Optimize Performance While Keeping Visual Quality

Identify Performance Bottlenecks

Open shader settings and check which features consume the most resources. Path-tracing, reflections, and shadow quality typically demand the most GPU power. Use an FPS counter to establish your baseline frame rate.

Reduce Expensive Features Strategically

Start by lowering these in order of impact:

• Path-tracing samples: Reduce from high to medium or low
• Shadow resolution: Lower shadow map quality
• Reflection quality: Disable screen-space reflections or reduce their resolution
• Ambient occlusion: Lower its intensity or disable it

Preserve Visual Appeal

Keep PBR materials enabled—they add realism without heavy performance cost. Maintain moderate lighting quality and color grading. These settings provide significant visual improvement with minimal FPS loss.

Test your world after each adjustment. Aim for stable frame rates above your monitor's refresh rate. You can often achieve 60+ FPS on medium-range hardware by balancing path-tracing samples and shadow quality while keeping core PBR features active.