What’s new: The article outlines five graphics driver settings that should be adjusted from their default configurations to enhance performance and visual quality in gaming and workflows. These settings include refresh rate, power management, Resizable BAR, adaptive sync technologies, and anisotropic filtering.
Who’s affected
Users of Nvidia, AMD, and Intel graphics cards who have recently installed new GPUs or monitors may be affected, particularly those relying on default driver settings for optimal performance.
What to do
- Set the maximum refresh rate in the graphics driver settings to ensure optimal display performance.
- Adjust power management settings to prefer maximum performance to reduce potential GPU stuttering.
- Enable Resizable BAR in the motherboard BIOS if it is not already activated.
- Turn on adaptive sync technologies (GSYNC or FreeSync) unless experiencing issues with non-fullscreen applications.
- Maximize anisotropic filtering in the graphics driver settings while avoiding negative LOD bias to prevent texture issues.
