# The Ultimate Battlefield 1 Graphics/Performance Guide 2018 **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [May 13, 2018, 9:48pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/the-ultimate-battlefield-1-graphics-performance-guide-2018/103399 "2018-05-13T21:48:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Oskool\_007](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/oskool_007/32/103047_2.png) [@Oskool\_007](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Oskool_007)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2018, 10:13pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/the-ultimate-battlefield-1-graphics-performance-guide-2018/103399/61 "2018-11-14T22:13:00Z")
You shouldn’t need to change any in-game settings. Look at CPU usage using MSI Afterburner. Are all 8 threads being used? They should be with default game settings. ---
**Author:** ![JRMBelgiumTwitch](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/jrmbelgiumtwitch/32/100967_2.png) [@JRMBelgiumTwitch](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/JRMBelgiumTwitch)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2018, 11:04pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/the-ultimate-battlefield-1-graphics-performance-guide-2018/103399/62 "2018-11-14T23:04:00Z")
> [@Oskool\_007](#): > > You shouldn’t need to change any in-game settings. Look at CPU usage using MSI Afterburner. Are all 8 threads being used? They should be with default game settings. Actually, default setting only uses 4 threads. Reason why minimum requirement is 6600K. The reason why you still benefit from having a 6-8 core processor is simple. With only 4 cores and 4 threads, the game has to “share” the CPU power. But if you have more threads then the game requires, all background processes can be run on different physical/logical cores then the ones your game is running on. I stream. I actually have my streaming software using 4 cores with 4 threads, and BF1 with 4 cores with 4 threads. I also make sure they don’t share the same cores by using software called “Lasso”. There is maybe 5fps difference while streaming on high quality settings. So there is no need to buy a second PC for streaming if you know how to optimize your settings. And i’m not talking about low quality streaming. I’m talking about quality most streamers dream about: [https://twitter.com/JelleMeesTwitch/status/1062843548595380224](https://twitter.com/JelleMeesTwitch/status/1062843548595380224) With Lasso you can change the core affinity for a game. And I clearly see no fps drop when I limit the game to only 50% of my cores. ( I’m using Ryzen 2700x ). This will confirm my claim: [https://www.tomshardware.co.uk/battlefield-1-directx-12-benchmark,review-33864-8.html](https://www.tomshardware.co.uk/battlefield-1-directx-12-benchmark,review-33864-8.html) ---
**Author:** ![Oskool\_007](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/oskool_007/32/103047_2.png) [@Oskool\_007](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/Oskool_007)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2018, 2:00am UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/the-ultimate-battlefield-1-graphics-performance-guide-2018/103399/63 "2018-11-15T02:00:00Z")
It doesn’t matter if the in-game ProcessorCount is set to 4 . BF1 will still use 8 threads. The Frostbite engine isn’t optimized to use more than 8 threads. That’s why 12 and 16 thread CPUs only show 50% utilization in BF1. Half their threads go unused. I have yet to see anyone post performance gains by increasing BF1’s processor count setting. There’s no need to mess with these settings Thread.ProcessorCount Thread.MaxProcessorCount Thread.MinFreeProcessorCount Thread.JobThreadPriority I don’t recommend anyone use a i5-6600k in BF1 or BFV. I have this CPU and it absolutely chokes when large groups of enemies are around in 64 player servers. 4 thread CPU’s are not enough for 64 player multiplayer. There will be FPS drops below 60fps and ugly frametimes. 8 thread CPU is recommended for 64 player multiplayer. Such as Intel i7. A 12 thread i7 CPU will get higher frame rates, not due to more threads, but due to having 2 more cores (6 cores). ---
**Author:** ![WyyyRexX](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/c4cdca/32.png) [@WyyyRexX](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/WyyyRexX)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2018, 3:18pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/the-ultimate-battlefield-1-graphics-performance-guide-2018/103399/64 "2018-12-20T15:18:00Z")
Im playing with i7 6700 GTX 1060 6GB and 16 Gb RAM. Im using 7 of 8 threads and still have problems with like under 50 fps in some situations? Help pls. Game runs on SSD. Btw will this Setup work on BF V? ---
**Author:** ![JRMBelgiumTwitch](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/jrmbelgiumtwitch/32/100967_2.png) [@JRMBelgiumTwitch](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/JRMBelgiumTwitch)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2018, 3:55pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/the-ultimate-battlefield-1-graphics-performance-guide-2018/103399/65 "2018-12-20T15:55:00Z")
> [@WyyyRexX](#): > > Im playing with i7 6700 GTX 1060 6GB and 16 Gb RAM. Im using 7 of 8 threads and still have problems with like under 50 fps in some situations? Help pls. Game runs on SSD. Btw will this Setup work on BF V? That is with lighting on low, post processing on low and ambient occlusion off? ---
**Author:** ![WyyyRexX](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/c4cdca/32.png) [@WyyyRexX](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/WyyyRexX)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2018, 4:17pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/the-ultimate-battlefield-1-graphics-performance-guide-2018/103399/66 "2018-12-20T16:17:00Z")
no i just had everything on Ultra like GeForce Experience told me .. it most of the time worked but just in big fights and explosions and all this stuff it went under 60 so like 50 ---
**Author:** ![JRMBelgiumTwitch](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/jrmbelgiumtwitch/32/100967_2.png) [@JRMBelgiumTwitch](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/JRMBelgiumTwitch)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2018, 4:17pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/the-ultimate-battlefield-1-graphics-performance-guide-2018/103399/67 "2018-12-20T16:17:00Z")
> [@WyyyRexX](#): > > no i just had everything on Ultra like GeForce Experience told me .. it most of the time worked but just in big fights and explosions and all this stuff it went under 60 so like 50 Just turn down those tree settings. FPS should go way above 70 in the same scenario’s. ---
**Author:** ![WyyyRexX](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/c4cdca/32.png) [@WyyyRexX](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/WyyyRexX)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2018, 4:18pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/the-ultimate-battlefield-1-graphics-performance-guide-2018/103399/68 "2018-12-20T16:18:00Z")
and how would it perform in BF V .. well I have the game on Xbox one X but on PC too.. why not.. xD if it will run? And the rest can stay on ultra ? ---
**Author:** ![JRMBelgiumTwitch](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/jrmbelgiumtwitch/32/100967_2.png) [@JRMBelgiumTwitch](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/JRMBelgiumTwitch)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2018, 4:58pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/the-ultimate-battlefield-1-graphics-performance-guide-2018/103399/69 "2018-12-20T16:58:00Z")
> [@WyyyRexX](#): > > and how would it perform in BF V .. well I have the game on Xbox one X but on PC too.. why not.. xD if it will run? > > And the rest can stay on ultra ? Yeah, rest on Ultra. Your pc will run BFV just fine 👍 ---
**Author:** ![WyyyRexX](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/c4cdca/32.png) [@WyyyRexX](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/WyyyRexX)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2018, 4:58pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/the-ultimate-battlefield-1-graphics-performance-guide-2018/103399/70 "2018-12-20T16:58:00Z")
OK thx for your Help. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![WyyyRexX](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/c4cdca/32.png) [@WyyyRexX](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/WyyyRexX)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2018, 8:48pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/the-ultimate-battlefield-1-graphics-performance-guide-2018/103399/71 "2018-12-20T20:48:00Z")
I still have the same problem. I did your changes but it still sometimes drops to 50 .. I was sniping so it dropped for like no reason..? ---
**Author:** ![BmB23](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/bmb23/32/101378_2.png) [@BmB23](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/BmB23)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2019, 7:30pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/the-ultimate-battlefield-1-graphics-performance-guide-2018/103399/72 "2019-04-16T19:30:00Z")
Bumping in an ancient thread. It seems some of these comparisons are wrong because you need to reload the level to see the difference with some settings. Texture and Filtering settings interestingly only need to be reloaded to go down, but will go up readily. Terrain, Lighting, and Undergrowth all need a reload to show up. Post Processing, Anti Aliasing, Effects, Mesh and Ambient Occlusion all change instantly. - The difference with Undergrowth is massive on ultra, grass and flowers and all that render much further and there are many more of them. On medium they disappear faster, and on low they are all but gone. - Lighting (shadows) looks pretty crummy on medium and low with lots of shadow acne and low resolution. There doesn’t seem to be much difference on ultra, but it might render some shadows further away. - Terrain changes the tessellation level of the ground up close, I find it difficult to see the difference between medium and ultra personally. It’s only noticeably different on low. - Effects does change how big explosions appear. Not much difference between medium and high, but big ones on low and ultra. - Post processing only seems to change DoF and SSR between medium to high. - SSAO seems to be very fast compared to HBAO, but has bad artifacts on Sinai Desert. ---
**Author:** ![BigF33t\_13](https://battlefieldforum.co/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/eb8c5e/32.png) [@BigF33t\_13](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/BigF33t_13)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2019, 10:55pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/the-ultimate-battlefield-1-graphics-performance-guide-2018/103399/73 "2019-04-16T22:55:00Z")
Bumping old threads are a no no ---
**Author:** ![LOLGotYerTags](https://battlefieldforum.co/user_avatar/battlefieldforum.co/lolgotyertags/32/101041_2.png) [@LOLGotYerTags](https://battlefieldforum.co/u/LOLGotYerTags)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2019, 11:09pm UTC](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/the-ultimate-battlefield-1-graphics-performance-guide-2018/103399/74 "2019-04-16T23:09:00Z")
@BmB23 Please do not Necro threads. Doing so can result in an infraction which can restrict your ability to use the forum. [Previous page](https://battlefieldforum.co/t/the-ultimate-battlefield-1-graphics-performance-guide-2018/103399.md?page=3)