80 |
240 |
192 |
64 |
48 |
96 |
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Number of ROPs |
48 |
48 |
48 |
32 |
32 |
32 |
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Core frequency*, MHz |
1506-1708 |
876/926 |
863/900 |
1126/1178 |
1024/1188 |
980/1033 |
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Memory bus, bit |
192 |
384 |
384 |
128 |
128 |
256 |
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Memory type |
GDDR5 |
GDDR5 |
GDDR5 |
GDDR5 |
GDDR5 |
GDDR5 |
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Effective memory frequency, MHz |
8000 |
7010 |
3072 |
7010 |
6610 |
6008 |
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Memory size, MB |
6144 |
3072 |
3072 |
2048 |
2048 |
2048 |
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Interface |
PCI-E 3. |
PCI-E 3.0 |
PCI-E 3.0 |
PCI-E 3.0 |
PCI-E 3.0 |
PCI-E 3.0 |
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TDP level, W |
120 |
250 |
250 |
120 |
90 |
170 |
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0 *Base Clock and Boost Clock shown are based on standard specifications.
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Radeon RX 480 |
Radeon R9 290X |
Radeon R9 290 |
Radeon R9 270X |
Radeon R9 270 |
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Architecture |
GCN 1.4 |
GCN 1.1 |
GCN 1.1 |
GCN 1.0 |
GCN 1.0 |
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GPU codename |
Polaris 10 |
Hawaii |
Hawaii |
Curacao |
Curacao |
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Number of transistors, million |
5700 |
6020 |
6020 |
2800 |
2800 |
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Technical process, nm |
14 |
28 |
28 |
28 |
28 |
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Core area, sq. |
232 |
438 |
438 |
212 |
212 |
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Number of stream processors |
2304 |
2816 |
1280 |
1280 |
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Number of texture units |
144 |
176 |
80 |
80 |
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Number of ROPs |
32 |
64 |
64 |
32 |
32 |
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Core frequency, MHz |
1120-1266 |
Up to 1000 |
To 947 |
1050 |
925 |
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Memory bus, bit |
256 |
512 |
512 |
256 |
256 |
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Memory type |
GDDR5 |
GDDR5 |
GDDR5 |
GDDR5 |
GDDR5 |
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Effective memory frequency, MHz |
8000 |
5000 |
5000 |
5600 |
5600 |
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Memory size, MB |
8192 |
4096 |
4096 |
2048 |
2048 |
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Interface |
PCI-E 3. |
PCI-E 3.0 |
PCI-E 3.0 |
PCI-E 3.0 |
PCI-E 3.0 |
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TDP level, W |
150 |
275 |
275 |
180 |
150 |
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0 Reference video cards or non-reference models with frequencies adjusted to the standard level were used.
Test bench
- Processor: Intel Core i7-3930K @4.4 GHz
- motherboard: ASUS Rampage IV Formula
- Memory: Kingston KHX2133C11D3K4/16GX, 1866MHz, 4x4GB
- hard drive: Hitachi HDS721010CLA332, 1 TB
- power supply: Seasonic SS-750KM
- operating system: Windows 7 Ultimate SP1 x64
- GeForce driver: NVIDIA GeForce 381.65
- driver Radeon: Crimson Edition 17.4.4
Testing was carried out in manual mode with strict adherence to the sequence of actions during the test walk.
Frame rate was measured by Fraps. This test was repeated at least 6 times for each video card.
The graphics quality is set to maximum with standard TAA. Additionally, HBAO+ quality shading is included.
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti and GeForce GTX 9 show minimum acceptable results60. We can talk about complete comfort when using a GeForce GTX 780 Ti or GeForce GTX 1060. After switching to high-resolution textures, the results of all GeForce GTX video cards are reduced by a couple of percent. On AMD Radeon cards, performance sags more, and if the average frame rate drops by 3%, then the minimum fps for older models drops by about 20%. For younger Radeons, the drop in the minimum fps is not so serious, probably due to reaching a certain threshold level of performance.
With normal textures, the game actively uses 2-3 GB of video memory.
With the High Resolution Texture Pack, the memory load reaches 3-4 GB. Video cards with 2 GB may experience lag and intermittent performance drops.
Let’s test older video cards at 2560×1440 resolution.
This format increases the gap between the GeForce GTX 1060 and the GeForce GTX 780 Ti. Switching to HD textures has little effect on the overall performance of older NVIDIA video cards and more seriously affects the results of AMD cards. In maximum graphics quality mode with new textures, the GeForce GTX 780 Ti is on par with the Radeon RX 480 and Radeon R9290X. The GeForce GTX 1060 is 10-17% faster than the Radeon RX 480.
As a supplement, here are the performance data for the top video cards GeForce GTX 1080 and GeForce GTX 1080 Ti from their recent testing. Only high resolutions are involved.
The potential of the GeForce GTX 1080 is more than enough for 2560×1440 mode, and the GeForce GTX 1080 will provide 60 fps even in 4K mode.
Conclusions
New high resolution textures do not change the overall experience of Fallout 4. The improvement in clarity and detail of surfaces is noticeable when studying them from a close distance. But since detailed exploration of the world and work with objects is part of the gameplay, these changes will be visible. It should also be noted that normal TAA can slightly reduce sharpness, FXAA provides better image clarity, and in this mode, changes in texture quality are more visible. High Resolution Texture Pack has little effect on the performance of NVIDIA video cards, while competitive solutions from AMD can significantly reduce the frame rate. Therefore, GeForce GTX is the best choice for Fallout 4 with maximum graphics settings. For Full HD, you need a video card no weaker than the GeForce GTX 1050 Ti. The potential of the GeForce GTX 1060 allows you to play at maximum comfort in Full HD and at 40-50 fps at a resolution of 2560×1440. The GeForce GTX 1080 will handle the latter mode better, and the GeForce GTX 1080 Ti will allow you to enjoy the game in 4K with high fps.
Since the memory requirements with the Texture Pack have increased, it is better to refuse new textures on budget video cards with 2 GB. The choice of an update with textures is carried out at the stage of downloading files in Steam. Also, turning them off will save 50 GB of hard drive space.
Learn more about the optimal selection of parameters for weak video cards in a special article. Learn more about NVIDIA effects in a separate review. Read our other reviews, stay tuned through VKontakte, Facebook and Twitter!
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Modern Warfare 2 voice service unavailable bug is causing players some issues when playing a multiplayer game with friends.
When you team up with people you know, or even strangers, communication is vital to winning an FPS game, so you’ll understandably want to fix this issue as soon as possible.
There are many reasons why you are getting the Modern Warfare 2 voice service unavailable error. It could be a tampering with your current game settings, an over-sensitivity of your antivirus software, or perhaps an even more serious problem in Modern Warfare 2. If it’s the latter, there are ways around the problem, and we’ve listed them below.
We’ll go into a little more detail on each of these points, but here’s a checklist of all the ways you can fix the Modern Warfare 2 Voice Service Unavailable error on PC: in Game.
Did you turn off the sound?
It may seem painfully obvious, but microphones are like printers: they sometimes do things you don’t expect without any prior warning. If you’ve attended a Zoom meeting over the past year and started talking only to have someone say, «You’ve muted,» then you know full well how temperamental microphones can be. This is doubly true if your microphone is of a higher class and has its own button for automatic mute.
Check your game settings. To avoid any interruptions, make sure that your microphone is selected in the microphone device settings, and not «Default system device». This ensures that the connection will not be interrupted if you connect another device with a microphone, such as a PlayStation 5 controller.
If you are still having problems, open the in-game launcher and click on the gear to go to settings. Click on the audio option and scroll down to the voice chat settings. Here you can check if your microphone is working, as well as general voice chat settings, in particular the voice chat recording mode.
Did you turn it off and on again?
Closing and reopening Modern Warfare 2 might also work, but if you find that it only fixes things temporarily or doesn’t work at all, there’s a chance the immortal words of all IT pros might be the answer. First, turn off your computer and then turn it back on after about 30 seconds. This will allow your system to update and possibly fix the problem.
Check if problems persist in safe mode
If the problem persists, it may be due to the settings. Try starting the game in safe mode if it crashes and see what happens. Since this version of the game uses the default game settings, you can check if you have changed any custom settings that are interfering with the voice chat.
Check your antivirus and firewall settings
Those who encounter this error even in safe mode will have to look elsewhere for an answer. First of all, it is an antivirus or a firewall. There is a chance that it may automatically block your microphone. Most of these protection programs will give you a message if they think this is potentially harmful to your computer, so when you start the game, make sure you select the option to allow access. If it doesn’t, you’ll have to go into your antivirus/firewall program to change some settings. You can add Modern Warfare 2 to your antivirus/firewall exceptions list and see if that helps.
Update your drivers
If that doesn’t work, check to see if the manufacturers have received firmware updates for your graphics card and microphone. Use GeForce Experience (Nvidia graphics cards) or AMD Radeon update tool (AMD graphics cards) to get the latest graphics drivers. If that doesn’t help, try installing clean graphics card drivers and see if that helps.
Most modern high-end microphones have launchers that make it easy to download updates, so make sure you have both programs installed. If your microphone is older, you may need to go into Device Manager, find the device under the Audio Inputs and Outputs tab, and right-click on the microphone. You should see an option to update drivers.
Testing with other software
If all this fails, there is a surefire way to find out if the problem is with Modern Warfare 2 or your microphone settings. First, ask someone to help you test your microphone on another service, such as Discord. If you can talk to them there, suggest using this service. If you decide to go this route, disable the microphone settings in Modern Warfare 2 before proceeding.
This isn’t ideal since you’ll only be able to talk to your friends and not the whole team, but it’s better than nothing. It won’t work for all settings either, especially if you’re playing with friends using Modern Warfare 2’s crossplay.
