Review: Ghost Recon: Wildlands PC graphics performance review

It doesn't work as intended, and ubisoft failed through the years to understand, because it has never been fixed LOL

 

Yeah idk, I think The Division is technically more advanced and Snowdrop is definitely the better engine.. but during my time with the beta in wildlands there were definitely moments where I stopped and just took the scene in and went "wow that looks really incredible".

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_2-enZ2FE4

It's a Gameworks trailer but I think this video showcases how good the game looks at scale.

 

Ya idk where they get that from, some even claimed the GTX 1070 is overkill for 1080P and it doesn't even exceed 100 fps in most newer games. Even 100 fps is being quite generous, most usually hover around 70-80 fps, Deus Ex just over 60 fps.

 

At first I was really put off that my card would just about hit 60fps at 1440p/Ultra but then I tried playing at that setting for a while and was surprised how smoothly it runs! I can't say what does it but it is some kind of magic!

 

And I run another test. This time with turning off all of the nVidia optimization's.

Benchmark YouTube Live Stream
With YouTube Live Stream turned on
With YouTube Live Stream turned off

 

From article:

well, exactly the opposite if you've tested, it seems like a nasty fps killer on my end.

 

*In current generation Pascal products only.

 

Well the in-game screen shots look amazing. I wasnt really paying much attention to this game at first.

 

Sounds about right. I guess they figure they'll rope in more upgrades this way.

 

You have to be joking if you think this game looks good your basically blind.

the graphics are terrible in literally all areas, the motion blur is so bad its not even funny, the aliasing is all over the place, the textures are pretty low resolution, the performance CAN NOT be measured with the in game benchmark at all.

At 1080p Ultra settings preset, I get lowest of 58fps in the benchmark. Whereas in game when driving around or in heavily dense areas it can suddenly sink to as low as 40fps!!!! It feels horrendous to play tbh even with GSYNC on or off.

Also this is not to mention the game it self is a mess, the controls are all over the place, the story mind numbingly basic, and the driving feels like I am controlling a piece of chocolate on a **** trail. (why is the word "l a v a" censored?)

I got a refund on Steam within 30 minutes.

 

TIL I'm blind because I think this looks good:

http://www.polygon.com/features/2016/12/9/13881762/ghost-recon-wildlands-setting-bolivia-map

https://www.flickr.com/photos/113700018@N06/33285437956/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/113700018@N06/33310545495/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/113700018@N06/32331387623
https://www.flickr.com/photos/113700018@N06/32289509083

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_2-enZ2FE4

Also there is no way you're getting 40fps on a GTX1080 in this game.. especially at 1080p. I haven't experienced one dip that low on QHD and I don't even overclock my 1080.

That being said, I agree the game isn't that great. The controls are terrible, the story is terrible, the AI is terrible.

 

I was at first curious about the game as it looks pretty good, then read that it's a GW title, and I agree with HH that this isn't a good development. Hence, I'm not gonna buy it.....

 

Looks like there are some issues to be worked out with distance rendering. The first screenshot has a big LOD drop of the trees on the hill to the right; they're close enough to pick out the triangles. The ground texture also looks off on the left middleground.

Certainly looks alright though.

 

As long the view distance is far, looks good, but if you see the game in the immediate nearings, the textures are low quality even in ultra. It looks like they covered surfaces of grass to hide bad ground textures LOL. The grass looks good, and also the turf feature, where the grass interacts with the player when you pass through it. And probably you fell in that trap, your attention is more on the grass than in the rest. Also the mountain textures if you look at them from nearer prespective, looks not good, the buildings have flat textures, that tessellation is not coming out, it seems is applied only to the ground textures. This anvil engine is clearly made for increased lod quality, not for deatailing objects. Mybe they are bugs, and tdayone patch has been released, so lets see.

 

Has anyone noticed the CPU use seems to constant for a properly multithreaded game? It's true for a start it is a little over 30 percent, but it quickly drops to low-mid 20's, and seems to be pegged at 25 percent from then on. The start CPU usage is basically coming off game load, so it would possibly suggest that there is some limiting code that could affect performance. Nvidia Gameworks stuff?

As others have mentioned some texture elements seem low quality, bad LOD, draw distance issues etc. I wonder if this could be related to the apparent CPU load pegging.

 

378.78 Benchmark

I noticed that my CPU use is going up with this new driver, it's now about 37% with this benchmark. Anyone else noticed?

 

Benchmark with patch 1.1.5

 

playing in borderless mode seems to help with the stuttering but fps still jump around wildly.

 

Playing full screen here, no stuttering at all.
Previously had those occasional split second lags when entering a new area as it was saving, but those have now been fixed in latest patch.

Running very smooth, but then again GSync probably working it's magic again.

1080p Ultra, fps capped and locked at 60, the odd dip to mid 50's at dusk in certain forested areas due to Ultra Shadows, but infrequent and it doesn't affect gameplay or smoothness with gsync anyway.

Gorgeous looking game on Ultra

 

Do people just stare at textures or do they play the game? :nerd:

I think it looks fantastic. Certainly good enough where I'm not going to nitpick every little detail.