How can I increase my FPS?

[Dhalmel]

I can see 3 things wrong with your system. Windows 8.1 (but not much you can do there unless you go back to Win7 ;P). Can I say how mych I hate windows 8*? hehehe

There is NOTHING wrong with Windows 8/8.1 when it comes to FFXIV and graphics driver performance.
IF anything Win8 would be better on that system as it has more optimizations for memory management and multi core threading.

[Rhas]

There is NOTHING wrong with Windows 8/8.1 when it comes to FFXIV and graphics driver performance.
IF anything Win8 would be better on that system as it has more optimizations for memory management and multi core threading.

We can agree to disagree on that hehehe. I will never use 8*

[Judge_Xero]

To OP.
It's your Graphics card.
The FX Quad is ok for FFXIV. The shared resources of that CPU will still operate as a full Quad.

The R9 270 or 270x is pretty decent or nVidia GTX 750ti or 760

[lxSch]

http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Core-i...vs-AMD-FX-4300 comparing your cpu to a "recommended" gaming cpu - not so much difference.
http://www.hwcompare.com/15159/radeo...radeon-r7-240/ but comparing your video to a decent video - there is a huge difference.
Antialiasing on pc (fxaa) is blurry and makes colors dull, it is better to play without it. PS4 uses amd cpu and video too. I hope ffxiv will get EQSSAA and Mantle support later.

[Zaels]

I personally use an R7 270X and have no issues with FPS at all. Your R7 240 is a low-end graphics card that is not suited for gaming. You will see a significant FPS increase if you purchase a higher-end one.

[CrAZYVIC]

i do not wish be a dick or start a disscussion about ps4 vs Pc... But

Here.... Look this video so you notice the Crappy and poor optimized this game run on ps4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n72MTWMPuCg

The Frame rate variation is insane. You can go 20 - 60......... Im really Sad even in the open world content the Ps4 cant keep 60 Solid FPS. =(

My Cousin play on ps4. Again my intention is not say hey ps4 ver sucks. But the people who say comentaries about Hey the ps4 Runs like pc, that do not have FPS issues is a BIG lie.........

in my Actual PC using Sweet FX.

In Open world areas i get 80 - 140 FPS..... playing on 1080p.

In the Towns or really Crowed areas, I get 35 - 90 Frames depending, where im example in Mor Dhona. But i never get bellow of 30 FPS... In the ps4 you can notice the FPS droping below of 22..........

The effects i use on my game via Sweet FX are

4X SMAA
4X FXAA
HDR
ETC.

My game looks a lotttt better than the ps4 version with this effects....

The minimum Frame Rate acceptable for to be considered playeable is "30", if your game falls below of this number. You will have several problems in "Raids" or "PvP".

if you are droping 20 FPS in CT on ps4, you will be unable compete in damage vs the other DPS or you will be unable dodge the enemies attacks............ Or if you are playing PVP and your FPS fails below of 22 FPS you will be unable be competitive.

So please, guys enjoy the ps4 version but Shhh.

Answering to the OP

The minimum Video card for play this game at 60 FPS is Radeon R9 270X.

240, 250, 260 the best for you is cap the FPS at 30 and reduce some graphic settings Sorry =(

[lxSch]

R9 270X will give around 30-40 fps during combat and in heavy areas on the maxed settings. But playing at 30 fps is still very comfortable.

[Pseudopsia]

Here.... Look this video so you notice the Crappy and poor optimized this game run on ps4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n72MTWMPuCg

The Frame rate variation is insane. You can go 20 - 60......... Im really Sad even in the open world content the Ps4 cant keep 60 Solid FPS. =(

Having not played with a PS4, I didn't think PS4 would be that bad in popular fates, however I'm not that surprised since it's only a 1.6 Ghz processor with 8 cores. PS3 must have been much worse.

Most PCs usually have the opposite issue, where the video card isn't powerful enough such as in the case of the OP.

R7 240 is about 1/4 the power of the PS4 GPU.

R7 260X and higher is more powerful than the PS4 GPU.

Chart here is a good comparison of GPU performance to other models: http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/...ew,3107-7.html

One thing to keep in mind is a lot of PCs come with a low watt power supply. Make sure your PSU can handle the video card you upgrade to or you might need to upgrade PSU as well.

[lxSch]

in my Actual PC using Sweet FX.

In Open world areas i get 80 - 140 FPS..... playing on 1080p.

In the Towns or really Crowed areas, I get 35 - 90 Frames depending, where im example in Mor Dhona. But i never get bellow of 30 FPS... In the ps4 you can notice the FPS droping below of 22..........

The effects i use on my game via Sweet FX are

4X SMAA
4X FXAA
HDR
ETC.

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Is there any official response allowing SweetFX?

[Shioban]

Is there any official response allowing SweetFX?

There was, it's perfectly fine to use.

Seeing as it doesn't actually alter or interfere with any game-data, or provide an advantage to players over others.

It's simply a overlay filter, nothing more.