NVIDIA display setting

[masaki 8]

Hi all,

 

Maybe I'm stating the obvious, but, new to x-plane here.. Changing "Multi-display/mixed GPU acceleration" to "Single display performance mode" provided an great frame rate boost, 50% or so.

Noted this on a GTX970 and a new 1070

[tngarner 1]

I do not think that is your imagination. I changed this setting after reading a post a while back. I have multiple monitors but setting this to single display yielded noticeable improvement. Not 50% for me but probably 5 to 10 fps. I will see if I can dig up a link to the post as it had the why this was the case in it which I do not recall off hand.

[MikeMJD 2]

Where is the setting please, in the nvidia?

[mdavis 10]

Where is the setting please, in the nvidia?

In Windows, right-click on desktop to get menu.  Open nVidia Control Panel.  On the left, under 3D Settings, click on Manage 3D settings.  Click on Program Settings tab.  Choose X-Plane as a single program and make settings there for just X-Plane (not Global Settings tab).

[Swe_Richard 1,172]

Yup! This has helped me as well!

[MikeMJD 2]

Many thanks.

[ZKOKQ 984]

Make sure you select Max performance in power settings as well.

[Old_As_Dirt 160]

 

 

In Windows, right-click on desktop to get menu.

 

In Windows 10, you have to go into the Windows Control Panel and then into the nVidia Control Panel.

 

John

[belimi 0]

Hey Masaki thanks for your tip. That's a great post for a newbie to XPL! I got a boost of about 6 fps which is welcome since I keep my settings pretty high.

[Old_As_Dirt 160]

 

 

In Windows 10, you have to go into the Windows Control Panel and then into the nVidia Control Panel.

 

This is wrong...  Sorry... The computer I was using at the time I checked did not have an nVidia card.

 

John

[masaki 8]

Hey Masaki thanks for your tip. That's a great post for a newbie to XPL! I got a boost of about 6 fps which is welcome since I keep my settings pretty high.

Glad it worked for you! It helped me keep shadows at "Global High", I really like this (very expensive) setting.

[Bert Pieke 7,584]

You can also use Nvidia Inspector to set this..

[Richard Sennett 2,499]

NCP default is all ready at single display for P3D but not max power  :wink:

[jcomm 5,882]

Another pair of tricks is:

 

1) Under V-Sync, choose 1/2 display rate or whatever suits your monitor, and Vertical Sync tear control to "Adaptive";

2) Make sure you disable Threaded Optimization to "Off" in Nvidia Inspector or Nvidia Control Panel;

 

I usually set X-Plane at HDR, and a AA that my PC supports, and then in Nvidia Inspector also set the mode as "Enhance Application settings", and in SGSS 2xSGSS or 4xSGSS ( usually 2 only )....

 

With this settings I get a stutter-free ride, good AA and 30 fps almost all of the time :-)

[montanasimmer 7]

And turn off V synch...not needed in flight sim