Have finally turned PG off a month ago and haven't looked back. It's crazy how smooth my sim has become. Before that I would have stutters and what else in all airports at PG-cities. VRAM usage has gone done by a solid 2GB overall too.
Of course for those iconic skylines (like New York) you need some city pack, otherwise it kills a bit the immersion; but other than that the cities look pretty good and most importantly consistent.

52 minutes ago, Christopher Low said:

That is a fair point, although if you get anywhere close to photogrammetry buildings, they end up looking less real than the autogen.

It's pretty hard to find anything that looks less real than a fake autogen building bearing no relation to the actual structure. I will take a partly melted Transamerica Pyramid (San Francisco) in preference to the rectangular block that will appear in its place with pg turned off -- especially if we are a bit above ground level. But again, personal preference.

1 hour ago, Christopher Low said:

9 hours ago, cobalt said:

It's pretty hard to find anything that looks less real than a fake autogen building bearing no relation to the actual structure. I will take a partly melted Transamerica Pyramid (San Francisco) in preference to the rectangular block that will appear in its place with pg turned off -- especially if we are a bit above ground level. But again, personal preference.

That's why autogen + city landmarks package is a great compromise.

4 hours ago, Nandengo12 said:

That's why autogen + city landmarks package is a great compromise.

Like I used P3D till 2021 : photo tiles + custom AG + city landmarks