GAME INFORMATION
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- GAME BUILD #: 63727
- GAME PLATFORM: Steam
- OPERATING SYSTEM: Windows 10
ISSUE EXPERIENCED
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When not configured otherwise manually, the game runs on integrated (CPU) graphics by default rather than the GPU. This is with GeForce 1050 Ti, driver version 511.79 (latest available at the time of writing) and GeForce Experience up to date.
Frame rates are low accordingly, about 20-30 fps for me most of the time and dropping lower when a lot is going on.
I wonder if this may be the cause of ongoing performance issues experienced by other people.
FREQUENCY OF ISSUE
How often does the issue occur? CHOSE ONE; DELETE THE REST!
- 100% of the time / matches I play (ALWAYS)
REPRODUCTION STEPS
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Here’s the steps to reproduce the issue:
- Right-click the NVIDIA settings icon in the system tray, select NVIDIA Control Panel
- On the left side, select Manage 3D settings
- On the right side, select the Program Settings tab
- In the first dropdown on the tab, select Age of Empires III:Definitive Edition (aoe3de_s.exe)
- Check the second dropdown
EXPECTED RESULT
What was SUPPOSED to happen if the bug you encountered were not present?
Selected value should be “Use global setting (Auto-select: High-performance NVIDIA processor)”.
Actual selected value is “Use global setting (Auto-select: Integrated)”, meaning auto-select defaults to use integrated graphics.
Manually switching to “High-performance NVIDIA processor” fixes the performance issue.
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