Benchmark Mode

The benchmark mode can be run in 3 ways:

- from the main menu

- from the command line as a benchmark
- from the command line as a looping demo

When running from the command line, exclusive fullscreen is automatically switched on and vsync is
switched off.

When not running as a looping demo, a file named “benchmarkresults yyyy-mm-dd hh-mm-ss.txt” is
created in the working directory.

Command line options

-benchmark
Run the benchmark on startup and quit the game when finished.

-benchmarkini “filename.ini”
Run the benchmark on startup and quit the game when finished. The ini file contains overrides for
quality settings.

-loop
Loop the benchmark instead of quitting after it completes. This is a demo mode, so statistics are
disabled.

-dxdiag
Include dxdiag information in the benchmarkresults file.

Ini file options

All of these are optional, they override the settings from the game launcher.

QualityLevel 0 to 4 for Low to Ultimate. Sets all settings to a quality level

Fullscreen 0 or 1
ExclusiveFullscreen 0 or 1. Enable this when fullscreen is enabled for better performance but
worse multitasking.
AspectRatio Width / height x 10000 or 0 for Auto
VSyncMode 0 - 2 for Off, Double Buffer and Triple Buffer
FullscreenWidth In pixels
FullscreenHeight In pixels
FullscreenRefreshRate In Hz
StereoEnabled 0 or 1
TextureQuality 1 - 4 for Low to Ultra
BestTextureFilter 0 for No Filtering, 1 for Bilinear, 2 for Trilinear, or 2 + the Anisotropic level
HairQuality 0 for Normal or 1 for TressFX
AntiAliasingMode 0 - 3 for None, FXAA, 2x SSAA or 4x SSAA
ShadowMode 0 or 1
ShadowResolution 0 - 2 for Low to High
SSAOMode 0 - 2 for Off, Normal or Ultra
DOFQuality 0 - 2 for Off, Normal, Ultra
ReflectionQuality 0 - 2 for Off, Normal or High
LODBias 0 - 4 for Low to Ultra
EnablePostProcess 0 or 1
EnableHighPrecisionRT 0 or 1
EnableTessellation 0 or 1