Intel Core i5 5820k (Broadwell), 6 physical cores at 4.4 GHz (overclocked)Ģ Gigabyte Windforce 980 TI at 1450 MHz (roughly 30% overclocked) Intel Core i5 6300U 2.5 GHz (Skylake), 2 physical cores, at 3 GHz (boost) While the (far) less powerful Surface Book needed some tweaking to achieve a smooth framerate, the Alienware was configured to showcase game beauty in 4K resolution with absolutely maxed out graphics

As of the writing of this article, it doesn’t get much faster than this, and is currently the only configuration that allows modern games to be played at 60 frames per second (FPS) in 4K resolution. It should also help make the game run a bit smoother, which is particularly helpful if you don’t rock the latest hardware.įor this guide, we tested Dark Souls 3 on a Microsoft Surface Book Pro as well as a beefed up Alienware Area 51 R2 that sports dual 980 TIs (NVIDIA’s top-of-the-line graphics) working in tandem. The following guide should help you boost Dark Souls 3 graphics beyond the game's limits (if your PC can handle it). Unfortunately, it’s also a console port, and thus has problems with graphical fidelity and performance. While the controls and speed have improved drastically, it’s still a challenging game.

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