BEST Optimization Guide | ARK: Survival Ascended | Max FPS | Best Settings

Watch the video:

0:00 - Explanation/Intro
0:28 - Launch Arguments
1:09 - FPS with default settings
1:30 - Quick FPS: Volumetric Clouds
2:09 - Enabling FPS Overlay
2:41 - Quick FPS: Volumetric Fog
3:07 - Quick FPS: Water Reflections
3:40 - Video Optimization
5:30 - Advanced Video options
6:52 - Nvidia options (RTX tab)
7:17 - Other FPS options
8:25 - Frame Generation & Fix Hardware-Accelerated GPU error
10:15 - Changing Resolution
11:06 - More commands for FPS
13:24 - Disabling water

Playing ARK: Survival Ascended? Want to optimize the game for the best performance and visuals? Want more FPS out of your game? Don’t worry; there are a lot of small changes and tips you can use to get the most out of your game. By the end, you should have a high, smooth FPS with this best settings optimization guide

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Launch Arguments: -USEALLAVAILABLECORES
Quick FPS console commands:
r.VolumetricCloud 0
r.VolumetricFog 0

More FPS console commands:
r.Lumen.Reflections.Allow 0 |
r.Lumen.DiffuseIndirect.Allow 0 |
r.Water.SingleLayer.Reflection 0 |
grass.Enable 0 |
r.Shadow.Virtual.Enable 1 |
r.DistanceFieldShadowing 1 |
r.Shadow.CSM.MaxCascades 1 |
r.MaterialQualityLevel 1 |
r.MipMapLODBias 15

Disable water command: r.Water.SingleLayer 0