Is SSAO or HBAO+ Better?

4 Answers. H*AO offers better quality but with an increased performance hit. SSAO is less accurate but improves image quality with a much smaller performance penalty. If you’re going to use H*AO, from what I understand you should select HDAO if you have an ATI card or HBAO if you have an nVIDIA card.

What is ambient occlusion Fallout 4?

Ambient Occlusion (AO) adds contact shadows where two surfaces or objects meet, and where objects block light from reaching another nearby game element. Without Ambient Occlusion, scenes appear flat and unrealistic, and objects float on surfaces.

What does ambient occlusion do?

In graphics, ambient occlusion is a shadowing technique used to make 3D objects look more realistic by simulating the soft shadows that should naturally occur when indirect or ambient lighting is cast out onto your scene.

How do I turn off ambient occlusion Fallout 4?

Open the Fallout 4 Launcher and select Options. Select Advanced. In the Fallout 4 Advanced Options window, set Ambient Occlusion to HBAO+. If you are unable to set it to this option, set it to Off instead.

Does SSAO hurt performance?

The typically frame rate hit you can expect when enabling Ambient Occlusion is between 5-10%. There are exceptions though, such as Apex Legends. Poor implementation at launch mean Ambient Occlusion could cause you to lose up to 20% of your FPS in Apex Legends.

What is the best anti aliasing?

Which one is best for you?

• MSAA is best suited for midrange gaming computers.
• FXAA is perfect for low-end PCs because it is less demanding on your PC.
• If you have an old PC, do not choose Supersample Anti-Aliasing (SSAA).
• TXAA is an advanced anti-aliasing method that is found in new graphics cards.

Does ambient occlusion affect FPS?

Does SSAO affect performance?

Whilst Ambient Occlusion was once a very demanding process, fine-tuning as well as more powerful GPUs mean AO has a very small impact on performance. You will experience lowered frame rates in certain circumstances but the base AO settings will offer a decent enough visual experience.

Does anti aliasing affect FPS?

If you turn your anti aliasing on, for every frame in the game, your GPU has to smooth out the lines and edges, to maximize the visual precision and perfection for you. So no, anti aliasing is not good for FPS, however kind it is to your eyes.

How many locations can you discover in Fallout 4?

There are at least 325 marked locations in total in the base game of Fallout 4, spread throughout the Commonwealth, Boston (situated in the center of the Commonwealth, by the Charles River) and the Glowing Sea (situated in the southwest corner of the Commonwealth).

Which is better HBAO + or SSAO for Fallout 4?

For the most part, if you’re playing 1080p with a 970 or higher, the HBAO+ shouldn’t bring you below the 60FPS cap. And times you do dip below 60FPS is probably more to do with shadow drawcalls clogging up your ♥♥♥♥.

What does HBAO stand for in ambient occlusion?

We now know what SSAO stands for, but what is HBAO? HBAO stands for ‘horizon based ambient occlusion’. It is a step up graphically from the simpler screen space ambient occlusion. It ups the ante from every aspect in SSAO, giving the game better and higher definition, and visibility.

Is the FO4 the only game in the last 20 years?

FO4 has the high distinction of being the only game in the last 20 years where your Ram’s speed is a major factor in performance. So yeah, the fact it’s Gamebryo aside, FO4 is a real oddball. It’s a technical mess is what it is.