Guide:Radeon Settings

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Suggest first reading: Skyrim Installation Guide, Skyrim Launcher Guide, Skyrim INI Guide

AMD Radeon Settings

Preface

STEP Users: Please configure STEP graphics settings without ENB lighting enhancements (not the same as ENBoost!) until STEP is configured according to the STEP Guide.

AMD Radeon Settings Anti-Aliasing (AA) only partially augments Skyrim AA, of which the AA sample rate is set within SkyrimPrefs.ini. The AMD Radeon Settings Anti-Aliasing Mode settings have no impact on Skyrim AA, so AA must be set in the INI (iMultiSample; 4x recommended). Anti-Aliasing Setting DOES impact Skyrim AA, and so do all other settings under Anti-Aliasing and Texture Filtering. Therefore, the best quality graphics for the least performance impact is described below. Performance options are also specified for those with less-capable video cards. Template:Notice Small Template:Notice Small Template:Notice Small

Profile

1. Right-click on any open space on the desktop and click on AMD Radeon Settings.
2. Within AMD Radeon Settings, select Gaming.
3. Click + Add, then browse to and select TESV.exe, or as in this example the shortcut to the game on the desktop and click on this new profile (these settings will only apply to Skyrim now). (NOTE: A warning will pop up asking "Do you want to override the pre-defined profile?" Click [Yes] then [OK].)
4. Select the "Skyrim" profile that appears and change all settings to match the following:

   Anti-Aliasing

   • Anti-Aliasing Mode: Use application settings
   • Anti-Aliasing Samples: Use application settings
   • Filter: Standard
   • Anti-Aliasing Method: Supersampling (NOTE: Set to Multisampling if FPS drop is a problem or if using ENB)
   • Morphological Filtering: Off

   Texture Filtering

   • Anisotropic Filtering Mode: Override application settings (NOTE: SEE SECOND NOTICE ABOVE)
   • Anisotropic Filtering Level: 16x
   • Texture Filtering Quality: High quality
   • Surface Format Optimization: On

   Frame Rate Control

   • Wait for Vertical Refresh: Off, unless application specifies (NOTE: ENBoost should control vsync; also ensure iPresentInterval is not set to 0 in Skyrim.ini.)
   • OpenGL Triple Buffering: Off (NOTE: This is not compatible with D3D games.)

   Tessellation

   • Tessellation Mode: AMD optimized
   • Maximum Tessellation Level: AMD optimized

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