Dirt Rally 2.0 is out now and if you are playing the game on PC then you must have noticed that the game can be taxing on your hardware. In this Dirt Rally 2.0 PC optimization guide, we are going to walk you through the different settings and tell you which settings have the most impact on performance and FPS.
Before we look into the different settings, you should know about the requirements of Dirt Rally 2.0 PC.
Dirt Rally 2.0 PC Requirements
Dirt Rally 2.0 PC requirements are as follows:
Dirt Rally 2.0 Minimum System Requirements
- OS: Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor: AMD FX4300 or Intel Core i3 2130
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: AMD HD7750 or NVIDIA GTX 650 Ti
- DirectX: Version 11
Dirt Rally 2.0 Recommended System Requirements
- OS: Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10 64-bit
- Processor: AMD Ryzen 5 2600X or Intel Core i5 8600K
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: AMD RX Vega 56 or NVIDIA GTX 1070
- DirectX: Version 11
Now that we have got the requirements of Dirt Rally 2.0 out of the way, we can move on to the settings part.
Dirt Rally 2.0 PC Settings
The different settings that you can tweak in Dirt Rally 2.0 PC are as follows:
Multisampling
Multisampling is the single most taxing setting and can impact performance by up to 39% depending on the hardware that you are using. You should turn this down if you want better performance in Dirt Rally 2.0.
Anisotropic Filtering
Anisotropic Filtering also makes a small difference and can impact performance by up to 4%.
TAA
TAA also has a significant impact on the performance of the game. You can get 12% better performance by turning this setting down.
Shader Detail
Shader detail only has a minor impact on performance and you can leave it as is.
Reflections
Reflections can significantly impact performance and you will notice an improvement of 10% when you turn this setting down.
Screen Space Reflections
Screen Space Reflections can also be taxing on your hardware and can impact performance by 11%. You should turn this setting down if your hardware is not able to keep up.
Shadows
Shadows can impact performance by 7%. This setting is not as taxing as others that we have mentioned but you can turn this setting down if you are unable to get to 60 FPS.
Night Lighting
Night lighting has a minor performance impact of 2%.
Ambient Occlusion
Ambient Occlusion is taxing on hardware as always and can affect performance by 12%. You should turn this setting down.
Advanced Ambient Occlusion
Advanced Ambient Occlusion is not as taxing on the hardware as Ambient Occlusion and can impact performance by 5%.
Particles
Particles also hit the graphics card and can impact performance by up to 7%.
Advanced Blending
Advanced Blending is not all that taxing on the hardware and can impact performance by 3%.
Weather
Weather can impact the performance of the game by up to 6%.
Crowd
Crowd setting also impacts performance slightly and you will notice a boost of 3% if you turn this setting down.
Mirrors
Mirrors can impact performance slightly by 1%. You can leave this setting as it is.
Vehicle Details
Turning down this setting can impact performance by up to 3%.
Object
Object impact performance slightly but turning this setting down will give you a boost of 2%.
Trees
Trees impact performance by less than 1%, so you can leave it at the default preset.
Ground Cover
Ground cover has a major impact in performance and you can get up to 22% better performance by turning this setting down. This should be one of the settings that you tweak first.
Skidmarks
Skidmarks can impact performance by 5%.
Motion Blur
Motion blur is very taxing and can impact performance by 12%. You can turn this setting down in order to get a major boost in performance.
Bloom
Bloom has a slight impact on performance when playing Dirt Rally 2.0. Turn this setting down in order to get 2% better performance.
Lens Flares
Lens flares also have a small impact on performance of less than 1%.
If you are interested in learning more then you can check out our guides and news regarding the game below:
- Dirt Rally 2.0 Beginner’s Guide – Drivetrain, Custom Setups, Assists
- Dirt Rally 2.0 Complete Car List Released by Codemasters
- All in-game Rewards of DiRT Rally 2.0 Retail, Deluxe and Pre-order Edition Announced
- Dirt Rally 2.0 Pre-Order Details and Deluxe Edition Announced – Five Early Access Cars
Let us know what you think about Dirt Rally 2.0 PC and what your experience has been like so far.
