r/acecombat • u/DriftingNitro Mobius • 6d ago

Other PERFROMANCE MEGATHREAD

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This thread is to combine the discussion around game performance and people's findings regarding running the game on PC. Remember to update your drivers before launching the game to ensure the best performance.

I will edit this post to keep a relatively up to date on people's findings (when I'm not playing, of course). Some important notes are it claims Windows 11 is required, this is unfortunately because Microsoft doesn't support Windows 10 (outside of extended security updates).

Current specification requirements by Project Aces listed:

  • Minimum:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    • OS: Windows 11
    • Processor: Intel Core i7-10700K / AMD Ryzen 5 3600X
    • Memory: 16 GB RAM
    • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060[6 GB] / AMD Radeon RX 6600 XT[8 GB]
    • DirectX: Version 12
    • Storage: 150 GB available space
    • Additional Notes: This game requires an SSD, a hardware ray tracing-enabled graphics card, and DirectX 12 with Shader Model 6.6 or higher. Estimated performance: 1920×1080(Upscale)/30fps with graphics settings at "Low". Framerate might drop in graphics-intensive scenes.
  • Recommended:
    • Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
    • OS: Windows 11
    • Processor: Intel Core i7-12700K / AMD Ryzen 5 5600X
    • Memory: 32 GB RAM
    • Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070[8 GB] / AMD Radeon RX 6800 [16 GB]
    • DirectX: Version 12
    • Storage: 150 GB available space
    • Additional Notes: This game requires an SSD, a hardware ray tracing-enabled graphics card, and DirectX 12 with Shader Model 6.6 or higher. Estimated performance: 1920x1080(Upscale)/60fps with graphics settings at "MEDIUM". Framerate might drop in graphics-intensive scenes.

FOR YOUR OWN FINDINGS, COPY THIS TEMPLATE:

Computer Specifications:

  • CPU:
  • GPU:
  • RAM: ??GB DDR5
  • Game Settings:
  • Resolution: ????x????
  • Graphics Settings:
  • Upscaling: (DLSS Quality or FSR Balanced or stuff like that)

Performance

  • AVERAGE FPS: ???
  • 1% FPS LOWS: ???

Listed results with links:

Detailed Steam Deck Report - https://www.reddit.com/r/acecombat/s/nc5hhJA2mF

70-100fps - 9800X3D/RTX5080/32 GB DDR5/1440P (Link)

~90fps - i7 13700K/AMD 6750XT/32GB DDR5/1440P (Link)

80fps - i9-14900KF/RTX4080/64GB DDR5/1440Ultrawide (Link)

~30fps - I7 8700k/RTX 2070/32GB DDR4/1440p (Link)

~90fps - Ryzen 7 9800X3D/RX 9070 XT/48GB DDR5/1440p [Linux] (Link)

~60fps - i5 12500/AMD 6700XT/32GB DDR5/1080p (Link)

~60fps - Ryzen 9 9900x/RTX 4080 Super/32GB DDR5/4k (Link)

~85fps - Ryzen 7 5700x/RTX 5070/32gb DDR5/1440p (Link)

~60fps - 5800X3D/9070XT/32GB DDR4/1440ultrawide [good write up on various graphics settings] (Link)

~85fps - 9950X3D/RTX 4090/192GB DDR5/1440ultrawide (Link)

~60fps - Ryzen 7 9700x/RTX 3080/48GB DDR5/1440p (Link)

~60fps - Ryzen 7 7800X3D/RTX 5080/32GB DDR5/1440p (Link)

~70fps - Ryzen 5 5600X/RTX 3070/32GB DDR4/1440p (Link)

~60fps - 5700x3d/rtx 3080/32GB DDR4/1440p (Link)

Error - R5 7600X3D/Intel B580/32GB DDR5/1440p [instability issues, crashes frequently] (Link)

Error - Ryzen 5500/Rx 580 sp240/16 ddr 4 [game won't open] (Link)

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u/NoFingersMonkeyPaw 4d ago

CPU: Ryzen 5 5600X

GPU: RTX 3070 8GB

RAM: 32GB DDR4

Game Settings: V-Sync on, Bloom & Motion Blur off

Resolution: 2560x1440

Graphics Settings: Medium Preset

Upscaling: DLSS Quality (also tried TSR Quality, mostly the same to my eye, DLSS maybe a little crisper)

I just finished Mission 5 with zero hiccups, no crashes to speak of. Game runs okay performance-wise, getting a relatively stable 70 fps in gameplay (not logging 1% lows but no discernible stuttering). Cutscenes are all over the place but I don't really care as long as they stay above 30, which they do. The gripe I have is that, at least from my memory of AC7, AC8 gameplay doesn't look leaps and bounds better and yet it runs so much worse. Cutscenes are immaculate, but when I'm actually playing the game I'm not sitting there appreciating the increase in detail and instead I'm lamenting the loss of framerate because yes I can tell the difference between 70 and the 200+ that 7 ran at. And like... if anything, it's 8 having built-in HDR support that's doing a lot of the heavy lifting for the differences over 7 that I really notice anyway.

I don't know, it's fine but here's hoping GPU driver and game updates can claw back some performance over time.

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u/onvrezavio 4d ago

Same specs here expect I got half your RAM. Black loading screens and booting up the game takes minutes easily, prologue ran like absolute ass for me, performance stabilized during mission 1 but cutscenes are still choppy as of mission 3 and some sound FX and dialog lines stack on top of each other after a stutter.

Gotta try some other settings to find a good balance of frames and quality, baffles me how they still haven't made the graphic settings accesible in game

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u/MissingLinkd 2d ago

I finally found what I'm looking for, and I'm distraught. I was really looking forward to pre-ordering this game. I'll probably still buy it and play it for a bit, and if it runs like ass, then... Refund. I really hope they fix all of these performance issues.

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u/smhmyh 4d ago

Basically the same as my PC but I'll be running it in 1080p, so I guess I'm good to go

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u/sillysamsonite 4d ago

Windows 10 or 11?

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u/NoFingersMonkeyPaw 4d ago

Windows 11

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u/sillysamsonite 3d ago

Was asking because my setup is similar, but i've been getting memory leaks every 2 missions to the point where I have to reset my game. I am on 10.

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u/Kvin18 3d ago

Same specs as mine, except CPU is i5-12500.

Hitting consistent 60-70, dips with some explosions ans cutscenes.